Whose Avatar do you stop for?

[CanadaRAM]

OK, is there anyone else who stops halfway through a thread just to wait for Raven VII's avatar to do its thing, then laugh and carry on?

First time I saw it, I thought, "now there's a naff looking 'tar", then, after looking shifty for a moment it .. (I'll leave this out so newbies can experience for themselves)... and I fell over laughing.

So - who elses Avatar do you stop for.

edesignuk's ever changing, ever the same fixation?

Who else?

[mad jew]

Yeah, much the same here. I love edesign's, Raven VII's and Mr Andersons'. But where's yours CanadaRAM? ;) How about a maple leaf made out of memory chips?

[CanadaRAM]

Yeah, much the same here. I love edesign's, Raven VII's and Mr Andersons'. But where's yours CanadaRAM? ;) How about a maple leaf made out of memory chips?
Heh, working on it. But I just got home after working since 8AM and it's just gone midnight... soon, real soon.
Problem is, the bar is set so high already...

[mad jew]

You can always just rip something off one of the major I.T. companies...

Like maybe Apple, Sun or... Microsoft? ;)

[tech4all]

Well as most people probably do, I usually check edesignuk's avatar for the weekly photo of Keira, that and wdlove's animated finder icon with OS X genie effect.

I remember a lot of people's avatars, but those are the one's I like to watch :D

[Abstract]

I've just been asked for mine today, and its not the first time. :cool:

[mad jew]

I've just been asked for mine today, and its not the first time. :cool:

Yeah, I'm quite a fan of yours. It's from Shrek II, right? I'm always interested in what makes someone decide what their 'tar is, because it's kind of like their self-assigned face for MacRumors. So is there any reason for Puss-in-boots, just out of interest?

[homerjward]

i love avatars. i stop for mr anderson's, nermal's, i used to get confused by wdlove's when it would be at the bottom of the page near my dock but now that my dock is tiny that doesn't happen anymore :p i also used to love stoid's back when it was tony the tiger and errm....who used to have the avatar with the storm trooper dancing in a parking lot? loved that one. i must admit i really like my own :o but my favorite is prolly iGary's ever-changing Jobs avatar. :D

edit: w00t! 1000 posts! *parties*
double edit: actually it's 1004 but i just now noticed im a 65816
edit x3: my 'tar lost some awesomeness for the 65816 edition but that's ok

[CanadaRAM]

Yeah, much the same here. I love edesign's, Raven VII's and Mr Andersons'. But where's yours CanadaRAM? ;) How about a maple leaf made out of memory chips?
OK, I've got a temporary one up.

Actually, a mountain goat is pretty accurate: dumb as a sack of hammers but willing to butt heads with anyone, anytime.

Yup, that's me. :p

Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com

[CanadaRAM]

edit: w00t! 1000 posts! *parties*

homerjward, your Ballmer-invasion is just creepy... you see it and think OMG it's a... no it's worse! It's Steve Ballmer :eek: :D

[broken_keyboard]

The one with the sheep that scares the man is pretty funny. Also iGary - I don't know where he gets so many Steve Jobs pics.

[redeye be]

Some very nice 'tars on macrumors. Here are a few people that are in my very top list of avatar-:cool:.

(in no particular order)
medea - he won the 2004 'tar contest, instant :cool:
howard - sometimes i try to think of what is going on there
munkle - look-in-to-my-eyes-:cool:
maya - that's just really a very nice picture
LimeiBook86 - puts a smile on my face, every time :)
SilentPanda - his new panda really is :cool:

[Chappers]

SilentPanda's is cool.

[Abstract]

Yeah, I'm quite a fan of yours. It's from Shrek II, right? I'm always interested in what makes someone decide what their 'tar is, because it's kind of like their self-assigned face for MacRumors. So is there any reason for Puss-in-boots, just out of interest?

Because he's cute, and that was the cutest look of the movie.

And there are several that I like, but I can't remember whom they belong to.

[iGary]

I always look at edesign's to see which Keira is up, I spent months trying to figure out who the guy was in Homer's, I LOVE Raven's.... :D

[Blue Velvet]

I'm always interested in what makes someone decide what their 'tar is, because it's kind of like their self-assigned face for MacRumors.

Now that is the really interesting question... some just look nice, but others tell a little story.

[iGary]

And if it is a guy in Blue Velvet's, I think he's cute.

[Blue Velvet]

And if it is a guy in Blue Velvet's, I think he's cute.

That's Isabella Rossellini... sorry to disappoint.

[iGary]

That's Isabella Rossellini... sorry to disappoint.

Damn, I always thought it was some red-head guy with cute eyes.

Maybe I'm not really a queer bent fool after all. :p

[virividox]

i picked mine cuz of the story behind it; if ever i do change it will probably be for the same reason... but right now, not need to change just yet ;)

[PlaceofDis]

mine is the Camino icon just because its my browser of choice, i should change it up sometime though when i find a decent animated one

[wordmunger]

Damn, I always thought it was some red-head guy with cute eyes.

Maybe I'm not really a queer bent fool after all. :p

Isabella definitely looks a little androgynous in that shot. But she proved beyond any doubt that she's a woman in that movie...

[Capt Underpants]

I don't really "stop" for anyone's 'tar. I just use them to quickly identify people. I've found that if you get used to a person with a certain 'tar, when they change it, their posts just don't seem the same. Ya, I'm weird like that...

But on another note... I chose my avatar because, well, it's CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS!!!!

[pivo6]

... I'm always interested in what makes someone decide what their 'tar is, because it's kind of like their self-assigned face for MacRumors.

I hope that's not the case, otherwise I may need to re-think mine. :p :D

[Blue Velvet]

I've found that if you get used to a person with a certain 'tar, when they change it, their posts just don't seem the same...

They're like mini-brands. You mess them with at your peril... :eek: :D

[Mr. Anderson]

glad you guys like mine - and it was just a temp...

I like agreensters.....

D

[eleveneastgate]

edesignuk's --- That girl's gorgeous :)

I can't wait until I reach 500 posts so I can put one up of my own --- ;)

[agreenster]

Feels like ages since Ive posted here! Been really busy at work, and spend most of my online time over at CGTalk

Thanks for the mention though! :) How's Dukestreet been these days? :)

[brobson]

I am trying for the first time to post mine.
I have a cut paper self portrait that I'd like to do.
It says it is Cutout.jpg 4KB on disk (1.601) bytes
When I sent it to photoshop to resize for web it reads width 100 pixels and height 133 pixels
smooth bicubic
JPG low
desired file size 100 k

Then I save it and it appears in my

"There has been an error in the upload. Please ensure that the file has been correctly selected and that the upload"

Anybody know what I am doing wrong?
Brenda

[brobson]

My photo appears in my profile but I want it to appear with my posts.

Brenda

[Blue Velvet]

Anybody know what I am doing wrong?
Brenda

Brenda -- sorry but you need 500 posts for an avatar.

[edesignuk]

You can't have an avatar until you have 500 posts.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=90468

[brobson]

Here's the photo

[edesignuk]

Feels like ages since Ive posted here! Been really busy at work, and spend most of my online time over at CGTalk

Thanks for the mention though! :) How's Dukestreet been these days? :)
I love your avatar! I couldn't remember your name to say though :o haven't seen a post from you in a while and it totally slipped my mind.

Anyway, top avatar :cool:

[brobson]

you guys are quick

[CanadaRAM]

Here's the photo
Cut paper? Nicely done.

Just 350 posts left to go :)
When you get there, you'll want to bring that jpg down to 75 pixels x 75 pixels to use as an avatar.

Thanks
Trevor
CanadaRAM.com

[CanadaRAM]

When will the robins return?

Spring is sprung.
The grass is riz.
I wonder where the birdies is?
The bird is on the wing.
Now isn't that absurd?
I always thought the wing was on the bird!

[zelmo]

some of my favorite 'tars:

• Photorun's harmonica-playin', foot-tappin' squirrel always makes me smile
• AL-FAMOUS' old Stormtrooper 'tar was kickin' - wish it would make a reappearance
• edesignuk - some pic's are better than others', but you have to admire the tenacity
• Mr. Anderson - always miss the old one when it changes, always like the new one
• jsw's moon 'tar is very well-done
• Silent Panda - what a dancer!
• abhishekit - cracks me up every time
• MattG - Arrested Development rocks
• vollspacken - You Know It..!
• nuckinfutz - been there, done that

Sure there are more I'm forgetting at the moment

[wdlove]

That's Isabella Rossellini... sorry to disappoint.

Thank you Blue Velvet, I have always wondered who that was. I actually thought that it might be you hiding in the background. It's meant to be a compliment, I really like blue.

I stop for most of the Avatar's that have been mentioned. I miss the prior Avatar that LimeiBook86 had. Thanks to those that have mentioned mine. :o At times I think about changing it to the one that Mr. Anderson had designed, because of the medical caduceus. Still remember that people get used to seeing a certain Avatar, at least I do.

[Lacero]

Still remember that people get used to seeing a certain Avatar, at least I do.Shouldn't it be "1st Contributor" - Avatar by vniow?

[Blue Velvet]

Thank you Blue Velvet, I have always wondered who that was. I actually thought that it might be you hiding in the background. It's meant to be a compliment, I really like blue.

Here you go... this is what it's from.
;)

[Lacero]

Here's the photo
For a moment there, the photo reminded me of that girl in the "Back to the Future" series and "Howard the Duck". What's her face?

[munkle]

Some very nice 'tars on macrumors. Here are a few people that are in my very top list of avatar-:cool:...

Woohoo!! I got a mention! :p

It's amazing how much an avatar becomes part of a person's 'character', I get all disorientated whenever a regular changes their 'tar...just don't do it! :p

[Daveway]

My favorites are jsw's and wdlove. I remember someone has the bouncing apple in the dock which is nice. I'm still debating what i really want to do for a 'tar.

[musicpyrite]

I just changed mine.

Anybody know where it came from? ;)

[ravenvii]

Heh, thanks guys, I've always liked my avatar too, I made it a while ago for another forum (which I no longer post in), and have been wanting to use here since I started seriously posting here.

I really like Agreenster's avatar too, and Anderson's are always cool - the current one, the G3D one, the zooming one, and one before that I couldn't remember right now. And I loved iLikeMyiMac's cat iMac avatar, it was really cute. Too bad he doesn't use that anymore :)

I also like that avatar where this big guy/thing slowly walks into view, then trips up. I forget who has that avatar, but that one cracks me up :D

wdlove's avatar is awesome too.

Great avatars all around! :D

[Lacero]

I was going to go with this avatar, but I'm still on the fence.

If you like it, go ahead and use it, I don't mind. I found it on another forum. I'd say I created it myself, but I'd just be called a liar.

http://www3.telus.net/poojja/popu.gif

[PlaceofDis]

i really want to do something to mine, just not sure what, pulsating blue maybe? hmmmmmmm not quite sure just yet, or i suppose i could make it spin

[Jovian9]

I just changed mine.

Anybody know where it came from? ;)

The music video for Kenna's Hell Bent :)

[Nickygoat]

For a moment there, the photo reminded me of that girl in the "Back to the Future" series and "Howard the Duck". What's her face?
Lea Thompson (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000670/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXxwbj0wfHE9bGVhIHRob21zb258aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=2;ft=20;fm=1).
I like Silent Panda's old one - the one with the winking panda. Took me a while to see it but very good when I did

[keysersoze]

Lea Thompson (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000670/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXxwbj0wfHE9bGVhIHRob21zb258aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=2;ft=20;fm=1).
I like Silent Panda's old one - the one with the winking panda. Took me a while to see it but very good when I did

I'm a huge fan of kiwitheiwik's tar...

"how to prepare a kiwi"

great stuff!

:)

[brap]

Back before, uh, well stuff I don't know about happened, Nerserk's avatar was mesmerising.

I also loved Nermal's old one... the cat, from what I presume to be a comic strip?

[dotdotdot]

Well, NOW I stop for pivo6's just for having the guy who sings the America song as his avatar... I was just cracking up!!

[dotdotdot]

I was going to go with this avatar, but I'm still on the fence.

If you like it, go ahead and use it, I don't mind. I found it on another forum. I'd say I created it myself, but I'd just be called a liar.

http://www3.telus.net/poojja/popu.gif

Well at least you learned your lesson!

[dotdotdot]

By the way, I just changed mine...

I laughed... its hate it or love it

[ravenvii]

By the way, I just changed mine...

I laughed... its hate it or love it

LOL, I was "WTF, Home Alone isn't good enough to get an avatar!... What's that... Wacko Jacko, mwahahahaha"

[Sun Baked]

LOL, I was "WTF, Home Alone isn't good enough to get an avatar!... What's that... Wacko Jacko, mwahahahaha"Still can't quite figure out if that face is because Jacko dropped his drawers, or Jacko decided to remove Macaulay Culkin's drawers with his teeth. :confused:

[dotdotdot]

LOL, I was "WTF, Home Alone isn't good enough to get an avatar!... What's that... Wacko Jacko, mwahahahaha"

Some appreciation! lol

Yep, I laughed so hard after seeing that that I just had to use it

[ColoJohnBoy]

I always liked paulwhannel's avatar's, especially the Kid Notorious one. I have to say, though, I do like my Bubbatar. Best of all, though, is vniow's. That's my kind of nun!

P.S. - Whatever happened to paulwhannel? I haven't seen him on here for some time.

[PlaceofDis]

I always liked paulwhannel's avatar's, especially the Kid Notorious one. I have to say, though, I do like my Bubbatar. Best of all, though, is vniow's. That's my kind of nun!

P.S. - Whatever happened to paulwhannel? I haven't seen him on here for some time.

his name has been changed to rainman::|:|

[MacNut]

Bubbatar, haha I like that.

[Phat_Pat]

Bubbatar, haha I like that.
Family Guy is the greatest show eva.... and because of that your 'tar kicks ass. :cool:

[superbovine]

fine, no love for the bovines.

[Nermal]

I also loved Nermal's old one... the cat, from what I presume to be a comic strip?

Yep, from this (http://www.elgoonishshive.com/d/20020121.html) really weird comic strip (even the tagline is "It's Really Weird") :eek: :D

While I'm at it, here are some of the avatars I've used (clickable where appropriate) :)

http://www.nzweb.net/chris/brownie_chibi_dball.gif (http://www.elgoonishshive.com/Filler/d/20031031.html) http://www.nzweb.net/chris/melissa_kitty_01.gif (http://www.elgoonishshive.com/Filler/d/20031116.html)

http://www.nzweb.net/chris/elliot_chibi_03.gif (http://www.elgoonishshive.com/d/20031204.html) http://www.nzweb.net/chris/ninja.gif

I can't remember whether I ever used this one here:
http://www.nzweb.net/chris/100_0380small.jpg (http://www.nzweb.net/chris/100_0380.jpg)

[Patmian212]

Best tar ever was AL-FAMOUS' Stormtrooper hands down!

[Blue Velvet]

• 3rdpath
• absolut mac
• agreenster
• AL-FAMOUS
• big
• CanadaRAM
• caveman uk
• Chazmyr
• Chip NoVaMac
• ChrisFromCanada
• colojohnboy
• crazzyeddie
• e-coli
• Eniregnat
• ExoticFish
• Flowbee (but I would say that :) )
• giagura
• grapes911
• groovebuster
• hob
• Horrortaxi
• iChan
• jeDiBoYTJ
• jrv3034
• jsw
• keyseroze
• kiwi the iwik (chuckle)
• klaus
• Littleodie914
• MacAztec
• mad jew
• madamimadam
• maya
• Mechcozmo
• medea (where they?)
• moparshaha
• mpw
• mvc
• neoelectronaut
• oingobongo
• pimentoloaf
• pseudobrit
• Raven VII
• rdowns
• Royal Pineapple (adorable)
• sabbath
• SilentPanda
• sjpetry
• sonofslim
• Squire
• stike
• Thomas Veil
• toughboy
• tpjunkie
• übergeek
• ugg
• windowlicker (good looking! ;) )
• Wintermute
• wowser
• Zaty

[mad jew]

:eek: Go Blue! Not like you're trying to narrow things down or anything... ;)

I just love the 'tars with subtleness like dotdotdot's which I didn't even fully notice/appreciate until it was actually showed to me.

[Blue Velvet]

:eek: Go Blue! Not like you're trying to narrow things down or anything... ;)

Plenty of loving to go around. :D

[MacSA]

Why do you have to wait until you've made 500 posts? I want my Avatar now :D

[MattG]

The one with the sheep that scares the man is pretty funny. Also iGary - I don't know where he gets so many Steve Jobs pics.
Thanks!

It's Buster from "Arrested Development" :D

[Blue Velvet]

Why do you have to wait until you've made 500 posts? I want my Avatar now :D

Oh and also... you need a Mac to have a 'tar. ;) :D

[mad jew]

Thanks!

It's Buster from "Arrested Development" :D

Have you had that one long MattG? I haven't noticed it before but it's really cool.

Damn 12 inch iBooks and their whimpy screens, depriving me of wonderful 'tars!

[musicpyrite]

The music video for Kenna's Hell Bent :)

Very close, and what I would expect people to say.

It's from a 'remix' of it:
http://www.despair.com/happyproduct.html

Hell Bent is still a good music video though.

[mad jew]

musicpyrite, that's a really cool clip. It's eerie how similar that happy and bliss packaging is to Apple's own though... :eek:

[MacDawg]

Most all of the avatars show great creativity and imagination... but the reason I stop for 'tars isn't because of the 'tar itself, but for the posts.

If I see BlueVelvet's 'tar, I'll stop and read the post. Always worthwhile.
Same with JSW, edesignuk, and several others.
Its because I value what they say.

Unfortunately, not everyone puts as much thought into their posts as they do their avatar. :o

Woof, Woof - Dawg

[Lau]

Hey, Agreenster, I love your avatar. I think it's the border that makes it, because it really looks as if it's jumping out as it hangs over. I was just thinking it would be cool to have it so it jumped out over the forum, rather than in it's own little square, then I thought, I know, you should make the white surround the same grey colour as the forum background, then it would look like it was a hole in the forum.

Just a thought!

[WinterMute]

There's an animated version of mine somewhere, I saw it years ago in a documentary about Eascher, but I've never seen it since, if anyone has a sniff of it let me know.

I loved Mr. A's last one, the revolving metal sphere, and iGav's monkey is pretty iconic.

I'm an audio bloke, I have very little visual acuity, I don't like it when avatars change, I can't recognise the posters as easily.

Didn't someone have the Star Wars kid? That was cool.

I think a lot of people invest a lot of thought into their avatars, BV is right, it's a face.

[mad jew]

I like rendezvouscp's because it's pretty simple. But is he gonna have to change his name on the 29th? ;)

[teabgs]

I have a new tar as of today. I personally think it's pretty sweet :D
I think I will keep this tar until the film (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/corpse_bride) is out in theaters (Sept). Then I'll probably change it.

[anjaki]

http://www3.telus.net/poojja/s/stupid.gif
I found this reply to my posts very amusing, but since all my posts have been removed, it has lost it's impact, which is a real shame.

Why my posts have been removed is another question, I was only making a valid point as regarding entitlement to an Avatar after 500 posts.

Obviously critisism regarding certain aspects of MacRumours is not tolerated and it is only a matter of time before this post is also removed.

From the Forum rules:

Non-direct-personal insults, such as: "that is an idiotic comment" are frowned upon.
If that is the case, why have my posts been removed but the non-direct-personal insult "I'm with stupid" remains?

The fact that the original post that I was refering to remains, means that I was not off topic.

"The point of moderation is not to censor topics", you could have fooled me!

I'll try emailing this fellow Arn and see what happens.

[maya]

Many interesting *tars around MR. However I read the thread title and post, some post my MR members are much more interesting and comedic then others and since I have a weird sense of humour many of the post just tickle my funny bone.

Plus the lack of time these days at work and such leave me in the dark for refreshing my *tar. However I will refresh my *tar when I reach 2k post. :)

Keep up the good work to the MR team and members who make this place truly unique. :)

[Blue Velvet]

...and iGav's monkey is pretty iconic.

Now, I spotted that on a drinks coaster on a colleagues' desk the other day but I didn't pick it up... but I will now. :)

[edesignuk]

Why my posts have been removed is another question, I was only making a valid point as regarding entitlement to an Avatar after 500 posts. You spammed the thread with 4 pointless posts in a row. Spam = deleted. End of story.

If you want to make a point then feel free, but you don't do it like that, because as you see, it disappears!

...course, you're wasting your breath. It's been gone over, many, many times. Nothing is about to change.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I found this reply to my posts very amusing, but since all my posts have been removed, it has lost it's impact, which is a real shame.

Why my posts have been removed is another question, I was only making a valid point as regarding entitlement to an Avatar after 500 posts.

Obviously critisism regarding certain aspects of MacRumours is not tolerated and it is only a matter of time before this post is also removed.

From the Forum rules:

Non-direct-personal insults, such as: "that is an idiotic comment" are frowned upon.
If that is the case, why have my posts been removed but the non-direct-personal insult "I'm with stupid" remains?

The fact that the original post that I was refering to remains, means that I was not off topic.

"The point of moderation is not to censor topics", you could have fooled me!

I'll try emailing this fellow Arn and see what happens.From the rules (http://forums.macrumors.com/announcement.php?f=4) 2) Spam. The real thing... not just being a prolific poster. ie. Someone posting the same exact post in 10 different threads. Someone posting multiple pointless posts in the same thread. This will get your account banned -- and get your IP banned from the forums and site where you won't even be able to load the site.

Edit: Beaten by a Mod mini, this time... I got to get faster at searching... ;)

[Blue Velvet]

Forty more posts and you'll see my "face" :) I really like Blue Velvet's!

Aww, thanks Hoef (Dutch guy!). Apart from being my favourite film ever, it also tells of my reclusive and somewhat private nature.

[vouder17]

I am a big fan silent pandas avatar....he/she has dedicated all his/her threads to silent pandas....it always cracks me up.

[anjaki]

You spammed the thread with 4 pointless posts in a row. Spam = deleted. End of story.

If you want to make a point then feel free, but you don't do it like that, because as you see, it disappears!

...course, you're wasting your breath. It's been gone over, many, many times. Nothing is about to change.

I fail to see that saying that I always look out for Thatwendigo's avatar because he always has something interesting to say and is always well informed, meets the criterea of your argument.

And as for wasting my breath because nothing's going to change, I wasn't actually trying to change anything, I know the position of MacRumours, I've been visiting these forums for long enough, but I was under the misaprehension that the moderators were in posession of a sense of humour, something which the following poster Lacero thankfully did. And pointless they certainly weren't.

As for feeling free to express my opinion.... but it will disappear, I find this not only somewhat contradictory, but under the circumstances I think a simple edit would have sufficed.

I belong to an obviously small group who visit these forums regularly (several times a day) and who don't feel the need to paste your threads full of every last addled thought they may have, and therefore the prospect of avatar remains sadly a very distant dream.

I personaly find it very tiresome wading through pages of senseless one-liners contributed from your regulars, that are consistantly off topic and rarely constructive, and I find it rather ironic that my posts high-lighting this fact are the only ones to be deleted.

But what suprised me most was the aggresive tone of the reply, if I were a serial poster I could understand it.

From the rules:
"2) Spam. The real thing... not just being a prolific poster. ie. Someone posting the same exact post in 10 different threads. Someone posting multiple pointless posts in the same thread. This will get your account banned -- and get your IP banned from the forums and site where you won't even be able to load the site."

Please feel free.

As Groucho Marx once said, "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members"

[edesignuk]

As for feeling free to express my opinion.... but it will disappear, I find this not only somewhat contradictory, but under the circumstances I think a simple edit would have sufficed.It will disappear when you spam 4 posts in a row, apparently making a "point".

Let's leave this here please. If you have an issue then post in the feedback forum, but let's not continue to take this off topic.

[pivo6]

Well, NOW I stop for pivo6's just for having the guy who sings the America song as his avatar... I was just cracking up!!

I'm glad you like it.

I'm afraid with this one I'll have to change it soon. In a month, we'll all forget that video, and the singer with the hair, and the ripped jeans, and the flags........

[Inkmonkey]

Has anyone mentioned LasloPanolflex's (sp?) avatars? Those always make me stop and look twice.

[zelmo]

Inkmonkey, your sig says "everybody loves a gimmick," but you stopped using yours?

and after all that hard work... :p

[dotdotdot]

I'm glad you like it.

I'm afraid with this one I'll have to change it soon. In a month, we'll all forget that video, and the singer with the hair, and the ripped jeans, and the flags........

Check my profile pic!

[Nermal]

Inkmonkey, your sig says "everybody loves a gimmick," but you stopped using yours?

and after all that hard work... :p

Great forgetting gimmick monkeys! I can't believe I didn't notice that myself! :eek:




... wow I'm bored :rolleyes:

[Sun Baked]

I still like some of the old "classic" tars people used to use.

[PlaceofDis]

Great forgetting gimmick monkeys! I can't believe I didn't notice that myself! :eek:




... wow I'm bored :rolleyes:

you and me both, well im stalling on working on a paper for class, but i AM bored too, i swear, i guess no one likes my 'tar, maybe i should change it back to that eye that i had awhile back:
http://toolshed.down.net/pix/eyesanim.gif

[Daveway]

I think I like sun baked's 'tar now... SMOKE'N! :D :) :cool:

[Sun Baked]

I think I like sun baked's 'tar now... SMOKE'N! :D :) :cool:It's one of the "classic" tars another member used to use, forgot who.

[zelmo]

The 'tar that always gets me is iGary's. He changes SJ pics so often I don't realize that it is iGary right off.

Funny, his posts always carry a little more authority because of those pics ;) :p

[zelmo]

you and me both, well im stalling on working on a paper for class, but i AM bored too, i swear, i guess no one likes my 'tar, maybe i should change it back to that eye that i had awhile back:
http://toolshed.down.net/pix/eyesanim.gif

The eye was great, but all of the 'tars you've used have been good AFAIC. Did you once have a Powderfinger CD cover as your 'tar, or just something similar?

[PlaceofDis]

The eye was great, but all of the 'tars you've used have been good AFAIC. Did you once have a Powderfinger CD cover as your 'tar, or just something similar?

well the eye is from TooL, and that is the only one that has been from a band, i had i had the few girls as well, which i enjoyed, and i love my camino one as well, another one i had was from TooL's Salival album now that i think about it, i actually cant remember them all

ill probably switch on and off from the eye to camino every now and again ;)

[Nermal]

you and me both, well im stalling on working on a paper for class

Guilty of the same thing. Except mine's almost finished, I just have to summarise it and print :)

[iArtificialLife]

i really like Awimoway's 'tar. it creeped me out at first.but i think it's relly funny now

[PlaceofDis]

Guilty of the same thing. Except mine's almost finished, I just have to summarise it and print :)

darn you!!! i haven't even started it, but its only five pages, its on Richard J. Dailey, the father of the current mayor of Chicago, who was also a mayor, and the book is written by my professor too, so its JUST GREAT! LoL, ill get to it within an hour hopefully.... :rolleyes:

btw, i really like your newest tar Nermal, its cute!!!

[Nermal]

Well mine's at 20 pages and will probably be 21 once I've added the summary, and it's an overview of the problems with a paper-based system. The next stage of the class is to computerise the system (in Visual Basic) :eek:

[zelmo]

well the eye is from TooL, and that is the only one that has been from a band, i had i had the few girls as well, which i enjoyed, and i love my camino one as well, another one i had was from TooL's Salival album now that i think about it, i actually cant remember them all

ill probably switch on and off from the eye to camino every now and again ;)

I was thinking of this image. Didn't you use something similar?

[Nermal]

One of the Aussies had that, but I can't remember who.

[PlaceofDis]

I was thinking of this image. Didn't you use something similar?

ah yes i did use something similar, i cropped this image down, flipped it and use id for my 'tar
same with the second image too
(both are reduced quality of course)

[zelmo]

ah yes i did use something similar, i cropped this image down, flipped it and use id for my 'tar
same with the second image too
(both are reduced quality of course)

Ah, I knew it was something similar. Those are both great images.

[PlaceofDis]

Ah, I knew it was something similar. Those are both great images.

ah as soon as i saw the artwork that you posted i knew exactly what 'tars you were talking about, i really liked when i used the first image.....and my first 'tar was the eye, which i was so proud to have too! i feel like a dork

btw, what is your 'tar of now? its hard to make out, and i love your old one that was of some sort of digital face right?

[Mechcozmo]

I dispense friendly advice in my 'tar.

I did have another avatar, used for only a brief while, and if I could make a GIF I would out of a few images I have for the role...

But for now, remember to read my 'tar. :)

[mad jew]

Yeah, you can always get a bit of a chuckle out of me when I see your 'tar Mechcozmo. It's a bit ironic that generally the guilty parties (troll-feeders) have no idea what trolling is anyway... :D

[PlaceofDis]

i went ahead and changed my 'tar for a bit because i just thought that this guy was cute....... :D

[stubeeef]

i went ahead and changed my 'tar for a bit because i just thought that this guy was cute....... :D

Me too! Same reason!

[mad jew]

Me too! Same reason!

Watch it, you'll get edesign all excited.

That is Kiera, right?..

[stubeeef]

Watch it, you'll get edesign all excited.

That is Kiera, right?..

At 6:00 am on a saturday morning! :eek: :p

[PlaceofDis]

At 6:00 am on a saturday morning! :eek: :p

a bit hungover and lacking the usual airbrushing of her photos and whatnot im sure as well......

im not sure what is worse, this tar or your last one....i think this one...make it go away, please?

[stubeeef]

a bit hungover and lacking the usual airbrushing of her photos and whatnot im sure as well......

im not sure what is worse, this tar or your last one....i think this one...make it go away, please?


I will, it has been my portrait for awhile. Just need to keep it there so I can get lambasted by edesign. I'm sure to get a good nasty for that, can't wait! :eek:

I hope it is a new one, not just a bunny with a pancake on its head.

[fistful]

I used to stop for the guy with the Marilyn Manson tar until he either changed it or left, and now I only have an inkling of who it might have been. Not because I particularly like Manson or anything that's just generally the type of person I tend to gravitate towards.

I've been coming here daily for I'd say about the last year and I'm still not even close, but when I do get a tar(if ever) it'd probably look something like this:

[BakedBeans]

hey! im in BV's faves

yayyy :)

dont you all miss my humping starwars figure (with the xr3i in the background ;) )

[zelmo]

ah as soon as i saw the artwork that you posted i knew exactly what 'tars you were talking about, i really liked when i used the first image.....and my first 'tar was the eye, which i was so proud to have too! i feel like a dork

btw, what is your 'tar of now? its hard to make out, and i love your old one that was of some sort of digital face right?

My current avatar is the cover of the album Signify by these guys (http://www.porcupinetree.com/). Currently my favorite recording artists, along with The Mars Volta.

The old face shot (my first 'tar *sniff sniff*) was an image of Marilyn Manson.

[zelmo]

I used to stop for the guy with the Marilyn Manson tar until he either changed it or left, and now I only have an inkling of who it might have been. Not because I particularly like Manson or anything that's just generally the type of person I tend to gravitate towards.

I've been coming here daily for I'd say about the last year and I'm still not even close, but when I do get a tar(if ever) it'd probably look something like this:

Are you talking about this one? I keep thinking I should change it back...

[stubeeef]

Are you talking about this one? I keep thinking I should change it back...


With that old 'tar, your giving me a hard time about mine?! :p

[zelmo]

With that old 'tar, your giving me a hard time about mine?! :p

Umm, yeah! And this one (recognize it from your profile pic) isn't looking much better. Crap, that's not really you, is it?:D

Here, take this one. I only used it for 15 minutes or so....

[stubeeef]

Umm, yeah! And this one (recognize it from your profile pic) isn't looking much better. Crap, that's not really you, is it?:D

Here, take this one. I only used it for 15 minutes or so....

I may be ugly but I can go longer than 15 min! :p

[zelmo]

I may be ugly but I can go longer than 15 min! :p

With JG? you wish! :p

[iGary]

LMAO @ Stu.

Is that the pic on your class one?

[stubeeef]

LMAO @ Stu.

Is that the pic on your class one?

those don't have pix, unless a new thing.

edit: I miss my MR NCAA champ animated one ewm built for me, that was awesome, I thought I might wear it like a mr universe thing, up till the next riegning champ anyway. Oh well, beauty is an inner thing, us ugly types need love too!

[jayscheuerle]

I am just so gorgeous...

[SilentPanda]

Lea Thompson (http://imdb.com/name/nm0000670/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8ZmI9dXxwbj0wfHE9bGVhIHRob21zb258aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=2;ft=20;fm=1).
I like Silent Panda's old one - the one with the winking panda. Took me a while to see it but very good when I did
It's actually more of an "eye opening" than a wink... I also stick my tongue out. It only happened every ten seconds so it was more of an "Easter Egg". Although I was really just trying to dislodge some bad bamboo.

I changed to this new 'tar on my birthday this year as there were a bunch of animated pandas in that thread and I really liked this one... edesignuk smooshed it down for me (I was at work) and that's that. I keep all my old ones on my iDisk space just in case I ever want to go back.

I don't know that I really stop for anybody's.... I don't even know half the members names on here, just 'tars. But I don't really stop *for* the 'tar... I stop because I know the quality of the post *assosciated* with the 'tar.

I guess... hrmmm...

wdlove
edesignuk
(most of the mods)
yellow
Blue Velvet
ermmm....

I dunno. Can't remember all these names! I'm just a simple bamboo gnawing panda!

[aricher]

All this talk of avatars made me itchy to change mine.

Vader Unmasked.

[Lacero]

You guys, and gals, have such creative avatars. How do you decide what avatar to pick? It's so hard to choose one for myself. http://www3.telus.net/poojja/s/confused.gif

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

You guys, and gals, have such creative avatars. How do you decide what avatar to pick? It's so hard to choose one for myself. http://www3.telus.net/poojja/s/confused.gifWell, I don't really know... I'm on my second already, and although I like my current one (obviously, if I didn't I wouldn't use it), I don't see it as the definitive one... the search goes on... I think the thing is to use the best you got currently and hope to stumble over "the right one" some day... much like most other aspects of life, really... :D

[CanadaRAM]

those don't have pix, unless a new thing.

edit: I miss my MR NCAA champ animated one ewm built for me, that was awesome, I thought I might wear it like a mr universe thing, up till the next riegning champ anyway. Oh well, beauty is an inner thing, us ugly types need love too!
Stu: I liked you better as a slightly demented furry animal... :p

Wait, I didn't mean that the way it sounded..:eek:

[iGary]

those don't have pix, unless a new thing.

edit: I miss my MR NCAA champ animated one ewm built for me, that was awesome, I thought I might wear it like a mr universe thing, up till the next riegning champ anyway. Oh well, beauty is an inner thing, us ugly types need love too!

My neighor is a 777 right-seater and his new FAA ticket has his pic on it. :confused:

[Inkmonkey]

Inkmonkey, your sig says "everybody loves a gimmick," but you stopped using yours?

and after all that hard work... :p

My apologies. Have gotten lazy. I guess I should change my sig. ;)

[zelmo]

My apologies. Have gotten lazy. I guess I should change my sig. ;)

nice... :p

[iGary]

Holy jumping spider monkeys!

[gekko513]

Haven't Laslo Panaflex been mentioned? I love his avatars. Especially the drummer.

[zelmo]

Holy jumping spider monkeys!

Apparently, iGary likes an old beat up gimmick just fine :rolleyes: :p

[rendezvouscp]

I like rendezvouscp's because it's pretty simple. But is he gonna have to change his name on the 29th? ;)

Thanks! I won't be changing my name with Tiger's release, but I really should claim bonjourcp before it's taken. Hm, I actually really like the name bonjourcp, I'll have to think about it...then again, I don't want to lose my 750+ posts just because of a legal issue with Apple and another company.

My personal favorite avatars include Blue Velvet's, edesign's, iGary's, Silent Panda's, Raven VII's, Nermal's, nagromme's, and Bear's (I'm a sucker for cute polar bears). I like the "oddity" of mkrishnan's, but I've never been able to figure out what it was. Oh, and I liked iMeowbot's old 'tar.
-Chase

[Inkmonkey]

Holy jumping spider monkeys!

Wanna buy a gimmick? Maybe I should offer it for trade in the marketplace section.
Might have to split some of the profits with powermac666 and the others who helped develop it though...

Back on topic...Laslo Panaflex's "More cow bell" always made me stop. And the drummer kid just disturbs me. But still makes me stop and watch.

[MacDawg]

Might have to split some of the profits with powermac666 and the others who helped develop it though...


Excuse me... I think I had just as much part as powermac666 :mad:

Woof, Woof - Dawg

[Inkmonkey]

Excuse me... I think I had just as much part as powermac666 :mad:

Woof, Woof - Dawg

You are absolutely correct. I just mentioned powermac666 in response to his earlier post. Please accept my apologies. :o
Now who else did I forget to mention? Feel like I didn't put enough preparation into my Oscar speech.

[mactastic]

Only one person has ever correctly ID'd my 'tar. Smart guy.

I've been meaning to change mine since the size went to 75x75, but it's always so low on my list I never get around to it. Hopefully this thread will inspire me to get on it...

[PlaceofDis]

who is that in your 'tar mactastic? for some reason it always reminds me of my favorite singer, Maynard from tool whenever i see it, but i doubt thats him....any hints? ;)

[mactastic]

who is that in your 'tar mactastic? for some reason it always reminds me of my favorite singer, Maynard from tool whenever i see it, but i doubt thats him....any hints? ;)

Well he is a singer, now deceased, and he was once called 'the sickest, most decadent rocker' by none other than Morton Downey Jr. :p

If that doesn't help, try looking up the Murder Junkies. ;)

[fistful]

Are you talking about this one? I keep thinking I should change it back...


so it's you, is it?


I'll just carve your name into my forearm so I don't forget and...

:p

[zelmo]

so it's you, is it?


I'll just carve your name into my forearm so I don't forget and...

:p

Oh, that's a scary thought FistfulofAnger.

I've been denying my true nature, so I've decided to go with my instincts and use MM as my 'tar. This image is from the cover to his book Long Hard Road Out of Hell, and matches the decal which appears on my truck window next to the Apple sticker.

[zelmo]

Excuse me... I think I had just as much part as powermac666 :mad:

Woof, Woof - Dawg

True story. I had darn little to do with it, other than being an amused observer. My meager suggestions were not too high on the list of viable candidates.

[PlaceofDis]

sweet new 'tar powermac666 and i thought that was MM in your old tar, just looked a bit computer generated.....

[rainman::|:|]

sweet new 'tar powermac666 and i thought that was MM in your old tar, just looked a bit computer generated.....

His last album was full of that imagery, bright flashes of airbrushing, sleek and slightly cartoonish features. I really love the image of him in front of the big arched window in the This is the New **** video, all the blues and the ragged hair, but very boyish for him.

Colojohnboy: I'm still here :D and thanks! the kid notorious one was my favorite too, but the series got cancelled so fast, and no one knew who it was, sigh. But eventually I might be dorky and resurrect it.

I'm terribly uncreative when it comes to 'tars, it's why i don't change it much. But the current one (Billy Joe Armstrong making out with a crazed male fan) isn't very clear, and i'm meaning to replace it... but i didn't want to do it at the same time as a name change, which is confusing enough.

[zelmo]

sweet new 'tar powermac666 and i thought that was MM in your old tar, just looked a bit computer generated.....

Thanks, and I see you have switched back to your eye 'tar, which has always been a favorite.
I hate to keep switching 'tars. I really like this one, so maybe this will stick for a long time. If I knew how to morph from one image to another, I'd put together all of my past avatars in one big ol' animated gif. Then, no matter which 'tar you knew me by, it'd be in there somewhere.

[brap]

Thanks, and I see you have switched back to your eye 'tar, which has always been a favorite.This thread seems to have made quite a few people swap. It's somewhat confusing...

Egomaniacs! :rolleyes: ;) :p

[PlaceofDis]

This thread seems to have made quite a few people swap. It's somewhat confusing...

Egomaniacs! :rolleyes: ;) :p

well i went back to my original 'tar, and i think it will stay that way for awhile, ive always loved this one

[brap]

well i went back to my original 'tar, and i think it will stay that way for awhile, ive always loved this oneYour other one, wasn't it an orange Koi? That was cute. But yeah, ftr I was joking about the egomaniac bit.

[PlaceofDis]

Your other one, wasn't it an orange Koi? That was cute. But yeah, ftr I was joking about the egomaniac bit.

yeah i loved the Koi as well, but i was always diappointed with it because i couldnt get it to be the way i wanted it, i took it from the Feng Shui icon set, and there is a watermark of sorts/splash of water behind the Koi that i could never get to appear

dont know if you can tell by the attachment though....

[Jovian9]

My favorite is by jrv3034:

[vniow]

It's one of the "classic" tars another member used to use, forgot who.

Macbandit.

I thought about using my profile pic as a tar but it the text looked funny at 75x75...

Edit: I made it out of the images here (http://digital.lib.umn.edu/IMAGES/reference/swhp/), forget which one though, there's some good ones in there if you have the time to look through.

[evilernie]

One more post on my way to 500. Long way to go....I need to post more.

I always like Duff Man's posts. Good Avatar, and good gimmick, starting with "Duff Man says" and ending with "Oh Yeah". Cracks me up every time.

[evilernie]

By the way Mactastic, I originally thought your's was someone from GWAR, but now I know better...

That dude truly was sick and twisted.

[mactastic]

That dude truly was sick and twisted.
Indeed.

[840quadra]

Whose Avatar do you stop for?

My friends on an other forum, I would have one on here if you didn't heed 7,000 posts to have an avatar.

I run 2 forums, we dropped our limit because people did lots of useless posts to gain Avatar, and file upload rights. I see allot of that here with new posters. (some say the same with me :P )

[PlaceofDis]

i also like Scem0's new tar.....

[mad jew]

I run 2 forums, we dropped our limit because people did lots of useless posts to gain Avatar, and file upload rights.


But how much traffic do these forums see? I imagine it'd be a different issue if they were relatively quiet but here on Macrumors it'd be a nightmare if everyone had a 'tar. Can you just imagine the extra storage/bandwidth that'd have to be provided?

Also, I take the posts by people with 'tars a little more seriously. They're generally/usually more senior members of the forums and have a better understanding of how things work around here.

[jayscheuerle]

Also, I take the posts by people with 'tars a little more seriously. They're generally/usually more senior members of the forums and have a better understanding of how things work around here.

Crap. I better brush up...

[vniow]

Also, I take the posts by people with 'tars a little more seriously. They're generally/usually more senior members of the forums and have a better understanding of how things work around here.

No, it just means we've put off reality longer than anyone else.

[PlaceofDis]

No, it just means we've put off reality longer than anyone else.


haha, if i could figure out the hours i have spent on this site, besides posts... :eek: i think i would be scared.....my high rank is enough for me LoL

[840quadra]

But how much traffic do these forums see? I imagine it'd be a different issue if they were relatively quiet but here on Macrumors it'd be a nightmare if everyone had a 'tar. Can you just imagine the extra storage/bandwidth that'd have to be provided?

Also, I take the posts by people with 'tars a little more seriously. They're generally/usually more senior members of the forums and have a better understanding of how things work around here.

Great, and valid points.

One has about 1000 members, and the other about 100. I will give in to say that the 2 sites I run are much smaller, however bandwidth and storage are not an issue, as the avatars are set to only link from outside. The only avatar limit I have, limits upload privileges to only more senior members, but anyone can have an avatar if they choose to, as long as it is hosted some place else.

On a side note,
A site I do freelance articles for has about 44,000 members, with about 25% member activity in a 24 hour time period. There tends to be a similar amount of people online with that site, as here during any given point in the day. with members around the world.

It is a BMW related car forum, and in the car culture the possibilities of getting offensive Avatars tends to be more common then on the Computer scene. Granted they have a avatar limit, but it is set to 100, and the avatars are no more offensive then on here, just tend to be more car related. Their limit of 100 was put into place to let people learn the ropes of the forums, they had issues with people posting 1 item, then putting up some offensive avatar.

The arguement stating that people need to learn the ropes is fine, but it dosen't take 500 posts to learn the rules, or to have contributed to the positive flow of information and helping others. For some people (not including myself as I am chatty :) ) that can take years to reach that number.

on your second point,

That is one downside with labels.

In my case, I have been using Macintosh computers since I was 12, and have been working on Macintosh and PC hardware since the mid 90's. When I first discovered these forums, and tried to help people with questions, my then "Newbee" label caused my input on a couple of threads to be ignored. in those cases people with more "posts" opinion was considered over mine, even if we were saying the exact same thing. Granted my being ignored may have been caused by the way I posted. However I see instances were people take the advice of someone with a higher post count over those with less it on my forums, and other websites all the time. This has since become less of an issue for me on Macrumors because of my new "Macrumors Regular" label.

But I am going off topic, this post isn't in regards to the psychological impact of labels on Macintosh and Automotive forum subscribers.
:eek: :D

[840quadra]

You only need 500 posts, then you qualify for an Avatar here on MacRumors. Just make your posts informative.
Sorry my 7,000 was highly misleading.

I tend to be chatty, and enjoy bopping in on quite a few topics. (including this one)

however,
I enjoy helping people, and have assisted in both Macintosh, PC, and Ipod troubleshooting issues with successful results on this website.

I can say with some certainty, that many people with similar post counts as low (or lower) then mine, have done more to assist Macrumors members then many people with over 500. I have run into many avatar equipped members that seem to bring nothing more then anti Macintosh vibes to these forums, and seem to enjoy getting a rise out of fellow Macrumors members.


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[PlaceofDis]

Sorry my 7,000 was highly misleading.

I tend to be chatty, and enjoy bopping in on quite a few topics. (including this one)

however,
I enjoy helping people, and have assisted in both Macintosh, PC, and Ipod troubleshooting issues with successful results on this website.

I can say with some certainty, that many people with similar post counts as low (or lower) then mine, have done more to assist Macrumors members then many people with over 500. I have run into many avatar equipped members that seem to bring nothing more then anti Macintosh vibes to these forums, and seem to enjoy getting a rise out of fellow Macrumors members.


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well i try to help as much as i can, and im chatty too ;)

but dont feel bad you are almost half way there, it took me about a year to get a 'tar, so your starting off better than i did thats for sure

[MacNut]

I have run into many avatar equipped members that seem to bring nothing more then anti Macintosh vibes to these forums, and seem to enjoy getting a rise out of fellow Macrumors members.I disagree, I have never seen a person with an avatar be anti mac or one sided in anyway, The ones with avatars are usually the most respected ones here who have the maturity to do more than just get a rise out of members.

[840quadra]

I disagree, I have never seen a person with an avatar be anti mac or one sided in anyway, The ones with avatars are usually the most respected ones here who have the maturity to do more than just get a rise out of members.

Really?

I can name quite a few, and post quite a few links, but I don't want to post slander on others.. That would be against the rules anyway


well i try to help as much as i can, and im chatty too

but dont feel bad you are almost half way there, it took me about a year to get a 'tar, so your starting off better than i did thats for sure

Heh,

Well it isn't my goal..

I work 12 hour shifts at nights, so when it is slow I tend to surf, and post :)

[jayscheuerle]

... it took me about a year to get a 'tar, so your starting off better than i did thats for sure

I bet it took me about two. Slow and steady, averaging just over one post a day since mid 2001...

[vniow]

The ones with avatars are usually the most respected ones here who have the maturity to do more than just get a rise out of members.

********.

There's been a number of times on these forums where someone would spam their asses off and eventually get an avatar (if they weren't banned first) and there has been members with avatars who have been banned. There is no reason to respect someone if they have an avatar or not. The only reason they have one is if they have reached 500 posts (or won it in an avatar contest). This should not automatically earn them respect.

[anonymous161]

How did I miss this thread? Must of have been hunting trolls....

Raven VII's 'tar is devishly entertaining
and
CanadaRam's is well, just so literal.

Good stuff.

[Mechcozmo]

No, it just means we've put off reality longer than anyone else.

What's 'reality'? Is that a game with good graphics? :confused:


:p

[Mechcozmo]

Yeah, you can always get a bit of a chuckle out of me when I see your 'tar Mechcozmo. It's a bit ironic that generally the guilty parties (troll-feeders) have no idea what trolling is anyway... :D

Read the 'tar. Learn from it. It may save your time.... :D

[840quadra]

********.

There's been a number of times on these forums where someone would spam their asses off and eventually get an avatar (if they weren't banned first) and there has been members with avatars who have been banned. There is no reason to respect someone if they have an avatar or not. The only reason they have one is if they have reached 500 posts (or won it in an avatar contest). This should not automatically earn them respect.

Thank you!

I know you were not taking my side, but it gets to the point I was trying to make.

I may be a troll that posts allot, but I don't consider it SPAM, I am just chatty, and like to put in a word or two on many topics, and try to help some of the future Switchers :)

[PlaceofDis]

********.

There's been a number of times on these forums where someone would spam their asses off and eventually get an avatar (if they weren't banned first) and there has been members with avatars who have been banned. There is no reason to respect someone if they have an avatar or not. The only reason they have one is if they have reached 500 posts (or won it in an avatar contest). This should not automatically earn them respect.

exactly, even being a 601 doesnt mean that you should get more respect, mods on the other hand do have some built in respect....but they are mods so what to you expect

[mad jew]

even being a 601 doesnt mean that you should get more respect


Unfortunately it's not a matter of whether or not 'tard people (people with 'tars ;) ) should get respect but rather that they do - whether or not it's deserved. Well, that's what I reckon anyway. Either way, 500 posts does show a level of persistence that can be a bit daunting if ever you should want to take on a 'tard person in a debate on these forums. It shows that they probably have a bit of experience with forum-type discussions.


Read the 'tar. Learn from it. It may save your time....


Not sure if this was aimed at me, but OK, I'll try. :)

[WinterMute]

exactly, even being a 601 doesnt mean that you should get more respect, mods on the other hand do have some built in respect....but they are mods so what to you expect

Even then I don't expect to be respected just because I have "Moderator" after my title, I believe respect is earned through word and deed, I was delighted to be asked to become a mod here because I like this place so much, and I think the diligence of the mod team help to make it so.

I'm sure I'd be busted straight back to the ranks if I turned into a mutant trollmod... :D

A lot more 'tars around now, some of them deserved, some less so, being a 601 shows extraordinary stamina and not a little tact.

Trolls/spammers who gain a 'tar usually don't hang about much after that.

[Mechcozmo]

Not sure if this was aimed at me, but OK, I'll try. :)

Just spreading information. Not really sure of the reasoning behind it but whatever. :confused:

[iGary]

It took me about 9 months to get my tar'.

I do post some useless stuff sometimes, but in general, I think I do add to the community, as do many people here.

Those of us who hang around here a lot know the people who really care about the community, and those who do not. :)

[Nermal]

I don't remember how long it took for me to hit 500 posts, but I do remember that I didn't bother setting up a tar until somewhere around 650 :eek:

[vollspacken]

hehe, I think colojohnboy's old "Office Space"-avatar was the best ever...

Michael Bolton beating the crap out of the xerox... classic!!!

vSpacken

[dotdotdot]

It took me a little over one Month to get a 'tar, and that day I got one...

And yesterday was my 2 Month MR Anniversary!!

I post some useless stuff, but I help the community more

[russed]

i have just got round to getting a new one up (revision leads to doing the most useless things to waste time!). My car was a part of me but with it being election time and all that, i think it is time to have a great woman up :) and now i expect respect.

Maybe i will have to have a weekly picture of maggie like edesign!

ps sorry if it makes you feel sick!

[Blue Velvet]

i have just got round to getting a new one up (revision leads to doing the most useless things to waste time!). My car was a part of me but with it being election time and all that, i think it is time to have a great woman up :) and now i expect respect.

Maybe i will have to have a weekly picture of maggie like edesign!

ps sorry if it makes you feel sick!


Russed: I'm about to put you onto my blocked list. :eek: :D

[russed]

Russed: I'm about to put you onto my blocked list. :eek: :D

think of it as a kiera knightly for the older members of the board! :)

[russed]

she's a hottie and you know it!!! :D








ps not my personal view

[Lacero]

I believe I saw Maggie is the last episode of Alias. She died at the end I think. :(

[WinterMute]

i have just got round to getting a new one up (revision leads to doing the most useless things to waste time!). My car was a part of me but with it being election time and all that, i think it is time to have a great woman up :) and now i expect respect.

Maybe i will have to have a weekly picture of maggie like edesign!

ps sorry if it makes you feel sick!


Respect? Boy are you going to take a hammering about that 'tar ;) :D

She was great, great at screwing the country, great at humiliating her collegues, great at starting phony wars, great at isolating us from the rest of Europe....

Oh yes, she was great all right... :p ;)

Like the 'tar though, I'll look out for it on the boards... :D

[russed]

Respect? Boy are you going to take a hammering about that 'tar ;) :D

She was great, great at screwing the country, great at humiliating her collegues, great at starting phony wars, great at isolating us from the rest of Europe....

Oh yes, she was great all right... :p ;)

Like the 'tar though, I'll look out for it on the boards... :D

nice to see its done its job then!

[Lacero]

Crap. I don't see any avatars. Who's maggie?

[russed]

Crap. I don't see any avatars. Who's maggie?


who's maggie! are you joking! :)

its only margaret thatcher the greatest british pm ever!

[edesignuk]

its only margaret thatcher the greatest british pm ever!O. M. G.

I might have to put you on my block list *just* so I don't have to see that face! :eek: :D

[skunk]

She was great, great at screwing the country, great at humiliating her collegues, great at starting phony wars, great at isolating us from the rest of Europe....Hmmm. Sounds familiar...

[russed]

Hmmm. Sounds familiar...

humm... was thinking the same thing myself

[wdlove]

i have just got round to getting a new one up (revision leads to doing the most useless things to waste time!). My car was a part of me but with it being election time and all that, i think it is time to have a great woman up :) and now i expect respect.

Maybe i will have to have a weekly picture of maggie like edesign!

ps sorry if it makes you feel sick!

I have great respect for Margaret Thatcher. She was fondly called the "Iron Lady." Consider her to be of the stature of Winston Churchill. I was saddened to hear of her failing health, first mentioned during the funeral of Ronald Reagan.

[WinterMute]

I have great respect for Margaret Thatcher. She was fondly called the "Iron Lady." Consider her to be of the stature of Winston Churchill. I was saddened to hear of her failing health, first mentioned during the funeral of Ronald Reagan.

Winston Churchill didn't have to manufacture a war to win an election, niether did Blair, for those of you thinking that, he went to war knowing it would probably cost him the next election.... :rolleyes:

Sorry for the OT post, Thatcher really winds me up and she's been gone 10 years.

[skunk]

I don't know how this thread about avatars has reached this point, but I'd venture that without Thatcher, we'd all be living in a bankrupt dystopia over here. The "good old days" were nothing of the sort.

[Doctor Q]

To answer the question of this thread, I sometimes enjoy a few repetitions of Thomas Veil's tar when I come to his posts.

[skunk]

Oh, that thread... :rolleyes:

[wdlove]

Winston Churchill didn't have to manufacture a war to win an election, neither did Blair, for those of you thinking that, he went to war knowing it would probably cost him the next election.... :rolleyes:

Sorry for the OT post, Thatcher really winds me up and she's been gone 10 years.

My recollection of history is that Argentina attacked and took ownership of the Falkland Islands. Margaret Thatcher went to war to take back the Falkland islands under ownership of England again. So she didn't start the war. Not to start a war here, it should be left alone. We are just on two sides of the coin. I greatly admire her.

[James Philp]

My recollection of history is that Argentina attacked and took ownership of the Falkland Islands. Margaret Thatcher went to war to take back the Falkland islands under ownership of England again. So she didn't start the war. Not to start a war here, it should be left alone. We are just on two sides of the coin. I greatly admire her.
Technically she declared war first, but the action of the Argentineans really meant that there was no other alternative, British Sovereignty and all that cak!

P.S. Call me vain, but I stop for my own now! :D

[PlaceofDis]

P.S. Call me vain, but I stop for my own now! :D

who doesn't? :D ;) :p

well i at least use it to know what i said in a thread and know where i have read up to so far at least

[WinterMute]

My recollection of history is that Argentina attacked and took ownership of the Falkland Islands. Margaret Thatcher went to war to take back the Falkland islands under ownership of England again. So she didn't start the war. Not to start a war here, it should be left alone. We are just on two sides of the coin. I greatly admire her.

Thatcher almost invited the invasion with a series of calculated diplomatic insults in Argentina, she could have diffused the situation at any point and stopped short of outright war.

She knew a war in the Falklands was winnable (only just as it turned out) and that her popularity afterwards would ensure an election win she wouldn't otherwise get.

She may have been a brilliant politician, but she was evil and grasping, and she killed my friends to preserve her job. I have nothing but contempt for her.

You should have been poor and young in Thatchers's Britain wdlove, you wouldn't be so keen to praise her.

Back OT: Photorun's musical squirrel always makes me smile...

[jimsowden]

Funny. Quote from first page:
i picked mine cuz of the story behind it; if ever i do change it will probably be for the same reason... but right now, not need to change just yet
From Last Page
Winston Churchill didn't have to manufacture a war to win an election, niether did Blair, for those of you thinking that, he went to war knowing it would probably cost him the next election....

Sorry for the OT post, Thatcher really winds me up and she's been gone 10 years.

Worst thread degredation I've seen in a long time.

[stubeeef]

ugh

[russed]

She may have been a brilliant politician, but she was evil and grasping, and she killed my friends to preserve her job. I have nothing but contempt for her.

You should have been poor and young in Thatchers's Britain wdlove, you wouldn't be so keen to praise her.

i cant beleive you are still talking about Mrs. T!

just about what you said above. if it hadnt been for her economic reforms and tackling of the trade unions our economy would have been in a recession a long time ago instead of just the slow down that we have had. many people wrongly put all this down to gordon brown but the foundations were well and truly put in place in the thatcher years. she made the economy more mobile and resilliant and her tackling of the trade unions was the best thing she did in my opinion.

[wrldwzrd89]

I know, I'm VERY late to this thread...

wdlove's is by far my favorite, even though vniow made it. I recently changed my own - I was getting tired of the genie.

[mad jew]

Nice one wrldwzrd89. I liked your old one but the change is cool.

[Sharewaredemon]

I liked the Avatar where this big guy/thing slowly walks into view, then trips up. I forget who has that avatar, but that one cracks me up :D
Great avatars all around! :D


Haha me too!
I always used to notice that one last summer. Haven't seen it in ages though.

I seem to stop for the same ones as other people do.

I just got my 'tar this week.

I don't think I'll ever change mine.

It's the Sharewaredemon!

[Cooknn]

The mod avatars always catch my eye, I guess because they're bigger :p As I'm sure many others would agree, Edesignuk always gets a double take as well :eek:

[yellow]

It's funny, I'm such a visual person that I tend to associate people with their avatars and when they change them it takes me a little while to figure out who I was talking to.. pathetic, I know.

[Doctor Q]

It's funny, I'm such a visual person that I tend to associate people with their avatars and when they change them it takes me a little while to figure out who I was talking to.. pathetic, I know.I think that happens to all of us.

[Sharewaredemon]

It's funny, I'm such a visual person that I tend to associate people with their avatars and when they change them it takes me a little while to figure out who I was talking to.. pathetic, I know.

Well in your case, I've only "known" who you were since you've been using your EL 'tars, in fact, I didn't even know your username until now :eek:

Course from now on I will.

I like being able to pick out the "regulars" by their 'tar

These are the people that everyone "knows" and they all know each other.

I feel a bit left out, but of course, I don't post nearly enough to be recognised by others.

[jelloshotsrule]

...being a 601 shows extraordinary stamina and not a little tact.

not a little meaning a lot? or none at all? haha. i guess in my case i know the answer....

vniow - nice of you to trash me with your rant on jerks with avatars. thanks. thanks a lot....

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Seeing some people having changed their avatar after South Park'ing themselves (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=129382), I just had to do it, too... ;)

[loib]

Blue Velvet no longer at the door, but she left it ajar. Will she be back?

[skunk]

It's funny, I'm such a visual person that I tend to associate people with their avatars and when they change them it takes me a little while to figure out who I was talking to.. pathetic, I know.I can assure you, I don't look much like mine...
;)

[MacDawg]

Blue Velvet no longer at the door, but she left it ajar. Will she be back?

Yes, she will be back, but it will still be several more weeks.
She is greatly missed.

Woof, Woof - Dawg

[wdlove]

I know, I'm VERY late to this thread...

wdlove's is by far my favorite, even though vniow made it. I recently changed my own - I was getting tired of the genie.

I'm sorry that I didn't notice your comment sooner, thank you. ;) It's appreciated.

Yes, loib Blue Velvet will be back. She is terribly missed. Have her on my mind a lot. Just an all around kind and nice young lady.

[Cooknn]

Yes, loib Blue Velvet will be back. She is terribly missed. Have her on my mind a lot. Just an all around kind and nice young lady.I'm out of the loop on her situation. What's going on?

[puckhead193]

Doctor Q, what is that in your new tar?

[StarbucksSam]

I love how I'm not mentioned in ten pages. Thanks guys.

[Cooknn]

I love how I'm not mentioned in ten pages. Thanks guys.Nice 'tar thar Sam. Dig the connection between Starbucks and the iPod.

[StarbucksSam]

Nice 'tar thar Sam. Dig the connection between Starbucks and the iPod.

Thanks for the attention.

[Cooknn]

Thanks for the attention.You're welcome :D

[Vader]

I always like Mr. Anderson's avatars.

[puckhead193]

I love how I'm not mentioned in ten pages. Thanks guys.
i always thought it was creative, every time i see your tar i want a grande white chocolate mocha with whip-cream :p

[Doctor Q]

Doctor Q, what is that in your new tar?Since I'll be changing it eventually when another Qful idea comes to mind, I'll post a copy of it here so your question and my answer will still make sense in the year 2000.

But rather than spoil the fun, I'll tell you a simple way to find out what it is. Control-click my avatar to the left, Open Image, and note the filename. Google the part in double quotes, which is the official name of something I admire, and you'll find out what it is. I applied a simple transformation to make myself a nice Q.

[mad jew]

Since I'll be changing it eventually when another Qful idea comes to mind, I'll post a copy of it here so your question and my answer will still make sense in the year 2000.


Umm... Doctor Q, that's very thoughtful and all, but have you checked iCal recently? ;)

[Doctor Q]

Umm... Doctor Q, that's very thoughtful and all, but have you checked iCal recently? ;)Yes, my Mac says 1984 all the time. We've got 16 years to go.

(I was trying to type 2200 but my fingers were disobeying.)

[mad jew]

Yes, my Mac says 1984 all the time. We've got 16 years to go.


:D Fair enough, maybe the change to x86 will remedy this little problem...

Sorry, but I had to bring Intel in here somehow.

[CanadaRAM]

Since I'll be changing it eventually when another Qful idea comes to mind, I'll post a copy of it here so your question and my answer will still make sense in the year 2000.

But rather than spoil the fun, I'll tell you a simple way to find out what it is. Control-click my avatar to the left, Open Image, and note the filename. Google the part in double quotes, which is the official name of something I admire, and you'll find out what it is. I applied a simple transformation to make myself a nice Q.

It's upside down, (gotta remember Q, the buttons on the camera are on the TOP side).

But it's in Santa Barbara, it's the Jerry Garcia Memorial "Tomb of the unknown hitchiker".

:D

[MainFrame23]

I've always used avatars as some graphic I enjoy very much and want to share

I suck like that

[puckhead193]

Since I'll be changing it eventually when another Qful idea comes to mind, I'll post a copy of it here so your question and my answer will still make sense in the year 2000.

But rather than spoil the fun, I'll tell you a simple way to find out what it is. Control-click my avatar to the left, Open Image, and note the filename. Google the part in double quotes, which is the official name of something I admire, and you'll find out what it is. I applied a simple transformation to make myself a nice Q.


interesting.....

[Apple]

If only apple would win this would be perfect

http://www.gifanimations.com/Image/Animations/Computers/Fight_2.gif___1118265028400

[yellow]

Haven't Laslo Panaflex been mentioned? I love his avatars. Especially the drummer.

His new one is.. horrifyingly awesome. Kind of like a car-crash.. you don't want to look, but man, there might be a mangled body or something!

Gird your loins people.. I give you Laslo Panaflex (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?userid=16655)

[wdlove]

I love how I'm not mentioned in ten pages. Thanks guys.

Sorry about that StarbucksSam. ;) Going by your title, do you happen to be a Starbucks aficionado?

My wife & I both are by the way.

Thank you Doctor Q, I was wondering about your Avatar. That is realy very clever. ;)

[mac-er]

Raven's straight jacket avatar had me laughing my ass off.

[mad jew]

I just noticed mkrishnan's new one and I reckon it's really cool. I always stop for his posts, he's always got something good to say. :)

[EssentialParado]

Heh, thanks guys, I've always liked my avatar too, I made it a while ago for another forum (which I no longer post in), and have been wanting to use here since I started seriously posting here.

I really like Agreenster's avatar too, and Anderson's are always cool - the current one, the G3D one, the zooming one, and one before that I couldn't remember right now. And I loved iLikeMyiMac's cat iMac avatar, it was really cute. Too bad he doesn't use that anymore :)

I also like that avatar where this big guy/thing slowly walks into view, then trips up. I forget who has that avatar, but that one cracks me up :D

wdlove's avatar is awesome too.

Great avatars all around! :D

Freaky. Are you sure you're the original maker? Your avatar is everywhere, check this out:
http://www.anjunabeats.com/forum2/index.php?showtopic=4353

-Luke

[vniow]

vniow - nice of you to trash me with your rant on jerks with avatars. thanks. thanks a lot....

Hrm?

[MacDawg]

Hey yellow, where did Evangeline go in your 'tar??
Miss the old one...


Woof, Woof - Dawg

[yellow]

Hey yellow, where did Evangeline go in your 'tar??
Miss the old one...

The wife had a fit... :rolleyes:

[MacDawg]

The wife had a fit... :rolleyes:

Arrrgghhh!!
I know the feeling. I had to take down my Faith Hill desktop picture.

I notice that you are still "lost... in Evangeline's eyes..." though

Woof, Woof - Dawg

[yellow]

I notice that you are still "lost... in Evangeline's eyes..." though


If I have time.. you'll see. :)

[BakedBeans]

thanks to all the guys that liked my stormtrooper but those nasty moderators ( ;) ) changed my avatar allowance so i can no longer have it.

booooo :D