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

[Monster_user]

The image seems a little violent, not really funny. I would prefer something less violent, but I have no problems with a replacement avatar.

do i need a different avater to post here?

Why is everyone's avatar the same? Am I missing something here?

Why is everyone's avatar looking the same?

speaking of avatars: what did i miss? why is everyone grumpy cats?

Why does everybody have a grumpy cat avatar? ???

 

[Uszi]

The grumpy cat avatar really drives me crazy.

Oh god. Now I am a grumpy cat.

 

[Megacherv]

I...I...erm...I'm confused...what's happening with the permabanned avatar? I never even knew this thing existed...

 

[Spud of Doom]

Pretty disappointed to see the Escapist staff resort to mocking banned users like that. Surely a ban is enough.

But if they've done enough to warrant a ban, what does it matter?

Follow the rules, and you won't be banned.
Can't follow the rules? Expect to have this permabanned avatar (eventually, upon being banned).
Can't follow the rules and don't want this avatar? Don't join the site in the first place.

Seems simple enough.

Because it's being needlessly demeaning of the user. I don't agree with replacing the forum avatar of all banned users with an immature joke image in the same way that I wouldn't agree with forcing prison inmates to wear pink frilly leotards.

 

[AceDefective]

Okay What's with the cat
I just came into the thread and thought it was one guy talking to himself

I also don't see the problem with someone who is permabanned having their avatar change, it's not like you'll see them post anyway.

 

[Dagda Mor]

...Why is everyone's avatar suddenly a cat?

 

[Vault101]

uh?....how did this happen? somones Idea of a joke?

 

[Teoes]

Permabanned avatar is funny and those who think otherwise could do with lightening up.

Also, I'm not sure what to think of the several pages of people going "OMG why does everyone have a cat avatar?" instead of taking a few seconds to read the thread and think about it.. I'm torn between 'Dafties' and 'Oh yeah: internet. I've been here before.'

I'm not grumpy, in fact I'm in quite a good mood. Although my avatar may suggest otherwise.

 

[ForumSafari]

I can't remember the exact site. (Maybe within a section in Encyclopedia Dramatica?) All I know is that the people who type out all the bad things they had said about this site were formers (banned) members from this site so that explain alot (the must of been butt hurt alot to dedicated that much hate into it).

The site was called the Dead Horse Interchange, it's still up but the forums are down because their coder is a monkey or lost interest. Funnily enough though the archives weren't made out of butthurt or rage, they were mostly made because the Escapist was a fairly good source of conversation material. I mean come on, the boards here are moderated in such a way that topics can be hidden from public scrutiny if they go along a line that the mods really don't like and the moderation was scattershot at best. But yeah, it really wasn't compiled as an exercise in rage, it was compiled for the fun of a group project. In fact if a user got way too obsessed they'd be asked to knock it off.

 

[Ice Car]

Is it just me or has everyone's avatar been replaced with

?

Everybody, calm the fuck down and just blame Kross. Everything will be fine.

(I wonder how many people, after entering this thread and realizing the avatars are all a grumpy cat, scrambled to look at the other topics to see if this was a thing going on elsewhere)

 

[Lost In The Void]

Man this grumpy cat is almost as grumpy as my normal avatar.

As for the permaban avatar, don't really give a fuck, I find it funny, the person isn't around to use the profile anymore, no harm done.

Now to do what everyone should do for the avatars in this thread

Spoiler: Been too long since I've seen this image

 

[thesilentman]

Major site error. Grumpy cat avatar on all posts.

...

EVIL PLAN SUCCESSFUL! >:-D

OT- I don't care a single iota. Sucks for you if you didn't follow site rules.

 

[Queen Michael]

Why is everybody a grumpy cat?

 

[Berithil]

Why is everybody a grumpy cat?

Because someone decided to have a bit of fun in this thread and changed everyone's avatars.

[sub]I blame Kross...[/sub]

 

[duchaked]

oh my gosh this thread is hilarious xD totally made my night (it's been slow, yea)

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

GRUMPY CAT THREAD

I mean


Man this thread is super necro'd.

 

[Calibanbutcher]

Wow, a rare double-necro...
Not bad, not bad at all...

 

[Angie7F]

So many kitties.
I have an avatar for once!!