Can I upload my own animated avatar as a gif?

[ULTRA]

I'd like to upload my own animated avatar which is in gif format. Is this possible?

[Gwarsbane]

No you can't and hopefully you never will be able to. Way too much abuse if people could upload their own. The moderators are already over worked.

[ULTRA]

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

No you can't and hopefully you never will be able to. Way too much abuse if people could upload their own. The moderators are already over worked.

I mean they are getting paid to do a job. You make it sound like they have volunteered.

Anyway to any Steam guys please add this to your suggestions thing.

[Gwarsbane]

Originally posted by Nights:

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

No you can't and hopefully you never will be able to. Way too much abuse if people could upload their own. The moderators are already over worked.

I mean they are getting paid to do a job. You make it sound like they have volunteered.

Anyway to any Steam guys please add this to your suggestions thing.

Yes actually there are many volunteer moderators. There are far fewer paid moderators and even fewer Valve admins/support staff who are the actual ones that go in and delete stuff.

This is why it can take days for a reported avatar that breaks the rules to be removed, and thats for a static non-moving image. Now imagine they have to sit there for 10 or 20 or 30 seconds or more to watch for the parts that break the rules. You've now just increased their work load by quite a bit because they can't do something else while they watch the animated avatar. Instead of taking a second to see it, 10 or 20 or 30 times longer or more and not just for 1 person but for more than one so that they can confirm it does indeed break the rules.

[Theblaze]

Some moderators are volunteers, some are hired.

Steam already has enough issue regarding user-generated content, including but not limited to non-gif avatars, screenshots, artworks and pretty much anything else.

[The End]

Originally posted by Nights:

I'd like to upload my own animated avatar which is in gif format. Is this possible?

Not possible and hopefully won't ever be.

[ElvisDeadly]

Originally posted by Nights:

Anyway to any Steam guys please add this to your suggestions thing.

Because you think no one at Valve has ever considered whether people would like to upload their own custom avatars?

Or maybe they are well aware, and also familiar enough with human nature, the internet and Steams userbase to know the level of issues it would cause and have decided it isn't a good idea?

You are far from the first person to make this suggestion.

[B l u e b e r r y P o p t a r t]

No, it's not and more than likely won't. Already unloading our own picture is abused and surprised it was not taken away as it is, uploading gifs would be worse and you can hide stuff in them, and can and would be worse than a regular picture.

Gifs should stay in the points shop.

[Hugh Janus]

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

No you can't and hopefully you never will be able to. Way too much abuse if people could upload their own. The moderators are already over worked.

Animated avatars can't cause more pain or scarring than still ones.

[Cathulhu]

That's not the point. You could upload a GIF that looks harmless 99% of the time, but shows something disgusting the rest of the time.

It would increase the time and work Steam Supports needs to check avatars by a lot.
They are already struggling to keep up with the reports for non-animated avatars.

[erm]

its lame we cant do custom gif avatars. so what if some people put some nasty ♥♥♥♥ on there its whatever

[JPMcMillen]

Originally posted by K3BAB Trading Popdog sprays:

its lame we cant do custom gif avatars. so what if some people put some nasty ♥♥♥♥ on there its whatever

Be glad you can upload a custom still image as an avatar. If enough people abuse even that, Steam may make start making people buy one from the point shop instead.

[< MAJOR IMPACT >]

This entire thread is missing the point completely, as the solution is blatantly obvious. Should an idiot upload a still or animated GIF that's against Steam's policy/TOS, have that Steam ID permanently banned. No warnings, just an immediate BAN. Problem solved. So simple, so simple...and yes, when they purchase a new Steam account and do it again, then that one is permanently banned as well. It's simple, so simple and it becomes a serious income generator for Steam = Additional accounts! Fancy that. Capiche? Now that Steam realizes they WILL sell more accounts, perhaps they will allow custom animated Gif's. They're really missing a golden opportunity, should they not.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by < MAJOR IMPACT >:

This entire thread is missing the point completely, as the solution is blatantly obvious. Should an idiot upload a still or animated GIF that's against Steam's policy/TOS, have that Steam ID permanently banned. No warnings, just an immediate BAN. Problem solved. So simple, so simple...and yes, when they purchase a new Steam account and do it again, then that one is permanently banned as well. It's simple, so simple and it becomes a serious income generator for Steam = Additional accounts! Fancy that. Capiche? Now that Steam realizes they WILL sell more accounts, perhaps they will allow custom animated Gif's. They're really missing a golden opportunity, should they not.

Valve wants (at the current time) to have animated avatars points shop exclusives made by game devs.

This massively boosts engagement and sales for them.

[< MAJOR IMPACT >]

......charging users a whole $5 USD to upload their own animated Gif would simply compliment their current sales, as buying a Steam avatar GIF costs much, much less. I stand by my initial post. Ty, though.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by < MAJOR IMPACT >:

......charging users a whole $5 USD to upload their own animated Gif would simply compliment their current sales, as buying a Steam avatar GIF costs much, much less. I stand by my initial post. Ty, though.

It's more about engagement and sales for devs/pubs. You being allowed to upload your own, even for a fee does nothing towards those two aspects.