BuddyPress.org

If no one likes them, then why do we still slavishly use them?

Is Gravatar.com another BBpress that Matt got the hots about for 15 minutes, ditched and then forgot about?

Worse still, why does bp.org use EVEN BIGGER ones at the top of each group-forum-whateveritiscalled? I mean, the first 75% of the top of the page is fill up with absolutely nothing of any interest making it necessary for users to scroll down to read anything of interest.

That is REALLY BAD UI design.