the importance of the av/sig, random thought Options

[fameONE]

Many people on this site seemed to be defined by whats in their signature or avatar. Furthermore, its as though the person in a user's av/sig can be directly associated with the user.

EX. 1

I have no clue what KC looks like. But when I watch the Boondocks, he comes to mind. Why? Because of his av/sig.

EX. 2

I'm not (somewhat) a fan of Joe Budden. And everytime I see the cover to Mood Muzik, Ding comes to mind *ding*

How important do you guys think it is?

Discuss.

[*Solipsist*]

Well I only hope it isn't THAT important.
I don't want everyone thinking im a chick.

- Solipsist

[*Programmer*]

hmm i'd have to say...the first thing that comes to the person's mind when they see your ava/sig has them decide on what they relate you to...

[jEllyBeaNs]

haha wow...i wonder what ppl think of me by my sig and avatar :/
but in a way i guess its important, cuz u can kinda no a lil about a person before u actually get to kno them.

[*stephinika*]

well, it's important in a way, cause thats how i tend to recognize people on the boards, by seeing the familiar avatar/sig of theirs. and yeah it does give insight on the person in some way or form i think.

[fameONE]

Well I only hope it isn't THAT important.
I don't want everyone thinking im a chick.

- Solipsist

\
Thats just it. I thought you were a chick. Especially since girls are claiming to be guys and guys are claiming to be girls (based on gender sign).

[*kryogenix*]

I don't have avatar and sig viewing enabled, so I never see anyone else's avatar or signature.

I also change my avatar every once in a while so don't get used to it. In fact, I'll change it again.

[*Libertie*]

Apparently pretty important.. I had an avatar featuring Ayaka Komatsu for almost five months. Until I posted my photos in mod introductions everyone thought I was Asian.

I try to look at the symbol by people's usernames (if available) to see what their gender is.

[*lolita kitty*]

It's true though.

Like, I remember certain people on the boards who never post their picture, but their avatar and sig has some sort of cartoon/celebrity in there, and when I see this.. "thing", they come to mind.
Er.. you know what I mean.

Like reili for example. Her avatar and sig is from chobits, and now everytime i read or watch chobits i think of her. haha.
edit:// well it was. i just now saw that she changed it

oooh, and remember how everyone thought jordan was a girl? part of it was because of his (old) avatar and sig.

[*RiC3xBoy*]

It is a little important. Usually, it does kind of reflect who they are.

I also change my avatar every once in a while so don't get used to it. In fact, I'll change it again.

Aww, I love Noob Saibot.

[*jooleeah*]

I think people would consider me an anime freak, then. I'm not. x] Nothing wrong with anime, though. I Spirited Away.

Anyway, I guess it does effect the way you think about a person.

[talcumpowder]

Gender sign.... I switched mine because the pink annoyed me. Importance oof the avatar and signature.... Fairly high. It shows what you like and your personality, even if it's all text.
And it's not Chobits anymore. It's.... Um.... Doujinshi art. Yeah.

[*nightmare4taki*]

I thinks its cool when you have a scheme where your avatar and your sig matches. Just me.

But yeah, certain things remind me of certain people from CB, kind of like you and Kanye, or Steven and Joe Budden.

[*lolita kitty*]

Gender sign.... I switched mine because the pink annoyed me. Importance oof the avatar and signature.... Fairly high. It shows what you like and your personality, even if it's all text.
And it's not Chobits anymore. It's.... Um.... Doujinshi art. Yeah.

Oh. I knew that.
*edits post*

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O_O whoa.

[mzbbc]

i think the whole av/sig thing is really important. for example, i noticed that if someone has an actual picure of themselves they are so much more recognizable and i read what they have to say. and when someone has a really nice sig/av you tend to think of them more positvely. it's kinda weird...

[talcumpowder]

Uh-huh. Sure you did Cassie.
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It's weird how I don't do that. I kinda recognize them, but... -shrug- It's more of the post style that reminds me of who they are.

[*Programmer*]

i think the whole av/sig thing is really important. for example, i noticed that if someone has an actual picure of themselves they are so much more recognizable and i read what they have to say. and when someone has a really nice sig/av you tend to think of them more positvely. it's kinda weird...

yeah i kinda feel the same way on the whole paying closer attention thing..

[*Azarel*]

I don't really like the idea that I'm remembered not for my actions but by just a jumble of text and images that is attatched to all of my posts. That may be just me, but it explains why I've done away with my avatar and sig; I only use my sig to link my writing, occasionally.

[*Libertie*]

yeah i kinda feel the same way on the whole paying closer attention thing..

I think you pay closer attention to people with their pictures in their avatars for a different reason.

I do look more favorably on someone with a nicely-designed avatar, though.

[*mona lisa*]

It's a means of self-expression so I guess it's pretty important. I just turned on avatars and signatures yesterday and I'm starting to recognize people by their avs/sigs. Before I turned them off, situations in real life would remind me of cB members and their avs/sigs. You're not alone.

[*Programmer*]

I think you pay closer attention to people with their pictures in their avatars for a different reason.

I do look more favorably on someone with a nicely-designed avatar, though.

nah it's the fact that im used to looking at a person while talking to them...im very social.... but what reason were you implying that i used?

[*Solipsist*]

I think you pay closer attention to people with their pictures in their avatars for a different reason.

I do look more favorably on someone with a nicely-designed avatar, though.

Like mine?

- Solipsist

[vash1530]

i hope ppl dont take mine serious cuz my avatar is just a pic and my sig is just one i took from animeotaku banner page.

[sharpandcuddly]

It's true, cause whenever I see certain sigs/av's I think of certain people. It's easier to relate people to pictures than to names.

[lilliannnn]

If I'm looking for a certain post, I look at the sigs/avs to find it quicker. And yeah, I also recognize people by it.



...I need a new sig, haha.

[mzbbc]

Like mine?

- Solipsist

hah i really love that avatar though...

[banana_jamma]

i think they are pretty important. i mean..whenever i see a person who has a very unique signature with a cool photoshopped` picture...im like woahzors they are creative. its sorta of like their identity.

[short_stop08]

The avatar and signature is just a way people want to express themselves or show something they show interest in. It just shows their individuality to me.

[xTINAA]

If I'm looking for a certain post, I look at the sigs/avs to find it quicker. And yeah, I also recognize people by it.
...I need a new sig, haha.

Yeah same with me. I scroll through looking at the avatars to find someone's post.

And yes, I think that it gives a little bit of an insight into the person; if it's a music artist it shows what music they're into, etc.

[yummy_delight]

A person's avatar and sig are what make me notice them and remember them around CB. I think they're important because they give people a little look inside who the person is as an individual.

[*Solipsist*]

Notice me.

- Solipsist

[MrElsewhere]

eh.

i don't notice myself in topics anymore because i don't have avatar+sig. i need to get an avatar or something. i'll do that now. :]

[KissMe2408]

Yah your avatar & Sig I think are very important.
People base a lot of their opinions on you through them.
How you look (if you have pictures up), what you're into (anime, movies, your photoshop skills,etc..)
Which reminds me, I def need a new sig. I just haven't had time, and I'm too lazy lol. And i'm horrible at making them. lol
They are pretty important.

[vash1530]

ill prolly make my own sig once i get my new computer cuz this ones a piece of crap.

[sadolakced acid]

yea, i think they're rather important. i mean, you chose them, right?

james, that makes you miss my wonderful siggy tho! it's text based. don't need no fancy graphics, no sir eee

[Retrogressive]

I recognize a lot of the staff by their avatars, they seem to keep them longer or keep up with the style.

[fameONE]

I got bored with my sig. As much as I enjoy KanYe's music, the year is coming to a close.

[*wind&fire*]

i used to recognise people by their avs... i also judge people upon thier av and sig... which is rather ironic since my av and sig are shitty

[fameONE]

i used to recognise people by their avs... i also judge people upon thier av and sig... which is rather ironic since my av and sig are shitty

Likewise. But my av/sig combo is far from shitty

[xosteffanator]

Well I don't know most of the people's names around here so I recognize them be their sig and avatar. I just do mine so It doesn't look so plain...lol

[Retrogressive]

Likewise. But my av/sig combo is far from shitty 

You're one of the few people I recognize at CB instantly, your av/sig's are always original but with a lot of you in them.

[Rachel]

oooh, and remember how everyone thought jordan was a girl? part of it was because of his (old) avatar and sig.

Well if you had actually talked to Jordan, you would know he was a guy...I think I always knew Jordan was a male before the whole confusion...


Anyways, I think they are more for fun. I don't really put mine out there to show people who I am...I just like to mess around.

[*mipadi*]

It allows me to quickly identify users by looking at a page, but I usually remember users more for the content of their posts than their picture. I have sigs disabled anyway, which cuts down dramatically on page loading times (since everyone has to have huge images in their sigs ).

[*not_your_average*]

hmm. well, i always have the av and sig enabled because i'm too lazy to disable them. but yes, they do sort of tell you about how a person is, and you can infer what kind of person they are and imagine their life. then, you can come up with weird stories and think about all the different aspects of their life.

o.o umm, wow. i seriously need to get off createBlog.

[sadolakced acid]

i'd disable sigs, except i like mine, and it stores settings in cookies, which clear.

[Heathasm]

well then

i guess that my sig and av sort of reflects PART of me. i'm a very sexual person and im in love with dawn <3

[The_AZN_Godfathe...]

Avatars and signatures sure put an impression on people. But it's kind of like judging a book by it's cover. Get it?

[Mulder]

distinct avs and sigs make it really easy to find a certain member's posts. like kristina. her sig is so... colorful. id spot it instantly.

[steezahh]

i try to make my sig/avt. as much related to me as possible
my avatar is a picture of me on the last day of school last year with one of my brother`s punk-rock friends. i like this avatar because it shows i can hang out with different people. althought you can barley tell.

my sig right now explain`s who i love. before it was a custom nike dunk, before that was a picture of me and some punk rockers [brothers friends again], and before that was little icons which stood for the things i love. then before that i had a picture of me& my husband. so my sig pretty much sybolizez what i love, and the color i`m feeling. i am actually not feelin` purple right now. but orange. [w/e] yeah then little stuff like 'cliqs' as i call them. haha me&de, then links to my pages i have.

simple as that.
avt=something that rep`s me.
sig=things i love

oh yeah. and i`ve had the same avatar since i joined cb.. haha.. i think? w/e. its ollddddd

[yo pusha]

BARON DAVIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JRICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL STARS?????
YEAAAAAAAH
WOOOOOOOOOO
WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

[hiromi]

Yeah, Sigs and Avatars can REALLY reflect what you personality can possibly be. Too bad my avatar is bland and I don't even HAVE a sig :O I must have a deadpan personality

[fameONE]

The alter ego...

[Paul M. is baaac...]

I'm not a big fan of having pictures in signatures, they take up too much space.

Avatar: I think Bender from Futurama is underated (much like the show itself)

Signature: I like to inform y'all of famous Bender quotes.
"I'm a CB-er...GET ME OUT OF HERE!" was huge the first and third times, so I like to have a huge countdown to the next one, although some people tend to try and break the countdown by making one when they damn well please. .

[pSyCHoBanana]

i dont think it is important but then in way it is individualizing ur self so that other can differentiate you out of the general population. bleh. something like that

[MFDOOM]

I make it a point for this entire community to recognize the Metal Face. DOOM!

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

Uhh .. My avatar is where im from and what i rep to the fullest (:
My sig is just me. Occasioanlly a few of my own raps,flos,written word or lyrics from a song i like at that current moment and time.

I guess my av and sig would present me as a Bay Area female with a taste for music ? o_o

[m.ar.i.a]

Well I only hope it isn't THAT important.
I don't want everyone thinking im a chick.

- Solipsist

i thought u were a girl... glad that u covered that

[size=1]Gender sign.... I switched mine because the pink annoyed me. [size]

i thought u were a girl at first cuz of ur avatar and then i saw the sign and thought u were a guy and then i just gave up :P


anyway, my avatar is a letter and my sig is Yunho... so that shows ppl im Korean... or asian anyway. and yeah, i think it matters. cuz some of these avatars are really violent to me and sickening and i try as mucj as possible to get out of those ppl's ways.... thats just one example of y it matters. :P

[DaTru KataLYST]

It's pretty important to me!

Here's a secret of mine, I recognize posters by their avators. =X So actually two people can trick me by having similar avators =] I rarely check the names unless I don't recognize the avator.

[*wind&fire*]

Likewise. But my av/sig combo is far from shitty 

with that i appeal to the masses of cB for someone to make me a avatar and signature...

[DaTru KataLYST]

^ Your Emotion Eric avator is awesome enough, Cariss!!!!!

[*wind&fire*]

i still need a signature....

[*Solipsist*]

I shall make you one.
After I make Green Team's, and Chee-ho's. I swear I'll get to it though.

- Solipsist

[*wind&fire*]

ha... thanks

[Smoogrish]

Yeah. I'm pretty much hoping that people won't judge me by my avatar. I'd much rather be judged by my signature. Quite frankly, my avatar is pretty odd. I have to get a new one.

[racoons > you]

I don't really like the idea that I'm remembered not for my actions but by just a jumble of text and images that is attatched to all of my posts. That may be just me, but it explains why I've done away with my avatar and sig; I only use my sig to link my writing, occasionally.

i miss your old avatar... the one withthe girl... i thought it was pretty. anyway...

i only really think of avatars as a way of seeing who ha sposted, in th esame way as reading the user names... some to me are recognizable, others less so.

[crazeegirl411]

My sig's pretty old. My avatar is even olderrrrrrr. I guess I realized the importance of these two (not really important but you get what I mean) cuz...hah...my sig catches attention. And my avatar just tells people my name.

P.S.- I'm too lazy to put my gender sign :P.

[AnnahhbeL]

mine is just plain boring..

[*Azarel*]

i miss your old avatar... the one withthe girl... i thought it was pretty. anyway...

.. tadah! I totally don't know how to spell that word.

[vash1530]

what do you guys think about my new avatar and signature?

[Smoogrish]

mine is just plain boring..

Yours isn't boring! It's got a cute little doggie in it!

[Teesa]

I recognize the person who's posting by their av and sig first, or the font they use if they do use a different one. So, I guess it's somewhat important and I do get confused when people change theirs on a daily basis..but whatever =]

[sweetabandon]

I think that av/sig also shows your graphic skills. I guess mine are pretty lame, but I just never tried. The one I'm using was one I found a long time ago while surfing. Thus the av/sig shows that I'm lazy as a person and as a designer.

[sadolakced acid]

i wonder if anyone ever clicks my sig...

[racoons > you]

^ i got agoodle search, with dooce.com and quote garden.

id never clicked it before

<33333333333333333s at anna

[EddieV]

So you can easily find someone's post or recognize them without seeing reading their name.

[DrSMooTH]

Easily recognizable stuff is the best...like my sig...easily recognizable

[Gerifan04]

I think they can be that important. But if you're like me my sig/av changes every month or so. So it might be hard to pinpoint me with any one thing. Although I think everyone here will see that Geri Halliwell is a popular theme in my av's and sigs so I think she'll be tied with me.

[vash1530]

every now and then i click ppl's links to xanga/myspace

[yo pusha]

triangle offense represent
ha ha ha

[rAwritsgWeg]

it somewhat shows what people are into(well obviously)
but i guess we do it sorta cuz its a trend

speaking of sigs......

[sadolakced acid]

too many people with grayscale avvies!


they look very nice, but now i'm getting them confused.

[NoSex]

too many people with grayscale avvies!
they look very nice, but now i'm getting them confused.

The images used are actually from a black and white film. So, I'm cool.

Right?

[*lolita kitty*]

too many people with grayscale avvies!
they look very nice, but now i'm getting them confused.

hehe.
yeah.. I just realized that. its.. shauna.. me... mindy.. other people
XP

edit:// and anna too.
double edit:// and acid bath slayer. agh.

[*Azarel*]

Mine has always been greyscale. >:o

[*hello moto*]

too many people with grayscale avvies!
they look very nice, but now i'm getting them confused.

thats true.

what i sort of dislike is when people have themselves as their av/sig especially if they're not all that great looking in the first place. i guess its easier to identify who they are but still. sometimes i'd rather not look at it.. but its not like i can help it if i see them in threads.