I have a great mechanical fish ready to photograph in case of emergency. That said, I agree that avatars are not a good idea. I like them on a lot of sites, an

I have a great mechanical fish ready to photograph in case of emergency. That said, I agree that avatars are not a good idea. I like them on a lot of sites, and I like the idea of HN as a community, but it really is supposed to be all about the words. Let's keep using words.