I actually don't like the "permabanned" avatar swap

[Jamash]

I don't object to the Digital Dunce Cap in principle, but I do think the chosen gif is a little crass and inappropriate, since although it's from a fictional TV series, the main humour hinges on the domestic abuse of a helpless child in a hospital bed. I wonder if another clip they considered was of a Pimp slapping his Ho for being late with his money.

If I was going to make a similar forum weapon from a video clip, I'd make a short 10 second clip from this:

"This will send you back to hell you ugly Troll!"​

***Throws Banhammer***​

Troll is smited.​

Not only does it contain the use of word Troll and a magical Banhammer, but both participants are super-power endowed responsible adults who can easily take take the violence being dished out on them and are fully responsible for their actions.

 

[HippySteve]

It's whatever man, I actually get a kick out of the avatar swap. But I can see how you think it's demeaning, but the persona might as well not exist anymore anyway, it's not a huge deal, I'd say.

 

[Comocat]

It took me ages to figure out that people had their avatar changed to that when they got banned, I just figured there was a bunch of dickheads with that obnoxious avatar that all had just happened to have been banned.


EDIT: Oh god, my precious non-avatar. Destroyed. This is the worst day of my life.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. I was wondering why people getting banned all had the same weird looking guy as their avatar. An embarrassing amount of time later I considered "oh, I bet it gets changed." I wish the mods would consider the less intelligent members on the forums when they make decisions like that

 

[TimeLord]

Huh... Seems someone has been playing around with the avatars in this thread....

Engage Default Response Pattern Alpha One: Blame Kross

Also blame Louis and paulgruberman

 

[Fappy]

Huh... Seems someone has been playing around with the avatars in this thread....

Engage Default Response Pattern Alpha One: Blame Kross

The funny thing is that my avatar doesn't look all that different in this thread. Just a slightly more pissed off cat

 

[FallenMessiah88]

I don't get it either.

Users who have been banned alrady have all their posts grayed out and the word "BANNED" in big red letters over their avatar.

So yeah, it does seem rather unnecessary.

 

[yuval152]

Well played Mud.

OT: I like it, it's funny and harmless. And it keeps other people from doing stupid things, I mean who would want to have their avatar as a guy being permabanned? I don't think it's a big problem as you make it sound like.

 

[Rose and Thorn]

Cats, cats everywhere!

I like the permbanned avater. It is funny.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I really don't mind it really, and it took me a while to actually see what avatar everyone was talking about.

Honestly, they're not gonna post here anymore after they were permabanned, so what do they care? Then again, they could have avoided the whole ordeal by not getting themselves in trouble while being here.

Also, grumpy is cat is grumpy. XD

 

[Fanboy]

What is this I don't even...

Well, at least it's not Bieber.

OT: I'm on board for permaban avatar swapping. People here seem to have an unhealthy attachment to their avatars, so more reason not to get banned I guess. However, I don't really care for the avatar they're using at the moment; So much potential here for hilarity and that gif wastes it.

The cat face used in this thread is way funnier.

 

[DoPo]

Huh... Seems someone has been playing around with the avatars in this thread....

Engage Default Response Pattern Alpha One: Blame Kross

Also blame Louis and paulgruberman

Oh my god, I laughed so hard, and I don't know who to attribute it to. I guess I'll just blame Kross out of principle, too.

> sees a thread complaining about changing avatars of banned people
> changes all avatars

Brilliant and damn funny at the same time!

Huh... Seems someone has been playing around with the avatars in this thread....

Engage Default Response Pattern Alpha One: Blame Kross

The funny thing is that my avatar doesn't look all that different in this thread. Just a slightly more pissed off cat

Yeah, but the problem is that everybody else now has the same avatar as yours.

 

[bowserboy26578]

To be perfectly honest, I've never once seen this avatar change. I'll have to look out for it now.

(Why is everyone's avatar the same here?)

 

[Fappy]

Yeah, but the problem is that everybody else now has the same avatar as yours.

You guys are all posers. You just wish you could be as cool and grumpy as me!

 

[UBERfionn]

I just want to be a part of the grumpy kitty revolution!

 

[Owlslayer]

Gotta say i haven`t seen the aforementioned swap before. Well, until someone in this thread posted the gif.
Haven`t seen anyone being banned for quite a while, i guess.
But yeah, I don`t think of this as a bad thing. Just something neutral, or "meh".

And yeah, a big part of why i posted in this thread is that everyone has a grumpy cat avatar. And I´ve always wanted one, even if just for a single thread.

 

[Vegosiux]

Okay, I am torn between being a grumpy cat or thinking "Well played, Escapist" for this grumpy cat swap thing.

I think I'll flip a coin, and with some luck it will land on edge.

 

[DoPo]

Yeah, but the problem is that everybody else now has the same avatar as yours.

You guys are all posers. You just wish you could be as cool and grumpy as me!

Yeah, I'M GRUMPIER THAN YOU! So shaddup. The student has finally surpassed his master.

 

[Fappy]

Yeah, but the problem is that everybody else now has the same avatar as yours.

You guys are all posers. You just wish you could be as cool and grumpy as me!

Yeah, I'M GRUMPIER THAN YOU! So shaddup. The student has finally surpassed his master.

If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!

 

[Berithil]

I really don't see what the big deal is. They're banned. Like others have said, they forfeited their forum rights. I find it mildly amusing. Not hilarious, just worth a small chuckle.

There are more important things to complain about. Like... Say... Every avatar in this thread being turned into a grumpy cat XD

Grumpy cat FTW!!

 

[DoPo]

Yeah, but the problem is that everybody else now has the same avatar as yours.

You guys are all posers. You just wish you could be as cool and grumpy as me!

Yeah, I'M GRUMPIER THAN YOU! So shaddup. The student has finally surpassed his master.

If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!

In that case I will strike you up, so you become less powerful than I can possibly imagine. Erm, just let me come up with how exactly does "striking up" work.