Avatars make it easier for people to keep track of who they're responding to, and generally pretty things up a bit.
- Do I have to use a photo of myself as an avatar?
- No, any image will do.
- While I generally use a photo of myself, sometimes it's a photo of myself when I was ten, or any age between then and now.
- Any image will do - a flower, a picture of your pet, a landscape, etc.
- What if I don't know how to find, prepare, or upload an image?
- Let me know what you'd like to use, and I will gladly find or create something for you.
- If you think it sucks, let me know, and I'll try again.
- Once I have an avatar, am I stuck with it forever and ever?
- No, you can change your avatar every day if you want to, but that will confuse people.
- If I have created an avatar for you and you tire of it, let me know, and I'll change it, although I won't change it for you every day.