The Effect An Avatar Has

[VoraciousReader]

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I don't understand all the hate for hot chicks in avatars. I can understand someone being offended by these avatars, and if someone honestly wanted me to change mine I would. What I don't get is how people just assume that the poster is a frat boy or a jerk or whatever

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I don't think it's anything nearly that strong for most people. It's certainly not for me. But it seems like a young guy thing to me, kind of the equivalent of having a playboy poster on your dorm room wall. Not really grown up. And the kinkier the avatar, the more it feels like the person is just trying way too hard.

Also: confession time. Amplify, egocidal, and SuitedSixes are exceptions to the "sexually suggestive rule". I really like their avatars. I don't really know why.

[NU Star]

I only read posts from posters with film can avatars.

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Oh wow, didn't realize I posted in the Lounge.

I think avatars and post counts are used by many including myself as an indication of the quality of a poster. I do indeed pay less attention to posters without avatars or with stock avatars.

[diebitter]

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Oh wow, didn't realize I posted in the Lounge.

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TUQ! Get the tranq gun, we got another one that needs tagging.

[Morrek]

I've been intending to change mine for quite some time now(partly because it's not properly resized and I have no idea how to fix it) but I have no idea what to change it to. I chose this one because I really like buffy & angel and figured I wanted something from that show(it's cordelia for you people who've watched it), but it's been over a year now since I watched it so I dunno about it anymore.

Also obviously I can't just post without an avatar because then most people will ignore my posts [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] (I do this too)

edit: thinking about it yeah I kinda hate it when people change their avatars because I remember them 10x better than names, so maybe I should just ask someone to resize my current one properly or something (I've tried and failed miserably)

[mrbaseball]

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post counts are used by many including myself as an indication of the quality of a poster

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Agreed! Generally more is less [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[ZeTurd]

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I've been intending to change mine for quite some time now(partly because it's not properly resized and I have no idea how to fix it)

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I sort of feel obliged to help out a fellow Buffy-fan, so here ya go:



(Slight minus-points for not choosing Willow though! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])

[Morrek]

thanks [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[tuq]

NU Star,

Welcome to the Lounge! Feel free to take your shirt off and make yourself at home. Wookie will be right along with an overpriced microbrew for you to enjoy.

[KDawg]

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I think avatars and post counts are used by many including myself as an indication of the quality of a poster.

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I think at this point, post count is much less of an indicator of posting quality with people completely racking up posts in POG, BBV4Life, and such. If someone has a lot of posts in just a strat forum, that would indicate a good poster generally, but I always think back to people like Dead and Karpinski who racked up insane post counts while being very awful posters. I don't ever judge by post count for off topic forums