Poll: Do Gif Avatars Annoy You?

[Aegixx]

The more distracting they are, the better.

 

[cahtush]

Not the_root_of_all_evil's. its awesome, and so true

 

[ruben6f]

I love gif avatars, they are funny to look at and it's not like you can't put your hand on the screen.

 

[Rolf]

Sometimes they annoy me. Usually if im trying to read something, but some of them are realy funny.

 

[Weslebear]

I much prefer .gif avatars to just standard pictures, much more interesting and if I didn't love my avatar so much it would definitely be a .gif .

What I really hate is no avatar, it's just bland and they help you start to recognise people around the site so I don't see why you wouldn't bother.

 

[Fooz]

if anything, I prefer them

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

Nah, I think they're pretty cool to watch.

 

[The Hero Killer]

No for obvious reasons, unless I cant make out what is going on then its just flashing colors to me.

 

[Sgt. Dante]

Is it bad that I came to this thread looking for hilarious gif avatars?

Pretty much what i'm here for, I love a good .GIF had one as my avatar for quite a while now.

 

[azukar]

Yes, but only a little. Generally if they're so flashy and over the top that they're distracting.

What's worse is massive signature lines. First thing I tend to do on a forum is disable signature lines.

 

[WalkerHill]

WELL， the gif is so great. You will be in trip in it. By the way, why my gif avatar don't move.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

They used to, but the fun or tasteful ones are quite amusing so I don't mind them so much anymore. Some are still quite rubbish truth be told...the beauty of the still is that it's the pictorial equivalent to a single sentence; a small snapshot to separate ourselves, to give us each a unique "signature" or personality of sorts (for lack of a better term. You all know what I mean).

I think the one that convinced me is someone on this forum whose avatar is Sheldon from TBBT in the ball pond, popping up in a spray of colour. Even though there's no sound, I can hear the Bazinga. Whoever you are, it's bloody brilliant Also, I'm sure I saw this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fc8j_CTuYM&feature=player_detailpage#t=54s] in someone's profile, cracks me up every time.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

They amuse me.
I actually like them.

 

[Ickorus]

My ears are burning.

I voted for 'Very few of them ever bug me.' (GEDDIT?)

The thing about gifs is they tend to draw attention to your posts, im twice as likely to read a post with a gif in it than without and if the gif isn't obnoxious (fast, flashy, etc.) im twice as likely to respond calmly, I also generally recognise users with gif avatars far more frequently than I otherwise would though I do still often forget names.

 

[Samurai Silhouette]

-snip-

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

But it's not a gif avatar! That's another topic :3

 

[jamez525]

90% of people that reply to my posts are telling me my avatar is awesome, so no they don't annoy me. It's nice to know my manatee is brightening up peoples days.

 

[Colour Scientist]

I've had a hilarious clown-soldier one

So, it was you! I was wondering where that avatar went.

OP: I like them, I tend to recognise users by their avatars rather than their user names and animated ones are more memorable. Fuck you, reading.

 

[RAWKSTAR]

Only when they are really shitty and don't loop correctly.

I like it when the gif is boobies jiggling and stuff.

 

[Distorted Stu]

ALL GLORY TO THE GIF AVATARS

 

[Flack]

I dont mind them. There are limits though.