Originally Posted by
Punki
If there are people who want avatar photos, and those same people are willing to do all of the work involved in policing them, then obviously it is not too much work in their opinions.
We are a big board that spans many coountries and generations. We should to our best to satisfy them all. If we can easily have different looks that make different groups happy, then that is what is in the best interest of FT.
Let's just put this into perspective. I have gone back through the thread and here is how the vote would look for avatars based on input here:
Against avatars:
Prospero
AJLondon
NickB
KiwiFlyer
Obscure2K
Jenbel
Mary2E
birdstrike (flags OK)
jfe
bhatnasx (flags OK)
squeakr
essxjay
ILeftMyHeartInTexas
redbeard911 (flags OK)
uncertaintraveler
lucky9876coins (flags OK)
Cholula (flags OK)
Abby
nsx
CameraGuy
Randy Petersen
BoyAreMyArmsTired
RichMSN
ClueByFour
Obscure2K
For photo avatars:
Punki
J-M
For any type of avatar
alanw
nroscoe
If I have you in the wrong group, please post and I will correct the list.
Originally Posted by punki
So far the only negative that has been raised against avatars, by a very small group of folks, is that they personally like the uncluttered look. Well the off/on switch handles that problem with just a flick of the switch.
What you describe as a
small group of folks actually turns out to be a very large majority and regardless of their reasons for being against the avatars, against them they are. As a new Talkboard member, I would hope you would recognize this fact. I wonder, if the numbers were reversed, would you still be referring to them as a small group.