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12 Mar 2008, 4:43 am

zen_mistress wrote:

I think a person's avatar says a lot about a persons likes, thoughts, beliefs etc.. though it is hard to say what exactly.

Zen Mistress, yours, of Ganesha, Lord of Success is entirely appropriate. We could all use a little help in that area.

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12 Mar 2008, 4:48 am

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LostInEmulation wrote:

(BTW: this is a female Tux).

I'm not sure what you're avatar represents - it kind of looks like a stuffed dog I had when I was little, but yours seems to have a beak. Oh, a penguin? If it was set up as a mugshot, with a side view, it would be easier to recognize.

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My avatar shows several things which I like: Tux (this is my favorite plush Tux), Linux (the computer runs Gentoo Linux and is emerging something) and coffee. Originally, the picture was for a demotivator and the text was: 'No pictures - or I'll peck your camera apart.

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12 Mar 2008, 4:52 am

lau wrote:

]AdAware on Mozilla browsers (Firefox/SeaMonkey/etc) - you can block any image whatsoever. There's also a "User Hide" script. See the FAQ.

Thanks for the help, lau, my brain makes too many visual associations sometimes. Hey, I think I'll get out my jewelers loop and do that maze on your avatar.

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12 Mar 2008, 4:54 am

LostInEmulation wrote:

Zonder wrote:

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(BTW: this is a female Tux).

Coffee is good. Why don't you put the demotivator text back in? It's funny!

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12 Mar 2008, 4:56 am

mikebw wrote:

I never thought about my avatar having an influence on how people see or respond to my posts. Anybody see my nine tailed kitsune from Naruto as negative?

I find it kind of scary, like the Balrog in the Mines of Moria, ya, a dog-faced Balrog.

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12 Mar 2008, 5:01 am

Tim_Tex wrote:

About a year ago, we actually had a troll on here whose avatar featured certain unmentionable body parts.

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12 Mar 2008, 5:07 am

Zonder wrote:

LostInEmulation wrote:

Zonder wrote:

LostInEmulation wrote:

(BTW: this is a female Tux).

Coffee is good. Why don't you put the demotivator text back in? It's funny!

Z

Because avatars have a maximum size of little more than 100 pixels height and width. It wouldn't be possible to read it.

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12 Mar 2008, 9:17 am

I just get carried away...

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12 Mar 2008, 9:27 am

Thank you!

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12 Mar 2008, 2:08 pm

How do you like my avatar?

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12 Mar 2008, 4:23 pm

Whimsical and fun, Olle!

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12 Mar 2008, 4:40 pm

Thanks Zonder. I hope EVERYONE of you know that the man with the hat is the "blackhat" of XKCD. In this particular episode he is being particularly mean, and so his victim robs his hat. Pwnd blackhat, pwnd! :twisted:

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12 Mar 2008, 4:45 pm

I take it back. Maybe not so whimsical and fun. I have to start reading more comics.

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12 Mar 2008, 4:46 pm

Im afraid that I just picked one from the list of avatars available - I tried uploading something else and it didnt work. But i like this one anyway. I have a penchant for round things and I like smily faces. Not sure it reflects my real personality though - perhaps more who I would like to be.

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12 Mar 2008, 4:49 pm

Merrymadscientist, I'll give you whimsical and fun!

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12 Mar 2008, 4:50 pm

yes, not me at all

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