Robert H.

I really do not want to use the exact same photo across multiple sites or accounts. I am now finding that more and more apps have only Gravatar as an option to display/upload a profile picture. I really do not want the same profile photo for my Wordpress, Rainforest QA, BitBucket, etc. I don't understand what was wrong with just uploading a photo each time you open a new account on an app you've never used before. There really should be an option to either sync up your Gravatar account, or upload an entirely separate photo without Gravatar.

In addition, I have a work email address and a personal email address, I can't seem to toggle between the accounts at all. I linked up my Gravatar with a new Wordpress site I'm building using my personal email address, now the only option I'm given is to login to Gravatar with my Wordpress login personal email address. What is wrong with using a general login screen where you can choose which email address you want to log in with?

In addition, the delay between uploading a Gravatar and it actually displaying on the account you want it to has been between 5 minutes and 24 hours for me.

Gravatar seems to be trying to solve a problem that never existed, and accidentally creating 20 more in the process.

I never asked for Gravatar, I never wanted Gravatar, but I seem unable to avoid it and the multitude of unnecessary problems it has created for me. I do appreciate their ambition though, I can only assume it's still in Beta testing.