Steven, joke aside, you have a good point. it IS easier to empathize with a human face rather than an approximation of one, I think we're all in agreement over this, even if we're not in agreement over how to do that. 



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On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Steven Walling <swalling@wikimedia.org> wrote:

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Jared Zimmerman <jared.zimmerman@wikimedia.org> wrote:
Steven, it sounds like you're proposing we allow for user customizable photo avatars.

Now you're just trolling me. :) For those not in the joke: we've had long discussions about this before. I am not in favor. I won't hijack this thread for discussing the pros and cons of avatars. If mobile wants to try it as a beta/alpha experiment to replace the smiley face, god be with them. 

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