Thread:Extension talk:LiquidThreads/Avatar storage/Avatar visibility/reply (2)

Well, first off, no one said anything about requiring a photo ID for an avatar. That wasn't the idea, the idea is to discurage as few users as possible from using Photo ID avatars.

''What you are suggesting (fine-grained permissions) is an interesting idea: each user can provide a series of privacy rules regarding their avatar. It's something I hadn't examined. At first glance it approaches a "facebook" style permissions set (show my Foo to the following types of people...).''

This permissions set means that you can give certain users the idea they are communicating with real people much as they would in person, without revealing your identity.

However, I must say that in practical application I think it's unlikely to gain enough popular support to warrant development time: anyone can create an account in order to see your avatars, making the permission bit pointless.

First of all, it depends on whether direct account creation is possible and if it is, whether an email address is required upon creation. Some wikis require email confirmation to edit pages and there users should be able to restrict avatar visiblity to emailconfirmed users.