Thread:Talk:LiquidThreads/Redesign/Avatars are unacceptable/reply (5)


 * Avatars are going to be a headache in terms of moderating offensive images.


 * Avatars add graphic distraction to pages that were previously content-only.


 * Avatars may increase the personalization of Wikipedia and make people more friendly.


 * Avatars make short messages which take up minimal vertical space impossible. In effect, they create a message-size floor of several lines, where previously single line messages were possible (and they are very common all over WP).

I think the last issue is the biggest problem with Liquid Threads. It is not conservative with vertical space. Fix that and you've got a great improvement to Wikipedia.

Thanks Ocaasi