Over the weekend, Gothamist introduced comment profile avatars to our registered user system. If you have a profile (and if you don’t yet, head over here to register), just go to “Edit Profile” and upload a 100 x 100 pixel image. Then try commenting (on this post!), and bask in the glory of our ever-improving commenting system. The default icon for registered users across the Gothamist network is an adorable baby panda, of which we of course approve, but you won’t want to be some faceless drone in a sea of Buttersticks for too long. Upload those avatars today!

Please note: For some of you, the new avatars might look totally weird and bad at first — it happened to me over the weekend. To get them looking right, try refreshing your CSS. There may be a few bugs still to be worked out in the system as well, so if you notice anything really odd while you’re uploading your avatar, please let us know in comments so we can pass them on to the folks in New York.

We know you’ll let us know what you think in the comments no matter what, so have at it.