Yeah the less skin the better. I think avatars should represent the person who displays them, not represent what that person thinks is sexy.
I mean here's the definition:
1. Hindu Mythology . the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
2. an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life.
3. Digital Technology . a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet.
4. (in science fiction) a hybrid creature, composed of human and alien DNA and remotely controlled by the mind of a genetically matched human being.
For a forum we use use #3.
I made my avatar in Photoshop to look like a cartoony version of myself. I don't expect everyone to do that, but I do think it a little juvenile to display a picture of someone you find hot.
