# Weird case: inactive user with never-logged-in status somehow has an uploaded avatar

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-case-inactive-user-with-never-logged-in-status-somehow-has-an-uploaded-avatar/387349
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [1 בנובמבר,‏ 2025,‏ 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-case-inactive-user-with-never-logged-in-status-somehow-has-an-uploaded-avatar/387349 "2025-11-01T14:05:33Z")
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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [6 בנובמבר,‏ 2025,‏ 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/weird-case-inactive-user-with-never-logged-in-status-somehow-has-an-uploaded-avatar/387349/2 "2025-11-06T23:36:46Z")

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> [@copymonopoly](#):
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> Gravatar is not the cause, as it requires login or active email.

Are you sure? I think we only check for the email, not login or verification. If you open the user’s preferences and try to edit their avatar… what does it show? I can see a gravatar for an account that has never logged in or verified email on my test site, for example:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/c/3/3c36819ddc4a11951cf1fc1e933e809ffff895c9.png)

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