AIBU... to want avatars on MN?

[FullaDoll]

Does anyone else want them? Why can't we have them?

Same here, its a slippery slope from avatars to tickers....

Well, I guess there could always be an option not to see them.

I think an avatar gives a person a 'personality'. On other sites I go on where there are avatars, I instantly recognise the person from their avatar. Everyone seems so anonymous here...

Oooh, yes! And tickers! and bouncing emoticons!!

No. No way in hell should we have any of that on Mumsnet. [shudder] Stick a picture in your profile and leave it at that.

Ugh, they are too visually distracting and they make the pages load more slowly. I am happy with clever text formatting and a few basic smilies, but keep it simple. Big reason why MN works so well is because the pages are so easy to read quickly.

NEVER! God helps us.

->>>>>>> Netmums is that way.

Oh, how funny! I thought everyone would agree with me .

Fair enough !

"I think an avatar gives a person a 'personality"

Er, no. It is the actual content of posts which gives MNers 'personalities'.

A big fat NO to Avatars!

No, I didn't mean that, I meant that when you see the avatar you instantly know who it is.

Anyway, I am clearly in a minority of one, so I'll shut up now!

"Oh, how funny! I thought everyone would agree with me "

I'm guessing you've not been here long...

Yeah

Welcome to the nest of vipers... :)

And passive-aggressive smileys!

Actually, I've found everyone to be really, really nice...

I'm sure somebody will start a thread about it SGM

Everyone knows what I look like anyway, what would be the point?

I have little personality to flaunt, t'would be just another source of needless anxiety...I like it how it is.

I expect it would just be abused anyway and be a sea of the mumsnet bat and Terry Wogan's cock

Lol, of course it would be MrsC! That would be the only fun bit we're missing out on!

Still don't want them though.

I want an avatar, and I would also like a "Thanks" button. If you're reading through a long thread, and agree with a reply or find the advice excellent, it would be nice to be able to click on "Thanks" to acknowledge the post.