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  1. greerish
    Member

    I am seeing these strange avatar icons next to comments by people who do not have a defined avatar. They are strange geometric designs and bright colors. Frankly, it looks terrible on my blog and I would like to know if there's a way to not have it happen.

    Here's a screenshot of what's happening:
    http://img.skitch.com/20080523-trmat5s618bt97qxjex1eph2gj.jpg

    Or you could just see it for yourself on my blog (look over in the right column at the "recent comments" section):
    http://greerish.wordpress.com

  2. vivianpaige
    Member

    Those are identicons http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/default-avatars/

  3. singularcontiguity
    Member

    On the dashboard, go to Settings > Discussion, scroll down, and change the default avatar options. That'll take care of it.

  4. greerish
    Member

    Thanks!

    I have gone to the settings as you said, but it already had "Mystery Man" checked. So I checked it again and hit save, now NOTHING is showing up for avatars, not even for people who have them.

    What gives?

  5. greerish
    Member

    OK, I figured that out, but now in my "Authors" section, it isn't displaying avatars.

    I have these settings checked:
    Avatar Display -- Show Avatars [x]
    Maximum Rating -- X Even more than above [x]
    Default Avatar -- Mystery Man

    But it still isn't displaying my authors' avatars.

  6. soumisdemadames
    Member

    If someone has found the solution, I'd like to know it too!!!!!!!
    I've chosen Mystery Man for unknowed/unblogged people, not for friends and myself!
    But even my own avatar has disappeared, in my blog and others too :-(
    Strange : my avatar is always showed in my "profile administration".

    Help!!!!! :-)

  7. soumisdemadames
    Member

    And why does it appear here and never on blog????????????????????????????

  8. yellaojrak
    Member

    Mine doesn't even appear anywhere at all...

    Somebody, please, save me...

    I uploaded an image of my cute face for hundreds of time this afternoon. Uploading was successful but where's my face?!

  9. singularcontiguity
    Member

    yellaojrak, I can see your avatar now. It just takes a while for it to propagate through the system.

  10. yellaojrak
    Member

    Oh, really? How do i look?

  11. yellaojrak
    Member

    I still don't see it...

  12. yellaojrak
    Member

    Now I see me.

    Hurray!!!

  13. yellaojrak
    Member

    oh, no... I turn into a mystery woman again...

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