I had an avatar. I deleted it. Why on earth would I want some random person's face showing up on my posts? Makes no sense. No one should be given "priority" to post regardless of whether they have a picture or not.
I d@mn well know I don't want someone else's picture on my posts! I have to agree with the mention of people being hung up on avatars. No big deal. I don't care nor do I really look at them.