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Wow, photo required? Ouch. I bet that kills a lot of signups.

Edit: And then it stretched it sideways so I look even fatter. Nice.

A photo isn't required for signup. You can just use the generic silhouette image for your profile image.

Image resize/distortion is something we will fix in a future update.

You may want to have an explicit note saying it isn't required. People may think it is required because uploading a photo has its own step. Having a note will make the UX feel a bit more friendly.

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