I was thinking the very same thing a couple of days ago. Perhaps the avatars should be photos of members, then like you say we would have an idea of who we're actually talking to. My avatar is a photo of me, just lost a lot of weight since being diagnosed.
Hello admin.................could we have a members photo gallery please?
We could start with a thread and wait to see if admin can add another category. The problem with a post is someone will hijack it with funny pics and things and the photos will be spread out over lots of pages. Trying to find one again might prove difficult.