Well, just yesterday I changed my avatar from my dated (And long since changed) Xbox live Avatar to this swanky new model, the Michael Corleone. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's as if my new avatar has added weight and maturity to my posts. No longer do I look upon my posts and not even take myself seriously, but I think "That's the sort of guy I listen to." I'm probably wildly exaggerating, but just for the sake of discussion, has an Avatar change ever had a similar effect upon you?