Not a fan of animated avatars

[PianoAl]

I find the animated avatars distracting and annoying. They don't really add anything to the forum.

Gottatofast's avatar on the Model 3 page is an example (not animated in this screenshot):

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

I agree. I Ignore anybody with an animated avatar so I won't see it.

(I have also Ignored others with a distracting non-animated avatar.)

 

[PianoAl]

I've now wasted an hour trying to get an animation blocker working on the Brave browser (with no luck).

The animations are a total waste. They add no value to the forum and are distracting to most users. Please consider not allowing them.

 

[Transformer]

This is more manual but you can use the Chrome dev tools feature Inspect Element to select and delete an animated image (or column of distracting ads) from a page.

Brave is built on Chromium so it should have the same dev tools.

 

[PianoAl]

This is more manual but you can use the Chrome dev tools feature Inspect Element to select and delete an animated image (or column of distracting ads) from a page.

Brave is built on Chromium so it should have the same dev tools.

Yeah, I spent some time looking for a solution with Brave, but was unsuccessful.

 

[fholbert]

I agree 100%. Trying to read a thread is about impossible with the movement out the corner of my eye.

 

[Transformer]

Try this extension: Animation Policy from Google.

You can set it to {Allow animated images, Allow one shot, Disable them}.
In the second setting, the one shot might happen before you scroll to see that image. Suits me.

Supposedly, Brave can install Chrome extensions.

BTW this won't affect JavaScript animations such as the search field on Rheem.

 

[PianoAl]

Thanks, but on that page (on my Pixel tablet), I get the message "Item currently unavailable. Please check the troubleshooting guide."

 

[Transformer]

Per How to use Chrome extensions on an Android browser

> You cannot install Chrome extensions on the Chrome browser on Android, but several Chromium-based third-party browsers, like Yandex and Kiwi, support extensions.

> Yandex currently supports three extensions, including Pocket, LastPass, and Evernote.

[Avoid LastPass like the plague! If you've used it, move to a more secure password manager like 1Password, delete then purge the records from LastPass, and change all your passwords.]

> Kiwi Browser seemingly installed almost every Chrome extension we threw at it, so it’s the optimal choice for those with particular extension needs. You can even install extensions through compressed or user.js files.

Kiwi installed on my phone, and Animation Policy installed on Kiwi after going to landscape mode to reach the Install button.

Animation Policy's menu is at the bottom of the Kiwi menu, but its setting doesn't take.

Next ideas: Try modifying Animation Policy so it defaults to one-shot animations. Or submit a pull request to Kiwi to add the animation control feature. Or try Firefox and its extensions.