I don't take them less seriously, but I have the tendency of forgetting who they are. A name is always easier to remember when applied to an image (or sound, smell, whatever). |
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I have a tendency to associate people with their avatars. People without an avatar slip under my radar and get less attention from me. |
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revelation of hidden things revealed
I don't take them less seriously, but I have the tendency of forgetting who they are. A name is always easier to remember when applied to an image (or sound, smell, whatever). |
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Same. I also have trouble remembering which arbitrary online identity a person was when they change their avatar from something I was familiar with. Unless I 'know' a member 'personally', enough to talk to them frequently and use their username to mentally identify them, the change of an avatar usually leaves me completely clueless as to who they 'were'. |
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No, I am not that vain. It just helps remembering as said. Also, funny avatars cheer the day every now and then |
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Jujutsu is the gentle art. It's the art where a small man is going to prove to you, no matter how strong you are, no matter how mad you get, that you're going to have to accept defeat. That's what jujutsu is.
this topic made me upload my av |
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I used to. Now it only matters if I know the person or not, really. |
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I need an Avatar. |
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revelation of hidden things revealed
I wouldn't say I take them "less seriously" but they definitely are less memorable. Same with post counts. People just don't "stick out" with small post counts. |
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Things are not as they seem
I generally remember someone with an avatar or signature better. |
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No, I normally remember people by their username. |
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This shit never happens to me
Well, an avatar can make me take people both more seriously and less seriously (before I get to know them), while not having one at all lands you with the ones who have a bland avatar. |
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Every sorrow she can mend.
When i visit her dark realm,
Does it simply overwhelm.
I forget them easier, the only one I know of without an avy is Luminous. |
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Same. I figure an avatar (and sig) to be just a little bit more insight into a person's persona (seeing as how things like that are the most constant/static representatives we have of that person's character, online). When someone doesn't have an ava or sig, to me, it's kinda like they are walking around with a bag over their head; sure, you can get what you can out of the things they say and do, but it all just seems kinda 'faceless', if they don't have their sig and ava (face) behind it as a reminder of who they 'are.' |
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Their are some people who I remember by name, and some by avatar/signature. But I do take people w/out them less seriously, also w/ low counts (mostly under 50 or so). Some people remembered by name are, Oneironaut, Guitarboy, Abra. Avatars, Invader. And of course Exobyte cuz s/he always writes in blue. |
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yea, I think it's boring for people not to have an avatar, and they don't have much of an identity. |
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You totally need an avatar, even if it mutates randomly (like me). |
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And who doesnt like a good felix the cat? |
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Hm. I don't really care about an avatar or a sig. |
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I usually always have an avatar on message boards...but I've been a member of DV for years and have only recently come back after being gone about a year. I prefer to be slightly more invisible to all who don't already know me from before. I'll probably get an avatar eventually...but I'm having commitment issues... |
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I think I should consider having, or not having, an avatar as important as what a member says or posts. |
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revelation of hidden things revealed
I never feel like a legitimate poster on a message board until I have an avatar. People without them just seem like a blip on the radar, or at least somebody who isn't going to spend much time or energy on the forum. I don't really take them "less seriously" though. |
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I like to slip underneath the radar. |
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