I know we probably shouldn't get avatars just from being members but how about a new title if you have posted over 5000 posts? I have not made it yet but I think once you past the 5000 mark you have so much more experience and knowledge than us mortal senior members.
Off the top of my head, there is only a handful of people with 5,000+ posts. (I'll be one of them 12 posts from now ) Incentivizing post counts is a terrible idea though - it encourages posting for the sake of making a post, instead of contributing. On a smaller scale, you can see it happening now that active links require 20 posts. Occasionally we catch out members with 20 one-word or one-sentence posts just to raise the numbers. Imagine that on a several-thousand scale. Then there's the problem of visibility - those qualifying for an avatar can choose to opt into using one. It gives instant recognition to posts made by that person. That's not always a good thing - and we still have moderators choosing to not use an avatar at all. And add to that the amount of work moderating forum avatars as well as posts... Damn.
Ya I guess I see what you mean but it would be quite a challenge to make 5000 bs posts and not get banned. Lol.
It's been asked for too many times I guess. This is like the 3rd thread I've seen started for this alone within the last few months. I need to change mine soon then. Hopefully this leads an update for the whole app with some II improvements and a new look. So 2012.
avatars are live. Animated avatars shouldn't be allowed, and in theory the system should strip the animation. be good. arn