Are you strict about the avatars members use on your forum?

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• Oct 29, 2025

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I have always loved to see members of a forum use avatars of their choice, especially when it comes to using avatars based on things they enjoy.

I have known, though, in the past, forum owners be quite strict about the avatars you use on their forum, and I always found that to be a red flag.

Are you strict about the avatars members use on your forum?

 

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They're set as a maximum of 160x160px on mine and so long as people use common sense when choosing an image on not fussed.

 

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All within common sense is fine. But I kind of require them to have an avatar.. I really don't like the empty/default avatars.

 

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Mike30 said:

All within common sense is fine. But I kind of require them to have an avatar.. I really don't like the empty/default avatars.

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I definitely agree with that. It makes the member feel more human.and makes the posts look better.

 

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Avatars on the forum are like your identity, as members know you by your avatar. I always use real pictures of my kids as my avatar. I don't like to chat with a person having no avatar; they seem to be fake people. It's always advisable to have it against your name.

 

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I am not always strict on avatars but I prefer people to have it at least it will make conversations on the forum look real. But I don't allow anything that can offend or distract other members. Meme or funny pictures are ok, just keep it decent.

 

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I don't have a forum anymore. I used to have one growing up, just for fun, but had like 2-3 members. When I did have my own forum, I allowed members a lot of leeway to do whatever they wanted as long as it wasn't overly offensive or contained adult content. I've been a member of many forums, and most people who do put bad avatars, will get banned or get a warning and their avatar would be removed.

 

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If the avatar is nsfw, I will ask them to change it, otherwise, they can use any avatar they wish.