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Re:“12 years ago today, I finished writing Hacker News” by ceejayoz on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:08AM (#18184958)
Huh? How is an avatar different from a username in that regard?

Maybe you're referring to Gravatars?

Re:“12 years ago today, I finished writing Hacker News” by java-man on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:47AM (#18185355)
depends on who is hosting the images. you are right, i mostly meant gravatars.