Anything thats racist, gross or too disturbing.
And now I realize... I have an Avatar avatar as my avatar XD
And now I realize... I have an Avatar avatar as my avatar XD
Avatar Bias
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Well said sir, well said indeed.SPARTANXIII said:
My point: All refferring to MLP as a meme is doing is saying it is a part of social behaviour that people pass along (that is the definition of a meme in context to a T.V. show). Sow if this is why your hating on it for being (which seems to bee the reasoning of 1/2 of you) go get rid of all your X-boxes and PS3's, denounce any love of a game with a fanbase and GTFO of the internet too, you pompous hipster asses.
I agree with this guy... also i do like the animated avatars...they give me something to look at whilst i message people with pointless reply's that probably go unnoticedSPARTANXIII said:
*peers at avatar*
So does that count as anime loli and/or evil villain now? Oh my, thats going to be some hateception around here.
I don't have much bias on avatars, they ussaly help me remember some persons more then just the names.
It's normal to feel the need to punch anything justin bieber related, including avatars, right?
So does that count as anime loli and/or evil villain now? Oh my, thats going to be some hateception around here.
I don't have much bias on avatars, they ussaly help me remember some persons more then just the names.
It's normal to feel the need to punch anything justin bieber related, including avatars, right?
It kind of is how the thread is supposed to go really...SPARTANXIII said:
If people are biased against MLP avatars, then they're biased against MLP avatars, and it makes sense to state it on this thread. To be honest I'm quite glad about some of those comments, especially the ones that say they ignore posts by people with pony avatars. Someone who will completely ignore what a person has to say due to their choice in avatar is not the kind of person I want to be talking to anyway...
For a while I had a very slight bias against Zero Punctuation avatars, because it seemed to be a little overused (I realise how hypocritical this is due to my current avatar) and if you're on this site we know you like Zero Punctuation anyway. I never really let it affect my opinion on people's posts however, and the sheer hypocrisy of it has removed even the slight bias now.
Now I'm mostly OK with anyone, although it does get on my nerves when people have text too small to read. It happens a lot with de-motivational posters... if no-one can see the joke then what's the point?
Meh, I don't really bother with avatars. I'll read what someones posted, then look to the left and be all like "Ohey, it's that guy again." I like to think I'm not biased.
I wonder what people think when they come across my avatar?
I wonder what people think when they come across my avatar?
I see avatars as what they are, just little pictures, sometimes they can be funny, a bit disturbing or represent the person behind it and they make it easier to remember specific people as it is easier to memorize images over thousands of names on internet forums.
And they wouldn't even get on my nerves if someone had a loli-pony riding the rainbow while slaughtering baby seals.
And they wouldn't even get on my nerves if someone had a loli-pony riding the rainbow while slaughtering baby seals.
When i see a pony avatar my first thought is "that person is awesome".
The magnitude of the 'awesome' depending on the pony.
I also have favourable first impressions toward anime avatars - generally. I know my fair share of anime so depending on the anime I might make a judgement on how cool they are.
ie. a K-On avatar might make me go, oh ok...he watches anime, that's cool, I might be able to relate to them, but they're obviously into boring generic moe fluff. A Mushishi or Seto no Hanayome avatar on the other hand will probably make me instantly love that person.
Pokemon avatars earn all of my love.
Other miscellanious avatars with references I appreciate will also be favoured by me.
Other than that, I don't pay much attention.
The magnitude of the 'awesome' depending on the pony.
I also have favourable first impressions toward anime avatars - generally. I know my fair share of anime so depending on the anime I might make a judgement on how cool they are.
ie. a K-On avatar might make me go, oh ok...he watches anime, that's cool, I might be able to relate to them, but they're obviously into boring generic moe fluff. A Mushishi or Seto no Hanayome avatar on the other hand will probably make me instantly love that person.
Pokemon avatars earn all of my love.
Other miscellanious avatars with references I appreciate will also be favoured by me.
Other than that, I don't pay much attention.
I don't judge people based on their avatar's except to note people who possibly share similar interests to me. Be that D&D, certain works of fiction or movies, or whatevs.
Although this thread makes me want to change my avatar back to a pony! Srsly, all the pony hate is rather amusing.
Although this thread makes me want to change my avatar back to a pony! Srsly, all the pony hate is rather amusing.
No need to apologise - I love being quoted as an example for this kind of thing! More attention!Joshimodo said:
Yeah, I think I, and a lot of people, subconsciously do. I mean, on a lot of sites, just having an avatar seems to make me more interested in what a person has to say (I know it's stupid, but these things often are). In fact, I deliberately made sure I had an avatar for this site in case other people felt this way. As for a KIND of avatar I like or dislike... well, I'm simple minded, so am drawn to colourful pictures and the like.
I generally tend to think less of posts attached to Pony, anime, or Zero Punctuation avatars. Not because I have any sort of dislike for any of those things (I like anime and Zero Punctuation, and I'm only "meh" about the Ponies), but because they're so common that it makes that person less recognizable (I'm a bit more likely to pay attention to the posts of people I know I've seen before) and it makes that person seem unimaginative, and in my mind, "unimaginative" = "nothing interesting to say."
Also, anyone who has no avatar and their post count is in the hundreds. How the hell do they not have avatars yet? That just seems like laziness.
Also, anyone who has no avatar and their post count is in the hundreds. How the hell do they not have avatars yet? That just seems like laziness.
That's an impressive analytical skill there. However, you're you, so do mine to see if you can get that much detail.bahumat42 said:
OT: No, I don't tend to judge people on their avatars. Usually, I just use to quickly identify who someone is. As you said, though the pony ones get confusing.
I'm biased against avatars that flaunt pointless aspects of a person's personality like their race of their sexuali...ty... *looks at own avatar* shut up!
Okay then I hate avatars that are screencaps from an Escapist show cropped to fit in the... oh god fucking damn it!
OK, serious time: The MLP ones do kind of bug me but i'm not going to ignore the person because of it. It just confuses the shit out of me why so many people are suddenly obsessing over a show that really isn't very good. Yes, I've seen some episodes. No, I wasn't impressed or amused.
Okay then I hate avatars that are screencaps from an Escapist show cropped to fit in the... oh god fucking damn it!
OK, serious time: The MLP ones do kind of bug me but i'm not going to ignore the person because of it. It just confuses the shit out of me why so many people are suddenly obsessing over a show that really isn't very good. Yes, I've seen some episodes. No, I wasn't impressed or amused.