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Do You Think People's Avatars Inffluence How Others Perceive Their Tone?
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I don't think it's stupid, maybe the interpretation might be off, but it's not stupid.
Basically when interacting with others in social situations the majority of communication is non-verbal, a lot of that is visual information by which we assess others (mannerism, stances, facial expressions etc.). In a forum environment the only visual cues we get are the avatars, which act as the sole non-verbal cues we get. A single picture does of course limit the information you can receive by looking at it, but you do read it even if it's not conscious. Subject matters are not that important in this as we often don't know the context behind the avatars, so we look for other cues.
Of course the other side is that we choose our avatars to represent ourselves on this forum, and usually there are reasons for choosing them; conscious and unconscious. They do reflect us in certain way. The issue is how much of that is lost in transmission.
I'm sometimes really curious what people assume about me based on my avatar.
People definitely do judge.
People definitely do judge.
I used to ignore and dislike people with anime avatars before I even read their posts. Now I have avatars disabled life is better.
NO more anime
NO more anime
because your avatar shows a girl and your username is similar to rinoa from final fantasy viii, i always think you're female until i bother to click the username and it shows you're male
Dear sweet jesus that's creepy.
I've neevr really given that much credence to avatars tbh, but it seems people read much into the fabric of a profile.
Only time I really judge is if it's an image of a scantily clad man/woman, partially because I used Era alot at work and have had questions in the past. Damn you horny people.
the desperately clamoring for attention type, I'd say
oh wow, and you figured it out all on your own, smarty pants
Theres too many people for me to remember. Unless someone talks to me one to one then im never going to give them a second thought.
lol, this happened way too often in the past. Even when I was using a male or gender-neutral avatar people still thought I was a girl. And my username is just an anagram of my first name, I didn't know about that FF character until someone mentioned to me.
I mean, I guess it is a reflection of their personality to a small extent.
The only ones that really bother me are racy avatars.
The only ones that really bother me are racy avatars.
My first AIM screen name was Flik46, named after a character from Suikoden. Everyone just associated it with the Bug's Life character. It was annoying as hell.
Even users who regularly change their avatar usually carry a certain aesthetic with them. Their taste permeates their avatar choices.
I use avatars to identify people more than their names. I suppose they kind of influence how I read posts, but not much. I agree with another user that said happy/cute avatars generally make me feel like someone is more... inviting?
