Do you ever feel intimidated by someone else's avatar?

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jawbrodt
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15 Mar 2008, 1:23 am

CockneyRebel wrote:

jawbrodt wrote:

I guess, if I think about it, mine isn't very friendly looking. I don't know if it would bother anyone. Feel free to comment.

I think that yours does look friendly, and strong. The guy in your avatar appears to be fighting for America's freedom.

Thanks, yours reminds me of a happy-go-lucky type of person.

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15 Mar 2008, 1:36 am

I'm bothered by avatars occasionally, but it's no big deal. I ad-block plenty of avatars.

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15 Mar 2008, 1:55 am

I scare myself when I put myself up.

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15 Mar 2008, 2:43 am

I do wonder if certain avatars that stand out get a lot more attention thus getting more postal replies from other users. Maybe I should change mine, it's smaller than most people's.

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15 Mar 2008, 3:14 am

Zsazsa wrote:

Your avatar reminds me of the pentagram you find in Satanic rituals...something you definitely do not want to ever get involved
in...there are demons in this world and the supernatural is nothing to foolishly play around with in fun.

Actually, mine is the starman logo that is used by the band Rush. The red star symbolizes collectivism and the naked man represents the abstract individual attempting to fend it off. I hope no one is offended by it, because I personally see him kinda like one of us and he is trying to fend off the persecution of NTs.

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15 Mar 2008, 11:40 am

Avatars say different things.

Like, "Don't mess with me, I'm tough."

Or, "I'm beautiful." (I prefer those.)

Or "I'm smart."

Or "I'm weird."

Or "I'm friendly."

Or "I'm funny." (Sometimes, I think, we don't get the joke and see it as an "I'm weird.")

People choose their avatars to make a statement about who they are.

I treat them the same way I treat people. I avoid the tough, the angry, the hostile......and gravitate toward the beautiful and the funny.

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15 Mar 2008, 11:54 am

Your new avatar reminds me of the books I would read in my childhood, Arbie!

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15 Mar 2008, 12:05 pm

Wadena wrote:

People choose their avatars to make a statement about who they are.

Mine says:

I like being colourful.
Not about swearwords.

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15 Mar 2008, 12:07 pm

I usually don't have a picture of myself as an avatar, but a few other people seem to have gotten away with it here so I've followed suit.

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15 Mar 2008, 12:59 pm

looks good to me.

Danielismyname- I have always liked your avatar photograph.. it reminds me of trent reznor.

As far as Jawbroght's --- it reminds me of 'snakeeyes' from GI Joe, unmasked. my favorite character.

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15 Mar 2008, 2:11 pm

Some avatars annoy me a little, but I don't think I've ever been intimidated by them.

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15 Mar 2008, 2:58 pm

zee wrote:

The only avatars I dislike are the animated ones. It's extremley distracting when you're trying to concentrate on reading, and the avatar is moving.

Hit the Esc. key or adblock it.

violentcloud wrote:

I remember that quite a few people used to be creeped out my Nomaken's avatar. Haven't seen it for a while, mind.
And a fair few people have expressed discomfort when presented with my lipstick-smeared avatars of old.

Nomaken's avatar is still active if you dig through the member list....Nomaken however doesn't seem to be active on WP anymore.

Last year there was someone using pornographic images as his avatar and he was e

communicated in very short order and he also banned off of AFF.
Whenever I see an annoying avatar I simply Ad-block it.

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15 Mar 2008, 5:41 pm

You look good, Hector.

Takes courage to put your picture on the internet!

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15 Mar 2008, 6:05 pm

Wadena wrote:

Takes courage to put your picture on the internet!

Yes, great courage. And, at times, profound stupidity.

<<< (Has put her picture on the internet)

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15 Mar 2008, 10:01 pm

Hector wrote:

I usually don't have a picture of myself as an avatar, but a few other people seem to have gotten away with it here so I've followed suit.

That's you?

Wow, you're really nice looking! I'm not trying to flirt, I just thought it was a younger picture of Orlando Bloom or somebody like that

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15 Mar 2008, 10:04 pm

SilverProteus wrote:

Your new avatar reminds me of the books I would read in my childhood, Arbie!

What books did you like to read? *Has a random image of Peter Pan

*

For some reason, your avatar creeps me out too...I guess I'm just a scaredycat

I just want to think of you as somebody other thing a vampire, which gets my obsessive thoughts going about the feeling of a vampire sucking the blood out of my veins...(sorry)

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