Reply To: What is this “Gravatar” thing? Who is that man?

Ok, sorry for the confusion, this is a actually a Letterpress Commons issue, not a problem with Gravatar itself. Gravatar is just a free universal avatar system on websites that support it. You can read more at gravatar.com.

First, let me say that the avatars are not currently implemented for people on the map. The old bearded man won’t show up anywhere but behind your password on your account page. Perhaps this is confusing, so sorry! It will only show up if you become the author of an article or contribute substantially to an article, in which case you’d see it at the bottom of that article. You don’t need to worry about it showing up if you’re just signing up for the map or making minor edits throughout the site.

Secondly, you are looking at William Morris, father of the private press movement. I have set the avatar on Letterpress Commons to show William for anyone who’s not yet set up their own Gravatar. OK, I did this for giggles, but sorry if it’s confusing. 😉