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Do You Think People's Avatars Inffluence How Others Perceive Their Tone?
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To me it doesn't play a part at all when it comes to tone however, I take some posters opinions less serious based on their avatars and it varies from thread to thread. Most of people defending Nintendo's questionable online decisions had avatars of Nintendo characters etc etc.
Not that I'm aware of. If I like (or dislike) an avatar, it doesn't make me more or less interested in the user and the posts.
But I noticed that I tend to picture the user having the same gender as the person in the ava, knowing that it's complete bullshit. I don't know why my brain pulls this stunt on me.
Still that doesn't affect how I treat said user.
But I noticed that I tend to picture the user having the same gender as the person in the ava, knowing that it's complete bullshit. I don't know why my brain pulls this stunt on me.
Still that doesn't affect how I treat said user.
People are thier avatar. Im Cats. Youre Virgil. Thats just the way it is.
I don't judge people on their avatars, unless they're offensive e.g. racist, sexist, homophobic etc., but that's not really an issue in this particular community.
I'm guessing there's like 20 people that actually know what it is and that most people think I'm incredibly Christian. Then again I don't post outside of a handful of topics so maybe I'm blowing that out of proportion.
If you aren't sure what my avatar is then here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_(band)
If you aren't sure what my avatar is then here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_(band)
Don't worry, I knew. when I used to party a lot, DVNO was always the backdrop.
If I'm familiar with the character, sometimes I might read everyone's post in the voice of the character from your avatar.
I would hope mine has a relatively neutral effect. Maybe it looks a little edgy too by being a red and black hooded figure, and that's fine I guess.
I don't think I've ever been influenced by people's avatars. I do remember avatars and not usernames, with a few exceptions, so any prexisting knowledge about a person tends to be thrown out when they change it.
I'm hoping my avatar is seen as pretty neutral.
I'm hoping my avatar is seen as pretty neutral.
Every time Bobo Dakes changed his avatar which might have been about 20 times by now i perceived his tone differently.
At this moment it's like, dude let it go Goku won't be in Smash.
At this moment it's like, dude let it go Goku won't be in Smash.
Was surprised to see this thread get resurrected like Dracula in a Castlevania game but seeing your post OP, it makes sense why.
Yes, people are judgemental at our very core. It's part of what sucks in being a human being. No matter how much we try, deep down, we are animals, and we at times have immediate subconscious reactions based on our senses that can cause a knee jerk reaction.
Seeing some of the responses here also details that. I see more than a few posts from folks admitting if they see an anime avatar they immediately become judgemental of a person based on previous experiences.
Which is sad, as that individual could be a saint of a person irl but from the onset expectations have been set and that will color their interactions with said individual, should they choose to do so.
As an example, I forget the users name but there is a user who has an avatar of a cat hanging on a cliff that is drooling and bug eyed and I find it not only hilarious but pleasing to look at as it is almost comforting in its humor.
Whereas let's say you take my own Avatar, which is actually from a commissioned artwork piece of my own character from a friend of mine.
I would almost guarantee you folks would treat the individual with the cat avatar far different than they would me for example, on a subconscious level.
This is because avatars clearly invoke emotions and thoughts as say, the difference between a picture of a sunny summer field vs a dreary wet winter landscape or a war torn battlefield.
The avatar may not represent the whole of a person. After all it's just a piece of our personality.
But pictures as a whole do color perceptions and cause subconscious judgement. Just like many cereal box manufacturers determined that bright red boxes for trix and lucky charms worked to get attention from kids vs green or other colors.
Deep down we are all just animals sadly. The great thing is human beings can rise above this and be better than that.
It's just a matter of us pushing ourselves to do so.
I avoid quoting posters with real pics.
I quote only the ones who are too pretty to be true. Which would make them fake real pics. Which is ok to quote.
Not the real real ones.
I quote only the ones who are too pretty to be true. Which would make them fake real pics. Which is ok to quote.
Not the real real ones.
I think I lost my pony avatars :<Remember pony animated GIF avatars in the old place?
Good times.