The Effect An Avatar Has - Page 2

katyseagull · #1 09-02-2007, 05:16 PM

I used to love Diebitter's old avatar. I wish he would go back to it. It was a dancing spider man. Does anyone remember it? I thought it was hilarious when paired with his funny comments. Ah good times. [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

edited to say: I miss it. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] sniff

diebitter · #2 09-02-2007, 05:23 PM

lol, you remember that? Yeah, it was cool, but lots of people hated it. Do you remember this one?

Conspire · #3 09-02-2007, 05:26 PM

Katy because of your name and your avatar I always think of u as the celebrity (married with children is awesome). Its ok that u dont like my avatar since u are a woman, but if I changed it, many many more people would be sad. Statistically I must keep it.

BigPoppa · #4 09-02-2007, 09:42 AM

So what does my avatar say about me?

tarheeljks · #5 09-02-2007, 12:14 PM

you are loaded and/or a spewy poker player?

Dominic · #6 09-02-2007, 01:32 PM

I don't even remember my old avatars

OrigamiSensei · #7 09-02-2007, 03:33 PM

Not so much on this forum but on the wine forums where I hang out the avatar is an integral part of my identity and I've been using it for something close to five years now. More than one real-life introduction has gone like this:

"This is so and so from the Parker board"
"Pleased to meet you" (politely and with complete non-recognition...)
"He's the flying pigs guy"
"Oh, yeah, I know who you are - hi!"

I like it, I haven't seen anyone else using it and I don't think it'll be changing anytime soon.

dcasper70 · #8 09-02-2007, 06:04 PM

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I don't even remember my old avatars

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every existing Cars album cover

oh, and a tripod...

Dominic · #9 09-02-2007, 06:14 PM

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I don't even remember my old avatars

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every existing Cars album cover

oh, and a tripod...

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I never had a tripod as my avatar...

prohornblower · #10 09-04-2007, 06:21 PM

Avatars definitely have an effect on me. Often, when I see a long-timer change their avatar I'll be like "Whoa, that doesn't fit him at all". But it likely does, it just doesn't fit my misconstrued perception of who they were prior.

Also, you can always tell who the young kids are when you see lame avatars of chicks or whatever.

People with blinking/flashing avatars need to die. Sometimes it's difficult to even read a page when all you see out the corner of your eye is blinking of some dumb-ass's obnoxious avatar.