Avatars vs usernames

[Something Amyss]

I have another take on this.

For my first few years on this forum, I didn't have an avatar. I seldom got responded to.

I find the Hero of All with Lucio, and I wish to show that. And then I'm apparently noticed.

By that interaction, I'd have to say Avatars are important.

Ironically, I recognise you by your username, nt your avatar.

OT: a little of both. Some avatars I remember more eadily than names. There are some people who could change their avatars a thousand times and I might not notice. Okay, I'd probably pick up on it eventually.....

 

[Xprimentyl]

A few months ago, I would have said I recognize both names and avatars equally, but during an Escapist ?derp? moment when avatars were disabled, I suffered rapid onset Alzheimer?s: I felt like I vaguely recognized everyone, but honestly had no idea who any of you were.

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

I would have made this a poll, but well, the poll monster has a bottomless stomach right now.

So anyway, how do you recognise people on forums? For me, it tends to be a bit of both. A memorable avatar may stick in my mind even after only being seen once or twice, but I wouldn't be able to tie it to a person. Generally a name takes longer to learn, but once I can remember it, then I'll have a sense of who's behind the handle, so to speak.

How about you?

I am pretty much like you. I will remember avatars from the less frequent posters, or ones I am less familiar with, but I am usually more dependent on names. All the ponies and waifus make names all that more necessary as to not see them all as one person. They sort of all mesh together as "megaponifu".

I hate it when people change their names or avatars, makes it more difficult to remember who they are. I change mine very infrequently for that reason, and only changed it to the cuter devil kitties friends sent me after people informed me I was frightening them with the devil cat demon I had before. I seem to notice people with cat avatars over most though.

 

[Lil devils x_v1legacy]

I used to recognise people by their avatars, but I haven't been able to see avatars on this site for quite some time now so I've had to start remembering your names.

If you go into your settings, you can turn the avatars back on. That fixed it for me anyway.

I had already been seeing avatars for the most part, then went to settings and made sure everything was on and no matter how many times I updated no to disabled avatars, yes to quote notifications it would set it back to disabled avatars and quote notifications.

Also my custom title had read " More Lego Goats please" forever, and when I tried to update quote notifications a few months ago, it disappeared and would not allow me to reset it. I think settings still have a good deal of work done to them to be properly operational again.

It finally let me see avatars again after multiple tries as long as I don't try to touch quote notifications or anything else. I am afraid to touch the settings until they iron out the problems.

Anyone in Tech that can give me back my "More Lego Goats please!" title would be appreciated.

 

[Elvis Starburst]

Usually avatars. Some people I've seen post often for a long time are ones I can recognize by name, but the users I don't see as frequently tend to be recognized by avatar alone

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Most of the time it's by avatar.

There are some avatars that I really enjoy since I think they're either cool or rememberable. Super helpful for me with posters that don't post too often since I probably won't remember their user name.

Unless someone changes theirs a million times then I just go by username, but then again there tends to be a theme with them so I try to remember that.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Avatars mostly. Basically the site is so bricked I can either see people's avatars, or receive forum notifications, not both, so I've chosen avatars.

 

[CaitSeith]

By usernames, unless it's people who never change avatars.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Both and I dislike it when people radically change their any of them.

Sometimes I completely forget people who turns out I already knew who they are because they changed their avatar.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Sometimes I completely forget people who turns out I already knew who they are because they changed their avatar.

Oh good, I thought I was the only one

 

[ObsidianJones_v1legacy]

Almost always recognise posters by Avatar. I usually imagine that they actually are their Avatar, as well.

Same!


...Which is why I hate when you change yours! Though you keep to a theme, but its been a while since your nun.

It is a weird thought. In my logical mind, I have to understand some of the people I like to talk with are not really an anthropomorphized grey animal, a satanic feline, and two hula women (who I assume takes turns responding). But it's hard.

Tis why I'm glad we stopped those pic threads. I don't need my reality breaking.

Ironically, I recognise you by your username, not your avatar.

... but... Dat Lucio, though!

 

[Kerg3927]

Names. Sometimes avatar, too. But mostly by name.

 

[Abomination]

Avatars far more than names, at least as a point of recognition.

I try to not associate any poster with their history and so use the avatars for thread recognition rather than board recognition.

 

[Baffle]

User names usually, though I probably only recall very regular posters, or people who stand out as particularly funny, knowledgeable, angry or some other defining trait.

 

[Xprimentyl]

I would have made this a poll, but well, the poll monster has a bottomless stomach right now.

So anyway, how do you recognise people on forums? For me, it tends to be a bit of both. A memorable avatar may stick in my mind even after only being seen once or twice, but I wouldn't be able to tie it to a person. Generally a name takes longer to learn, but once I can remember it, then I'll have a sense of who's behind the handle, so to speak.

How about you?

But out of curiosity, OP, what is YOUR avatar from? Every time I see it, it reminds of something, but I can't put my finger on where I've seen it.

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

Usernames are easier to remember.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Primarily avatars, which is why it annoys me so much when some of you chuckleheads keep changing them.

 

[the December King]

I'd say usually I have an instinctual reaction to an avatar pic- at the same instant I see the avatar, I mostly acknowledge the name, and am also tying in why they may be involved in the thread- but it's hard to say for sure which comes first.

 

[Trunkage]

I would have made this a poll, but well, the poll monster has a bottomless stomach right now.

So anyway, how do you recognise people on forums? For me, it tends to be a bit of both. A memorable avatar may stick in my mind even after only being seen once or twice, but I wouldn't be able to tie it to a person. Generally a name takes longer to learn, but once I can remember it, then I'll have a sense of who's behind the handle, so to speak.

How about you?

But out of curiosity, OP, what is YOUR avatar from? Every time I see it, it reminds of something, but I can't put my finger on where I've seen it.

I thought it was from Oliver Twist. But then I just make up where avatars came form. I assume yours is some lady legs crossed

 

[Something Amyss]

... but... Dat Lucio, though!

...I'm going to be honest. I had to look up who Lucio was. It probably packs some resonance to your average gamer, but out of context, it's some dude in sexy Halo cosplay swimsuit edition dancing or...something. I don't know. My vision kind of sucks and gifs are usually low enough resolution I have trouble telling what's going on at this size. Like, I can play games fine, but looking at tiny moving images can be a problem. I think I'more likely to remember someone's avatar if it's static.