Use a generic image for sticky posts or option to disable them

[MarkElf]

I'm glad that there is now an easy way to buy sticky posts with the latest announcement but personally, I'm a bit startled seeing my profile picture used rather than a generic image of some sort. I would like to see an option to either disable the purchase a stick post in the settings tab, or changing the profile picture to a generic image. By a generic image I mean anything from text on a white background to some visual like a $ sign - maybe even make the sign depend upon the region that you've list on your profile I.g £ for people in Britan or € for people in Europe.

It may just be me having a hard time adapting to change, but I did want to get some feedback as to if this is a decent idea or not. If it's just me, I'll request for this suggest to be closed after 2 or so days.

 

[MTG]

first world problems that this dude is not satisfied with looking to his pfp
but i agree tho

 

[MarkElf]

first world problems that this dude is not satisfied with looking to his pfp
but i agree tho

It's not that, I really like my profile picture. I'm just startled seeing it randomly somewhere that I haven't posted and makes me think for a second that someone took my picture (I mostly use this site on mobile, might be less noticeable on PC). I do agree though that this isn't the largest issue currently and I mostly posted this thread to see if others were interested in a change or had similar reactions.

 

[Chearful]

Already adblocked it out.

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[Ivain]

Yeah, it annoys me too. Especially since I currently get a double ad in a section that I've purchased a year's worth of sticky for.
But as chearful said, adblock is the solution, especially since adsense is now gone anyway, so even non-upgraded users wont need to feel guilty about having an adblocker on

 

[Mick]

This isn't an issue, and it's certainly not big enough of a problem to warrant custom development.

Denied, thanks for the suggestion.