I really hate when people change their avatars!

[kevdog]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name, and #2 Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

So bottom line -- quit changing avatars you long time Ubuntu users!

[DirtDawg]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name, and #2 Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

So bottom line -- quit changing avatars you long time Ubuntu users!

:lolflag: I like this post. I tend to do the same thing, but I can't help but switch it up a couple times a year. Mine always seem to be robots, anyways.

[-grubby]

I agree. I visually scan posts and think avatar=person. To date, I've not changed my avatar completely (just decorated for holidays) in the 1 and a half years I've been here, and I don't plan on it anytime soon.

[bufsabre666]

i started with a yankees logo, moved to a sabres logo, moved to black machismo jay lethal, moved to a arsenal penguin,and now a pic of me, i had the pic of jay lethal for the longest though i think thats what most people know cause i get random IM's from people here about it occasionally, but i like this pic showing off my ubuntu love, ive been using it on all webforms since i got the hat

[RiceMonster]

I'm not a longtime poster, but I also recognize some people by their avatars.

[Sorivenul]

I've noticed some recent changes myself and had this same thought.
On the other hand, I've been tempted lately to change my own avatar...

[ubuntu27]

What do you think of me and my avatar? I haven't changed it for more than one year.

[dannytatom]

I change avatars a lot, but I keep 'em pictures of myself so it's at least a little recognizable. ;D

[FuturePilot]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name, and #2 Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

So bottom line -- quit changing avatars you long time Ubuntu users!

LOL, well the same thing happens to me when I see someone change their avatar. But some good news for you, I haven't changed this one in a long time. Well except for the Santa hat. ;)

[mips]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name,

+1 I feel the same.

[Ripfox]

Well it makes me want to switch back so certain people can dislike me again lol

[Kingsley]

Oh snap. You probably think I'm some animal lover.

[CJ Master]

Oh snap. You probably think I'm some animal lover.

They probably think I'm ironman! :D

Err... or irontux...

[pp.]

...Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

That would be sufficient reason for me to change my avatar which I herewith do. There - done.

I don't like to support people's preconceived notions about me. I'm someone else. I'm me.

[p_quarles]

I don't like to support people's preconceived notions about me. I'm someone else. I'm me.

Oh, so you're *that* guy.

[dannytatom]

hahaahaha

[chris4585]

I believe this is something, thats on everyone's mind, but no one wants to say it

I agree, I associate with the avatars

[Polygon]

this topic reminded me i need to change my avatar again ^^

[twisted_steel]

I agree. I visually scan posts and think avatar=person. To date, I've not changed my avatar completely (just decorated for holidays) in the 1 and a half years I've been here, and I don't plan on it anytime soon.

Yeah, I always remember yours. Nothing like a bloody ocean :)

I definitely feel the same way though. It makes it easy when scanning through threads.

[Dixon Bainbridge]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name, and #2 Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

So bottom line -- quit changing avatars you long time Ubuntu users!

I really hate it when people say things like "I really hate when" instead of "I really hate it when" :)

[earthpigg]

I don't like to support people's preconceived notions about me. I'm someone else. I'm me.

ive meet 100 people just like that, and they are all exactly the same.

[notwen]

I won't likely change mine ever. Except for the occasional theme/holiday alteration to my current avatar. =]

[Dr Small]

I usually change mine every 6 months, but I've dropped the idea of random images and stick more with recent pictures of myself. Of course, I do the same as everyone else here, and scan a post and visually recognize the poster by his avatar. But me changing my avatar's can't confuse too many people, since it's still a picture of me somehow :D

[MikeTheC]

I tend to change my avvy and sig on a regular basis, usually determined by an incredibly complex, multi-page-long equation concerning cyclical effects of fatigue, boredom, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Of course, with most of the boards I've been on, it seems many users change their avvys on a regular basis.

Now, in the case of the ones I've used here, I started out with this eye on which was super-imposed the Ubuntu logo. Around about the time I Christmas-fied it, I discovered there was another user on here who had a similar basic concept of a close-up of an eye. So I thought, well, I'll change it to where I've got one of those 3D cool-looking Tux icons on it instead of the Ubuntu ring. But then, I found other people using that same Tux icon, so I thought to myself, "Gosh-golly darn (and "Gee Whiz", too) and so I have now changed it to reflect my all-time favorite anime series. (BTW, in June they're supposedly coming out with a feature-length CGI movie of it.)

[BGFG]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name, and #2 Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

So bottom line -- quit changing avatars you long time Ubuntu users!

I disagree, if you associate visually that's all you. When I see new avatars sometimes it makes me smile. To me the change represents a new state of mind for the user, a change in life or just a new mood....

Your avatar can be a representation of yourself or just some random pic. It has nothing to do with any other user.

Change can be good man.

[richg]

Change is inevitable, struggle is an option. You sound like a geezer.
Actually, avatars waste bandwidth. They serve no useful purpose.

Rich

[SomeGuyDude]

Just for you, I switched.

[smartboyathome]

I don't know when I started using my Kyuubi no Kitsune avatar, but according to my deviantart account, it was around April. I have not really changed it except for giving it a santa hat in the beginning of October. :p

[WaeV]

Not saying I'm stuck in a rut, but I hate when people change their avatars. I usually associate a personality with a recurrent poster based on their avatar. When their avatar changes, it totally #1 confuses me since I usually identify first with the avatar rather than the user name, and #2 Destroys my preconceived notion of their personality.

So bottom line -- quit changing avatars you long time Ubuntu users!

I totally agree. I haven't changed my avatar since 2004, for all forums. The only changes I do are resizes of the original so they fit better.

Actually, I think I posted a thread like this on another forum... :razz:

[MikeTheC]

.
.
.
.
.
<--- Christmas-themed Gatch'. Hope you anti-avatar-changing folks like it.

[WaeV]

I now have no idea who you are.

No seriously, if I knew who you were before, I don't know now.

[MikeTheC]

Just for you, I switched.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/669/someguydudexmasavvypr0.png

Dude - mustn't forget the Christmas spirit! :)

[Cope57]

I only changed the image on the belly from Ubuntu to Debian back in 2005-2006, and added a reflection a few months ago...

I'll be adding a candy cane background soon, but only temporarily for a couple weeks.
;)

[MikeTheC]

I only changed the image on the belly from Ubuntu to Debian back in 2005-2006, and added a reflection a few months ago...

I'll be adding a candy cane background soon, but only temporarily for a couple weeks.
;)

Better hurry up. Don't want me adding a Santa cap for you... :p

[christhemonkey]

Definately +1!
When other's who've been here a while change their avatar's it really throws me.

Personally, I've only changed my avatar once since joining because I got bored of just having a picture of a keyboard as an avatar (excluding seasonal additions!).

[CJ Master]

Better hurry up. Don't want me adding a Santa cap for you... :p

Hehe, ironman with a santa cap. :P

[MikeTheC]

Hehe, ironman with a santa cap. :P

Your wish is my command, sire...

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/971/cjmastarxmasavvykq5.png

[Kernel Sanders]

My avatar is me on a night out :KS

[MikeTheC]

My avatar is me on a night out :KS

Is that possible? You really don't look like a pasty-white Linux geek guy. :p

Seriously, you're very pretty!

[magmon]

Agreed, when people change their avvys I always need to relearn who that person is xD

[KiwiNZ]

<---- absolutely terrible they should be horse whipped :P

[CJ Master]

Your wish is my command, sire...

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/971/cjmastarxmasavvykq5.png

Ahaha, thats awesome! I needed a holiday avatar anyways :P

BTW - Where'd you get hat picture?

[bruce89]

Hmm, good idea. I don't have a Christmas hat here though.

[chucky chuckaluck]

<---- absolutely terrible they should be horse whipped :P

what happened to your av. mike? it looks like the poor, little fella got pounded into his socks.

http://ubuntuforums.org/customavatars/avatar9_10.gif

[73ckn797]

I change avatars a lot, but I keep 'em pictures of myself so it's at least a little recognizable. ;D


I have wondered whether your avatar is you singing!

[kevdog]

Will someone give me a freakin' Santa cap?

[Joeb454]

I don't tend to change mine all that much, and usually it's still a picture of Brian from Family Guy

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Well, I had to change mine to celebrate the fantastic amazingness of Memaker :)
(And because SVGs are God).

[SportsGuy2]

Where does everyone get the penguin avys?

[KiwiNZ]

what happened to your av. mike? it looks like the poor, little fella got pounded into his socks.

http://ubuntuforums.org/customavatars/avatar9_10.gif

He's feeling a little down due to the pressures of work , old SC works them hard this time of the year :)

[MikeTheC]

Will someone give me a freakin' Santa cap?

Hold yer horse, Batman! I'm workin' on it... :p

[MikeTheC]

kevdog:

Your new Xmas Avvy is here...

Merry Christmas!

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3949/kevdogsxmasavvyuf8.png

[MikeTheC]

Ahaha, thats awesome! I needed a holiday avatar anyways :P

BTW - Where'd you get hat picture?

No problem. I actually just did a Google search and found several. The one I used started out as a JPEG which I then isolated from the white background. All the avvys I've been creating for you folks here I'm building as basically layered images which then I'm saving as PNGs. All of this I'm doing in Gimp.

[MikeTheC]

Well, I had to change mine to celebrate the fantastic amazingness of Memaker :)
(And because SVGs are God).

Well, Merry Christmas to you, good sir.

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4624/mrpicklesworthsxmasavvyts4.png

[CJ Master]

*100s of people all have same santa cap in their avatar*

[Grant A.]

Your santa cap is cut off :O

[CJ Master]

^I know, guess its just part of having too much awesomeness in irontux that the santa hat awesomness doesn't all fit in =(

[magmon]

I would santa mine, but Alucard's head is a bit cut off xD

[kavon89]

The real challenge is...

How do you Santa someone already wearing a hat?? O_o

[Grant A.]

http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:bes96ZFvchqydM:http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/resources/dwlivebriefings/Miller-2hats.JPG

It's not that hard...

[MikeTheC]

The real challenge is...

How do you Santa someone already wearing a hat?? O_o

Your challenge is accepted and met, sir. Merry Christmas.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7822/kavon89sxmasavvyra1.png

[kavon89]

Your challenge is accepted and met, sir. Merry Christmas.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7822/kavon89sxmasavvyra1.png

/bow

thank you, fits him perfectly.

[Sorivenul]

Couldn't help myself. Changed it up.

[twisted_steel]

Where does everyone get the penguin avys?

Tux Factory: http://tux.crystalxp.net/

[xpod]

Came close to changing it once or twice.Even got as far as the User CP armed with a new one.When it came to saving the change though i just couldn`t do it.It just felt wrong.:-?

I would change it for a blendered version though,if i could use blender.

[upapilot]

I agree that it is confusing but i can't help changing my avatars after some time because they get boring if kept too long!:|