Of course we think you're weird!
You appear to have an eyepatch, but no parrot or anything to go with it!
You appear to have an eyepatch, but no parrot or anything to go with it!
Poll: Do you people think I'm weird?
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***** please. Come back here with a high-def video of you molesting a cat that's dressed like Iron Man (who shall be referred to throughout said video as 'Iron Meow') and maybe we'll talk about weird.
What do you mean "you people"?
... Nah, you aren't weird. Different, but only in the sense that you're different amongst people who are different. So... yeah, no. Not weird.
... Nah, you aren't weird. Different, but only in the sense that you're different amongst people who are different. So... yeah, no. Not weird.
If you're ugly, it's awkward.
If you're attractive, it's vain.
It especially annoys me when it's an attractive person doing it on a forum dominated by members of the opposite sex. Then it seems exploitative.
Kind of a no-win situation really.
If you're attractive, it's vain.
It especially annoys me when it's an attractive person doing it on a forum dominated by members of the opposite sex. Then it seems exploitative.
Kind of a no-win situation really.
Ah, c'mon. Most people aren't going to argue as fiercely with a pretty member of the opposite sex as they would normally. Or they'll make a semi-conscious attempt to compensate for their attraction in some way. The point is that it's not as natural as total anonymity.Mortai Gravesend said:
When I see someone with an avatar of themselves looking hot, it just strikes me as a bid for special attention.
Probably because in my youth I used to hang out on female-dominated fan fiction / role-playing forums and do the exact same thing =P
Eh, your Avatar's all-right and if you like it then who cares what the rest of the internet says?
The eye-patch is a nice touch.
The eye-patch is a nice touch.
I don't mean to imply that's a naive attitude, but that's kind of a naive attitude =PMortai Gravesend said:
If that was true, nobody would pay booth babes or sexualise female characters or use half-naked women in advertising (Evony has over 1 million players pretty much entirely due to their half-naked women ads, which caused a massive rise in the popularity of hot women used in banner ads that are irrelevant to the actual game).
I've seen it happen all the time, where hot guys on female-dominated forums can do no wrong (and vice versa of course). Even if it's not their intention, it's an unintended consequence that the person is either a) naively oblivious to, or b) perfectly aware of.
No-win.
Doing what things? I was giving examples of how looks affect people's judgement of value. How a pretty face increases the seeming value of the object it's related to. How is that a non-sequitur? Replace video games with forum posts.Mortai Gravesend said:
My picture is of an old, washed up, drunk cop that spends most of his time killing people while in mid-air, and you think you are the strange one?
This is the internet. We're all strange and weird, and a picture of yourself as your avatar hardly contributes to that.
No, it's not that weird.
This is the internet. We're all strange and weird, and a picture of yourself as your avatar hardly contributes to that.
No, it's not that weird.
i reckon that being wierd is a good thing, Albert Einstein, Isaac Neuton,Thomas Eddison, Mozart etc. all the people who are most memorable for society today are abnormal in some fashion, abnormality is often a way to differentiate yourself from the rest of society.
I never opposed your claim that people can ignore it, I simply opposed the expectation you expressed that most others do.Mortai Gravesend said:
As a reminder:
My point is that most others aren't as neutral as you about these things. So when people make a conscious effort to use their own face as an avatar it raises questions in my mind about their motives. That's all I'm saying.Mortai Gravesend said:
Captcha: talk turkey
