There are other disadvantages. For example, editing and uploading a php file always introduces the possibility of corrupting the heck out of things. I think I remember last time Bleys was having FTP problems and the MB was down for quite a while because he corrupted a php file and couldn't fix it. Every hack you add also has to be re-added if they ever upgrade the version of the vB we use. Hacks also have to be taken into account if you ever add another hack that somehow affects whatever you changed when installing the hacks before that one. The profile is currently 100% text except for avatars, which I find nice.

I don't really care though. It's not that big a deal. If you're only going to use it for moderation purposes, maybe there's a way to let mods see it without forcing the rest of us to. Like Big D, some people still do have slow / limited connections and really do care about not downloading 40 gigs worth of images for no reason.

Quite frankly, the only people who can really compain about putting in a hack are Shlup and Bleys. --eestlinc

The only people who can decide whether to install a hack are those two, but anyone can complain about anything all they want. That's what this forum is for, I thought.