For most sites, I don't imagine it would be a boost, for sites with lots of avatars like Digg or large forums, it might be a boost. Oh, I didn't say that you c

For most sites, I don't imagine it would be a boost, for sites with lots of avatars like Digg or large forums, it might be a boost. Oh, I didn't say that you couldn't think of an example where it wouldn't have a use, I was thinking perhaps some sort of photo gallery application would find tremendous use in this... if it worked in ALL browsers. However, the fact is, that IE is the current dominant browser and IE7 doesn't support this... so the point is really moot. Besides, your average Digg user doesn't read past the first 20 comments anyway (just look at the weighting in diggs for comments), does it really matter how long it takes for the rest of the avatars to load? Cool idea in theory, limited use - Digg could have spent more time working on profitability instead.