I'm not real crazy about avatars either. Avatars have their place on message board communities and gaming sites, but really seem out of place on a social networking site. It's difficult enough to get people to upload a real profile photo, and this just gives them another reason not to. Maybe Boonex could just offer Avatars as an add-on module, if anyone wants to use it.

Of course, everyone knows my position on shared photos and all other shared media..... Make Shared media go away. A few days see more ago, I posted a sample event in D7, and the event photo appears in the shared photos. My question is WHY???? What possible purpose could this serve? Are we then going to start including classified photos in shared photos?

Someone at Boonex really needs to explain to me what the idea behind shared photos and videos is, because I just don't get it. If you're building one of those sleazy porn sites, it might be a useful feature, but as far as modern social networking sites are concerned, shared photos and media are completely useless, and in fact, create a perception of openness that the vast majority of people do not want.