Avatars and the ability to quote other members in a reply

black · August 6, 2008, 04:54 PM

Most other forums have avatars for users and the ability to quote users in a message with the click of a button.

Please add these!!!!

pax · August 6, 2008, 05:06 PM

TFL is all about high signal and low noise. Almost without exception, avatars add noise. That's the reason we don't allow them.

TFL is all about high signal and low noise. Almost without exception, forums which allow one-click post quoting end up being filled with multitudes of posts quoted in their entirety, with "+1" at the end. Lots of noise with little or no signal getting through.

Finally, "most other forums" isn't really a convincing argument here on TFL. We're not those other guys -- we're us.

pax

PT111 · August 6, 2008, 06:41 PM

I see absolutely no need for avatars. They are truly a waste of bandwidth and even more useless than sig lines.

The quote button could be useful but I am not going to campaign one way or the other on that. We could use a few more snilies.

Wildalaska · August 6, 2008, 06:48 PM

I see no need, personally, for me to have an avatar, since all of you know what Fabio looks like, with my long blonde hair streaming in the wind, my steely glare and rippling pecs

WildbronzegodAlaska ™

**Mal H** · August 6, 2008, 07:12 PM

And with that image burning all the neuron bridges behind it as it develops in our poor brains, I'll close this one.

August 6, 2008, 04:54 PM	#1
black Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2008 Location: Vegas Posts: 173	Avatars and the ability to quote other members in a reply Most other forums have avatars for users and the ability to quote users in a message with the click of a button. Please add these!!!! __________________ MOΛΩN ΛABÉ

August 6, 2008, 05:06 PM	#2
pax Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2000 Location: In a state of flux Posts: 7,520	TFL is all about high signal and low noise. Almost without exception, avatars add noise. That's the reason we don't allow them. TFL is all about high signal and low noise. Almost without exception, forums which allow one-click post quoting end up being filled with multitudes of posts quoted in their entirety, with "+1" at the end. Lots of noise with little or no signal getting through. Finally, "most other forums" isn't really a convincing argument here on TFL. We're not those other guys -- we're us. pax __________________ Kathy Jackson My personal website: Cornered Cat

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August 6, 2008, 06:41 PM	#3
PT111 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2007 Posts: 1,041	I see absolutely no need for avatars. They are truly a waste of bandwidth and even more useless than sig lines. The quote button could be useful but I am not going to campaign one way or the other on that. We could use a few more snilies.

August 6, 2008, 06:48 PM	#4
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	I see no need, personally, for me to have an avatar, since all of you know what Fabio looks like, with my long blonde hair streaming in the wind, my steely glare and rippling pecs WildbronzegodAlaska ™

August 6, 2008, 07:12 PM	#5
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	And with that image burning all the neuron bridges behind it as it develops in our poor brains, I'll close this one.