Visualizing PF Members: Avatars, Names, and Identities

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The discussion revolves around how members of the Physics Forums visualize each other during interactions, focusing on the role of avatars, usernames, and personal perceptions. Participants share their thoughts on whether they see others as their avatars, by their names, or through imagined characteristics based on their posts. The conversation includes elements of humor, personal anecdotes, and reflections on identity within the online community.

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Main Points Raised

  • Drakkith questions how members visualize each other, considering avatars and usernames.
  • Some participants mention visualizing others as popular characters or real people based on their interactions.
  • One participant humorously states they imagine their audience naked, raising questions about the appropriateness of such thoughts.
  • Another participant expresses fear and respect towards a specific member, describing them as mysterious and strict.
  • Several members share their visualizations of each other, often associating them with fictional characters or humorous traits.
  • Some participants indicate they do not assign gender to avatars unless specified, focusing instead on the content of the conversation.
  • A few participants reflect on their experiences with avatars and how they influence their perceptions of others.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on how members visualize each other, with multiple competing views and personal anecdotes shared throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants' visualizations are influenced by their personal experiences and interactions, leading to a variety of interpretations that may not align with others' views.

  • #31
Silicon waffle
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  • #32
The real PF women the fourth witch is TSU.:biggrin:
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  • #33
Crazy ninja, you have to have seen the advert to know why
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  • #34
wolram said:
This is how i picture Sophia.

for me, perhaps less coquettish ...
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  • #35
My visualizations usually go by avatars, and in case I don't encounter anything distinctive there, I just read the username a few times - a picture that relates to some past memory or experience of mine almost always pops up.
 
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  • #36
jim hardy said:
for me, perhaps less coquettish ...
The-Little-Shepherdess.jpg
I felt like this today when the washing machine broke and I had to finish the washing manually
 
  • #37
wolram said:
The real PF women the fourth witch is TSU.:biggrin:
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I couldn't find my dang TEETH that day!

We should have Evo drege up the Nuns with Guns photo. :biggrin:
 
  • #38
wolram said:
This is how i picture Sophia.
Thank you Wolram, She's got a pretty face :)
 
  • #39
Sophia said:
I felt like this today when the washing machine broke and I had to finish the washing manually
Did it give you a computer code ?
maybe post the symptoms in EE forum...?

we ought to have a DIY forum for home appliance repairs.
 
  • #40
jim hardy said:
Did it give you a computer code ?
maybe post the symptoms in EE forum...?

we ought to have a DIY forum for home appliance repairs.
No, it didn't. There's only a red light with the icon of a wrench
This happened when the program was set to 95 degrees C and it was very hot so maybe it was short circuit (vocab?).
I'll go to the shop were it was bought and ask about repair. Though sometimes repair is almost as expensive as a new machine.
 
  • #41
jim hardy said:
for me, perhaps less coquettish ...
The-Little-Shepherdess.jpg
Hmm, how about this?

http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/tafel308_v-zweispaltig.jpg
 
  • #42
Sophia said:
No, it didn't. There's only a red light with the icon of a wrench
Check your instruction manual to see if there's a button that'll make it give you a trouble code.

Then try a search on (brand of washer) (that trouble code)

A real common trouble with these fancy new ones is failure to drain because of clogged filter.
Filter is behind a panel that comes off with just a few screws, you'll find a youtube from somebody who's done it on your type machine. Be aware Whirlpool, Kitchenaid, Maytag, and a couple others all come off same assembly line.
Mine had a ball point pen refill, several bobby pins, some coins, a thin sock and yarn in it.

Good luck, i hope it's something that simple

old jim
 
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  • #43
fresh_42 said:
Hmm, how about this?

http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/tafel308_v-zweispaltig.jpg
This is much better :-) I hope I'll be so smart someday :D
 
  • #44
Tsu said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I couldn't find my dang TEETH that day!
...
Is that why I can't remember what you look like?
Because you forgot both your teeth and hat that day?
:H

ps. I would blame it on senility, but, IMHO, I've overused that excuse... :redface:
 
  • #45
Wow. Total senility Om! :biggrin: I had my teeth IN that day... but no HAT! Now... MY senility is doing OK. I remember you. :eek:
 
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  • #46
wolram said:
The real PF women the fourth witch is TSU.:biggrin:
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Rut Rho, Wolram found our photo album.
 
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  • #47
Evo said:
Rut Rho, Wolram found our photo album.
Where's our Nuns with Guns photo? Do you still have it?
 
  • #48
Evo said:
Rut Rho, Wolram found our photo album.
Oh yeah...and do you remember?...that wasn't TEA in those teacups at that little clotch we had that day. Good thing I couldn't find my teeth! We all got so toasted I might have swallowed 'em! :oldlaugh:
 
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  • #49
Tsu said:
Where's our Nuns with Guns photo? Do you still have it?
I have it. I hate this new forum software, you can't attach an image, it has to be hosted somewhere else.

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  • #50
Evo said:
I have it. I hate this new forum software, you can't attach an image, it has to be hosted somewhere else.

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YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!1111!1!11111 YOU FOUND IT! It's my favorite. :approve:
 
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  • #51
Evo said:
I have it. I hate this new forum software, you can't attach an image, it has to be hosted somewhere else.

xq3nOK.jpg
But you can attach images.
Click on the "UPLOAD" button to the bottom right of the edit box, chose your file, and then click on the "Thumbnail" or "Full Image" button to include the picture:
Like this:
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  • #52
Samy_A said:
But you can attach images.
Click on the "UPLOAD" button to the bottom right of the edit box, chose your file, and then click on the "Thumbnail" or "Full Image" button to include the picture:
Like this:

I guess you can teach an old mule new tricks. Here's me .
 
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  • #53
Evo said:
Here's me .
Now now. You shouldn't hide your well-developed musculature from years of swinging the banhammer...
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  • #54
Psinter said:
@Evo - I must confess I was terrified of this member when I first came here

No need to fear this mentor, Evo uses pretty sound judgment, I had a friendly conversation going on about the world clock and Armageddon, that was taken of topic and went in a direction I didn't intend for it to go, (I do not really like politics even though I had a 4.0 in political science) it got political, so the thread was cut. When you get people together that have strong opinions and can put up an intelligent argument either way the conversation goes, it helps to have a referee that can step in. Otherwise it can descend into chaos. JMHO. Other mentors will slap a warning on you in heartbeat even if they know your argument is sound logical and even factual. If you can't post peer reviewed papers or articles of study from an (accepted) source that support your point of view you will get a warning and it counts against you.
 
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  • #55
Evo said:
I guess you can teach an old mule new tricks. Here's me

Um if you are a mule then Ashley Judd must be a horse, lol

Beautiful with brains, great combination...:wink:
 
  • #56
I picture people based on their avatar and name.
 
  • #57
I identify members by their avatar, I don't necessarily picture them at all. I picked my avatar because it reminded me of a group having a discussion.
 
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  • #58
Just a thought... am I too ambiguous for identifying/visualizing? :nb)
 
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