I admit that on slower, garbage computers, an animated GIF is quite a problem.
It doesn't serve much of a purpose on a forum intended for research and discussion either.
But as long as avatar images are allowed, I think animated GIFs should be allowed.
If you would like to remove animated GIFs from
your view only though,
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FrF4Qg.jpg&t=663&c=5ZkJ-cQd_qCKCg)
Also, thank you for making me smile since I know you're talking about me.
![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif)