[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress] #4571: Changes in Gravatar APIs result in failed fallback on default avatars

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#4571: Changes in Gravatar APIs result in failed fallback on default avatars
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 Reporter:  boonebgorges  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Core          |     Version:
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |
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Comment (by rogercoathup):

 Replying to [comment:8 johnjamesjacoby]:
 > Replying to [comment:7 modemlooper]:
 > > Why even use Gravatar? Most people dislike it.
 > Because it comes baked into !WordPress, we get a huge avatar
 distribution network for free, and it serves billions of images every
 month.
 >

 Who do you mean by "we"?  The avatars are being displayed on users sites,
 which they host on their own servers.   So any benefit is likely to be to
 the site owners, rather than to BuddyPress.

 By the same score, they (the site owners) should be in control of whether
 they want gravatar or not ( i.e. it should be easy to opt in or out of on
 their site ).

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