I say Teddy, put your face up as your avitar. Don't hide behind the hand thing.
You will always be up for ridicule while you hide behind a facade.
If you are going to be a sucssesful writer what is the harm in us seeing your face.
My avitar is my face and my name is my real name.
You will get proper kudos if you have the balls to do this.
So far, with your name that is probably made up and your avitar that means nothing - who cares what you say and do. If you intend to be a real writer (and I love your stuff) come clean.
All your abberations will be forgiven should you break through, and out of the many contributers here, you have real talent.
Come on teddy - lets have a look at you. This will dispell the many rumours about,you.