Roll the dice, try again.
Posted by: spartain ken 15
so. much. abuse. would. occur.
From members of the community that have been here since 2001 - 2006? Keep in mind that this is only for the older members. This would be something for newer users to stick around for. Think of it as a "thanks for being with us" perk that would be unlocked after a long time here.
Posted by: Xd00999
Or you get Coup and net a custom title as well.
Coup is terrible. It might not even work with the next site update according to Achronos.
Posted by: Top_Gun_2021
I wouldn't even trust myself.
Then don't use it.
Posted by: ARBITOR 5
No. Why, it's just a picture..
It's not just a picture. It's an identity. Something that everyone else will notice about you when you write a post. Tons of other game developer websites and forum boards have this.
Posted by: Count Blinkula
Also, you shouldn't try to demonize the community over a few bad apples when it comes to custom avatars. The way I see it, if this specific community generally can't be trusted with custom avatars, then no other videogame community on the internet should, either. (and don't tell me you can't name a plethora of videogame communities that don't use custom avatars)
How would you know that the majority of the community can't be trusted? Have you actually seen custom avatars enabled here for everyone, ever?
Thank you for seeing my side of this. Everyone is always going to say something like this would be abused. How do you really know?
I'm still only talking members that have been here since 2006 or older. I HIGHLY doubt they would go out of their way to get banned for uploading some inappropriate image for a one time trolololol fun.
Even if they did upload something bad:
1st offense: Get a ban and removal of the image.
2nd offense: Get a bigger ban and the privilege is permanently removed for that user.
It's really not that difficult. It would add a nice flavor to the forums and seeing everyone's personality. Rather than just ONLy having "Haloesk" avatars. Plus is something as an incentive to keep the younger members like myself around for.