who has the best avatar?

[jefhatfield]

my favorite avatar is eyelikeart's baby doll...i remember his different avatars over the years including a couple of "eyes" and that scary japanese temple demon statue

who are your favorites?

[vollspacken]

- ColoJohnBoy's weired looking girl avatar

...and Sun Baked's old animated avatar with the crazy geezer beating the sh*t out of another guy

vSpacken

[mactastic]

...and Sun Baked's old animated avatar with the crazy geezer beating the sh*t out of another guy

vSpacken

IIRC, that was the scene from Office Space where they beat the $#!^ out of the copy machine. I loved that one too.

[edesignuk]

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;) :D :cool:

[eyelikeart]

my favorite avatar is eyelikeart's baby doll...i remember his different avatars over the years including a couple of "eyes" and that scary japanese temple demon statue

Ralphie boy is the sh*z. ;)

I'll have to look thru the 'tars some more to make a decision. I'm kinda liking Mr. Anderson's newest piece. :)

[RBMaraman]

I'm kinda liking Mr. Anderson's newest piece. :)

I agree with you eye. I'm really digging Mr. Anderson's latest 'tar. If I had to pick the top 2 posters with the best 'tars, I'd say you and Mr. Anderson have had some of the best. I really liked Mr. Anderson's previous Einstein one as well.

[rainman::|:|]

I do like Eye's. Very in, the style and subject matter... People's change so often, i can't keep up anymore! Teabgs is great too, for that classic approach...

paul

[Awimoway]

PW's Kid Notorious line of avatars.

[Mr. Anderson]

With the new size, there's a lot more detail that you can get. Eye's is great and I don't think it would have looked as good at 50x50.

I hope we see a lot more creative ones soon. The current one I have is just a place holder :D

D

[rainman::|:|]

PW's Kid Notorious line of avatars.

*feels honored* I didn't even know other people had seen the show :D Aminoway, yours kind of freaks me out... ;) feel better btw...

I wondered about Mr. Anderson's, it seems subpar for him (no offense), i've loved the things he's come up with in the past... looking forward to a new
one at larger size from you :)

paul

[Awimoway]

*feels honored* I didn't even know other people had seen the show :D Aminoway, yours kind of freaks me out... ;) feel better btw...

paul

I love the show. Anyway, I guess mine is a litle creepy-looking if you don't know what it's from (see my sig). I probably could have tried harder to find a less forbidding expression/pose, though. C'est la vie.

As for feeling better... thanks. Just as soon as my damn heart finally stops I will feel a whole lot better. ;)

[mactastic]

Wow, i hadn't realized we could go to 75x75 pixels... Time to re-do the old avatar. Or maybe find a new one, I haven't decided.

Can I use Flash to make an animated one?

[rainman::|:|]

Wow, i hadn't realized we could go to 75x75 pixels... Time to re-do the old avatar. Or maybe find a new one, I haven't decided.

Can I use Flash to make an animated one?

I'm pretty sure animated GIFs are the only acceptable ones, which are of course non-interactive. However, the size limit on 'tars is 19.5k, so good luck fitting much animation in there... keep the color pallette small, you'll get more frames in.

paul

[jelloshotsrule]

However, the size limit on 'tars is 19.5k, so good luck fitting much animation in there... keep the color pallette small, you'll get more frames in.


i think it's 39 k now...

edit: though it does say 19.5 in the cp... rower said 39k in the thread over in the forum discussion thread about avatars... guess it's worth a test.

[mactastic]

I'm pretty sure animated GIFs are the only acceptable ones, which are of course non-interactive. However, the size limit on 'tars is 19.5k, so good luck fitting much animation in there... keep the color pallette small, you'll get more frames in.

paul

What's a good program for animated GIFs?

[Rower_CPU]

i think it's 39 k now...

edit: though it does say 19.5 in the cp... rower said 39k in the thread over in the forum discussion thread about avatars... guess it's worth a test.

That might just be mods, j-man.

All the demis are saying it's still 19k.

[jelloshotsrule]

That might just be mods, j-man.

All the demis are saying it's still 19k.

ok. make me a mod

[MoparShaha]

What's a good program for animated GIFs?Adobe ImageReady works very well.

[mactastic]

Adobe ImageReady works very well.

Would Fireworks be able to pull it off too? I'm curious since I have the Macromedia Studio suite already.

[womencantsail]

MacBandit or paulwhannel.

[pivo6]

I like paulwhannel's new one too. I guess this thread brings up the obvious question. When is the next avatar contest?

/edit for punctuation.

[vniow]

Speaking of...

[Mr. Anderson]

Ah, interesting, we have a little more space, eh?

Well, that means I'll have to come up with something worthy of it :D

D

[tpjunkie]

nice vniow, but you should animate it so that the sign follows up with something like "Our chief weapon is surprise!" or a mac-themed typed play on that...

[stoid]

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;) :D :cool:


ditto

how can you NOT love her?!? (Guess what's on MY desktop? :p )

[TEG]

paulwhannel
tpjunkie
vniow (both the Monty Python like one, and the jumping green falic monster)

TEG

[MrMacMan]

I guess I would update my tar...

If I made it...

haha or had hi-quality smilies...

You see, if I just make it bigger they look like crapola... :o

Yeah... I like Mr. A's fireworks and vniow's Monty Python skit... hehe.

[AngryLawnGnome]

Awimoway, always cool to have one related to something you've done. Plus, it's just cool lookin'. :)

[tpjunkie]

paulwhannel
tpjunkie
vniow (both the Monty Python like one, and the jumping green falic monster)

TEG

Thanks ;)

[Flowbee]

Flowbee gets a facelift!

(Though I'm not a big fan of animated avatars in general, tpjunkie gets my vote).

[edesignuk]

ditto

how can you NOT love her?!? (Guess what's on MY desktop? :p )
Glad to hear it! http://upload.edesignuk.net/uploaded_data/smilies/smilie_drool.gif

[TBR]

It sickens me to ask such a simple question, but how do you add an avator?
It's not like I've never had one before but I can't figure out this forum? Feel a bit of a fool!

[Awimoway]

Awimoway, always cool to have one related to something you've done. Plus, it's just cool lookin'. :)

Actually, I didn't make the little movie. It's just something I found that fits my handle.

Anyway, I've updated my avatar. Hopefully it's not so scary now.

[CmdrLaForge]

I liked Mr. Andersons old one. The Einstein Tar.

I guess there are only 300 Tar members at the moment. I have no idea how to do that, but maybe its possible to list them all and then make the poll ?

Any thoughts ?

[edesignuk]

It sickens me to ask such a simple question, but how do you add an avator?
It's not like I've never had one before but I can't figure out this forum? Feel a bit of a fool!
You need to have 500 posts :eek: before you can use an avatar, when you get there, you upload your avatar in your User CP.

[TBR]

500?!?!

Jesus, there's forums I use all the time for a number of years and havn't posted that many on...

Oh well look like on this one i will remain avatarless

[rainman::|:|]

Actually, I didn't make the little movie. It's just something I found that fits my handle.

Anyway, I've updated my avatar. Hopefully it's not so scary now.

Indeed, it's still as cute as the old one, just looks less likely to beat the hell out of you with a golf club ;)

Why a golf club? i don't know. yeah.

:)
paul

[agreenster]

All new 75x75 avatar for Agreenster. Figured I might as well post it here.

<---

Hope I dont end up missing my little spinning powerbook. I made that thing years ago.

[rueyeet]

Agreenster, that is ever so cool. :)

My favorite is still Krafix's animated smiley, that smiles, says a friendly hi, then gets angry and lets off a stream of what looks like invective-laced fury, and then gets shamefacedly shut up by the Apple logo. So many forum conversations can be like that.... :D

[Mr. Anderson]

Nice Agreenster! I'll have to get Declan in mine soon :D

D

[agreenster]

Hardest part about making an avatar is keeping it within the size guidelines. I always want to push it bigger and more colorful...

I'm hoping to have my demo reel, complete with website and turtle guy there uploaded by mid March...such a hassle to get that last 2% done...

[flyfish29]

<-------------------I think I have the best one...
what you don't see this beauty?...It took me days to make it.

woops, guess I created it in my other life...sorry...at least I am one more post closer to attaining that supreme number500...course then I will need to build a time machine to get to my other life. :D

I happen to like the 3d effect that agreenster has created on his coming into the window and all, but there are many other goodies out there. Maybe a listing where we could vote for our top five in order to compile a list showing the top ten or something?

[wdlove]

Nice Agreenster! I'll have to get Declan in mine soon :D

D

I really like your new one Mr. Anderson, hope that it will continue for a long reign. Blue in my opinion is awesome. that kind of animation even makes it more enjoyable.

[pyrotoaster]

75x75 tars?! I know what I'm going to be doing this weekend. ;)

Just slightly straying from the topic, I'm glad we're getting bigger 'tars. I also frequent SaveFarscape.com's forums, and they let you have 100x100 'tars. Bigger is nice.

Anyway, vniow's new 'tar has my vote. I actually laughed out loud when I saw it. :D

[tpjunkie]

Thanks flowbee! :)

[Stike]

my favorite avatar is eyelikeart's baby doll...i remember his different avatars over the years including a couple of "eyes" and that scary japanese temple demon statue
who are your favorites?
I think your G5 avatar is an instant classic ;)
They should have used that one for the G5 logo instead!

[e-coli]

Gotta represent. ;)

[cr2sh]

Gotta represent. ;)

e-coli - I gotta give it to you.. I like it a lot, but damn.. agreenster's new one is snazzy!

[scem0]

New 'tar!

And it's from the best movie ever made :).

scem0

[e-coli]

e-coli - I gotta give it to you.. I like it a lot, but damn.. agreenster's new one is snazzy!

Yeah, agreenster's is superfly.

He must have cheated. :D ;)

[Tequila Grandma]

My favorite avatar on the board is moxiemike's. A close second would be tpjunkie, because who doesn't adore Junior Senior?

[agreenster]

Yeah, agreenster's is superfly.

He must have cheated. :D ;)

:(

Maybe I should make a frowning turtle instead.

[windowsblowsass]

if i had 500 posts it would be this

[Nermal]

My favorite is still Krafix's animated smiley

Got a link? :rolleyes:

[Nermal]

if i had 500 posts it would be this

I can't get that one to open. But I'm on Windows at the moment, I'll try it again when I get home.

[trebblekicked]

agreenster,
your new 'tar is the junk.

runner up junk:
pivo6. your 'tar is very close to being the junk.

honorable junk:
mr. a's neuron or whatever the hell it is
moparshaha's exercise in simplicity
paulwhannel's self portrait
TEG. that's a pretty picture you made.

BTW- who's that guy that has pretty much the same 'tar as wdlove? applematt? we've got to do something about that. the other day i thought wdlove was giving props to a movie about getting even with your ex via her mom. it's just not right to think that.

[pivo6]

agreenster,
your new 'tar is the junk.

runner up junk:
pivo6. your 'tar is very close to being the junk.

honorable junk:
mr. a's neuron or whatever the hell it is
moparshaha's exercise in simplicity
paulwhannel's self portrait
TEG. that's a pretty picture you made.

BTW- who's that guy that has pretty much the same 'tar as wdlove? applematt? we've got to do something about that. the other day i thought wdlove was giving props to a movie about getting even with your ex via her mom. it's just not right to think that.

Thanks. I am working on adding Micky and "the kiss" to Mitch with some kind of animation. I just don't have the time or talent at the moment.

[agreenster]

agreenster,
your new 'tar is the junk.


Thanks! :D Is the junk good?

[Nermal]

There are some very good ones appearing now that the size has been increased. I hope to see more as the months pass :)

[ColoJohnBoy]

- ColoJohnBoy's weired looking girl avatar

...and Sun Baked's old animated avatar with the crazy geezer beating the sh*t out of another guy

vSpacken

Yes!! I rule!!!

"Yo, that jacket is tight! Now run that $h!t, b1tch! Yahmean!?!?"

[trebblekicked]

Thanks! :D Is the junk good?

but of course :D

[rainman::|:|]

paulwhannel's self portrait
"Look at him! Drunken midgets crack me up!" :D
BTW- who's that guy that has pretty much the same 'tar as wdlove? applematt? we've got to do something about that. the other day i thought wdlove was giving props to a movie about getting even with your ex via her mom. it's just not right to think that.
I have been caught off guard by this one too, i've learned to look for the telltale animation. But usually, post content is distinctive enough ;)

I'd have to give honorable mention to Krossfyter, even tho he's completely nuts and the 'tar is still small, it's cool....

paul

[Opteron]

I'm thinking of this
http://www.axis-of-aevil.net/archives/img/2002_04/catbert.jpg

or maybe one of ratbert
http://images.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:LpZ_GrKhCFkJ:ww2.clickus.it/linus/res/image

[MrMacMan]

...I have been caught off guard by this one too, i've learned to look for the telltale animation. But usually, post content is distinctive enough ;)...
paul

Yeah I've been caught off guard too... but there are small differences... haha. :o

[Awimoway]

kiwi_the_iwik's new one is really funny.

[neut]

so i changed mine today... but, i think agreesnter's is dope.


peace.

[Tequila Grandma]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

[wdlove]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

I don't mind the animated avatars. To me they are very pleasant to view. It one is unique and special.

[Mr. Anderson]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

That's why I go for subtlety - too much movement doesn't appeal to me at all (not that I haven't had a few of those). I just tend to stick with the simple ones.

D

[ColoJohnBoy]

I've been considering this one....

:D I'll leave it to you to determine whether I consider it in jest or admiration ;)

[Sun Baked]

I still like this one.

It was one of the more interesting tars.

[ColoJohnBoy]

I still like this one.

It was one of the more interesting tars.

On behalf of gay men everywhere.... ewww. ;)

[Dippo]

I still like this one.

It was one of the more interesting tars.


That's very nice, reminds me of the amdmb.com forums where evreybody has a semi-naked chic in their sig.

As for my tar, I am still working on it so I have a place holder for the moment.

[agreenster]

On behalf of gay men everywhere.... ewww. ;)

On behalf of straight men everywhere.......aahhhhhhhhh ;)

[vniow]

On behalf of gay men everywhere.... ewww. ;)


And on behalf of gay women everywhere...

WTF is with this lesbian fetish that straight guys seem to have?? Seriously.

[Awimoway]

And on behalf of gay women everywhere...

WTF is with this lesbian fetish that straight guys seem to have?? Seriously.

The same, only voyeuristic instead of participatory. :confused:

[tpjunkie]

And on behalf of gay women everywhere...

WTF is with this lesbian fetish that straight guys seem to have?? Seriously.

Well, look at it this way:

We like women, right? Whats better than one woman? TWO!!! And so, if we're going to watch porn (that's not so much an "if" so much as a when), we're not going to watch it for the guy in it, so you could do away with him, replace him with another hot chick, and all of a sudden, its twice (if not more) interesting.

Thats kind of our mentality. Or so I've rationalized. I will conclude by further stating; I likes the boobies. :p

[Dippo]

Well, look at it this way:

We like women, right? Whats better than one woman? TWO!!! And so, if we're going to watch porn (that's not so much an "if" so much as a when), we're not going to watch it for the guy in it, so you could do away with him, replace him with another hot chick, and all of a sudden, its twice (if not more) interesting.

Thats kind of our mentality. Or so I've rationalized. I will conclude by further stating; I likes the boobies. :p


Yea, I think that sums it up pretty well. Nice job tpjunkie

[neut]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

all avatars are a reflection of personality... so are posts. can you guess my personality?


WTF is with this lesbian fetish that straight guys seem to have?? Seriously.

what could be more beautiful than two women sharing love? to me it's one of the greatest works of art... ever.

****

these anim. avatars are too fun; i may have to change bi-weekly.


peace.

[kettle]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

It's all about seeing what you can get into the smallest size, I think it's 75x75 and 19.5k at the moment.

and before anyone else adds to the discussion, how about these questions -

Is there anyone else here who finds static avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

and

Is there anyone else here who finds avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

:confused:

[TEG]

I think tonight between watching TV, and Cooking, I'm going to add a few elements to my Avatar. I'm thinking of the Big Blue "GM" Square, the Apple Logo, and some animated lights coming over the bridge. 'Ell, I may even add my School's seal just to be different. (yea. Right)

TEG

[shadowfax]

I've ended my Rena series and changed to "the man rescucitating a drowned cat..."

Really, I love cats though.

[vniow]

Okay okay, I guess I (sorta) get the facination now although I still think you're just jealous that you're not a participant, nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bsbfreak94/neener2.gif

[Mr. Anderson]

[COLOR=SlateGray]Okay okay, I guess I (sorta) get the facination now although I still think you're just jealous that you're not a participant, nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!

get a grip

[vniow]

get a grip

Get a sense of humour.

[Mr. Anderson]

Get a sense of humour.

you can play all you want, but I'll still call you on it :D

And you did use 'seriously' above. That caused the reply.

so phlllptt! to you :p

D

[vniow]

And you did use 'seriously' above. That caused the reply.

Oh come now, that was in a post on the previous page!

I http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bsbfreak94/neener2.gif to you!

[Mr. Anderson]

[COLOR=DarkOrchid]Oh come now, that was in a post on the previous page!


still in the same thread and that's enough for me - deal with it that you'll be called on it.

And by more than just me :D

D

[Sun Baked]

Oh come now, that was in a post on the previous page!

I http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bsbfreak94/neener2.gif to you!Since this was a fight over sex/sexuality.

What sexual position/act is this http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bsbfreak94/neener2.gif

Can't tell if that's a tongue or something else. ;)

[MrMacMan]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?

Yeah please.

All of those jiggling avatars.

Frikken blind me.


If I had a board any jiggling avartars would be warned for 3 days straight and then off and banned.

I don't need something moving thousands of times a second in very small spaces, my eyes = die.

[job]

Yeah please.

All of those jiggling avatars.

Frikken blind me.

Emphasis Mine.

Makes me think of something else. ;) :p

[job]

I rather like my new one. It's a subtle animation which is nice.

[Sun Baked]

Emphasis Mine.

Makes me think of something else. ;) :pYes definitely, but I can't quite picture it right now.

[MacAztec]

Mine! Haha, just kidding. My 'tars have always sucked, oh well.

[wdlove]

Yeah please.

All of those jiggling avatars.

Frikken blind me.


If I had a board any jiggling avartars would be warned for 3 days straight and then off and banned.

I don't need something moving thousands of times a second in very small spaces, my eyes = die.

You are very strict MrMacman. Are you saying that you don't like movemnet of any kind? ;)

[Doctor Q]

I know what he means about animated avatars. A few have been very distracting. I think the rest (like mine) are a minor distraction at worst, and worth it for the friendly entertainment value.

Some web sites have animations all over them. Within reason, it's fine. But sometimes they overdo it and they are slow and hard to read with all the distractions. One site that was otherwise useful had a fast flashing ad at the top. I had to scroll it out of view to read the page. Then I gave up going to the site. Now I'm sure they are sorry they did that to me.

[wdlove]

I know what he means about animated avatars. A few have been very distracting. I think the rest (like mine) are a minor distraction at worst, and worth it for the friendly entertainment value.

Some web sites have animations all over them. Within reason, it's fine. But sometimes they overdo it and they are slow and hard to read with all the distractions. One site that was otherwise useful had a fast flashing ad at the top. I had to scroll it out of view to read the page. Then I gave up going to the site. Now I'm sure they are sorry they did that to me.

I'm sure that mine is one that annoys MrMacman. My wife complains about the animated Avatars. She says, "They bother my eyes." I'm hoping that my new one will be more like yours Doctor Q, just with subtle animation.

[brandon_deal]

Id have to say mr. anderson has the best avatar of the ones ive seen.

[neut]

i like animated avatars. they're really expressive on one's personality.

though i do appreciate the subtlety of static images... unlike my new one.


peace.

[tpjunkie]

Since this was a fight over sex/sexuality.

What sexual position/act is this http://mywebpage.netscape.com/bsbfreak94/neener2.gif

Can't tell if that's a tongue or something else. ;)

could be viewpoint of some guy performing "the moose" thats about what it looks like. I'd explain what the moose is, but it aint exactly appropriate.

And vniow...of course we'd be jealous not to be involved with that, thats just about the ultimate fantasy of every straight guy...

[wdlove]

i like animated avatars. they're really expressive on one's personality.

though i do appreciate the subtlety of static images... unlike my new one.


peace.

Since I'm a nurse yours doens't really bother me. What's disturbing is that the emesis is taken back into the body.

[Backtothemac]

I personally love my tar. It went a way for a while, but it is back. Credit goes to Duke..... I mean Mr. Anderson ;)

[Dahl]

Hardest part about making an avatar is keeping it within the size guidelines. I always want to push it bigger and more colorful...
Agree.
I have static avatars, animatied Flash and interactive avatars etc.
But many forums have different giudelines, so I have to change them.
The coolest is the random Flash avatars/signatures, you can take that so far with small interactive movies and Flash file sizes are VERY good these days.

[Dahl]

Is there anyone else here who finds animated avatars to be ridiculously annoying?
It's all a matter of how good they are.
Some play once and stop, making them less annoying and if it's a well designed animated avatar it might work well too.
I guess I just like fun avatars and find "canned" avatars to be a bit boring.
Go to a design forum and see the great avatars there. You can fit a lot of cool graphics in a little 20x20 cube. :)

[shadowfax]

Since I'm a nurse yours doens't really bother me. What's disturbing is that the emesis is taken back into the body. what, you don't eat your own vomit?

[Kingsnapped]

New 'tar!

And it's from the best movie ever made :).

scem0
Yeah, cool movie... but you can't top your 'tar of the sock-guy...thing. He was awesome.

[neut]

Since I'm a nurse yours doens't really bother me. What's disturbing is that the emesis is taken back into the body.

:D it was a logo for purge. see my sig. that was a fun show.

the 19.5k limit is difficult to stay under with gifs. i wish i could post swfs... thad be dope!.


peace.

[shadowfax]

:D it was a logo for purge. see my sig. that was a fun show.

the 19.5k limit is difficult to stay under with gifs. i wish i could post swfs... thad be dope!Totally! then you could add a vomiting sound when he spits it out and a gulping sound when he takes it back in.

[job]

I'm sure that mine is one that annoys MrMacman. My wife complains about the animated Avatars. She says, "They bother my eyes." I'm hoping that my new one will be more like yours Doctor Q, just with subtle animation.

Actually wdlove I think you have the best animated 'tar around here. It has enough movement not to be boring, but it is smooth enough and slow enough not to be annoying.

[neut]

Totally! then you could add a vomiting sound when he spits it out and a gulping sound when he takes it back in.

although that would be cool... it would also be quite annoying. if it were an .swf i could easily add sound controls or have a mouse event to set it off. as it is, i seem to be bending the 19.5k limit a bit. an .swf can be quite small; this same animation is 16k in Flash – i could probably sneak in some sound effects and make it on demand. i think this would make animations less annoying too. you know... loop on demand.

loop on demand
loop on dem-and
loop on de-man
loop
loop.

****

peace.

[Doctor Q]

Actually wdlove I think you have the best animated 'tar around here. It has enough movement not to be boring, but it is smooth enough and slow enough not to be annoying.It would almost be a shame to replace it (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=63912).

[TheMacOS.com]

how do I get an avatar? seems that option isnt available in my cp. :(

[Doctor Q]

how do I get an avatar? seems that option isnt available in my cp. :(Look in the FAQ (http://forums.macrumors.com/faq.php?faq=vb_faq#faq_new_faq_item) under "Avatars - How do I get One?" and under "How do I get a picture under my username?"

[scem0]

What do y'all think of my new avatar, which pokes fun at this http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5830&stc=1 avatar ;)?

scem0

[Doctor Q]

I laughed! You can sure take a beating!

Edit: Maybe your head should compress and spring back.

[scem0]

That would be pretty good, but I lack the skills and willingness to do that. But if someone more experienced wants to do that for me I'd appreciate it ;).

scem0

[King Cobra]

You don't have to do the actual compression...

http://www.rx7club.com/forum/images/smilies/bash.gif

[Doctor Q]

How 'bout this?

[wdlove]

How 'bout this?

Very nice job Doctor Q, I hope that scem0 will adopt your Avatar.

Now that I have got two positive responses to my Avatar, it makes me ambivalent. I've had this so long that I will miss the smile. Then I really do like the Avatar that Mr. Anderson proposed. What makes me sad is that I didn't get more proposals.

[neut]

Now that I have got two positive responses to my Avatar, it makes me ambivalent. I've had this so long that I will miss the smile. Then I really do like the Avatar that Mr. Anderson proposed. What makes me sad is that I didn't get more proposals.

i've been meaning to try an avatar out on ya' but haven't got a chance to sit down with one... don't worry; i wasn't planning on making you avatar binge and purge itself like mine. :D

... though your current seems to be a macrumors staple.


peace.

[Awimoway]

Very nice job Doctor Q, I hope that scem0 will adopt your Avatar.

Now that I have got two positive responses to my Avatar, it makes me ambivalent. I've had this so long that I will miss the smile. Then I really do like the Avatar that Mr. Anderson proposed. What makes me sad is that I didn't get more proposals.

I really liked Mr. Anderson's. I recommend you change it now and try it out for a while. You can always change it again later.

[Les Kern]

I like mine... that's me at 2 years old. Ugly or cute? You had to be there! Maybe I'll make a giff that morphs into me on top the World Trade Center in 1979, with hair down to my waist. I'm bald now, no freakin jokes please, I've heard them all.

[Doctor Q]

Very nice job Doctor Q, I hope that scem0 will adopt your Avatar. ... What makes me sad is that I didn't get more proposals.Maybe this will help -- because you'll feel better about your OTHER choices!

[wdlove]

Maybe this will help -- because you'll feel better about your OTHER choices!

That made its targeted goal, it made me laugh. I'm sure that you realize, that is just not me. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

[Les Kern]

On behalf of straight men everywhere.......aahhhhhhhhh ;)

On behalf of cross-dressers everywhere.... "Nice panties. What'd they cost you?"

[neut]

I really liked Mr. Anderson's. I recommend you change it now and try it out for a while. You can always change it again later.

it is very nice. second the motion...


peace.

[King Cobra]

Wait, so now there are five behalves from different lifestyles with respect to that photo? You sick people. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1301&stc=1

Anyways, I haven't thrown in my vote yet, so props to scem's spinning face tar, w/fixing from Mr. A, from early 2003, for perhaps the most annoying avatar, yet also the dumbest. That was great. :D

[blue&whiteman]

I think OutThere761 has the best one. its cool yet creepy :)

[ExoticFish]

my vote is for agreenster, his just rocks. now that i finally can have an avatar i don't know what to put up there.. till i figure it out Zim will protect my place holder with his radioactive rubber pants!!!

[wdlove]

It would almost be a shame to replace it (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=63912).

Doctor Q, I do have trouble making decisions at times. This one is troublesome for some reason. It has just grown on me.

I do wonder now that there is an Avatar like mine if it makes a difference. Sometimes, I think it me. Suggestions?

http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=15666

[Mr. Anderson]

Doctor Q, I do have troule making decisions at times. This one is troublesome for some reason. It has just grwon on me.

I do wonder now that there is an Avatar like mine if it nmakes a difference. Sometimes, I think it me. Suggestions?

Its just that your current one is a little too animated..... that other tar you linked to is far better in my opinion, much classier.

I've changed my tar quite a few times and there's not problem with people not recognizing me.....it doesn't take long to learn someones tar.

D

[Doctor Q]

AppleMatt's avatar has confused me several times. I've read enough of your posts so that my first reaction when I read one of his posts, mistakenly thinking it's one of yours, is to think "Hey, this wdlove post is out of character." Then I remember it might be AppleMatt and glance over to confirm it. All in a split second. So that shows that seeing your Mac icon (with or without animation), rather than your name, is how I identify your posts when I'm skimming. There are no forum rules about similar avatars. It's just informal agreement among gentlemen and ladies that we try not to confuse each other. You could live with the slight confusion (it's only momentary, at least for me), PM AppleMatt and ask him if he'd be willing to differentiate it a little more, or change yours and let people get used to the new wdlove. You can also change your mind!

P.S. There's somebody else whose avatar uses the Mac face, with animation that cycles among it and other well-known Mac icons. I forget who it is.

[kiwi_the_iwik]

kiwi_the_iwik's new one is really funny.

(Delayed reaction)

Thanks!

I feel like I've been nominated for an Oscar... :)

"...I'd like to thank the Academy, the people of Leichtenstein, the inventor of the wankel-rotary engine, Eva Braun, Richard Burton, the planet Saturn AND all of its rings, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Birds, Henry Kissenger..." etc, etc...

[cb911]

i'd have to say i like agreensters 'tar the best. saw it a couple of days ago and had to come back for a third and fourth look at it. :) very smooth animation, love the way he pops his head out. one tip that might help it look even sweeter... if you could make that white border the same as the background colour... that would just make it blend with the background more.

kiwi_the_iwik, funny 'tar you've got there. :D i'll probably never look at a kiwi fruit the same again. :p

and edesignuk, i do like that 'tar as well. i'd have something like that, using all those high-res pics you shared ;) except that i want to keep the same look, pixelleted, game-inspired. i might go for a Metal Slug 'tar with some sort of animation soon though... that game's full of the best animations ever.

and Sun Baked, i've got to say i love your 'tar! :D

[sonofslim]

i really liked sunbaked's old Count Blah series, because Count Blah still makes me laugh every time i think about him, blah.

and now that it's been a whole week since i cracked the 500-post mark, i'm curious to see what people think of mine... ?

[OutThere]

I think OutThere761 has the best one. its cool yet creepy :)

Whoa, cool! That was unexpected! It's a snap from Pixar's video "Geri's Game" which won an oscar for best animated short a few years back. I still think that Geri is the best human model that Pixar has ever made, all the other ones are really...meh IMO. Here's a link...

http://pixar.com/shorts/gg/index.html

[OutThere]

I've always liked edesignuk's avatars...note the desktop bg:

:cool:

[agreenster]

Whoa, cool! That was unexpected! It's a snap from Pixar's video "Geri's Game" which won an oscar for best animated short a few years back. I still think that Geri is the best human model that Pixar has ever made, all the other ones are really IMO. Here's a link...

http://pixar.com/shorts/gg/index.html

Pixar rocks.

Sorry, just had to say it.

[OutThere]

Pixar rocks.

Sorry, just had to say it.

I must say that your avatar is incredibly cool. It really throws me off to see a turtle climb up from behind the page and stick his head out. The page isn't supposed to be 3D! Arn - you need to stop letting turtles run wild on the site! :eek: ;)

[Stike]

Speaking about Pixar - I made myself a new avatar, which is inspired by the quoted article in my sig... it´s my first animated gif file ever :)

[jsw]

I must say that your avatar is incredibly cool. It really throws me off to see a turtle climb up from behind the page and stick his head out. The page isn't supposed to be 3D! Arn - you need to stop letting turtles run wild on the site! :eek: ;)

It's like the little guy is continously checking the threads for news of a G5 update, though less frequently than many of the members of this site.

:)

[agreenster]

It's like the little guy is continously checking the threads for news of a G5 update, though less frequently than many of the members of this site.

That's funny! I've been waiting for that G5 revision as well....

To see more of turtle dude and his origin, check out this thread

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=65836

[blue&whiteman]

mine is very bland but I think it looks spiffy :)

[wdlove]

mine is very bland but I think it looks spiffy :)

It represents your title name very well! ;) Blue is a favorite color of mine so I give it a thumbs up, way up. It also looks like my G4 tower.

Yours is nice also sonofslim. Now we always know what you are doing! :D

[neut]

mine is very bland but I think it looks spiffy :)

yeah, your ill is pretty cool. did you draw that?

i know of at least one other member who has illustrated that style mac case (though, it's a graphite G4). any guesses to who that is? here's a hint... she's a girl. :D

*****

yet again i must give props to agreenster for having the dopest avatar on macrumors... and props to AppleMatt for having the balls to jack the Mac OS face from wdlove.

i guess it's time to move on, eh wdlove... ;)


peace.

[blue&whiteman]

yeah, your ill is pretty cool. did you draw that?

I made this from an icon I found on xicons.com

[cb911]

and now that it's been a whole week since i cracked the 500-post mark, i'm curious to see what people think of mine... ?

i like your 'tar, the glow is really nice, well done. :) but if you also want to hear what could be improved... for some reason the edge of the circle looks a bit jagged... perhaps that could be cleaned up a bit? :)

blue&whiteman, that 'tar goes really well with your name. :)

[Nermal]

who has the best avatar?

Me :p

[neut]

I made this from an icon I found on xicons.com

don't say that to loud... you'll have the icon police knockin' at your IP. ;)


peace.

[sonofslim]

for some reason the edge of the circle looks a bit jagged... perhaps that could be cleaned up a bit?

you know, i spent so much time on the glow (and it's still a little herky, there's one frame in particular that still bugs me) that i didn't bother to worry about the anti-aliasing on the border.

glad you like it, though!

[Les Kern]

don't say that to loud... you'll have the icon police knockin' at your IP. ;)


peace.

But that's ME! I swear!

[Les Kern]

I've always liked edesignuk's avatars...note the desktop bg:

:cool:

Too creepy.

[blue&whiteman]

But that's ME! I swear!

set the mouse down and put your hands up! we have you and the mac surrounded
:p

[Carla]

Hey! I wanna ask you something!
ColoJohnBoy, from where did you find your avatar? And who is the woman in the picture?...
It's PERFECT! :D

[Doctor Q]

I vote for myself for best avatar, but only for April Fool's Day, when I switched to it temporarily.

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12716

For the other 365 days (it's a leap year, remember), I vote for sonofslim's power button:

http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=17477

More power to you, sonofslim!

[King Cobra]

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[King Cobra]

Excellent job, Doctor Q. Your avatar is perfect.


Last edited by Doctor Q: Nice try, KC. I am a moderator now, so I adjusted your "comments" slightly to make your views about my avatar a bit more accurate.

[King Cobra]

[wth? double posted??]

[sonofslim]

More power to you, sonofslim!

thanks! i'd like to acknowledge the hard work and support of my manager, my agent, my producer, everyone back at the studio, and of course all my fans -- i couldn't do it without you!

[Kyle?]

Eye like mine!! I want to touch it up a bit, but I lost the original and I can't remember how I did it. :(

Actually, Son of slim's is one of the sweetest. I love those pulsing lights.

[Doctor Q]

Excellent job, Doctor Q. Your avatar is perfect.


Last edited by Doctor Q: Nice try, KC. I am a moderator now, so I adjusted your "comments" slightly to make your views about my avatar a bit more accurate.I'm sure glad nobody saw what you wrote before I edited that post. Funny, though, I hardly remember doing it. :confused:

[keysersoze]

Kiwi the iwiK has, hands down, the best avatar...

the kiwi bird that is diced into slices of kiwi fruit.
A++++ for originality :)

an honorable mention to etoiles... for graciously pointing me to this thread... THANKS!

:)

[Dippo]

Doctor Q. You avatar is the absolute best!


Last edited by Doctor Q: Nice try, Dippo. I had to correct your post as well. We all know that my avatar is the best.

[MacRAND]

who are your favorites?Not in any particular order:
http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=2830&dateline=1078509547
agreenster

http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=12485&dateline=1040593869
wdlove

http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=19340&dateline=1078694595
rdowns
(static, but priceless!)

Sun Baked used to have this as his avatar, but there was more to it...much more!
This gal really looked good wearing milk...all of her!
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12622&stc=1 PG-17
Now Sun Baked has gone from sex to violence...
http://forums.macrumors.com/image.php?u=5073&dateline=1082176810 PG-13
Who is the guy pounding Bill Gates into the ground?

[cb911]

hey i just noticed that Sun Baked has turned to a bit of the old ultra-violence. ;) but i still prefer the 'milk' 'tar. that was a good one! :D

Doctor Q, i wish i saw your 'Moderator' 'tar. did you still have 'MacRumors xxxx' under your name? wouldn't that have made people catch on?

and is it true that on April fools everyone was a Moderator?? damn! i can't believe i missed that!! :eek: :(

[Sun Baked]

hey i just noticed that Sun Baked has turned to a bit of the old ultra-violence. ;) but i still prefer the 'milk' 'tar. that was a good one! :DYes, but somebody went and deleted the large version of the Sun Hi Lee tar, wasn't me -- so somebody finally complained about it. :(

Oh well, might as well stick with something violent for awhile again.

[AppleMatt]

whos that guy with the same 'tar as wdlove? applematt? we've got to do something about that. the other day i thought wdlove was giving props to a movie about getting even with your ex via her mom. it's just not right to think that.

Woah slow down, a PM would do, no need to start industrial action/gang war ;)
Yeah we (7 of us) watched that video when we were drunk, thought it was the best thing since sliced bread (but in reality, nothings as good as sliced bread), now it's long-gone into "Secure Empty Trash" heaven. The post was just harmless fun, nothing more.

I have been caught off guard by this one too, i've learned to look for the telltale animation. But usually, post content is distinctive enough ;)

Lol, I'm not that bad am I?! Aside from the *cough*post-about-the-video*cough* and getting a bit narked a couple of weeks ago with everyone arguing over everything, almost all of my posts are on-topic and hopefully helpful or useful.

There are no forum rules about similar avatars. It's just informal agreement among gentlemen and ladies that we try not to confuse each other. You could live with the slight confusion (it's only momentary, at least for me), PM AppleMatt and ask him if he'd be willing to differentiate it a little more, or change yours and let people get used to the new wdlove. You can also change your mind!

I've only just read this thread. I've always (since 1999 iirc) had the "Apple face" on all forums I'm a member of, it's just simpler to keep it the same...but..."AppleMatt's avatar has confused me several times" is enough for me to change it, the only other one I had was a power button but sonofslim's animated version is tonnes better. For the record, I've had the face on here for almost a year (since last mid-summer) I'm surprised it's only just come up. As for the thread topic, I think Rower_CPU's avatar is pretty good. Also Nermal's and aswitcher

edit: Ha! I've just read wdlove's thread about changing his 'tar and he said he's considering a "possibilities...medical" avatar...buggar!.
edit 2: How about this one? I just quickly knocked it up, it's only 8Kb. If anyone has a side-profile of saltwater fish (blue ring angels or firefish would be good) or knows of a good resource that'd be great.

AppleMatt

[King Cobra]

Actually, my favorite avatar would be Sun Baked's original Count Blah as well. +1

Oh, and neut's avatar has to be the most sickening of all. Every time I think of it/watch it, I get a cold feeling on the back of my throat, then feel sick. -1

--
S***, Doctor Q. is on a rampage!

[neut]

Oh, and neut's avatar has to be the most sickening of all. Every time I think of it/watch it, I get a cold feeling on the back of my throat, then feel sick. -1

:D thanks... feeling sick anyone? :p

i was actually wondering if anyone really disliked it... i know my last avatar: http://organech.com/images/72x72.gif wasn't well liked. :(

i need a new one... just haven't got around to making it yet.


peace.

[wdlove]

I did use the word medical in my thread, but not the word bugger.

I'm sorry that anyone would take a harsh attitude toward you.

I'm humbled that someone would list mine as a favorite. It seems that like our country the opinion of my Avatar is 50/50.

I think that Doctor Q is a great guy.

[AppleMatt]

I did use the word medical in my thread, but not the word bugger.

I'm sorry that anyone would take a harsh attitude toward you.

I think that Doctor Q is a great guy.

Lol, no. What I meant was that I was thinking of a new avatar and as I study medicine I'd make it medical...but your thread said you were thinking of a medical one. Seems we have the same 'tar-tastes, but you're willing to put effort in and get an animated one whereas I'm happy with a static image. I'll edit my previous post so it's more clear what I meant.

People don't always get on. One of the best and worst things about forums is that they bring people of all ages, cultures and beliefs together in one place. No biggie, it's not like I've been screamed out of the forum.

Doctor Q often seems to be a voice of reason in threads, and the April fools joke was top notch :D

AppleMatt

[King Cobra]

neut, seriously, put one of those blue USB turds (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=67802) as your avatar so I don't adopt a terminal illness. http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/new_shocked.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/new_shocked.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif

[Doctor Q]

I've been out of town for two days, so it was certainly interesting to catch up with this thread today. I even notice that I editing a post by Dippo while I wasn't near a computer - how talented of me!

Here's the avatar I used on April Fool's day:

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12716

Maybe that's what AppleMatt should use so his avatar won't be similar to wdlove's. After all, I'm not using it any more! ;)

[neut]

neut, seriously, put one of those blue USB turds (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=67802) as your avatar so I don't adopt a terminal illness. http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/new_shocked.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/new_shocked.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif http://www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_twisted.gif

well, the poop page is gone... will this one do?
<photo taken by a friend of the televised victoria secret's runway show – a stage hand rubbing down one of the models ;)>

peace.

[King Cobra]

Damnit, now I have to find another supplement to hold me over...

Errrrr..... a low quality animation of a hand on a stage person... yeah, I guess that'll hold me over for a few hours.

[neut]

Damnit, now I have to find another supplement to hold me over...

Errrrr..... a low quality animation of a hand on a stage person... yeah, I guess that'll hold me over for a few hours.

well, that one didn't last very long... will this one work?


peace.

edit - guess i should reference the last one eh?

[blue&whiteman]

what do you guys think of my new one? its a japanese water basin.

[iBook]

I like tpjunkie's avatar. Really dig that shot-slammin'-squirrel.

[MongoTheGeek]

what do you guys think of my new one? its a japanese water basin.

Quite elegant.

What about mine?

[Stike]

Quite elegant.
What about mine?
Not so elegant ;) :D
The animation is not very smooth and too fast IMHO... its quite distracting while reading.

[Vlade]

I like mine the most

[iBook]

I like mine the most

Uhh... You're on a Mac site giving thumbs down to the Mac logo and thumbs up to the Windows logo.

As for the guy with the balding head/hair sprouting avatar, it frankly kind of scares me.

[Dros]

Quite elegant.

What about mine?

It looks like you aligned the top of your head in each frame, so as the hair is removed the face bounces up. It would look better (although, frankly, still not good!) if you aligned on your eyes and shoulders and let the hair move down.

[blue&whiteman]

Quite elegant.

What about mine?

since you complimented me on mine this will be hard to say but I think yours is quite scary as well. although I assumed it is one of those look bad on purpose things.

I say make a better one but hey thats up to you.

[tpjunkie]

I like tpjunkie's avatar. Really dig that shot-slammin'-squirrel.

Thank you, if you wanna see more of that guy, check out junior senior's music video for "move your feet"

[blue&whiteman]

abhishekit's new avatar is amazing

here it is in case you have not seen it yet.

abhishekit, what is this from?

very well done.

[Sparky's]

So now I've carefully read all 8 pages of posts, I've seen a few I really like and will go back to photoshop and ad a few more layers to mine. Since I created it for my product line "Sparky's Marinade®" I have to be a little partial to mine :rolleyes:

[medea]

i was tired of the buster keaton one i made, so i decided to replace it. any comments on this new one or this one i had for a few days? i would reference the keaton one for those that can not recall it but i can not seem to find the file.

[virividox]

i like edesignuk

his kiera one

[medea]

Whoa, cool! That was unexpected! It's a snap from Pixar's video "Geri's Game" which won an oscar for best animated short a few years back. I still think that Geri is the best human model that Pixar has ever made, all the other ones are really...meh IMO. Here's a link...

http://pixar.com/shorts/gg/index.html
Damn I tried to make an animated one from that short but I can't the size down enough.

[spicyapple]

I always LOL when I see FF_productions' avatar. Just too funny. :)

[Sdashiki]

I got Pooputation!

[beatsme]

my favorite avatar is eyelikeart's baby doll...i remember his different avatars over the years including a couple of "eyes" and that scary japanese temple demon statue

who are your favorites?

medea's animated typewriter is cool

agreenster's animated green critter...very cool

blue velvet...can't go wrong with Isabella Rossellini

vniow's dancing in the street...so playful