Avatars

OutlawPete

Thought I'd ask what made people choose their Avatars, as I'm bored.

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I chose mine as there was no James Cagney or Al Pacino ones.

Bogart was the only actor there that I like and the fedora looks like something an outlaw might wear also, so ..two birds and all that.

Sometimes if people have a smiley Avatar, like Sparky for instance - I think they're joking all the time, when they're not.

I had Springsteen pics for a long time before that when I was a sunscriber but - can't afford to be doing that these days.

Outlaw Pete is a Springsteen song, so that was the reason that they were the pics.

I have noticed that, since I have had the Springsteen Avatar, if I joke in a subtle kind of way, it's not spotted or people take me far more serious than I am intended to me.

Maybe Bogart is kinda menacing looking, I should use more smileys I guess, to compensate.

So ..

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What made you settle on the one you did?

Do you judge users by their avatars?

Do you think they judge you by yours?

If you were became a subscriber, would you change it?

And if so, what would you change to to and why?

The Agogo

I had recently bought the Doors biography.

Apparently they played in "Whiskey A-go-go" or somesuch.

...or maybe it was metallica. Can't remember!

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What made you settle on the one you did? It was too late to change it

If you were became a subscriber, would you change it? Nope, too used to it

And if so, to what? If I did, I'd change it to ManofSweet

Do you judge people by their avatars? Hell yes

Do you think people judge you? No, But they always make the same crappy recurring joke "Now...Agogo away!" Wan't even funny the first time.

Fago!

Reason:

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

Scuid Mhór

mine is classy.

Asphyxia

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was one of my favorite movies as a kid

Menengroth™

i'm the bomb.




O_o

Saila

I dont see any unless I log out

AnonoBoy

The Agogo wrote: »

I had recently bought the Doors biography.

Apparently they played in "Whiskey A-go-go" or somesuch.

...or maybe it was metallica. Can't remember!

That's your username you're talking about there not your avatar.

ascanbe

Hey, Pete. Nothing to do with your thread, but there's a classic songs thread going and i found myself thinking, 'Where's OutlawPete'?
On Avatars; never went about picking one for myself and only see others occasionally; is it, as someone else alluded to previously, that, if you don't have one yourself, you only see them when logged out?

pablomakaveli

What made you settle on the one you did? - I love South Park and Cartman is one of the greatest characters ever.

Do you judge users by their avatars? - I think i sometimes do but it depends on what it is.

Do you think users judge you by theirs? - i presume this is supposed to be the other question because two of the questions in the Op's post are asking the same thing. Anyway i remember one other poster on Boards telling me he always hear Cartmans voice as he read my posts so i guess that proves that some people maybe do.

If you were became a subscriber, would you change it? - Yes

And if so, what would you change to to and why?- When i subscribed before i had it changed to a picture of Cartman dressed as Hitler because thats ****ing awesome no matter how offensive it might be.

deise go deo

Saila wrote: »

I dont see any unless I log out

You can change that in the User CP settings;)

force majeure

cause I'v gota big nose and ware Ray Bans.:rolleyes:

KeithM89_old

I chose mine caus a picture of me would probably scare everyone away from the threads i posted in.
Also, Jack Bauer is the man

Zebra3

OutlawPete wrote: »

What made you settle on the one you did? Looked creepy. :cool:

Do you judge users by their avatars? No.

Do you judge users by theirs? Eh...

If you were became a subscriber, would you change it? N/a. Too much of 4b.

And if so, what would you change to to and why? Whatever would piss people off the most.

..

old_aussie

I didn't choose an avatar because the generic ones are crap.

And for a forum that has a price of 50 EURO to be a subscriber for a year is "just over the top", especially since boards.ie has sponsers.

KeithM89_old

Ah cumon, 50 yoyos isnt that much - especially if you use it everyday

old_aussie

KeithM89 wrote: »

Ah cumon, 50 yoyos isnt that much - especially if you use it everyday

I'm just not that vain.

I'd rather have two cases of beer (48 x 375ml full strength beers)

KeithM89_old

old_aussie wrote: »

I'm just not that vain.

I'd rather have two cases of beer (48 x 375ml full strength beers)

Ah but if you subscribe you get unlimited free beer*







*May not be true

ascanbe

old_aussie wrote: »

I didn't choose an avatar because the generic ones are crap.

And for a forum that has a price of 50 EURO to be a subscriber for a year is "just over the top", especially since boards.ie has sponsers.

I never even realised you had to pay for such a thing; what does being a 'subscriber' get you?
I know i should probably look it up for myself..

KeithM89_old

ascanbe wrote: »

I never even realised you had to pay for such a thing; what does being a 'subscriber' get you?
I know i should probably look it up for myself..

Italic name (very exciting), access to the Sex forum (not as exciting) and a custom avatar.

You can also change your user name if you want

I admit the subscriber thing is a bit of a rip off, but at the same time, if people are going to pay for it, then no harm in charging for it.



I chose my avatar because I was disgusted with Eircom's "blackout" intentions not too long ago and because I like the colour black.

If I were a subscriber I'd choose something like this as my Avatar;





Because I think he looks pretty kick ass there, and my avatar on forums is usually that picture or one of him in 2002 with the mask (he's WWE's Kane, by the way).

d.anthony

I chose mine in honour of the world's greatest Scotsman:D

Riamfada

I have an austrailian accent and a spiffy bdsm fashion sense, lost of leather! Also many people think Im a God and I have a parasite in my brain that the doctors cant get rid of.

Sharpshooter

Deleted User wrote: »

If I were a subscriber I'd choose something like this as my Avatar;





Because I think he looks pretty kick ass there, and my avatar on forums is usually that picture or one of him in 2002 with the mask (he's WWE's Kane, by the way).

He actually looks a bit like Taker there.

Another boardsie found mine for me when I was looking for a change.

OutlawPete

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Another boardsie found mine for me when I was looking for a change.

I made two Boardsie's Avatars for them also, subscribers they are, the rich feckers ..

I miss me Springsteen pics.

Sharpshooter

OutlawPete wrote: »

I made two Boardsie's Avatars for them also, subscribers they are, the rich feckers ..

I miss me Springsteen pics.

It doesn't cost that much Pete.

The boardsie went to a lot of searching to find The One for me, and I liked it enough to change from Bret Hart to this.

They say something about your personality I think.

Brendog

"I am not a butt" - Richard Nixon

K-9

I like cartoons. I don't even know what mine is now. I'll have to post to find out! Think it's the Coyote but I had Tweety bird before it.

Don't judge users on the. Generally don't notice them unless they are very unusual, Sharpshooters is sexy! You had some cool ones too which I noticed.

Don't think they judge on mine.

Have changed it when subscribing. K-9 and other Dr. Who stuff.

As above.

Edit: It's Speedy Gonzales, shows you how much notice I take!

OutlawPete

Sharpshooter wrote: »

It doesn't cost that much Pete.

The problem is that I sold a load concert tickets on Ebay and took out all the money before the billed me for fees, now Ebay chasing me and keeping checking PayPal for money being deposited

Ah, maybe next week I'll pay 'em off.

Sharpshooter wrote: »

The boardsie went to a lot of searching to find The One for me, and I liked it enough to change from Bret Hart to this.

They say something about your personality I think.

Yeah, I think so too ..

Plus, sometimes if I'm speed reading a thread, I'll stop at an Avatar I recognize as a user, to see what they've said.

Ruu_Old

I had the original Sonic one when I joined and switched between various characters from the Sonic world over the years.

Sharpshooter

OutlawPete wrote: »

The problem is that I sold a load concert tickets on Ebay and took out all the money before the billed me for fees, now Ebay chasing me and keeping checking PayPal for money being deposited

I can see why they would do that.:pac:

OutlawPete wrote: »

Ah, maybe next week I'll pay 'em off.

That would be sweet.

OutlawPete wrote: »

Plus, sometimes if I'm speed reading a thread, I'll stop at an Avatar I recognize as a user, to see what they've said.

Yeah, they do seem to catch the eye more so than the username, so I would agree with you there.

Kiera

Mine is very fitting. I've a big mouth

Angron

Because there was no Pokemon ones

minidazzler

Kiera wrote: »

Mine is very fitting. I've a big mouth

And Rolling Stones are simply awesome! Have a T-shirt with that!

I've mine cos I figure I look like him! haha

Adam

cos it looks like me, sorta...in the mornings...or not.

General Zod

I have avatars turned off because they're a bit crap.

Luxie

Saila wrote: »

I dont see any unless I log out

Me neither, do you need to hit 'x' amount of posts before you can see/have one?

phasers

Luxie wrote: »

Me neither, do you need to hit 'x' amount of posts before you can see/have one?

No, you can change the settings in your user CP


I chose this because nobody else had it, and now I love him. Even the one time I subscribed my avatar was a fancy version of this

johngalway

I'm a hill sheep farmer

stovelid

I'm prone to changing mine a lot which means I have a fluid, non-conformist identity. Or something.

Sanjuro

What made you settle on the one you did?

I'm a big Batman fan.

Do you judge users by their avatars?

No.

Do you think they judge you by yours?

Dunno. Don't care.

If you were became a subscriber, would you change it?

Probably.

And if so, what would you change to to and why?

Eh... one of Chris Morris' characters from Brass Eye. Ted Maul or Alibaster Codify. They look funny.

xzanti

It reminded me of myself for some reason..

I've never changed it since I joined boards..

jimthemental

I got shot in the throat in Nam, and now I have to use a voicebox. Happy?

iPlop

I really have no idea where the hell it came from or the username for that matter!

Flying Abruptly

Picked my one becasue its a man with no face, makes it me feel anonymous, plus I love Lego

Duggy747

Because I loved Ren & Stimpy when I was a kid. Nobody does bouts of psychosis and sheer anger better than Ren.

Had it since day one and it wouldn't look right to me if I changed it. :pac:

OldGoat

Cos it's my Goat...or it's a vase...or some kinda bizarro leotard apparently.
Used it long before I came to Boards and I brought it with me.

Snakeblood

OutlawPete wrote: »

Thought I'd ask what made people choose their Avatars, as I'm bored.

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I chose mine as there was no James Cagney or Al Pacino ones.

Bogart was the only actor there that I like and the fedora looks like something an outlaw might wear also, so ..two birds and all that.

Sometimes if people have a smiley Avatar, like Sparky for instance - I think they're joking all the time, when they're not.

I had Springsteen pics for a long time before that when I was a sunscriber but - can't afford to be doing that these days.

Outlaw Pete is a Springsteen song, so that was the reason that they were the pics.

I have noticed that, since I have had the Springsteen Avatar, if I joke in a subtle kind of way, it's not spotted or people take me far more serious than I am intended to me.

Maybe Bogart is kinda menacing looking, I should use more smileys I guess, to compensate.

So ..

--

What made you settle on the one you did?

Do you judge users by their avatars?

Do you think they judge you by yours?

If you were became a subscriber, would you change it?

And if so, what would you change to to and why?

I listened to an autobigraphical story by a guy who used to write ALF about him being strung out on heroin in the studio toilets while hallucinating ALF was coming through the door to kill them.

I switched off seeing avatars.

I would rather they judge me by my words, but some people handle colours and shapes better than words.

I wasn't aware one could be a suscriber, but yeah, maybe.

I'd switch it to an image of a dude flexing his muscles while fireworks go off in the background and then possibly everything explodes.

enda1

<had to sign out to see what mine was>

I've got avatars and signatures turned off in preferences so these threads usually go over my head.

Fecking Einstein! I'll have to look into changing that I think.

It was if I recall because I signed up with an answer in the countdown thread in the puzzles and quizzes forum.

enda1

enda1 wrote: »

<had to sign out to see what mine was>

I've got avatars and signatures turned off in preferences so these threads usually go over my head.

Fecking Einstein! I'll have to look into changing that I think.

It was if I recall because I signed up with an answer in the countdown thread in the puzzles and quizzes forum.

Aaaannnndddd done :cool::P

kfallon

I'm that retarded I couldn't even upload one the other day, was gonna but all I got was the option of a load of Animaniacs.....wanted a pic of me own!