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  1. 08-28-2010 #1
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    I have seen Avatar on the Internet now for a long time but never took the time to understand what they where, how, when, where, and why use them. Would somebody informan me about Avatars
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  3. 08-29-2010 #3
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    So an avatar is like posting a halloween face and saying this is what I look like? Or really it could be any picture so long as it is not a picture of what you really look like.

    Sorty of like a user name: my real name is John Little but instead of giving my real I give redblue?
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    Yeah, it's like sending a message to folks around you what you think you are.
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    It is a picture that you want to be assoziated with you.

    Most people recognize images faster than text, and memorize them longer.
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    The trouble with this forum is that just when you've got used to someone's avatar, they go and change it.

    And btw some people do use a photo of themselves.
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    Yeah, it's like sending a message to folks around you what you think you are
    It is a picture that you want to be assoziated with you
    The trouble with this forum is that just when you've got used to someone's avatar, they go and change it.
    Alrighty then!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Segfault View Post
    Yeah, it's like sending a message to folks around you what you think you are.
    Well, I don't think I'm an anthropomorphized vintage videogame controller with floating eyebrows... but I guess I could be. You never know.
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