Does a person's avatar effect how you interact with them?

crackur
crackur Posts: 473 Member
in Chit-Chat
Well does it and how do you believe it effects your conversation with another person if it does? (such as those with personal pics, random pics, etc.)
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  • TRD66
    TRD66 Posts: 310 Member
    Doesn't bother me and doesn't affect how I deal with them.

    People have allsorts of reasons for adding/not adding pictures and I respect that.
  • Titanuim
    Titanuim Posts: 331 Member
    Maybe on the forums. Not so much for the people on my friends list/newsfeed.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Well if they have a actual pic of themselves in their profile pics it can be nice but personally I like the aspect of the internet where it is more of a meeting of minds and body image, race, age,sex etc are irrelevant.
  • erulasse
    erulasse Posts: 141 Member
    Not at all. This isn't a dating site, so how people look is irrelevant.
    As for random pics etc. It's understandable that some people aren't comfortable with having their pics on here... Especially with most people's reasons for being on here (being overweight, not happy with their appearance.)
  • RuleFive
    RuleFive Posts: 880 Member
    I treat everyone equally (with contempt). Except the ones with nice thighs.
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    I like avatars as it give some insight into an individual’s personality. I believe that personal pictures are just another form of an avatar.

    I do not like it when there is a blank avatar as it will affect how I will react to that individual if I even do.
  • K_Serz
    K_Serz Posts: 1,299 Member
    Well if they have a actual pic of themselves in their profile pics it can be nice but personally I like the aspect of the internet where it is more of a meeting of minds and body image, race, age,sex etc are irrelevant.

    Thats nice and all but if someone has a Hello Kitty avatar and another has a Nazi Swastika im not going to sit here and pretend I would be equally as nice to both.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
    It doesnt bother me, it shows something about their personality. I have one friend whose profile pic is of my favorite show and I think it's so awesome, lol
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    Except the ones with nice thighs.

    And this :-)
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    Maybe on the forums. Not so much for the people on my friends list/newsfeed.

    ^ this.


    Also, here's what dictionary.com says about an avatar;
    "an embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life."
    So, yes... You should judge people on their avatar :smile: That's what it's there for :wink:
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    Nope,all my friends are equally HOT!
    On forums I don`t care,it is what they post that matters.
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
    It doesn't bother me...I imagine for some, interacting with someone that has a personal pic feels like they're dealing with a real person (perception). Given the "catfish" like nature of the internet, it's hard to tell what's legit and what's not.
  • LumpySpacePrincess1
    LumpySpacePrincess1 Posts: 388 Member
    Only if it's something like a swastika or a Klan-head-pillow-case.
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Yes, I can confirm.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    Well if they have a actual pic of themselves in their profile pics it can be nice but personally I like the aspect of the internet where it is more of a meeting of minds and body image, race, age,sex etc are irrelevant.

    Thats nice and all but if someone has a Hello Kitty avatar and another has a Nazi Swastika im not going to sit here and pretend I would be equally as nice to both.
    touche but what if this was their profile pic?
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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Well, I can't take someone seriously who has a 50 Shades of Grey avatar. I really can't. Unless you mean it ironically somehow, but that's tough to tell.

    Otherwise, no. If a person has a sense of humor and shows intelligence, that's all that matters.
  • avasano
    avasano Posts: 487 Member
    YES.
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    For the most part it doesn't. But on a site like this when people are handing out "advice" to others I think it is only natural for someone to want to see what the person handing out advice looks like.
    Let's face it, no matter what anyone says their motivation for losing weight is, some part of them wants to do it to look better. So if someone says they did this or that or have lost this much fat or gained that much muscle, you kind of want to see some proof.
    Losing weight is one endeavor where blindly following what a stranger on the internet says can lead to a lot of wasted time. Everyone doing this should do a lot of research on their own, but if someone is giving advice and hiding behind a picture of a cat with a stupid expression or an anime cartoon on a site like this it should send up at least one red flag. :drinker:
  • TheEffort
    TheEffort Posts: 1,028 Member
    For the most part it doesn't. But on a site like this when people are handing out "advice" to others I think it is only natural for someone to want to see what the person handing out advice looks like.
    Let's face it, no matter what anyone says their motivation for losing weight is, some part of them wants to do it to look better. So if someone says they did this or that or have lost this much fat or gained that much muscle, you kind of want to see some proof.
    Losing weight is one endeavor where blindly following what a stranger on the internet says can lead to a lot of wasted time. Everyone doing this should do a lot of research on their own, but if someone is giving advice and hiding behind a picture of a cat with a stupid expression or an anime cartoon on a site like this it should send up at least one red flag. :drinker:

    Great points.
  • LumpySpacePrincess1
    LumpySpacePrincess1 Posts: 388 Member
    For the most part it doesn't. But on a site like this when people are handing out "advice" to others I think it is only natural for someone to want to see what the person handing out advice looks like.
    Let's face it, no matter what anyone says their motivation for losing weight is, some part of them wants to do it to look better. So if someone says they did this or that or have lost this much fat or gained that much muscle, you kind of want to see some proof.
    Losing weight is one endeavor where blindly following what a stranger on the internet says can lead to a lot of wasted time. Everyone doing this should do a lot of research on their own, but if someone is giving advice and hiding behind a picture of a cat with a stupid expression or an anime cartoon on a site like this it should send up at least one red flag. :drinker:
    What chu tryna say?
    :mad:
  • blueboxgeek
    blueboxgeek Posts: 574 Member
    I've got people on my friends list purely because of my avatar (well he is awesome!!) so I would say yes they do effect how people interact with you. These friends may never have added me otherwise.
  • WhatAnAss
    WhatAnAss Posts: 1,598 Member
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    Don't matter to me at all.
  • PaleoChocolateBear
    PaleoChocolateBear Posts: 2,844 Member
    If the avatar is bacon I find myself licking my computer screen
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Nope. I evaluate people by what they say.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    It doesn't affect how I interact with others, but I will say that when I had a picture of just me, without my husband in it, I got a lot of creepers. And I'm not even that hot!
  • griff7809
    griff7809 Posts: 611 Member
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    That's me, I swear!
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    It all depends.
  • jeffpettis
    jeffpettis Posts: 865 Member
    For the most part it doesn't. But on a site like this when people are handing out "advice" to others I think it is only natural for someone to want to see what the person handing out advice looks like.
    Let's face it, no matter what anyone says their motivation for losing weight is, some part of them wants to do it to look better. So if someone says they did this or that or have lost this much fat or gained that much muscle, you kind of want to see some proof.
    Losing weight is one endeavor where blindly following what a stranger on the internet says can lead to a lot of wasted time. Everyone doing this should do a lot of research on their own, but if someone is giving advice and hiding behind a picture of a cat with a stupid expression or an anime cartoon on a site like this it should send up at least one red flag. :drinker:
    What chu tryna say?
    :mad:

    :wink:
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,486 Member
    Initially, yes, just like initially you notice someone's appearance...no matter how much we like to say we don't.

    Once you get past the avatar and start to know the person it doesn't matter anymore...unless they are smokin' hot then I just keep going back to their page to stare at them.

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  • griff7809
    griff7809 Posts: 611 Member
    Initially yes, just like initially you notice someone's appearance...no matter how much we like to say we don't.

    Once you get passed the avatar and start to know the person it doesn't matter anymore...unless they are smokin' hot then I just keep going back to their page to stare at them.

    Creeper_zpsfee1723b.gif

    This is true, she's on my page all damn day!

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