Change in avatar/picture display

Based on user feedback we have altered where the optional picture you upload for your account is displayed. Several of our users were not comfortable with their avatar next to an event that was not 'theirs'. For example, if you entered the details of a festival that you love to attend but don't run the festival, having your face/avatar on the festival page on folkjam.org is not appropriate.

Our users are still given a byline credit for contributing festivals, jams and acoustic music workshops/camps to the site, and that won't be changing. We think it is important that the source of our contributions be clear.

Where will your avatar show up? On content that is better associated with you, such as comments, on your user profile, forum posts and soon within our groups. I won't go much further on that topic beyond saying that we are adding some major new features in early 2007 to help you get jam sessions organized in the first place.