RE: Our Latest Poll - Allow use of Avatar

[AustinBoston]

 moderator1
One thing I find amazing is that some people don t bother to read before they post.  If you don t want avatars, you can turn them off in your profile.  If you had read this:
 
 

ORIGINAL:  moderator1
 For those members who utilize dialup connections you have the option in your personal settings to disable the transmission of avatars to you.  If you disable them, you would never see them and would not experience any degradation in service.

 I can t understand the negative reaction.
 
 Austin

[4Galvs]

 moderator1
I aggree with Austin, if you have the abiltiy to shut the option off, why not allow them?
 
 How about we reset the poll?

[SactoCampers]

 AustinBoston

ORIGINAL:  AustinBoston
 
 One thing I find amazing is that some people don t bother to read before they post.  If you don t want avatars, you can turn them off in your profile.  If you had read this:
 
 

ORIGINAL:  moderator1
 For those members who utilize dialup connections you have the option in your personal settings to disable the transmission of avatars to you.  If you disable them, you would never see them and would not experience any degradation in service.

 I can t understand the negative reaction.
 
 Austin
 

 
 Yup, didn t read it all the way through. If I can set the profile to off, then I don t care. Just leave it be with the avatar, though. None of the other gimmicks please.
 
 Either way it doesn t matter to me.

[Y-Guy]

 moderator1
I haven t been on the other camping board enough to pay attention.  But I have been active on a couple other forums that allow them.  I think small avatars can add some " personality"  to the persons post, and can allow you to quickly know who the poster is w/out even reading their name.  
 
 In all and since those that don t want them can turn them off I say go for it!  
 
 A bit of color and animation can t hurt... can it?

[got woody?]

 AustinBoston
Whoa there camper--
 
 While it is possible, that being human, i may have missed a point while reading the original post--I can assure you I did READ it.
 
 Please forgive me if I take your message a little harsher than it was intended.
 
 If Avatars are what people want, and the administrators feel they are an adequate use of resources, then by all means start them up.  I will simply select to block them and hope not to have any loss of usability.
 
 All that being said, I think my general philosophy is still valid.  Assuming you choose to receive them, are you sure you want to see the same pictures over and over and over again with every single time you read the boards.
 
 I guess that is my attempt to explain my " negative reaction"
 
 Sorry for not paying closer attention to detail.

[GeneF]

 moderator1

I like to be able to put faces with names,

 Don t know about you red, but I sure saw one that scared the you know what out of me.
 
 Many of the avatars used are of the rigs people own and not of themselves or families.
 
 

[bikolee]

 GeneF
Even with the ability to disable them, I still vote no. Simply because of human nature. First it s the avatar, then it s the ability to upload images, then the next thing you know, we all have class 3 RV s[8D][]
 
 Anyway, I still say no. I like the clean lines to the board.
 
 BTW, I just noticed the little campers also..............

[ThunderRock]

 GeneF
I can agree on both sides of the coin - I like the " personalized"  look, just don t know how much it would slow ya down.
 I DO have a dial-up & yeah, I admit, being on iRV2 CAN slow down reading, BUT as others have said, you COULD turn it all off, thus making for speedier (if there is such a word) reading.
 It WAS cool seeing a place for a pic in the Profile, tho......so I voted for it! []
 
 
 

(Sorry, Austin Boston, gotta steal a line of yours - " ThunderRock, whom has known to be wrong before" )

[Turn Key]

 moderator1
OK with me as long as the board dosen t slow down.  If it s going to reduce speed then " no" .  We ve had enough problems with " speed  over the last couple of years.
 
 PS: " bikolee"  has a point about the class 3 RV s.  You never know where these sort of changes can lead[][][]

[AustinBoston]

 got woody?

ORIGINAL:  got woody?
 Whoa there camper--
 
 While it is possible, that being human, i may have missed a point while reading the original post--I can assure you I did READ it.
 
 Please forgive me if I take your message a little harsher than it was intended.
 

 I agree, my post was a bit harsh, and certanly more than called for.  I also made an assumption in stating that people hadn t read it.  I assume when I post that a thousand people may read it (not likely, but it has happened).  I think hard about what I am saying.  That time, I didn t think enough.
 
 What I don t understand now is why you assumed that my post was directed at you personally.  There were 12 negative posts before I posted.  I assure you they didn t all read and then miss the point.
 
 Austin

[chasd60]

 moderator1
If it will impact the bandwidth usage in any way negative. I say no, don t have them.