Yes I know this should be in another sub forum but (avatars)

Yes I know this should be in another sub forum but (avatars)

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Zombie

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1,587 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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As you will be able to tell from my stats

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I've been on here a while.

I'm more of a lurker than a poster to be fair but, whilst I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent, I find it very difficult to weigh peoples posts up.

An avatar by the side of your post is just that. Me, personified.

I use it on ever other forum as primary means to identify a personality in the first instance and secondly to influence the way that people perceive my posts.

I'm fairly dead pan here/ anywhere and I use smileys rarely as the systems are a bit clunky, but I use my usual standard avatar (i.e. not my profile pic) to express my perspective before I start and it's usually effective.

I don't understand why they're not enabled here. Did I miss an argument? Has it always been the way? Do frequent users prefer that level of anonymity?

It's very strange (relative to what I know)...




The Moose

22,821 posts

208 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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What avatar do you use?!

HustleRussell

24,602 posts

159 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Unnecessary clutter.

SlimJim16v

5,617 posts

142 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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AlexRS2782

8,025 posts

212 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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I expect, by the time I log in later this evening, that this thread will be in Website Feedback along with all the other threads that have asked the same question about Avatars, Signatures, etc, repeatedly over the last few years and all of which got the same response along the lines of no.

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Thursday 11th February 00:33

Zombie

Original Poster:

1,587 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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AlexRS2782 said:
I expect, by the time I log in later this evening, that this thread will be in Website Feedback along with all the other threads that have asked the same question about Avatars, Signatures, etc, repeatedly over the last few years and all of which got the same response along the lines of no.

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Thursday 11th February 00:33
Which is why I posted here and not there.

I don't wish to offer feedback.

Consider this as more of a general question.

i.e. How do avatars, or lack of, influence the way you perceive users?

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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AlexRS2782 said:
I expect, by the time I log in later this evening, that this thread will be in Website Feedback along with all the other threads that have asked the same question about Avatars, Signatures, etc, repeatedly over the last few years and all of which got the same response along the lines of no.

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Thursday 11th February 00:33
yes

If you want avatars, signatures and other clutter such as 'like' and 'rep' buttons then this site isn't for you and Facebook.com is what you need. Generally such clutter is requested by the younger generation for attention seeking purposes as anyone over a certain age does not care for such pointless crap.

Zombie

Original Poster:

1,587 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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All that jazz said:
yes

If you want avatars, signatures and other clutter such as 'like' and 'rep' buttons then this site isn't for you and Facebook.com is what you need. Generally such clutter is requested by the younger generation for attention seeking purposes as anyone over a certain age does no care for such pointless crap.
Says the man with the user name "all that jazz"...

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Zombie said:
All that jazz said:
yes

If you want avatars, signatures and other clutter such as 'like' and 'rep' buttons then this site isn't for you and Facebook.com is what you need. Generally such clutter is requested by the younger generation for attention seeking purposes as anyone over a certain age does no care for such pointless crap.
Says the man with the user name "all that jazz"...
confused

Zombie

Original Poster:

1,587 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Unnecessary bling or clutter is often referred to as "all that Jazz"...

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Zombie said:
Unnecessary bling or clutter is often referred to as "all that Jazz"...
OK.coffee

Zombie

Original Poster:

1,587 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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All that jazz said:
OK.coffee
I see you've found your avatar...

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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hehe

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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What is an "avatar" anyway FFS?

Or did I miss something?!

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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I prefer not to have them, they just end up with people trying to outdo others with more stupid or 'funny' ones.

What PH needs, is verified users, as it is getting ridiculous with the amount of trolls trolling away.

All that jazz

7,632 posts

145 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Mr Tidy said:
What is an "avatar" anyway FFS?

Or did I miss something?!
Clicky.

spin

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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Zombie said:
As you will be able to tell from my stats

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I've been on here a while. (ish)

I'm more of a lurker than a poster to be fair but, whilst I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent, I find it very difficult to weigh (peoples' - needs the apostrophe because you are referring to the posts of people, as in plural and the genitive adjective) posts up.

An avatar (why use a double-space?) by the side of your post is just that. Me, personified.

(Why use a space?) I use it on ever(?) other forum as (a/the) primary means to identify a personality in the first instance and secondly to influence the way that people perceive my posts.

I'm fairly dead pan here/ anywhere and (why another double-space?) (And why another space?) I use smileys rarely as the systems are a bit clunky, but I use my usual standard avatar (i.e. not my profile pic) to express my perspective before I start and it's usually effective.

I don't understand why they're not enabled here. (And why another space?) Did I miss an argument? Has it always been the (this?) way? Do frequent users prefer that level of anonymity?

It's very strange (relative to what I know)...
Well we may just like some grammatical ability as a starting point, but you appear lacking in that respect!

BTW, what were you actually trying to comment about anyway?

Voldemort

6,089 posts

277 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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The obvious solution would be to extend the facility to the users and provide an On/Off button with it. Then the people who enjoy using the image as a shortcut to identify the poster could do so and the Luddites/Moderators and Old Guard could turn it off.

A similar 'solution' to the swear filter has been proposed many times over many years: Let the users decide if they want to read bks or not.

It's as if the 'powers that be' spend all their time ensuring that PH makes them money with absolutely no regard for improving the users experience: I saw on another thread that PH now has 30 office staff - so I assume that OUR browsing of the site and use of the classifieds must bring in well over £1m/year just to pay for their salaries/pensions. If we all stop browsing PH, they're all out of a job...

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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AlexRS2782 said:
I expect, by the time I log in later this evening, that this thread will be in Website Feedback along with all the other threads that have asked the same question about Avatars, Signatures, etc, repeatedly over the last few years and all of which got the same response along the lines of no.

Edited by AlexRS2782 on Thursday 11th February 00:33
Ta daaa! biggrin

Sillyhatday

441 posts

98 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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I can understand what the OP is saying. I find that an avatar is how I end up identifying users. It's more a subconscious thing, though I do like it. It's like putting a face to a blank sheet. I know how they post, how frequently, their intelligence, etc. Plus you get an idea of the person through the picture, be it; anime, cars, horses, etc.

I do agree signitures do make clutter and it's best without. They end up a bragging space, with dick measurments.