I have found that avatars and iconen are very important on fanpop, they can be simply a foto of picture that u like of an icoon that really represents u as an individual and even how u see of would like to see yourself, iconen also portray how other people see u as well and they are a great way of either remaining mysterious, tonen yourself of expressing the way u feel.
Pictures make the topic, adding them to your profile, banners, spot icons, as well as your picks, artikels and the image section of spots. I've added pictures and iconen to just about everything I contribute to on fanpop (ever since I worked out how to, lol) pictures really add an edge to anything and it makes fanpop the colorful place we all love.