Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25648422-20160608074408/@comment--20160608082856

Yeah, it's not technically wrong for a user to just have a face of a picture that would of been inappropriate as a whole photo. As long as there's nothing explicit showing then it's nothing Staff/or terms of use would conflict with.

Local communities can of course enforce their own rules regarding avatars if they want. There's also a borderline with some images used as avatars. Though they are pretty easy to spot. If it's a explicit photo, but certain areas are edited to have black bars (like if it's strongly sexually suggested) then it's worth a mention or note to Staff.

Also it's worth mentioning some wikis tend to have more leeway regarding images (such as Anime Bath) but generally those are rare and ones judgement is good at regulating what you think is right or not.

It never hurts to inquire from Staff either if you ever have a question on an avatar. However to sum things up, if nothing sexual is showing (or suggested), it's fine as an avatar.