What is the point of this setting?

[tb-player]

I was browsing the TB settings page and noticed this option. Hmmm...

Why hide avatars? Does anyone do this?

 

[Oddly]

I can only assume it's to speed up page loading for slower systems.

 

[DirtDog]

Click the “Hide” box. See what happens. Do you like the result or not? Adjust to your liking.

 

[viribus]

It would reduce the amount of data being downloaded to mobile devices. Helpful if you have a very low data cap on your mobile plan, and spend a lot of time on TB.

 

[tb-player]

It would reduce the amount of data being downloaded to mobile devices. Helpful if you have a very low data cap on your mobile plan, and spend a lot of time on TB.

That makes sense.

 

[TNCreature]

Anti-Avatar people. Sheesh!

 

[tb-player]

Anti-Avatar people. Sheesh!

Haha... that’s what I was kind of afraid of.