Please let me clarify, I think that
assuming there will in fact be problems, without any evidence to support that assumption, and then acting on that baseless
assumption is disingenuous.
There did not appear to be any particular problems the last time we added smilies. I have talked with Mikel who reports that there have never been any problems that he knows of with FlyerTalkers uploading inppropriate images to the FT Photo Gallery. I have also communicated with the moderators of Trip Reports and they too report that they have never had any problems with FlyerTalkers uploading inappropriate images.
If we do eventually decide to allow avatars and appoint separate image monitors, whether or not those monitors are currently moderators is irrelevant. It really doesn't seem to me like there is any evidence that we will experience much abuse, and there appear to be plenty of existing moderator who want images to cover the job. Of course, it would also be nice to include some new folks as well. Every community is always strengthened when more people become actively involved.
Hey, I am perfectly happy with the current smilies and not a fan of avatars, but if they make other people happy, why not? There are no insurmountable stumbling blocks to any of these features. Again, if we all compromise a little, everybody can be happy.
Surely over the years, Randy, you must have noticed that my internal "Ignore User" function has always been engaged and working beautifully.
