Quote by Lunafalls
I think the distortion that is occurring now with some of the avatars on the Friends and Followers lists is just awful, especially when it involves someone’s personal photo.
I’ve read all the technical explanations in this thread – but the problem only started a few weeks ago. Before that, no photos were distorted and yet most of the avatars were able to appear in uniform squares. (It didn't look like either of the two options shown above.) Some photos were slightly cropped, but at least they looked correct and normal. In fact, avatars are still displayed in the old, undistorted way in the squares of the “online now” pages. Why do many of them have to be stretched out or squashed now on the Friends and Followers lists?
It's creepy looking.
Really, the best way to fit within the current display is to take whatever image you want to use and crop it to 100x100, or whatever size square you have to in order to show the image you want. That way, stretching won't be necessary. It's a simple and successful solution.
