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

Hm. I don't really care about an avatar or a sig.
To be honest, often times I find not having either sympathetic.

I usually always have an avatar on message boards...but I've been a member of DV for years and have only recently come back after being gone about a year. I prefer to be slightly more invisible to all who don't already know me from before. I'll probably get an avatar eventually...but I'm having commitment issues...

Commit! Avatars make the world go round, even if you aren't that well known to newer members.

EDIT: I've seen you around a good deal, actually.

I think I should consider having, or not having, an avatar as important as what a member says or posts.
Like some members have posted in this thread already, an avatar is like having a face to remember - even if its a generic avatar.
Sometimes I assume they're lurkers with no real vested interest in a forum community.

of course this could be offset by:
-how long they've been on the forum
-how often they post

I never feel like a legitimate poster on a message board until I have an avatar. People without them just seem like a blip on the radar, or at least somebody who isn't going to spend much time or energy on the forum. I don't really take them "less seriously" though.

I like to slip underneath the radar.

You don't slip underneath much with your bolded, profound signature quote.

I just use them as a tool to remember people, it makes it easier. I still read all posts regardless of who wrote them, though.

I also have signatures turned off, because they're generally useless and just make the pages longer. That's also the main reason I don't have a signature, to less inconvenience people with them turned on.

I remember EVERYONE by there avatar, Jefff, C911, and Ninja are examples of the people I notice the most (obviously.)

I always read the post and then look at the avatar to see who posted, not there name.