Do Avatars Influence Our Perception of Forum Members?

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The forum discussion centers on how avatars influence users' perceptions of each other. Participants vividly describe their imagined appearances of fellow members based on their avatars, such as Drakkith being visualized as a soldier in green combat armor from the United Nations Space Marine Corps. The conversation also touches on humorous interpretations of avatars, with members associating them with various animals and characters, showcasing the playful nature of online interactions. Overall, the thread highlights the creative and often whimsical ways users engage with each other's online personas.

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  • Understanding of online community dynamics
  • Familiarity with avatar customization in forums
  • Knowledge of character archetypes in gaming and media
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This discussion is beneficial for community managers, social psychologists, and anyone interested in the effects of digital personas on interpersonal relationships within online forums.

  • #31
micromass said:
Evo's nemesis:

http://memearchive.net/memerial.net/2761/rise-nut-rise.jpg
Do not try. Do.
 
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  • #32
I visualize turbos foot.

foot.jpg
 
  • #33
Drakkith said:
IDDQD! IDKFA!

Did you know there was a dwarf in Kingdom O' Magic with IDDQD displayed as an amount of stamina (or life/hit points/whatever it was called in this particular game)? It was already a cult 5 letters back in 1996 :smile:
 
  • #34
Borek said:
Did you know there was a dwarf in Kingdom O' Magic with IDDQD displayed as an amount of stamina (or life/hit points/whatever it was called in this particular game)? It was already a cult 5 letters back in 1996 :smile:

Dwarfs shouldn't get god mode. They aren't tall enough.
 
  • #35
Drakkith said:
When browsing the forums and interacting with people, do you picture them in your head as being similar to their avatars? For example every time I think of Phinds I picture a big smelly dog licking my face. No Phinds! NO! Down!

And Evo is a young maiden with long hair swinging slowly in a swing underneath a large tree on a spring day. And then she opens her mouth and ban-hammers flow like wine!

Greg...scares me.

If a member hasn't posted a picture of themselves in the "PF member photos" subforum, then I'll usually assign the personality of a member to their avatar. This makes for some interesting constructions, as I tend to do it even when the avatar is an inanimate object.

If the member doesn't have an avatar, I usually derive some image or "feeling" from their name.
 
  • #36
lisab said:
Yep that's about right :smile:!

I knew it! You Seattleites are a wild bunch.
 
  • #37
I use Schlieren imaging.
 
  • #38
Squirrels are vermin. Creatures sent from the pits of hell is what they are, not cuddly furry, fuzzy animals like:

Bunny%2BRabbit.jpg
 
  • #39
mentalist said:
squirrels are vermin. Creatures sent from the pits of hell is what they are, not cuddly furry, fuzzy animals like:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s_m-v0yjzcy/tt7i0cbo-ri/aaaaaaaaapc/_upio6yhthk/s1600/bunny%2brabbit.jpg

awww:!)omg:!)want!:!)
 
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  • #40
Mentalist said:
Squirrels are vermin. Creatures sent from the pits of hell is what they are, not cuddly furry, fuzzy animals like:

Burn it! Kill it with fire before its cuteness spreads!
 
  • #41
Drakkith said:
Burn it! Kill it with fire before its cuteness spreads!
 
  • #42
Drakkith said:
Burn it! Kill it with fire before its cuteness spreads!

Nooooo!

BAN DRAKKITH!
 
  • #43
Drakkith said:
Burn it! Kill it with fire before its cuteness spreads!

GASPS! *faints*
 
  • #44
Gad said:
GASPS! *faints*
For drizzle.

https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40814&stc=1&d=1320854038

I love you this much drizzle!
 
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  • #45
Evo said:
For drizzle.

https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40814&stc=1&d=1320854038

I love you this much drizzle!

:!) id ga ha...*melting*
 
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  • #46
micromass said:
Nooooo!

BAN DRAKKITH!

You cannot ban that which has no internet! Because we all know there is no internet on Phobos and Deimos. The rovers are mean and won't let me share their connection.
 
  • #47
Consider this a bump:

Consider this a Bump:
Evo- When I was a kid:
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Evo now:
waterhouse_the_lady_of_shalott02.jpg


Think of someone approaching a cute pokemon and it turning into a beautiful lady with mysterious powers of banning, infracting and closing threads...
*shiver*
 
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  • #48
Enigman said:
Consider this a Bump:
Evo- When I was a kid:



150px-Pok%C3%A9mon_Eevee_art.png




Evo now:
waterhouse_the_lady_of_shalott02.jpg


Think of someone approaching a cute pokemon and it turning into a beautiful lady with mysterious powers of banning, infracting and closing threads...
*shiver*

I always thought of her like this.

tumblr_mifuc8XPO21rtawlso1_500.jpg
 
  • #49
You better run for your life...

nuns_with_guns.jpg
 
  • #50
I ask for a picture of themselves.
 
  • #51
dlgoff said:
tumblr_mifuc8XPO21rtawlso1_500.jpg

That is one beautiful gun.
 
  • #52
Borek said:
You better run for your life...

nuns_with_guns.jpg


The second one from the right -- she looks especially enthusiastic.
 
  • #53
Lol lisab!
 
  • #54
lisab said:
The second one from the right -- she looks especially enthusiastic.

That looks like my mother before she gave up the habit. She was a good shot btw.
 
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  • #55
edward said:
That looks like my mother before she gave up the habit. She was a good shot btw.
Habit - a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order.

Your mother was a nun?

dlgoff said:
I always thought of her like this.

tumblr_mifuc8XPO21rtawlso1_500.jpg
My first thought was that she looks like a woman that you should take seriously when she says "my eyes are up here".
 
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