Bigger avatarrs = slower loading. This forum is bad enough for 56k people as it is. Sure, all us BB people won\'t notice the strain, but it\'s a bit much to ask for considering only recently it was allowed that you can manually change your user text and picture. Why not be satisfied with what you have?
And racer, at 800x600, these avatarrs should be even BIGGER on your screen then at 1024, or 1152, or 1200, or 1600 resolutions. Remember, the smaller the resolution, the bigger the picture. I thought you were a 3D artist, this should be common knowledge for you.