3 ms·Avatars. The main purpose of avatars is to track you. Please, HN, do not add avatars.by java-man 8y agoAvatars. The main purpose of avatars is to track you. Please, HN, do not add avatars.ceejayoz 8y agoHuh? How is an avatar different from a username in that regard? Maybe you're referring to Gravatars?java-man 8y agodepends on who is hosting the images. you are right, i mostly meant gravatars.