[quote]LUEshi wrote:
I think your avatar should express something about you, whether that be a lust for booty, big pipes or Bob Saget.[/quote]
My avatar expresses the dark void in my soul.
I believe avatars should show dignity and gravitas. That, and a cat eating spaghetti.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
So basically you are asking if you judge people based on their avatar selections?
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Yes.
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
ahzaz wrote:
WolBarret wrote:
If you’re avatar is a hot chick, your views will go up. If your avatar is a hot chick that could be perceived as the person posting, you’ll get double the views.
Dudes get low view unless they use themselves as avatar and they look like they train.
Or they got bad ass avatars like me.
Ur avatar is Julia Bond right?
No clue![/quote]
Looks more like Homer Simpson to me.
(As of 12/09/2008, 13:02GMT)
I tend to read posts less when there’s no avatar involved. Yeah, maybe you have all the experience in the world, but if there’s four posters in a row without a profile pic I’ll just tend to graze the posts over. I like avatars purely in the sense that they give SOME kind of identity to the poster, whether it’s tits, Transformers, or the ruler of Pride Rock who died by his brother’s hand.
I too like to associate an avatar with the poster, if I see a familuar one in a thread I tend to read them more often.
[quote]dday wrote:
I too like to associate an avatar with the poster, if I see a familuar one in a thread I tend to read them more often.[/quote]
LOL - your’s rocks!
Who cares? An avatar is simply a visual identifier. It helps you recognize a member quickly if they are active on the boards.
I also agree that I’m suspicious of anyone who has a completely empty profile - no stats, no pics, etc.
Or, better yet, the ones who are 6’4", 245 lbs, 6% bodyfat and no pictures. I can only imagine how ashamed one must be with that body composition…
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
dday wrote:
I too like to associate an avatar with the poster, if I see a familuar one in a thread I tend to read them more often.
LOL - your’s rocks![/quote]
Thanks, got that picture in an email this morning. HAHA
Avatars just help me identify who the poster is without having to read the name. Although i change mine sometimes to keep people guessing.
I don’t post a lot though i am more of a lurker.
I changed to my current avatar after Angryvader and I had a disussion about this pic in another post.
[quote]The Manthony wrote:
yes. especially if they use pics of themselves.
makes you feel like your talking to a person, not some random online presence.[/quote]
Agreed! I feel exactly the same way.
[quote]jakshafter wrote:
Avatars just help me identify who the poster is without having to read the name. Although i change mine sometimes to keep people guessing.
I don’t post a lot though i am more of a lurker.
I changed to my current avatar after Angryvader and I had a disussion about this pic in another post.[/quote]
Maybe you and Angryvader should come to Belfast… ;o)
“Star Wars Jedi Knights course offered by Queen’s University Belfast
A university is offering a course that will use the psychology of the Star Wars Jedi Knights to teach students communication skills and personal development.”
I usedto believe that if you had a picture of some jacked guy as your avatar then goddamnit, it better be you. But I like the idea of Frank Zane as a stoner.
There has been a study done on discrimination depending on your avatar…
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/84525,researchers-find-racial-bias-in-virtual-worlds.aspx
Found it on slashdot.org
okay okay, i’ll find one then…
Funny avatars always score points -
enough times I had guys PMing asking if the avatar was really me LOL
But in all seriousness being on the forums for a number of years now you get to see & know the posters/forum members for their comments moreso than their avatars.
Which is more important - the words/advice or the pic to the left? (Altho WolBarret has had some nice ones recently)
[quote]jaybvee wrote:
Which is more important - the words/advice or the pic to the left? [/quote]
Honestly…?
I like mine.
I just wish others wouldn’t steal it so often, I spent a lot of time getting it just right.
[quote]deanosumo wrote:
I believe avatars should show dignity and gravitas. That, and a cat eating spaghetti.[/quote]
I love The Soup!
[quote]Intersweat wrote:
jakshafter wrote:
Avatars just help me identify who the poster is without having to read the name. Although i change mine sometimes to keep people guessing.
I don’t post a lot though i am more of a lurker.
I changed to my current avatar after Angryvader and I had a disussion about this pic in another post.
Maybe you and Angryvader should come to Belfast… ;o)
“Star Wars Jedi Knights course offered by Queen’s University Belfast
A university is offering a course that will use the psychology of the Star Wars Jedi Knights to teach students communication skills and personal development.”
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Well, I’d like to go there anyway. That’s just one more reason.
Jakshafter, I still think that pic is an abomination. 