Wahey first thread for the Gitsnik!
Actually that line is exactly why I am writing up this little question. I've spent a number of years now on the internet under many guises, but two or three of them (specifically this one, "Gitsnik") are personalities that I spend a lot of time under. Initially I had thought to post this somewhere else but a gaming-based forum seems more appropriate (considering the "My life as a tank" article the escapist did a short while ago) as you all spend so much time as your avatar.
So my question is, do you find that you become your avatar? It's not uncommon to hear people actually saying "lol" out loud these days, but I don't mean that, I mean moments where people ask your name and you say "Git... err...", or where you act like you do online (i.e. look at buildings and think "perfect sniping position").
The perfect example for my own actions came last night when I was talking to one of my friends and she asked me how I was going and I said "Gits is going great actually".
I could just be predisposed to insanity in some form or other, but I am curious how many of the escapist also do this? Or whether I should go sit through another appointment with a professional for this sort of thing.
Edit: To clarify, I don't mean "avatar" the same as "display picture" I mean the whole package, your mannerisms, your jokes, the way you act or talk. If there is a private joke with your IRC channel or your WoW guild do you use it in real life. I get that everyone reflects themselves normally in what they do, I'm talking about going that extra "mile" (you know... "gits is having a good day")
Actually that line is exactly why I am writing up this little question. I've spent a number of years now on the internet under many guises, but two or three of them (specifically this one, "Gitsnik") are personalities that I spend a lot of time under. Initially I had thought to post this somewhere else but a gaming-based forum seems more appropriate (considering the "My life as a tank" article the escapist did a short while ago) as you all spend so much time as your avatar.
So my question is, do you find that you become your avatar? It's not uncommon to hear people actually saying "lol" out loud these days, but I don't mean that, I mean moments where people ask your name and you say "Git... err...", or where you act like you do online (i.e. look at buildings and think "perfect sniping position").
The perfect example for my own actions came last night when I was talking to one of my friends and she asked me how I was going and I said "Gits is going great actually".
I could just be predisposed to insanity in some form or other, but I am curious how many of the escapist also do this? Or whether I should go sit through another appointment with a professional for this sort of thing.
Edit: To clarify, I don't mean "avatar" the same as "display picture" I mean the whole package, your mannerisms, your jokes, the way you act or talk. If there is a private joke with your IRC channel or your WoW guild do you use it in real life. I get that everyone reflects themselves normally in what they do, I'm talking about going that extra "mile" (you know... "gits is having a good day")
