Poll: Do Gif Avatars Annoy You?

[cainx10a]

My favorite were the Gaga/Cosby ones from a while back, that was awesome.

Yours is probably my favorite so far.

on-topic: Some do annoy me, but that has mainly to do with the speed of the frame transition rather than content.

 

[Nouw]

I love gifs. I've had a hilarious clown-soldier one, a Daft Punk one and of course my laughing skeleton-bomber.

Do not question the laughing skeleton-bomber!

 

[zombiesinc]

I absolutely cannot fucking stand 'em! All they do is repeat the same damn image, over and over... and over... and over. I think anyone who uses a .gif is just silly!

 

[Scde2]

I absolutely cannot fucking stand 'em! All they do is repeat the same damn image, over and over... and over... and over. I think anyone who uses a .gif is just silly!

INORITE?!
It's so ridiculously obnoxious, it's basically saying "LOOK AT ME I R SPECIAL."
Fuck them all!
[HEADING=2]ALL OF THEM![/HEADING]

EDIT: Please don't report me anyone.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'm fine with them. The only thing that bugs me are creepy face avatars. I actually ignored someone here because I don't want to see the creeper. True story: I spent an hour trying to make one once. I failed.

That's all right, though. I like Cap'n Jimmy.

Whoops. Was that me? Sorry.

 

[New Frontiersman]

God yes. I hate them all. Their all annoying and distracting, and most are stupid.

They all get on my nerves, they wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't for the repetitiveness of them. That and they're distracting from the actual posts.

The only ones that don't bother too much are the ones with really simple and non-distracting animations and ones where the repetitions aren't really jarring or too distracting. I still don't like them very much though.

 

[Death God]

Nope. My current avatar is supposed to be a gif but for some odd reason, I just can't seem to upload gifs for my avatars. I actually like gif avatars better than stationary ones.

You have to resize it. If the Escapist auto-resizes it, it kills the gif.

http://www.online-image-editor.com/index.cfm

Use that to make the largest dimension of your avatar 75 pixels (75x75 if it's square like yours appears to be). Then reupload it. That'll fix it.

Thank you. I've been trying to figure that out for about a month now.

 

[StellarViking]

Well the only gif tha---

I've personally never had a problem with them. On the contrary, I think they are quite fun to look act now and then. Especially the one user who has the black and white one of some bug-eyed guy in a robe, and after a few seconds, he will look directly at me and grin menacingly.

Startled me quite a few times. Kudos to him.

*Head suddenly flies up in the air*

Evenin', folks. Glad to see I made the right choice in avatar.

No, .gif avatars don't bother me. I've actually grown to like this one an awful lot. I usually change my avatars around every so often, but I think that this one's here to stay.

 

[DustyDrB]

I'm fine with them. The only thing that bugs me are creepy face avatars. I actually ignored someone here because I don't want to see the creeper. True story: I spent an hour trying to make one once. I failed.

That's all right, though. I like Cap'n Jimmy.

Whoops. Was that me? Sorry.

Wasn't you. You had psychadelic faces (or used to, I think), not a creepy stalker rapeface. Rest easy.

Edit: Hey! You still have a face.
Wait for it....there he is!

 

[lacktheknack]

I'm fine with them. The only thing that bugs me are creepy face avatars. I actually ignored someone here because I don't want to see the creeper. True story: I spent an hour trying to make one once. I failed.

That's all right, though. I like Cap'n Jimmy.

Whoops. Was that me? Sorry.

Wasn't you. You had psychadelic faces (or used to, I think), not a creepy stalker rapeface. Rest easy.

By the way, this seems as good a time as any to mention Insanum's avatar.

http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/users/avatars/333221.8d0c8.gif

 

[Supertegwyn]

God yes. I'll be reading a comment and my eyes just flick back to it. Annoys the hell out of me!

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

-snip-

Your avatar distracts me, just look at it!
So odd...

-snip-

You seem to get an avatar change like, every week... all gifs... all cyriak...

Diversity is always better than plainness and that's what a image avatar is. I used to use one, now I gave him psychedelic sunglasses.

Ooh, i hadn't noticed your new-but-similar avatar before.
Very nice.

Anyway, OP, no i don't have a problem with GIF avatars, just look at me!

 

[GraveeKing]

If I'm reading through a comment which I disprove of and I see a gif avatar on that comment, instead of replying like a smart-ass I instantly think OOH SO SHINY - WHY COMPLAIN.
Basically, if they're half-decent they'll probably amuse me - THEY'RE AMAZING.

 

[Knusper]

I like them because pictures are good and all, but you can fit more into a .gif.
For example, a joke. I would probably have one if I knew which one to pick.

 

[SextusMaximus]

They're my one pet hate. I simply HATE the concept of using a GIF avatar. It is stupid.

......Ummmm yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah >_> *Looks at your avatar*

You've identified the joke, well done

OT: No, they're fantastic.

 

[FlashHero]

I love them when there done right.

 

[Azaradel]

I absolutely despise gif avatars and the people who use them.

Wait...

 

[Mr.Numbers]

Where is the option for: I love them and find them amusing on the condition they don't give me epilepsy (As above...Though I can forgive MSPaint lovers)

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

What's an Gif? Is it similar to my slideshow avatar?

 

[tombman888]

I've been trying to upload a gif avatar for the past 3 months... none of them ever work and i have no idea what i'm doing wrong