Avvies, identity and change - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Inziladun · 01-09-2010, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

Am I the only one who found the sudden recent change of a few people's avatar's quite confusing?

I can't speak for others, but my change was strictly temporary. I'm going back to the old soon.

Loslote · 01-09-2010, 04:55 PM

I don't like not changing every so often, but I am so confused by other people's avie changes that I don't dare change mine. I have found a (at least for now) good compromise: I keep the basic avie, but change something in it through paint/Gimp/photoshop every so often. So I'm snowing now.

Airaloske · 01-09-2010, 05:33 PM

I'm brand new here so I'm still trying to find my place. Current av is Raistlin Majere simply because I identify with the grey-area nature of life.

Galadriel55 · 12-03-2011, 04:33 PM

I'm a visual person, so I see who posted faster by their avvie than their name. And when the search function disappoints me and I remember that a certain person wrote something on a certain thread, I'd skim through looking for their avatar.

Sometimes I confused Pitch and Zil because of that, since they both have blabk and white avvies. I don't know why them two; I never confuse Lottie, Bethberry, alatar, or anyone else with a white and black avvie...

Lately I've been going "what on earth?!" when seeing TGEW's new avvie. Even after a few times I still continue thinking if it's Rumil who posted. Something similar happened when Galadriel changed hers from Galadriel to Bombadil. I couldn't believe it was her.

I think that out of all the avvie changes I saw the least dramatic one was Agan's. Lions remain lions, after all.

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Originally Posted by Loslote

I don't like not changing every so often, but I am so confused by other people's avie changes that I don't dare change mine.

Lol!

I sometimes think the same way, but then I think again and decide that I don't want to change my avvie in the first place. Instead I change my siggy.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-10-2011, 06:44 AM

The holiday avatar season has taken off rather slowly this year - I'm glad to see that Bêthberry has joined me by showing a festive image! I'm doubly delighted that hers is from the Father Christmas Letters, which we are discussing this year.

01-09-2010, 04:55 PM	#2
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I don't like not changing every so often, but I am so confused by other people's avie changes that I don't dare change mine. I have found a (at least for now) good compromise: I keep the basic avie, but change something in it through paint/Gimp/photoshop every so often. So I'm snowing now. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

01-09-2010, 05:33 PM	#3
Airaloske Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bluefield, West Virginia, United States Posts: 43	I'm brand new here so I'm still trying to find my place. Current av is Raistlin Majere simply because I identify with the grey-area nature of life. __________________ I am never leaving, and I am never looking back.

12-10-2011, 06:44 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The holiday avatar season has taken off rather slowly this year - I'm glad to see that Bêthberry has joined me by showing a festive image! I'm doubly delighted that hers is from the Father Christmas Letters, which we are discussing this year. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'