Thread: Tell me, Do you take people without an avatar less seriously?

I don't take them less seriously, but I have the tendency of forgetting who they are. A name is always easier to remember when applied to an image (or sound, smell, whatever).

Same. I also have trouble remembering which arbitrary online identity a person was when they change their avatar from something I was familiar with. Unless I 'know' a member 'personally', enough to talk to them frequently and use their username to mentally identify them, the change of an avatar usually leaves me completely clueless as to who they 'were'.

No, I am not that vain. It just helps remembering as said. Also, funny avatars cheer the day every now and then

this topic made me upload my av

But for me it doesnt really matter, i got avs and signatures turned off. They are just a distraction to the mind.

I need an Avatar.

Originally Posted by Howard

I need an Avatar.

Here Howard, you could try here

I wouldn't say I take them "less seriously" but they definitely are less memorable. Same with post counts. People just don't "stick out" with small post counts.

Originally Posted by Invader

I don't take them less seriously, but I have the tendency of forgetting who they are. A name is always easier to remember when applied to an image (or sound, smell, whatever).

Same. I figure an avatar (and sig) to be just a little bit more insight into a person's persona (seeing as how things like that are the most constant/static representatives we have of that person's character, online). When someone doesn't have an ava or sig, to me, it's kinda like they are walking around with a bag over their head; sure, you can get what you can out of the things they say and do, but it all just seems kinda 'faceless', if they don't have their sig and ava (face) behind it as a reminder of who they 'are.'

Their are some people who I remember by name, and some by avatar/signature. But I do take people w/out them less seriously, also w/ low counts (mostly under 50 or so). Some people remembered by name are, Oneironaut, Guitarboy, Abra. Avatars, Invader. And of course Exobyte cuz s/he always writes in blue.