Avatar Blues

[Jeratain]

I was searching for an avatar that suited my needs and I couldn't really decide on any, or find any that I liked. So I ended up creating the toilet avatar. (My current one). Then I noticed that everyone was putting an American flag as a backdrop for their regular avatars in an attempt to seem patriotic or show their pride for their nation. I found this rather rediculous (the patriotic aspect of it at least) and I decided to do the same to mock them. I put an American Flag backdrop behind my toilet. (Which might I point out has the lid down and is clean ) I had it for a few weeks, and then...

A poster recently decided to post a thread doing some unecessary France bashing, and I retaliated finding that inapprorpiate. Then they called me anti-american because of my avatar. Promptly after I was asked to remove my avatar due to the "avatroll" rules. It never really occurred to me that people would see the avatar as me crapping on the flag My bad.

Anyhow, I don't really have too much of a point other than: People can take certain messages the wrong way and we may not even realize it.

 

[Sultan Bhargash]

Originally posted by Mojotronica
I like cgannon64's constantly evolving, very topical quotes, and he's only changed his Avatar once -- very subtley -- that I can remember.

Well I remember Gannon going through a string of much better avatars than his current cigarette smoking anime.

I think that two kinds of shifts are easily assimilated:

1) short term shifts away to a different icon for some purpose (remember Old School Avatar Day last fall?)- this was what I'd intended on April Fools day.

2) "seasonal" shifts, like what Sween does, where he sticks with an avatar for two months at a time then switches up.

EDIT: And Jeratain, I loved the Toilet flag.

 

[Immortal]

hey I had an april fools avatr too antonius, I just didnt post all day april 1st!

and I would gladly use my other avatar, unfortunately it is 15X15 pixels too big.

 

[Sultan Bhargash]

Shrink it.

 

[cgannon64]

Originally posted by Antonius Block


Well I remember Gannon going through a string of much better avatars than his current cigarette smoking anime.

I've always considered changing my avatar to my current taste in pop culture. But if I did, I probably would have gone through 15 internet cartoons, about 20 TV shows, and a couple of other characters in about a week. I'll stick to Spike - Cowboy Bebop is the only pop culture thingy that lasts for me...

Anyway, I second the notion about the name change. I still have to correct myself from calling you Sultan...

 

[Immortal]

sultan: you think i could pull it of and not be moderated?

 

[Ohwell]

Well, a few days ago I had a bit of an argument with the diplomat, and we parted, now I use Dude, or Uday, which Sultan so innovatively pointed out was the pig latin name of his "real" name.

 

[Mojotronica]

Toasty --

The only time it bothers me is when I think your previous Avatar was better. And w/ a consistant Avatar I can tell it's your post w/out reading your name. Which can be good or bad -- I might approach one of your posts w/ preconceptions you don't want me to have if I instantly see that it's yours.

Antonius --

I first started paying attn to the Off-Topic Forum when cgannon64 had his thumbs-up/"hand"-gun anime-guy. It's similar to the current (as of 25-Apr-03 10:45PM ET) cigarette anime-guy -- similar enough that while I noticed the difference, I instantly realized it was his.

I like most of those I see, but I like an Avatar to resemble a face - evolving, not completely changing.

But it's such an ordeal for me to change mine, I'll probably stick with it forever, despite the ******** lettering job I did on it...

 

[Sultan Bhargash]

Originally posted by Immortal
sultan: you think i could pull it of and not be moderated?

Of course, if you are talking about the female avatar I admired, where's the trouble in that?

And Ohwell, I love the Ude-day avatar; I especially like when you and Napolean (Sahaf) are on a thread together, I feel like I'm playing cards along the banks of the Tigris.

Gannon- I always liked the "happy go lucky period" best.

Mojo- I assume I've seen that avatar of yours in American flag form somewhere else? I like the flag version...

Toasty- you'll always be Trotsky to me.

Folks, reassure me that you'll come to love this donkey avatar; or tell me its okay to be Gay Hitler, as I've always dreamed of....

 

[Perfection]

What was wrong with my cheese one?

 

[Sultan Bhargash]

Was it for me? I have to be the cheese?

 

[Zarn]

It's just too cheesy, Perfection.

AB or SB: Just stick to a more friendly avatar. You don't want to make enemies. Do you?

Toasty: don't change for a least a year. You owe us that much.

 

[Perfection]

Oh yeah! It's for you, I hearby order you to use that as your avatar!

 

[Toasty]

Originally posted by Zarn

Toasty: don't change for a least a year. You owe us that much.

I think the one I kept for the longest was the "Red Commie Evil Bastard (c)," (hammer & sickle) followed by the "Starving Artist" (Yamaha piano).

I think that I spend too much time surfing the net and there are too many pretty pictures in the world for me to ever be content ...

 

[Octavian X]

You know, the poster's name appears in each post. I don't know why everyone is up in arms about changing avatars.

Though, for me, you can usually count on a doughnut or Homer Simpson (or both ) in my avatar.

 

[Sultan Bhargash]

Wow, that nude Homer is the most offensive avatar I've ever seen!!!

@Perfection- I would love to use the cheese avatar, but sadly I am restricted to using a Civ themed avatar from the standard set...

 

[Perfection]

Talk to the mod about it, I bet a cheese avatar would be acceptable to him/her.

 

[Turner]

I rather liked the Gay Hitler. It was both clever and funny.

I threw my avatar up in about three seconds, as I was desperate for a custom avatar, but undecided. Then it grew on me.

I don't see the fuss in the avatar. . .Perhaps I'm not offended by other peoples avatars because of Turner's Rule #3 - Opinions Vary. I may not like what a person says, but I also tend to ignore that which I don't like. Immature, a bit, yes, but it works for me.

AB - I'd like to say knock yourself out. . .but one must do what one must do, eh?

 

[Toasty]

Personally, AB, I would have taken the ban so that I could keep my avatar/title/sig rights.

 

[Sultan Bhargash]

I hate being banned, and I play in too many SGs/PBEMs to be banned. I'm all about working with the moderators, as I still hope my turn as a mod will come...