It is stalwart's avatar that is difficult & I wouldn't want it changed to something completely different (unless nobody can find an immobile skunk) because the picture still makes me smile.
I do find it hard to read text alongside it though and I appreciate most of his posts across different threads/ boards.
If I'm the only person who finds this hard then I'd rather it wasn't changed; as you said, I've been living with it being "a bit uncomfortable" for a long time now, though it hasn't got easier as I thought it might at first.
Avatars do make it a lot easier to ID people without the mental gymnastics of reading a series of posts while trying to remember who wrote what, in reply to whom. I think if I could do that I'd quite likely be fit to work (as far as I know brain injuries don't fix themselves after the first year or so but I'd be pleased to be the first spontaneous repair after nearly 20 years!). The avatars make scrolling through a thread to see what someone's referring to simpler.
So you see I don't want to hide all avatars but still find the deodorant-wielding stripy-beastie hard work.
Can I repeat what I said earlier in this thread - "I appreciate most of his posts across different threads/ boards", I don't want to stop reading stalwart's posts, don't want to stop enjoying his witty comments or learning from informative ones, so I hope no offence is caused.
Stalwart, get back on board ship & resume your duties at once if you are reading this nonsense.
