>Without reading the thread, I'm going to tell you why I don't have a profile picture here or on any other VFP forum. One of the things that was most impressive to me back in the CompuServe days was how the community worked together without worrying about anyone's sex, race, ethnicity, etc. I can't tell you how many times I met someone and was totally surprised by that person's appearance. (At my first DevCon, someone I'd known online for several years read my name tag and exclaimed "Tamar, you're a woman!")
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>I think pictures make it too easy to form stereotypes, so prefer to not use one.

Hi Tamar

Thanks for the feedback

Yes, we have come a long way since Compuserve. As mentioned later on, the ability to upload a picture directly at the account creation will remain, but optional.