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Why do, relatively, so few of you set an avatar for your profile?

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  • infinitehench@lemmy.worldI [email protected]

    Dang I thought I had. Thanks for the reminder - fixed!

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    Nicely done!

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    • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

      In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

      As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

      So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

      Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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      #166

      Mine's tied to my gravatar from 15 years ago otherwise I wouldn't have one. I'm not here to have a profile picture lol

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      • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

        In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

        As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

        So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

        Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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        #167

        Idk how to use anything here

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        • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

          In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

          As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

          So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

          Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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          #168

          I don't even see or care to see avatars. Its just clutter imo.

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          • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

            In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

            As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

            So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

            Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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            #169

            I don't even see it on voyager. I don't know why I would want an avatar anyway.

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            • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

              In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

              As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

              So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

              Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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              #170

              procrastination of drawing one

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              • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                #171

                Because having a pfp is gay

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                • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                  In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                  As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                  So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                  Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                  #172

                  I gots one, they're just fun

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                  • zanyllama52@infosec.pubZ [email protected]

                    I gots one, they're just fun

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                    #173

                    (Clicks on your avatar)

                    Not sure what I'm looking at, but can confirm it's fun!

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                      I don't even see or care to see avatars. Its just clutter imo.

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                      #174

                      Yeah same. Does Connect even have a setting for that? I mean I won't use it; I guess I never bothered to look is all.

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                      • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                        In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                        As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                        So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                        Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                        #175

                        It is irrelevant.

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                        • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                          In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                          As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                          So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                          Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                          #176

                          Avatars aren't info. They just clutter the screen. They very, very rarely are interesting. At worst, they show something inappropriate. They require moderation. They don't match any aesthetic of the site.

                          I literally didn't know they were supported and never see them anyway.

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                          • nachtnebel@lemmy.dbzer0.comN [email protected]

                            Because having a pfp is gay

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                            #177

                            Guys, I feel like this is a joke rather than an insult. This person has a profile picture.

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                            • blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.ukB [email protected]

                              On my app I can't see it. It maybe you made someone else's day.

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                              #178

                              I am not sure, but I think these changes take like 24 hours to federate.

                              Edit: https://lemmy.ml/comment/9231658

                              "At most every 24 hours"

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                              • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zoneK [email protected]

                                Most clients dont show them

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                                #179

                                Maybe it’s time for a new app 👀

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                                • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                  In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                                  As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                                  So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                                  Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                                  #180

                                  I don't see the point. Even on my monster screen they're only 6mm² so if it's anything other than simple line art it's just a small meaningless square of digital noise.

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                                  • satyrsack@lemmy.sdf.orgS [email protected]

                                    Sure, it's just that in the early days when we started getting more Lemmy apps than just Jerboa/Lemmur, Voyager tended to be on the forefront of adding new features not found in other apps. But nowadays, as the landscape of Lemmy apps has matured, Voyager has fallen behind as its philosophy seems to be stuck at "be a clone of Apollo". It is by no means a bad Lemmy app; it is just no longer at the same relative level compared to other competing Lemmy apps.

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                                    Jeroba has them visible. I switched from Voyager a while back.

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                                      Yeah same. Does Connect even have a setting for that? I mean I won't use it; I guess I never bothered to look is all.

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                                      There is a setting. The profile pictures are so small in list view, you can't really tell what it is.

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                                      • ptz@dubvee.orgP [email protected]

                                        In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.

                                        As a UI developer, that's always been a gripe because I put a lot of effort into making them look good and scale properly, etc. When I see 60-70% or more accounts sporting the default avatar, it makes me wonder why I even bother.

                                        So, since this bugs me so much, figured I'd just ask.

                                        Lemm.ee users I can understand because of the waiting period for uploads, but AFAIK, most instances don't have that restriction. Even then, there are plenty of .ee accounts that never bother to go back and set one.

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                                        #183

                                        Accounts come and go, but shitposting is forever.

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                                        • kolanaki@pawb.socialK [email protected]

                                          Almost every app for Lemmy I have tried does not even have them visible by default and require you to manually turn them on. If their only experience is using an app, they might not even know you can have an avatar.

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                                          KOLANAKI

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