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| Guitarist |
 Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject: Personal Avatars |
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Forum Ph.D.
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Some of you may have noticed I've been extremely vain, and used a picture of myself as my avatar, But, in fact it's not vanity (look at it, how could it be?)
But, I have a suggestion, based on the following thought.
There are loads of members that I like a lot, an equal number, perhaps, that I like less. Even so, if I am talking to someone, love them or hate them, I find it good to have a mental image of the person I am talking to.
So now you all have an image of the "Guitarist" you talk to, I think it would nice for me to have an image of the person I am talking to.
So, the purpose of this thread is to encourage others to do the same as me, use a self-image an an avatar. |
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| ChatskiJ |
| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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Location: Belarus
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Yes but the Internet - a vrtual reality where some like to be hidden by nicks and avatars. Occasionally they are shy and embarrassed.
Personally I find it boring to be represented by my real characteristics. |
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| MacGyver1968 |
| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Forum Bachelors Degree
Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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Location: Dallas, Texas
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Well, I put up a new avatar. This is me 2 nights ago at the bar. You can tell from my eyes (you could blindfold me with dental floss) that I'm 3 sheets to the wind....hammered......pickled.......shitfaced......listing 5 degrees to starboard.
I kinda like the idea of knowing what a person, that I talk to regularly, looks like.
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http://www.myspace.com/macgyver1968 |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| Tell the truth mac, you at the wheel of your car there... |
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| Cat1981(England) |
| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Forum Ph.D.
Joined: 09 Sep 2006
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I don't think people should use a picture of themselves as an avatar (MacGyver1968 being a good example why not too). One of the great things about the internet, is that it doesn't matter weather your black or white, male or female, 9 or 90, people can only respond to what you have to say. I have just been reading a thread on this forum where someones argument was dismissed just because of the posters age.
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| DaBOB |
| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Joined: 30 Jun 2006
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My avatar is how I see myself and the world... or at least a mere creative representation of how that I personally find attractive. It says alot about me in fact. If I actually put a picture of me I would be in the same position sitting on a log in a Japanese garden... As for what I look like, I'll leave that up to you. Everyone sees everyone differently and for me to say what I look like would be the worst of the possible explanations.
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| Guest |
| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| I change mine about every three weeks or so, apart from using one personal pic, I mostly choose random things (from science) that catch my eye. |
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| Guitarist |
| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Forum Ph.D.
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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| Yeah, OK, forget it. Silly idea, best be a blind person picking up a date, right? |
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| Theoryofrelativity |
| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Forum Professor
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
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My avatar pic results in nudie pics being forwarded in pm...
oop no, my mistake, that was a dream
(AND THIS COMMENT IS MADE IN JEST SO DO NOT BE FLOODING MY INBOX)
EDIT: a re-read of that capitalised comment, alerts me to the fact it appears to be a deliberate double entendre with a rudie edge, it was NOT intentional.
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| Harold14370 |
| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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