In Mass Effect, the character creator was similar to the one they demoed yesterday. One of the nicer features was it had a hash code that looked something like:
Each attribute you changed, set the hash to a different value. This was great for many reasons.
A) You could copy and paste the hash, effectively backing up your avatar at any point you wanted.
B) If you made a error playing around with the creator, you could paste the backup back in and you got your avatar back the way you wanted it.
C) You could share your creation with friends or the community.
I think this would be a nice feature to have in Elite as well.

Each attribute you changed, set the hash to a different value. This was great for many reasons.
A) You could copy and paste the hash, effectively backing up your avatar at any point you wanted.
B) If you made a error playing around with the creator, you could paste the backup back in and you got your avatar back the way you wanted it.
C) You could share your creation with friends or the community.
I think this would be a nice feature to have in Elite as well.