| Do you prefer it if someone uses their own photo as their online avatar? |
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Asked 321 days ago
by AlisonLDP  United Kingdom |
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About
I'm a journalist all the time, a motorcyclist whenever possible, a skier whenever I can afford it, and I'm fascinated by social media.
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11 Points
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I said yes but it depends on the context. I include a photo if it's in a context where I want to connect with people. If I simply want to shoot my mouth off I may not.
I think not using a photo is fine if its matched with an identifiable name, such as alisongow or AlisonLDP.
A combination of an unrecognisable name and an unidentifiable avatar is unhelpful for other people and probably counter-productive for the person themselves as it makes them harder to find.
Specifically on the subject of the devil, his part-cheeky, part-scared face would be a sad loss!
I don't care. If "The Sheep" uses a picture of a sheep as her avatar I think it's much more fitting than any other image she might post here.
What's an avatar?
HUH??
Perhaps my humor is a little too dry...
A picture that represents you on a website. When I click on your profile here the picture on display is your avatar for this site.
Check some definitions here:
http://www.onelook.com/?w=avatar&ls=b
Encarta's 3rd and 4th definitions are the ones that most apply online.
(thesheep, who didn't expect that comment to be taken seriously, sneaks away)
Hoodwinked: "pulling the *wool* over someone's eyes."
Methinks there is a connection here, don't ewe? :-)
Goodness! *bats eyes*....it is certainly the wrong time of year for me to be doing THAT...it is too cold out!
Thanks for your votes, comments and little side debate. - that's why I like using this site! Anyway, the results are looking intersting. Maybe my little devil will survive.
I have only started using a pic of me as my avatar recently, as I wanted to show off my excellent hat.
If it is for work, a picture of you is a good idea I think. Otherwise, anything goes.
Alison, please please please keep the little devil. Besides him being an absolute representation of the best of you - fun, mischievous, welsh, active and (as with most devils) smart - he make it so much easier to pick you out from the drab masses. Feel the same about Jos cat.
Its the presence that counts and you have a huge presence. Anyone who wants to see how you look can find a pic if they need one.