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February 24th, 2007, 04:12 AM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Aiea, HI
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Avatars?
Someone explain to me why this board is against avatars? It's so hard to follow who is posting because everyone has a long screen name. Avatars or anything similar really help with identification at a glance.
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February 24th, 2007, 07:37 AM
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Obstreperous Rex
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Previously discussed, search for "avatar" or "avatars" and see:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=8997 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=12315 If we ever have avatars, they would be real photographs to go with our real names. |
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February 24th, 2007, 11:43 AM
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Major Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Virgina, USA
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Profile Picture/Photo is the answer
I agree with the no Avatars, but what you may want to consider is allowing a Profile Photo - that way you can have a small photo there that you feel represents you, but no one has to look at unless they view your public profile...
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February 24th, 2007, 01:36 PM
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February 25th, 2007, 04:09 PM
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta/USA
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Oh no!
Please people, let's just keep it simple and professional. One of the reasons (the number one being of course the quality of information) I love this forum is the plain and simple interface.
If you need smileys and avatars (especially animated gifs), go to some place for kids! |
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March 1st, 2007, 06:56 PM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kirkland, WA
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Kiss
I totally agree with Ervin. I just don't like the avatars, and like keeping things plain and simple.
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March 2nd, 2007, 05:57 AM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Austin, TX
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Avatars? We don' need no steeeeeenkin' avatars...
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March 2nd, 2007, 07:25 AM
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Trustee
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Hey! Leave the avatars alone! They've done nothing wrong.... poor little things never had a chance... (sob).
Seriously, not needed, especially if it affects the speed of this site, (which is much improved now -thanks to Chris and the fact that he most likely refuses to leave home, and become the DVinfo recluse we all need to keep this place running).
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March 2nd, 2007, 04:53 PM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kumamoto City, Japan
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Not for us down-to-earth people!
Quote: Oxford Dictionary - AVATAR (In Hindu mythology) the descent of a deity or released soul to earth in bodily form.
One thing about this site - apart from the treasure-trove of help and information is the fact that it is free from avatars. I am a down-to-earth human being and have no allusions of grandeur.
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March 13th, 2007, 06:17 PM
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Location: Toronto
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March 16th, 2007, 01:25 AM
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Major Player
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston/Austin
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I agree with no avatars. It makes the forums look like a Geocities site from 1995.
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