Last modified: 2014-09-05 05:46:10 UTC
Globally recognized avatars ([[w:Gravatar]]) help identify commenters & authors in discussions.
Correct link: [[Gravatar]].
Reset assignee to default as this is not within my area of focus any more.
There are a few WordPress plugins that might be able to do this: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=wordpress+avatar
This looks like a conscious decision to me, to load less external resources and maybe reduce visual noise.