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Perfection
The Great Head.
Its aweome because of its vowel configuration, its as great as banana!
I like the word. I voted that I like it too. I don't really think the word fits with "funny little picture" that we use for our icons, but whatever.
av·a·tar (ave-tär)
n.
1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.
av·a·tar (ave-tär)
n.
1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.
MrPresident
Anglo-Saxon Liberal
Doesn't it come from the Ultima computer game series?
Narz
keeping it real
Personally I don't know why we don't just use the word icon...
Sultan Bhargash
Trickster Reincarnated
The avatar is the worldly incarnation of a diety.
It is a great word for our picture thingees.
It is how we choose to represent ourselves in the virtual world of the forums.
It is a great word for our picture thingees.
It is how we choose to represent ourselves in the virtual world of the forums.
Silverflame
OBJECTION!
Well, this sure was random...
anyway, If you think the same way about ANY word beyond "a," you begin to wonder why that word was there in the first place. For example, wagon. Wa-gon. wagon. w-a-g-o-n. A box thing on wheels. Wagon wagon wagon wagon wagon wagon. Arrgh!
You get the picture
anyway, If you think the same way about ANY word beyond "a," you begin to wonder why that word was there in the first place. For example, wagon. Wa-gon. wagon. w-a-g-o-n. A box thing on wheels. Wagon wagon wagon wagon wagon wagon. Arrgh!
You get the picture
Avatar just sounds better and more cool... 
Greadius
:yeah:
Doesn't this have something to do with the Ultima series? Or how long does calling your computer identity an avatar go?
Perfection
The Great Head.
And its close to Aviator
I don't think they are related. In the Ultima series, the Avatar was the main protagonist, or hero, which was played by you, the player. His title was Avatar because he embodied all of the virtues that were so sacred to the people of Britannia.
I feel like a nerd for knowing so much Ultima lore :-/
H Tower
Prince
i've started using the word in real life, all my friends just look at me funny...
Cantankerous
...but I do know Shinola
I'd never used the word "avatar" in a sentence (spoken or otherwise) until joining the internet world.
ejday
King
Well, icon would be correct, too...
But "avatar" here goes with the middle definition that Jeratain posted: 2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept. It's an old word, IIRC (origins in Sanskrit), and unlike "icon" which can be representative of anything, "avatar" is typically a representative of an individual entity, narrowing the definition a bit.
You're lucky. It took me 2 months on the CFC forum to understand what does it mean. And since my english is limited i thought it was just another word that i didn't know.
Icon makes me think at the regular avatars. But the custom avatars are a lot more than icons.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Some avatar Facts
Words found in avatar:
a at aa
vat tar
rat art
Base Scrabble Point Value: 9
Median Letter: I
Mean Letter: J
Mode Letter: A
Words found in avatar:
a at aa
vat tar
rat art
Base Scrabble Point Value: 9
Median Letter: I
Mean Letter: J
Mode Letter: A
Panda
Metal head
Originally posted by Mikoyan
I like it, cuz it reminds me of Ultima.
Me too
How sad that the series reached it's evolutionary peak with Part V and became crappier and crappier with each new installation.
jpowers
Emperor
You forgot the numerological value = 1 + 22 + 1 + (2 + 0) + 1 + (1 + 8) = 3 + 6 = 9.
9 is the number of compassion and philanthropy.
9 is the number of compassion and philanthropy.
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