Comment by RunDNA on 19/01/2021 at 22:29 UTC

343 upvotes, 11 direct replies (showing 11)

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Avatars are great

No, Avatars are shit and go against the spirit of a website which places an emphasis on what you say as opposed to who says it.

Please get rid of them.

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Comment by [deleted] at 19/01/2021 at 22:58 UTC*

113 upvotes, 3 direct replies

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Comment by IrrelevantLeprechaun at 19/01/2021 at 22:40 UTC

137 upvotes, 1 direct replies

The last thing we need are more power users with cult followings. This is Reddit, not tiktok.

Comment by Tentacle_Schoolgirl at 20/01/2021 at 00:15 UTC

47 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Can't hear you, did you say you want more bloat that makes reddit more like the social media it tried to be different from?

Comment by [deleted] at 20/01/2021 at 00:03 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It has never been like that, people *will* categorize you based on superficial clues rather than actually engage with what you say. Relying on heuristics such as "oh they say X, and X sounds vaguely like Y which is said by group A, and I am of group B which is opposed to group A, therefore this comment is wrong, bad, and I might even reply with an insult". On the contrary I think that avatars can humanize interactions a bit. Of course it would be *great* if they could focus more on more foundational things, like videos (though it has a simple fix, don't try to prevent users from downloading videos because it's doable anyway, just put a simple <video> tag) or performance of the redesign.

Comment by TryingT0Wr1t3 at 20/01/2021 at 10:10 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Agree 100%

Comment by SaltedAndSugared at 20/01/2021 at 12:58 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I like the avatars, and tbh I don’t look at other peoples avatar before replying to them. It’s not like it’s a profile picture. It’s still anonymous imo

Comment by Theaternearyou at 20/01/2021 at 18:04 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Gif avatars are the worst. I cringe reading non-redditt sites that allow avatars and idiotic slogans or quotes people have in every one of their posts.

Comment by RedQueen283 at 20/01/2021 at 11:19 UTC

-4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

You can choose not to have an Avatar if you want. Many people have avatars and it's something that's clearly not them (for example blue skin and red eyes). And some have avatars which are kind of similar to their real life selves, but I don't understand why that bothers you. I think it is a very good option for if you want a profile that looks like you, but without breaking the anonymity. Plus you are aware that many people have profile pictures of their actual selves, right? How isn't that "worse" than Avatars? I actually think neither is bad, because it's a personal choice.

Avatars are great, please don't get rid of them.

Comment by [deleted] at 19/01/2021 at 22:59 UTC

-36 upvotes, 2 direct replies

They aren't shit, they are actually really cool!

Nothing about them ruins the spirit of the website, they add value to the site for me. I can still stay as anonymous as I want while adding some fun personality to my account and I can see what others have done as well. They are a really welcome addition :D