Avatarts (you know who you are)

[livius drusus]

Inspired by vm's fabulous "avatart" typo here (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=45381#post45381), I have come up with two defintions:

avatart (a-vah-tahr-t) noun

Someone who changes avatars with a frequency verging on the promiscuous.
A highly decorated, roccoco avatar (see: tarted up).

Crumb, I'm looking at you. Seven, you're right behind him.

:giggle:

[Petra]

Inspired by vm's fabulous "avatart" typo here (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=45381#post45381), I have come up with two defintions:

avarart (a-vah-tahr-t) noun

Someone who changes avatars with a frequency verging on the promiscuous.
A highly decorated, roccoco avatar (see: tarted up).

Crumb, I'm looking at you. Seven, you're right behind him.

:giggle:


I definitely like *tart, but *rart just sounds like flatulence or something. :tmtongue:

[livius drusus]

Ya couldn't have just PMd me, heifah? It's the angrynana for you now. :angrynana:

[Petra]

:haha:



You know I luv ya, y'moose. Even when you rart. :giggles:

[livius drusus]

luna --> :slap: <-- liv

[Petra]

Oh my. *swoon*


:lovey:






:wink:

[Dingfod]

I'm just an avatard.

[Petra]

Beats being an avaturd, I guess. :giggle:

[Crumb]

Why whatever do you mean Liv?

Really I am just trying to find something that suits me, but I have no clue what that should be.

[livius drusus]

I know, Crumblet. I don't think you've quite found it yet. I'll keep my eyes open for you. :)

[Dingfod]

Hey, nice avatar, lunachick.

[Crumb]

Thanks Liv :)

[Petra]

Thanks, warrenly. :)

[Crumb]

Well in case you were wondering, this particular avatar is a picture of a transit of the planet Venus in front of the sun. A past incident of which allowed astronomers to measure the distances and masses of all the planets in the solar system. :yup:

[livius drusus]

Hey that's cool! I thought it was just a flaw in the film. :giggle:

[Crumb]

*cough-asshat-cough*

[Seven of Nine]

Inspired by vm's fabulous "avatart" typo here (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=45381#post45381), I have come up with two defintions:

avatart (a-vah-tahr-t) noun

Someone who changes avatars with a frequency verging on the promiscuous.
A highly decorated, roccoco avatar (see: tarted up).

Crumb, I'm looking at you. Seven, you're right behind him.

:giggle:

Now, there's an inspired typo! :bow4:

At another board, we're known as Avatar Sluts, and I'm proud to be one! Proud, I tell you! Proud! (I used to have about a hundred and thirty, and could make everyone's head spin.)

[Brimshack]

You people!

[Beth]

Avatarts (you know who you are)

You beckoned, me lady? :cool:

[pescifish]

You people!We can't all sport such a gorgeous visage as you!

[Beth]

You people!We can't all sport such a gorgeous visage as you!I know. I particularly am envious about how he carries off the graveyard podunk look, you know.

[viscousmemories]

Why I oughta... :shakefist:

[Ensign Steve]

Gir is only my second avatar, but definition #2 makes me want to switch back to that pic of me with all the whorey black eye-makeup on. ;)

[Shake]

luna --> :slap: <-- liv
That's a good one, liv! But I thought maybe either :paddle: or :spank: might be more appropriate! :D

[Shake]

Oh yeah, this av is technically, a change from my last one, but really it's the same, except liv filled in the background to match (it was white). I think I'm on #3 or 4 ... can't remember.

[godfry n. glad]

'Taint me.

I have friends who are avatarts. Does that count?

[xouper]

When I came to this board, I was going to use the same avatar I've used on other boards for years.

Namely, this one: http://www.xoup.net/img/avatareinstein.jpg Or, for Halloween: http://www.xoup.net/img/avatareinstein2.jpg

Then I decided to try something new.

Should I revert to Einstein's Tongue?

[viscousmemories]

I know I'll always think of you as Einstein's tongue. But you should wear whatever makes you happy.

[copiae]

Heh, we've looked at the avatarts, but have we made any mention of those who are in an avatorpor?


*cough* liv *wheeze* vm *splutter* ... um... me...

:pokes:

Ok, so I just wanted to use that smiley in a post. Incidentally, whats the point of a size 1 if it can be read by the naked eye? =)

[Ex-zombie]

After reading the definition of avatart, it's nice to know that I am not one. I have had the same avatar since I first came to this board. :innocent:

[Crumb]

um...LIAR!

[Ex-zombie]

Now, now Crumb. No need to get nasty because you suffer from avatartness and I do not.

[Crumb]

The truth hurts. :cryhome:

[wildernesse]

I am a semi-tart. I have used kickdancing monkey (who seems to have quite the following), one of the pretty freemonkey flower ones, the Christmas door, and no avatar! I have to admit, I am very fond of kickdancing monkey.

[JoeP]

The monkey's back!

[Blake]

S/he sure does have a following. I was so pleased to see kickdancing monkey return. :)

[godfry n. glad]

I guess I'm an avatard.

The avatar I currently have is the one I picked when I arrived.

I've rotated my user title and signature, but my avatar is unchanged.

Still, it's strangely appropriate.

[JoeP]

I change my avacat every 0.5s or so. What does that make me?

[Dingfod]

Crumb: TMBG?

Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle man

[Beth]

I like changing my avatar as often as I wish I could change my hair color. Man, I still want to try pink hair and blue hair before I start looking to old to carry it off- or even just streaks.

[Crumb]

Minimum Wage! Hiya! :whip:

[Dingfod]

They might be giants (boy)
They might be giants
They might be fake
They might be lies
They might be big, big, fake, fake lies

Tabloid footprints in your hair
Tabloid footprints everywhere
We can't be silent
'Cause they might be giants
And what are we going to do unless they are?

[Crumb]

Every gal in Constantinople
Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople
So if you've got a date in Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul

[Dingfod]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam
Why they changed I can't say,
People just like it better that way.

[Crumb]

Glass of milk
Standing in between extinction in the cold
and explosive radiating growth.
So the warm blood flows
Through the large four-chambered heart,
Maintaining the very high metabolism rate they have.

Mammal, mammal
Their names are called
They raise a paw
The bat, the cat
Dolphin and dog
Koala bear and hog

(How did this become a TMBG tribute thread?)

[SharonDee]

(How did this become a TMBG tribute thread?)
Who?
:?

[Crumb]

Read my avatar. :wink:

[SharonDee]

D'oh! :doh:

It hurts to be stupid. (And I am in so much pain.)

[godfry n. glad]

I change my avacat every 0.5s or so. What does that make me?

Yeah... I had noticed. You got some kind of special deal with Sandy Boynton?

[Dingfod]

D'oh! :doh:

It hurts to be stupid. (And I am in so much pain.)No, no, no. Dare To Be Stupid is a Weird Al Yankovich song.

[Sonnet]

Crumb, and anyone else who suffers from frustrated avatartiness or happens to be avatarded, please allow me to offer my services in making you your own personal image, free of charge.

I like to play with graphics, and I have a lot of time on my hands lately.

[Crumb]

No, no, no. Dare To Be Stupid is a Weird Al Yankovich song.

I think you and I may have very similar tastes in music, Warrenly. Weird AL and TMBG. Wow, that's scary.

Crumb, and anyone else who suffers from frustrated avatartiness or happens to be avatarded, please allow me to offer my services in making you your own personal image, free of charge.

That would be cool, I just wouldn't know what to ask for. I was looking for some kind of cool animated planet with rings or a comet going around it or something, but I don't know if that suits me. I am so indecisive.

[Sonnet]

Well... I can give you a super-fabulous font for your name, or a graphic that switches between a couple of pictures... If you give me some vague idea of an image you have, I can probably do something. And I won't be offended if you don't like it.

:whup:

[Beth]

Sonnet, I would like to humbly take you up on your offer, if I may.

[Crumb]

Yeah, do Beth first. I will come up with something.

[Beth]

Do Beth first...hmmm...that just does not sound right, ya know. :P

Oh, about the av, I forgot to add a please and thank you and a pretty please with sugar on top. ...Can you tell I am a mommy?:D

[Ex-zombie]

Crumb, and anyone else who suffers from frustrated avatartiness or happens to be avatarded, please allow me to offer my services in making you your own personal image, free of charge.

I like to play with graphics, and I have a lot of time on my hands lately.




I'll take you up on that offer Sonnet. There's alot of good pictures of Rob Zombie and his hypno eyes out there but I haven't a clue with graphics. Usually if I shrink them the pictures end up way too small. Also cool images of zombies would be nice. I'm pretty flexible as long as it resembles my username.

Oh and pretty please!

[Sonnet]

Ok, the avatar I'm using now is all my own original graphics. Boy, do you have to be an avatart to have one that switches between several, or what?

:doh:

I'm thinking maybe of starting a small business; maybe sometime I'll build a site and build custom avatars for $5 or something. Not today, though. Now it's just fun.


Beth: give me some words, some ideas. You don't have to be specific; in fact, I like to interpret. Favorite colors, textures, adjectives that describe you, hobbies, things that mean something. A poem, an animal, a STYLE, even.

[viscousmemories]

I like your new avatar, Sonnet. Cool pictures. :yup:

[Sonnet]

K, Zombie...

I didn't know if you wanted a moving one or just one single pic, so I started with a moving one. I'm looking for a way to send it to you; it's a little large for the attachment size it'll accept here, although it's the right size for an avatar. If you want something different, let me know.

Actually, I'll just upload it as my avatar until you can see it and let me know what you think. If you like it, grab it.

[livius drusus]

I think custom avatar requests clearly deserve their own category in the Gallery, don't y'all agree? In fact, I've gone ahead and created it and uploaded Ex-zombie's just to get the ball rolling (and so you can go back to your own av, Sonnet). I think it should be posted under the artist's name, however; when you upload it yourself, Sonnet, I'll delete my version.

Ladies and gents, the Avatar Requests (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/browseimages.php?c=7) gallery. :picasso:

[JoeP]

Do Beth first...hmmm...that just does not sound right, ya know. :P
Oh, it sounds exactly right to me. In fact that should be the theme for your avatar.

[JoeP]

I change my avacat every 0.5s or so. What does that make me?

Yeah... I had noticed. You got some kind of special deal with Sandy Boynton?
:deal:??? :runaway:

[Ex-zombie]

K, Zombie...

I didn't know if you wanted a moving one or just one single pic, so I started with a moving one. I'm looking for a way to send it to you; it's a little large for the attachment size it'll accept here, although it's the right size for an avatar. If you want something different, let me know.

Actually, I'll just upload it as my avatar until you can see it and let me know what you think. If you like it, grab it.


I think I love you Sonnet. :affection: :bouquet:

[livius drusus]

I love the images but I think the frames move a little too quickly. It's a tad frenetic for my tastes.

[godfry n. glad]

I love the images but I think the frames move a little too quickly. It's a tad frenetic for my tastes.

Yeah, me too. I think if I had a collection like that, I'd dial it back to one image per minute at the fastest....or one image per day. But then, I've had the same static image since I got here.

[Ex-zombie]

I love the images but I think the frames move a little too quickly. It's a tad frenetic for my tastes.


Just ignore the old person, Sonnet. She hasn't had her fiber today. :D


The speed at which the avatar moves is one of the reasons I like it. :cool:

[Beth]

Do Beth first...hmmm...that just does not sound right, ya know. :P
Oh, it sounds exactly right to me. In fact that should be the theme for your avatar.*sigh* there are so many implications to that, some not so good, well most, including the more innocent attention hogging. Well, dunno, maybe I am an attention getter, a flashy new av would possibly signify that. :chin:

Sonnet: I like flowery things, pretty things, but I also like edgy things. I am a huge fan of AbFab (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abfab/) and been one since I first saw it aired on Comedy Central. I see Patsy and Eddie as two parts to one person, so I like the characters equally. I have three avatar ready pics from different boards that I'll put up, in case you wanna use them. Thanks and cheers!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abfab/wallpaper/images/toes/s3wp5.gif

[Sonnet]

Well, dunno, maybe I am an attention getter, a flashy new av would possibly signify that. :chin:

Sonnet: I like flowery things, pretty things, but I also like edgy things. I am a huge fan of AbFab (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abfab/) and been one since I first saw it aired on Comedy Central. I see Patsy and Eddie as two parts to one person, so I like the characters equally. I have three avatar ready pics from different boards that I'll put up, in case you wanna use them. Thanks and cheers!



Any colors you absolutely hate? I see you don't mind pink, which is nice. I was kind of thinking of starting with an initial kind of like mine...

[Beth]

Well, dunno, maybe I am an attention getter, a flashy new av would possibly signify that. :chin:

Sonnet: I like flowery things, pretty things, but I also like edgy things. I am a huge fan of AbFab (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abfab/) and been one since I first saw it aired on Comedy Central. I see Patsy and Eddie as two parts to one person, so I like the characters equally. I have three avatar ready pics from different boards that I'll put up, in case you wanna use them. Thanks and cheers!



Any colors you absolutely hate? I see you don't mind pink, which is nice. I was kind of thinking of starting with an initial kind of like mine...Not really. I mean, I don't like all orange. :D Pink is great. The initial idea, well, um, er, it would probably not be understood and would be laughed at. I often get dirty jokes and snickers when I initial stuff.

[Sonnet]

Pink is great. The initial idea, well, um, er, it would probably not be understood and would be laughed at. I often get dirty jokes and snickers when I initial stuff.

I was thinking of just a nice, simple 'B'. I can do wonders. :cool:

[Beth]

Pink is great. The initial idea, well, um, er, it would probably not be understood and would be laughed at. I often get dirty jokes and snickers when I initial stuff.

I was thinking of just a nice, simple 'B'. I can do wonders. :cool:
Ah, sorry, I had turned images off my browser, I did not see the "S". I was thinking it would have been a three letter doohickey. :blush:

[Sonnet]

Ah, sorry, I had turned images off my browser, I did not see the "S".

No problem. Ok... Floral, Fabric, Pastel, Vibrant, Soft, Vivid, Art Deco, Renaissance, Cool tones, Warm tones, Wacky, Dignified, Elegant, Riotous... I can literally put that B ANYWHERE YOU WANT. Give me three adjectives for your B. :yup:

I was thinking of butterflies... As you can see I was experimenting with Spring stuff yesterday.

Can you tell this is fun for me? :doh:

[Sonnet]

Ah, sorry, I had turned images off my browser, I did not see the "S". I was thinking it would have been a three letter doohickey. :blush:

Well, idjit that I am, it didn't even occur to me that I also have Jeff's three initials in my avatar as well, so looking at it wouldn't necessarily have disabused you of the notion that I meant three letters instead of one. I'm no help... :doh:

[Beth]

Butterflies sound nice.
Give me three adjectives for your B.feminine, but with a bite? Graceful. Soft. I trust you, do watch want. :)

But if it is too time consuming, please don't feel obliged.

[Beth]

Ah, sorry, I had turned images off my browser, I did not see the "S". I was thinking it would have been a three letter doohickey. :blush:

Well, idjit that I am, it didn't even occur to me that I also have Jeff's three initials in my avatar as well, so looking at it wouldn't necessarily have disabused you of the notion that I meant three letters instead of one. I'm no help... :doh: No, it's fine. I pm'ed my initials to you, so I suppose you can see why I'm not too fond of them.

[livius drusus]

BAR? BIF? BAM? BUM?

[Beth]

Er, well, not sure I would want to publicly give my initials. Besides, I gave you my name once, Liv.;)

[livius drusus]

I know, sorry, I was just playing. (It's gotta be bum. :spank: ) :giggle:

[Beth]

Brat. :bartmoon: :D

[Beth]

I mooned administration! Where can I hide?

[livius drusus]

Perhaps under :kissass:'s skirt?

[Beth]

that is strangely sexy. Damn that back!

[Crumb]

Wow Sonnet. I really like the one you did for Beth. Now will you do me? Pretty please... I really liked the thing with her name in crazy fonts, maybe with a blue or green background though. Things you can use is nature shots (check out my picks in the gallery), space shots, and the picture of me below. nix the butterflys though, this has got to be a man's avatar. :ptht:

:popcorn:

Here's are pics you can use:

http://www.alzatex.com/alzatex/images/mt_hood.jpg

[Sonnet]

Wow Sonnet. I really like the one you did for Beth. Now will you do me? Pretty please... I really liked the thing with her name in crazy fonts, maybe with a blue or green background though. Things you can use is nature shots (check out my picks in the gallery), space shots, and the picture of me below. nix the butterflys though, this has got to be a man's avatar. :ptht:

:popcorn:

Here's are pics you can use:

http://www.alzatex.com/alzatex/images/mt_hood.jpg

Can do; first, what does 'Crumb' mean to you? What mood would you like it to evoke?

[Crumb]

Well Crumb was kind of a spur of the moment kind of name. It is really just kind of a lighthearted thing. It didn't come from the comic book guy, it came from some crumbs I saw when I was trying to think of a new name. (Although, I do like the look of the comic book guys name in that red with yellow shadow font.)

So keep it light, friendly, but still with some natural wonder in there, a little deep mystery maybe.

[xouper]

In keeping with the latest trend towards animated flashing avatars, I have updated mine too.

[flashing avatar removed]

[livius drusus]

:chuckle: Never have I been so grateful for the hide avatar feature.

[Ensign Steve]

I love it!

/me falls to the ground and siezes.

I still love it!

[xouper]

livius drusus: :chuckle: Never have I been so grateful for the hide avatar feature.
Exactly my point.

I too am grateful for the custom forum option that allows me to hide annoying flashing avatars. If this trend keeps up, if more people adopt flashing avatars like Beth's and zombie's, perhaps eventually I'll have everyone's avatar on ignore. :D

But for those who like flashing avatars, well, here ya go.

[Beth]

Thanks, xoup, flashing lights is a migrane trigger for me. Guess what... looks like Imitrex and Advil coctail will be my best friends tonight. But i do like it, It made me laugh and stare, even though I knew it would doom me. I suppose it is the deer caught in headlights type thing.

[Sonnet]

livius drusus: :chuckle: Never have I been so grateful for the hide avatar feature.
Exactly my point.

I too am grateful for the custom forum option that allows me to hide annoying flashing avatars. If this trend keeps up, if more people adopt flashing avatars like Beth's and zombie's, perhaps eventually I'll have everyone's avatar on ignore. :D

But for those who like flashing avatars, well, here ya go.

Wow. Well, I guess I'd better put your posts on ignore, then, so I don't have to get a complex about loving graphics and liking to do nice things for people while I wait for that shoe to drop. I'm grateful for the custom forum option that allows me to hide annoying critics. :wave:

[xouper]

xouper: I too am grateful for the custom forum option that allows me to hide annoying flashing avatars. If this trend keeps up, if more people adopt flashing avatars like Beth's and zombie's, perhaps eventually I'll have everyone's avatar on ignore. :D

Sonnet: Wow. Well, I guess I'd better put your posts on ignore, then, so I don't have to get a complex about loving graphics and liking to do nice things for people while I wait for that shoe to drop. I'm grateful for the custom forum option that allows me to hide annoying critics. :wave:
You made the right choice to put my posts on ignore. I'm sure your forum experience will be much improved by not having to read any of my nonsense.

[viscousmemories]

livius drusus: :chuckle: Never have I been so grateful for the hide avatar feature.
Exactly my point.

I too am grateful for the custom forum option that allows me to hide annoying flashing avatars. If this trend keeps up, if more people adopt flashing avatars like Beth's and zombie's, perhaps eventually I'll have everyone's avatar on ignore. :D

But for those who like flashing avatars, well, here ya go.
I don't personally think animated is synonymous with flashing. Yours is the first avatar I've seen here that I would describe as flashing, and the first that has agitated me to the point that I've felt compelled to hide it. It's a shame, 'cause if you should change it and don't make a post (that I see) announcing the change, it's unlikely I'll ever un-hide it and I think avatars liven up a profile.

Meanwhile, you've given us incentive to explore a software modification to allow members the option of ignoring images in the gallery. Until then I think we might have to disable the display of the newest three images and the random images in the gallery index. I don't know how else we can make the gallery accessible to Beth, who will probably choose to avoid it entirely rather than run the risk of another migraine. It might be a good idea to disable those features anyway, to give people a chance to browse the gallery while avoiding whole categories of images they aren't interested in seeing.

[Crumb]

Well Beth and I have learned that we can hit the 'Esc' key to stop any animations on the page, in case of emergency.

[viscousmemories]

Well Beth and I have learned that we can hit the 'Esc' key to stop any animations on the page, in case of emergency.
Oh, cool. I knew that at some point, but my memory sucks. :yup:

[ceptimus]

With most browsers, hitting the 'stop' button will prevent images from animating.

[slimshady2357]

:chuckle: Never have I been so grateful for the hide avatar feature.

I love this forum! :yup:

Now I know that I can hide individual avatars AND that when I ignore an individual post, it also ignores replies to that post (with the option for a single click to see either, of course)!

This is, without a doubt, the most well designed and wonderfully useful forum I have ever been to. :clap:

Well done to all involved! :yup:

Adam

[ceptimus]

I second what Adam just wrote.

[Ymir's blood]

Well Beth and I have learned that we can hit the 'Esc' key to stop any animations on the page, in case of emergency.
But but... think of the smilies man! Will no one think of the smilies? Oh the humanity... :vapours:

[Crumb]

Relax Ymir's blood, it is only temporary and is only to be used in the most direst of emergencies, like an unwanted assault by xouper's av. In that kind of situation the smilies become a tragic unavoidable casualty. Its ok though, with Liv around there will never be a smilie shortage.

[livius drusus]

Thank you kindly Adam and cep. :thankee:

[viscousmemories]

Thank you kindly Adam and cep. :thankee:
Hear, hear. :yup:

[Beth]

Sigh, I thought it was just so nice of Sonnet to make my avatar. I could tell that it took her quite a bit of time to make. I thought it was slow enough not to be too distracting. And yeah, I have to avoid the avatar gallery now, I still have that migrane, been very sick all night and morning. My stupidity, I know strobe-type flashing makes me ill.

[viscousmemories]

We've disabled the Latest Images and Random Images displays in the gallery, Beth. Just don't go into the Avatar Requests gallery and you should be fine until we can hack in an "ignore this image" feature in the gallery.

[Beth]

Thanks, Tom.

[viscousmemories]

Thanks, Tom.
My pleasure. :)

I tried to spell that like a southern person would say it, but failed to figure it out.

Plezhuh? Plescha? ...

[Beth]

pleh-sha , pleh-zhuh ;)

[viscousmemories]

pleh-sha ;)
Aha! That's good...

Mah pleh-sha.

Or maybe your first one: Mah pleh-shuh. :)

[Beth]

yup, it's hard to determine how I pronounce things when I'm trying to be all genteel-like.

[godfry n. glad]

Well Beth and I have learned that we can hit the 'Esc' key to stop any animations on the page, in case of emergency.

:bow:

I smash my forehead to the floor in an act of abject obsequiousness!

[Sonnet]

Sigh, I thought it was just so nice of Sonnet to make my avatar. I could tell that it took her quite a bit of time to make. I thought it was slow enough not to be too distracting. And yeah, I have to avoid the avatar gallery now, I still have that migrane, been very sick all night and morning. My stupidity, I know strobe-type flashing makes me ill.

So, here's what I've gleaned about xouper, and I hope I'm wrong: he's so adamantly against the IDEA that ANYONE'S avatar moves at all that it causes him the kind of personal discomfort that some people have when they can't control what other people like or do. SO, to PUNISH other people for liking something HE DOESN'T, instead of simply ignoring the things he doesn't like quietly so everyone can have a nice time, he actually creates a flashing avatar that GENUINELY HURTS PEOPLE by giving them migraines, and somehow thinks ACTUAL PAIN is fair trade for enjoying something he doesn't. So, now Beth, who DARED to like her gently moving avatar - whose images change as frequently as, say a sitcom or a commercial, has to pay by avoiding an image gallery where xouper has placed his instrument of retribution.

Images move this fast on TV and in movies all the time without offending your delicate ocular sensibilities. This, I daresay, is about control.

:whup:

I guess you taught everybody a big lesson.

Nice. Are you the old guy that slows WAY DOWN in front of big lines of traffic so that YOU can ENFORCE the RULES?

[Petra]

Hey, Sonnet - love your new av. The pic with Lennon as Botticelli's Venus, smokin', made me laugh out loud. :D And your new colours look great on you - it's lovely to see you come out of the black, m'dear. :yup: :wave:

[Sonnet]

Hey, Sonnet - love your new av. The pic with Lennon as Botticelli's Venus, smokin', made me laugh out loud. :D And your new colours look great on you - it's lovely to see you come out of the black, m'dear. :yup: :wave:

Actually that's me in Lennon glasses. :) I should post a good picture of myself so you can see the resemblance. LOL

I'm slowly making my way up out of the black; sometimes I find myself all the way back down at the bottom, but sometimes I think I might be able to see daylight way up there somewhere... Thanks. :)

[Sonnet]

By the way, I hate to mention it out of my knee-jerk impulse not to bow to the oppressors, :glare: but I'm obviously quite happy to make people single-image avatars as well. I don't always have a moving one myself (until NOW :shakefist: ), although I am fond of them.

:innocent:

[Crumb]

I suppose there is no need for you to make one for me...

:qsigh:
:deepsigh:

[xouper]

Sonnet: So, here's what I've gleaned about xouper, and I hope I'm wrong: he's so adamantly against the IDEA that ANYONE'S avatar moves at all that it causes him the kind of personal discomfort that some people have when they can't control what other people like or do. SO, to PUNISH other people for liking something HE DOESN'T, instead of simply ignoring the things he doesn't like quietly so everyone can have a nice time, he actually creates a flashing avatar that GENUINELY HURTS PEOPLE by giving them migraines, and somehow thinks ACTUAL PAIN is fair trade for enjoying something he doesn't.
Fuck you, Sonnet!!

Your accusation is a cheap shot and totally untrue. This is not about controlling what others do, I was just having some fun. And at the time I made my flashing avatar, I did not know anyone would be physically hurt by it. That you would accuse me of deliberately trying to cause someone genuine pain is despicable and unfounded.

In any case, I was planning to withdraw my avatar sooner or later after having made my point about annoying avatars, and now that I know it causes Beth physical pain, I shall delete it from the forum entirely, including the gallery.

The admins have my permission to edit my posts to remove the flashing avatar, since I cannot do it myself. And I apologize to everyone for this. Except Sonnet, whom I do not apologize to.

Nice. Are you the old guy that slows WAY DOWN in front of big lines of traffic so that YOU can ENFORCE the RULES?
You are WAAAY out of line here, Sonnet. Go fuck yourself. I am not trying to enforce any rules here. What the fuck is the matter with you??

Did I demand that anyone change their avatar? No.

Did I even ask for anyone to change their avatar? No.

Are annoying avatars against the rules here? No.

Did I criticize you for "loving graphics and liking to do nice things for people"? No.

I was just expressing my opinions about other people's avatars in a creative way. Is that against the rules?

[Sonnet]

Really? How sad to think that just a couple of people have managed to take so much fun out of something... :deepsigh: I also don't mind making you a single-image one if you like, but if you liked the idea of a moving avatar, why not, then?

:kickcan:

[livius drusus]

The admins have my permission to edit my posts to remove the flashing avatar, since I cannot do it myself.

That's not necessary here, xoup. When you change your avatar the new one shows on all previous posts as well as future ones.

[Sonnet]

Sonnet: So, here's what I've gleaned about xouper, and I hope I'm wrong: he's so adamantly against the IDEA that ANYONE'S avatar moves at all that it causes him the kind of personal discomfort that some people have when they can't control what other people like or do. SO, to PUNISH other people for liking something HE DOESN'T, instead of simply ignoring the things he doesn't like quietly so everyone can have a nice time, he actually creates a flashing avatar that GENUINELY HURTS PEOPLE by giving them migraines, and somehow thinks ACTUAL PAIN is fair trade for enjoying something he doesn't.
Fuck you, Sonnet!!

Your accusation is a cheap shot and totally untrue. This is not about controlling what others do, I was just having some fun. And at the time I made my flashing avatar, I did not know anyone would be physically hurt by it. That you would accuse me of deliberately trying to cause someone genuine pain is despicable and unfounded.

In any case, I was planning to withdraw my avatar sooner or later after having made my point about annoying avatars, and now that I know it causes Beth physical pain, I shall delete it from the forum entirely, including the gallery.

The admins have my permission to edit my posts to remove the flashing avatar, since I cannot do it myself. And I apologize to everyone for this. Except Sonnet, whom I do not apologize to.

Nice. Are you the old guy that slows WAY DOWN in front of big lines of traffic so that YOU can ENFORCE the RULES?
You are WAAAY out of line here, Sonnet. Go fuck yourself. I am not trying to enforce any rules here. What the fuck is the matter with you??

Did I demand that anyone change their avatar? No.

Did I even ask for anyone to change their avatar? No.

Are annoying avatars against the rules here? No.

Did I criticize you for "loving graphics and liking to do nice things for people"? No.

I was just expressing my opinions about other people's avatars in a creative way. Is that against the rules?


Well, doodness dwacious, SOMEBODY said a mouthful! :popcorn:

[Sonnet]

I have to say that I had NO IDEA that offering to make other people fun avatars would end up this way, with people feeling badly and like they should take them down. I never dreamt that I would end up having an exchange with someone with sentiments better spent on more highly charged subject matter. It seems kind of silly.

It's funny how the most innocuous things can turn out. :sadcheer:

[xouper]

xouper: The admins have my permission to edit my posts to remove the flashing avatar, since I cannot do it myself.

livius drusus: That's not necessary here, xoup. When you change your avatar the new one shows on all previous posts as well as future ones.
I already changed the avater in my profile. I was referring to my post earlier in this thread where I hotlinked to the image on my website. I had thought the edit deadline had closed, but I was able to go edit that image from my post. I was also able to remove it from the gallery.

So, there is no more trace of my flashing avatar on this forum.

Are you fucking happy now, Sonnet?? [where's that fucking rolling-eyes smiley when you need it?]

I apologize to Beth for causing physical discomfort. I am truly sorry for that.

[xouper]

Sonnet: I never dreamt that I would end up having an exchange with someone with sentiments better spent on more highly charged subject matter. It seems kind of silly.
So then why did you say those untrue things about me? Why did you falsely accuse me? What the fuck did you expect would happen after you posted that crap?

[Sonnet]

Are you fucking happy now, Sonnet?? [where's that fucking rolling-eyes smiley when you need it?]

Clearly you're not. Shame it turned out this way. :indifferent:

[Sonnet]

Sonnet: I never dreamt that I would end up having an exchange with someone with sentiments better spent on more highly charged subject matter. It seems kind of silly.
So then why did you say those untrue things about me? Why did you falsely accuse me? What the fuck did you expect would happen after you posted that crap?

To be perfectly honest, you might have noticed that I qualified my statements with 'what I've gleaned' and 'I hope I'm wrong' - both designed to clarify that this is just the way it seemed now, and that I hoped some future information might clear it all up.

Now, speaking of what people expect, you might want to admit to yourself that your original post wasn't designed to make anyone who had made or chosen a moving avatar feel very good. If we're being honest here, then own the fact that, as insignificant as all this really is, you meant to inject a little ill will, be a little bit of a downer, rain a little on our fun. It's all small potatoes, but that's really at least a good part of your original intent - it made at least one person feel badly enough to take theirs down - and so I return your question: what did you expect?

We don't have to be eternal enemies over this, and moving avatars don't necessarily have to be a casualty, especially since you seem to be in the minority when it comes to those who adamantly oppose them. I thought you were being kind of an asshole, and told you so; now you've done the same to me. Happens every day, doesn't have to be the end of the world.

[livius drusus]

I was referring to my post earlier in this thread where I hotlinked to the image on my website. I had thought the edit deadline had closed, but I was able to go edit that image from my post.

Ohh, I see. I had actually forgotten about that one. On another note, I'm really glad to see Einstein as your avatar here too. :yup:

[xouper]

Sonnet: To be perfectly honest, you might have noticed that I qualified my statements with 'what I've gleaned' and 'I hope I'm wrong' -
Not good enough. Suppose I were to say, "I hope I'm wrong, but all the evidence I have so far indicates that Sonnet is a pedophile." Is my "disclaimer" sufficient to mitigate the false accusation? Think about that.

... If we're being honest here, then own the fact that, as insignificant as all this really is, you meant to inject a little ill will, be a little bit of a downer, rain a little on our fun.
In other words, according to you, when your "avatar fun" infringes on my enjoyment of the forum, I'm not allowed to say anything about it?

I thought you were being kind of an asshole, and told you so;
But instead of having a discussion about it, you turned it into a flame war right from the start.

[xouper]

Sonnet: - it made at least one person feel badly enough to take theirs down -
I ended up taking mine down too, and for the same reason, so what's your point?

[Sonnet]

But instead of having a discussion about it, you turned it into a flame war right from the start.

I could have tempered my initial feelings, you're right, and tried to let you know what I thought more gently. I still stand by my point that whether you're overt or veiled in the way you make your feelings known, the respectable thing is to take responsibility for your intention. If you're going to do it, own it, that's all. You didn't necessarily have to say anything at all; you could simply hit 'escape' when you load a page, or disable a specific person's avatar. What is the point, really, in arbitrarily letting someone know that you don't happen to like ANYTHING that makes them happy? It's never intended to brighten their day, now is it? I tend to associate behavior like that with a certain personality type (and when I say 'I hope I'm wrong' it means that I understand that appearances can deceive and it's unwise to generalize), the kind who likes to take the fun out of things they don't like. Maybe I'm wrong about that, too; it's really hard to tell from one encounter on a message board. It's very likely that this is just a bad moment - over something intended to be nice and fun and cheerful, which still makes me sad.

[xouper]

Sonnet: I could have tempered my initial feelings, you're right, and tried to let you know what I thought more gently. I still stand by my point that whether you're overt or veiled in the way you make your feelings known, the respectable thing is to take responsibility for your intention. If you're going to do it, own it, that's all. You didn't necessarily have to say anything at all; you could simply hit 'escape' when you load a page, or disable a specific person's avatar. What is the point, really, in arbitrarily letting someone know that you don't happen to like ANYTHING that makes them happy? It's never intended to brighten their day, now is it? I tend to associate behavior like that with a certain personality type (and when I say 'I hope I'm wrong' it means that I understand that appearances can deceive and it's unwise to generalize), the kind who likes to take the fun out of things they don't like. Maybe I'm wrong about that, too; it's really hard to tell from one encounter on a message board. It's very likely that this is just a bad moment - over something intended to be nice and fun and cheerful, which still makes me sad.
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[Ensign Steve]

Well, nobody's every accused me of not jumping on the bandwagon when a new, controversial trend comes out. Consider my avatar sufficently tarted up. ;)

[godfry n. glad]

Well, nobody's every accused me of not jumping on the bandwagon when a new, controversial trend comes out. Consider my avatar sufficently tarted up. ;)

Very noir.

I love the liquor. Nice shot. Looks tasty. You, too, doll. I think you could do something better with the text. Like make it look handwritten, or ancient typewriter, on faux parchment. Like a threatening note.

Edit: No, no... Handwritten. On the inside of a matchbook cover that's standing open on its side on a tabletop. A formica tabletop.

[Ensign Steve]

Hmm, I thought it did look a little bit "ancient typewriter". You're right, though, it could be classed up a bit. I'll look into it, but not tonight. It's sleepy time. Thanks hon!

[Beth]

I want one of those pills.

[Sonnet]

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Ah, good. I feel better now knowing I was correct in assuming you to be one who likes for their ill will to have effect, just without having to take responsibility. And apparently there's no airing differences and reasoning past a disagreement with you, either. Mmmmm... grudges...

Spleen, but no spine, just as I thought - or at the very least a great deal more of the former than the latter, at least in this particular instance. Too bad. I won't bother trying to treat this like a discussion with willing participants on both ends any more.

:wave:

[xouper]

Sonnet: ... I feel better now knowing I was correct in assuming you to be one who likes for their ill will to have effect, just without having to take responsibility.
Jeebus Fucking Cripes. You just don't give up, do you. What the fuck is the matter with you? Don't you ever stop with the faulty psychoanalysis and erroneous conclusions??

By the way, those roll-eyes smileys I posted did NOT indicate an agreement with your misguided opinions. Get a clue, will ya?

I won't bother trying to treat this like a discussion with willing participants on both ends any more.
Since when have you been a "willing participant" to a "discussion" in this thread? When you retract your bogus accusation that I intentionally caused harm to Beth, then you can complain about the nature of this "discussion". Until then, go fuck yourself.

[beyelzu]

hey sonnet can you make my penis avatar I have a picture that someone made with it in a condom that I liked.


and perhaps some pithy comment about protection?


how about

image one my current avatar

image 2 black screen with white letter "for your protection"

image 3 my avatar in a condom?



pretty please?????


plus I think your av's rock, I wish I had seen zombie's

if you dont want to I will understand


hmmm, I cant seem to find the picture of my avatar in a condom, although I thought someone made one, I cant remember enough of the post to look for it.


also, if you dont want to make that one, I woukld love one using an image or 2 or 3 from sin city, the comic pictures of hartigan and marv being badass. film noir and violent.

again, if you dont want to, its cool.


ps in an effort for full disclosure, I think you did respond in a bitchy fashion, but you also posted in a kinder tone in later posts, not that my opinion does or should matter at all.


just kicking in my 2 fucking cents.
:tmgrin:

[xouper]

beyelzu: plus I think your av's rock, I wish I had seen zombie's
Sonnet's work is very good. Zombie's avatar can still be seen in the gallery:

http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/gallery/browseimages.php?c=7

If Zombie wants to put that back on as his avatar, I won't complain. I can always turn it off without interfering with anyone else's fun. :)

[beyelzu]

damn, I hope zombie decides to put his av back on, it is uber badass.


another av idea, for me, ifn you feel like makin' one, sonnet, anything noir and badass, think micky spelane, dark and gritty and hopeless and violent and brutal.


xouper, thanks for the link man, I didnt realize that his av was still up.

[Seven of Nine]

Hi, Sonnet! :wave:

If it's not too much trouble, may I have a Seven of Nine avatar, please? I love the animated ones, should you care to make one for me, but I need it to flash slowly, please.
Do you want me to choose image/images, or would you rather I choose it/them? Ordinarily, I leave them up to the avi maker, but I'm good either way, and can also give you a variety from which to pick the one/ones you would most like to work with. Please let me know what you prefer.

Thanks,
~Seven

[slimshady2357]

Anyone who wishes to make their own, simple animated avatar should download this freeware program --> UnFREEz (http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/). It's about 20kb and it's super easy to use. You just drag and drop in the images you want to use in the order you want them and pick the time between frames.

There are more sophistimacated programs out there, but this one is fast, small, easy to use and great for beginners (like me!).

Adam

[Ensign Steve]

Or you can use Imageready, which took me about 15 minutes to figure out.

[Seven of Nine]

Anyone who wishes to make their own, simple animated avatar should download this freeware program --> UnFREEz (http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/). It's about 20kb and it's super easy to use. You just drag and drop in the images you want to use in the order you want them and pick the time between frames.

There are more sophistimacated programs out there, but this one is fast, small, easy to use and great for beginners (like me!).

Adam

Coolness, Slim! "Beginner" is an understatement in my case.



only, I still wouldn't know how to add my username... :qsigh:

[Seven of Nine]

Or you can use Imageready, which took me about 15 minutes to figure out.


erm...where do I find Imageready? :blush3:

[Ensign Steve]

Try at adobe.com. I think it comes bundled with photoshop these days. It helps if you know photoshop, too, but there are a million tutorials available on line. That's how I learned both programs. And you could definitely add your name using that.

[Seven of Nine]

Try at adobe.com. I think it comes bundled with photoshop these days. It helps if you know photoshop, too, but there are a million tutorials available on line. That's how I learned both programs. And you could definitely add your name using that.

Well, I couldn't. Just ask Crumb; he'll tell you! :roflmao:

Thanks, though! It's Jen, right? (and not Steve?)

[Ensign Steve]

Yeah, Jen. I love it when people call me Jen.

/me shoots dirty looks in LauriD's direction.

But, seriously. You can call me JD or Steve.

[godfry n. glad]

So, what's the story on the Ensign Steve handle?

godfry

[Ensign Steve]

Oh my god, it's such an old and boring story!

I chose Ensign Steve to express my love of Star Trek, and also of Family Guy. They had a joke on Family Guy about a red-shirt named Ensign Ricky, only I mis-remembered the name and somehow came up with Steve instead. So I ended up with something completely original, which is good because now it is my own. :)

[Sonnet]

Just noticed other requests... I'm still happy to make those.

[Crumb]

:mememe:

[Seven of Nine]

Yeah, Jen. I love it when people call me Jen.

* Ensign Steve shoots dirty looks in LauriD's direction.

But, seriously. You can call me JD or Steve.

Great nick story! :roflmao:

'Jen' is a mighty easy name for me to remember. ;)

[Seven of Nine]

Just noticed other requests... I'm still happy to make those.


Thanks, Sonnet! :D

[wei yau]

Well, I've decided to use a new avatar. I found that while I liked the "Eye of Ulthwe", it wasn't really mine. It was something I lifted from a WH40K site. I also really dug my "Cobra/Decepticon" avatar, but again...lifted.

So, now I am using one that is truly mine.

It's a chop of my Chinese name. My parents had one made for me while in China. The chop is adorned with a dog, my Chinese zodiac animal.

I think I like it.

[godfry n. glad]

Well, I've decided to use a new avatar. I found that while I liked the "Eye of Ulthwe", it wasn't really mine. It was something I lifted from a WH40K site. I also really dug my "Cobra/Decepticon" avatar, but again...lifted.

So, now I am using one that is truly mine.

It's a chop of my Chinese name. My parents had one made for me while in China. The chop is adorned with a dog, my Chinese zodiac animal.

I think I like it.

Kewl.

Are there four ideograms included in the chop?

Which one is the pooch?

godfry

[livius drusus]

I think it looks great on you, eldar. Here's a version with a transparent background, if you feel the urge. :thumbup:

[wei yau]

Kewl.

Are there four ideograms included in the chop?

Which one is the pooch?

godfry

Thanks.

Yes, there are four ideograms in the chop. I'm embarassed to say that I'm not entirely familiar with them, despite it being my name. I was taught how to write my name in Chinese at age five. When I showed that I simply couldn't do it correctly, my parents gave up.

But, reading from right-to-left and top-to-bottom.

The upper right is my family name (Yee).
The lower right is the first part of my given name (Wei).
The upper left is the second part of my given name (Yau).
The lower left is not part of my name, but a flourish or title of some kind for balance in the chop.

There's no actual character for dog. I should have been more clear. The chop is a marble block with a stamp on one end and a tiny statue of a Chinese-stylized dog on the other.

Maybe I'll take a picture of it and post it here.

[wei yau]

I think it looks great on you, eldar. Here's a version with a transparent background, if you feel the urge. :thumbup:

And without even having to make such a request, you have anticipated my urges and satisfied them thoroughly.

Thank you.

[godfry n. glad]

Kewl.

Are there four ideograms included in the chop?

Which one is the pooch?

godfry

Thanks.

Yes, there are four ideograms in the chop. I'm embarassed to say that I'm not entirely familiar with them, despite it being my name. I was taught how to write my name in Chinese at age five. When I showed that I simply couldn't do it correctly, my parents gave up.

But, reading from right-to-left and top-to-bottom.

The upper right is my family name (Yee).
The lower right is the first part of my given name (Wei).
The upper left is the second part of my given name (Yau).
The lower left is not part of my name, but a flourish or title of some kind for balance in the chop.

There's no actual character for dog. I should have been more clear. The chop is a marble block with a stamp on one end and a tiny statue of a Chinese-stylized dog on the other.

Maybe I'll take a picture of it and post it here.

Ah... Yes, now I know what you mean. I had misinterpreted you as saying that one of the characters was "dog". Instead, the top of the chop is a dog icon. I have four chops, two with rabbits and two with serpents (I'm a serpent)....the chop itself is no reference to me, as I'm about as Celto-Saxon as they come.

Boy, it sure looks like Yee means something akin to "holds up the sky".

Thanks.

godfry

[livius drusus]

My pleasure. :curtsey:

[godfry n. glad]

The lower left is not part of my name, but a flourish or title of some kind for balance in the chop.


Hmmm...

Let's see, I'd say it looks like a thunderstorm over a lake and valley with a river. Yee Mai-Yau rains on your parade? Yee Mai-Yau "makes water"? Or, Yee Mai-Yau, fructifier of the ancient spirits? Or, Yee Mai-Yau, Chief Toliet Flusher?

:innocent:

[wei yau]

Hmmm...

Let's see, I'd say it looks like a thunderstorm over a lake and valley with a river. Yee Mai-Yau rains on your parade? Yee Mai-Yau "makes water"? Or, Yee Mai-Yau, fructifier of the ancient spirits? Or, Yee Mai-Yau, Chief Toliet Flusher?

:innocent:

Velly crever, white devil.

Actually, I think it looks like a toilet brush over a toilet. And since I have to clean two of the bathrooms in the house, it does seem appropriate.

[godfry n. glad]

Hmmm...

Let's see, I'd say it looks like a thunderstorm over a lake and valley with a river. Yee Mai-Yau rains on your parade? Yee Mai-Yau "makes water"? Or, Yee Mai-Yau, fructifier of the ancient spirits? Or, Yee Mai-Yau, Chief Toilet Flusher?

:innocent:

Velly crever, white devil.

Actually, I think it looks like a toilet brush over a toilet. And since I have to clean two of the bathrooms in the house, it does seem appropriate.

Oh... yeah.... sorry, I misread that. It's "Chief Toilet Scrubber".

So, is that pronounced "poo-gon"?

[Skep]

Oh... yeah.... sorry, I misread that. It's "Chief Toliet Scrubber".

So, is that pronounced "poo-gon"?
Hehe. Reminds me of a book title... Brown Spots on the Wall by Whoo Flung Poo. :D

[godfry n. glad]

Oh... yeah.... sorry, I misread that. It's "Chief Toilet Scrubber".

So, is that pronounced "poo-gon"?
Hehe. Reminds me of a book title... Brown Spots on the Wall by Whoo Flung Poo. :D

Ahem... That's Hu Flung Pu.

My favorite is 50 Yards to the Outhouse by Willy Maykit, illustrated by Betty Woendt.

Of course, that's off-topic, unlike The Yellow River by I.P. Freeley.

[pescifish]

Well, I've decided to use a new avatar.
<...snip...>
It's a chop of my Chinese name. My parents had one made for me while in China. The chop is adorned with a dog, my Chinese zodiac animal.

I think I like it.I know I like it! It's very nice, eldar! :yup:

[Shake]

My latest is a double-F, although not for Freethought Forum. Instead it's a Fear Factory (http://www.fearfactory.com/) logo.