There are WAY to many people roaming around the forums without an avatar these days, so I guess you fail at setting up one, for some reason
Note: New guys ("Registered user") can not have an avatar (really sucks). Maybe we can get this changed, only makes for a worse experience for the rest of us
Why? Avatars are great: They makes it much simpler to figure out who posted, without having to read the name. Often the name is forgotten, while the an avatar will be recognized (identified with an user). Also the lack of an avatar yells out: "I don't care about this site, I just wanna bot.", and we don't want that do we?
When I see some avatar I recognize, I think something alĂ "oh, awesome, <insert name> made a post, could be interesting, I should read it, maybe I can help!"
When I see a "gray" (one that lacks an avatar) make a post I usually just scroll right past it.
This really sucks:
This is awesome:
So.. This is how you get yourself an avatar:
1. Open settings
2. Scroll down to "My Settings", click "Edit avatar"
3. You are facing several hard choices: Upload from computer | Grab from URL | Predefined avatars
Get an avatar from Google:
Open a new tab in your browser, Google a random image from the top of your head, or something you can identify yourself with!
As you see there's a lot of good stuff there!
You can also download that image for further usage in the future.
After this I hope to see everyone having an avatar, making the website seem much more alive!
PS: Please do mention anyone you see that lacks an avatar in this thread!
There seems to be a "limit" before you can have an avatar, basically: SRL Member / Donor / possibly some other cups, tho I do see Jr. members with avatars but without any cups
If you can't upload an avatar, you can try uploading a profile image instead, it might work as an avatar when you have no other option.