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[noah1]

Hello, so what I want to say is i got idea. "Custom" animated profile pictures. We currently got some animated profile pictures (i am using one). But I thought it would be cool if we could have our own. Like gifs or something. To be able to have these custom animated profile pictures you maybe would have to buy something from the point shop. Like you buy the ability to have custom animated profile pictures for 3000 points or something. Kinda like discord got it.

[Yasahi]

And then we'd have a million porn/offensive animated profile pics where the rule breaking part happens at the end part of the animation so it's harder for moderation and support to deal with them.

No thanks.

[noah1]

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And then we'd have a million porn/offensive animated profile pics where the rule breaking part happens at the end part of the animation so it's harder for moderation and support to deal with them.

No thanks.

Sorry man but I dont think this would make it much worse. I could change my profile picture to a naked vagina right now. Animated or not. Valve/steam would probably come up with a solution to find the "wrong" image in a animated profile picture. Since it easy to detect if it changes from purple image (or something similiar) to one other frame which is complete other color then goes back. I get what youre trying to say but this is just an idea.

[MoonC A T]

As someone who takes a lot of pride in customizing my profile I am against this idea. We can animate our artwork, screenshots, workshops, and guide icons...that is really enough, we don't need more.

[JPMcMillen]

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And then we'd have a million porn/offensive animated profile pics where the rule breaking part happens at the end part of the animation so it's harder for moderation and support to deal with them.

No thanks.

Sorry man but I dont think this would make it much worse. I could change my profile picture to a naked vagina right now. Animated or not. Valve/steam would probably come up with a solution to find the "wrong" image in a animated profile picture. Since it easy to detect if it changes from purple image (or something similiar) to one other frame which is complete other color then goes back. I get what youre trying to say but this is just an idea.

Image recognition isn't as easy as you think. Also, what if someones animated avatar was just a slideshow of perfectly safe pictures? Your solution would flag it, even if their was nothing wrong with any of them.

In the end, it's vastly more trouble than its worth. Especially as it would cost Valve who knows how much to implement and maintain, all while bringing in zero revenue. It's a bad business decision all around.

[Black Blade]

Overall with the point system and them already having animated avatars in it, I think this possible should be put in but as the golden profile be high point price and only after the points passed the refund time (so someone can't refund the game after a while)

There will always need to be limiting reqermits on it like the size and the like (to not bomb the users with it)

I think it can work as points are only available from buying stuff on Steam so it will limit to a degree how people get it, as long as it's enough points some will abuse it, but I think it will still improve that
And if someone abuses it I guess you can always just ban them forever from uploading a new one