I have found that avatars and iconos are very important on fanpop, they can be simply a foto o picture that tu like o an icono that really represents tu as an individual and even how tu see o would like to see yourself, iconos also portray how other people see tu as well and they are a great way of either remaining mysterious, mostrando yourself o expressing the way tu feel.
Pictures make the topic, adding them to your profile, banners, spot icons, as well as your picks, artículos and the image section of spots. I've added pictures and iconos 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.