same avatar

by **ABSOLUTE_MASTER** on Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:27 pm

I think we should respect everyone's avatars. Avatars help identify people's postings, and even if they are not copyrighted, we should avoid copying them.

Imagine everyone using lack's avatar....

by **aphockey23** on Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:53 pm

Sargentgeneral wrote:^^^^^^

first off, i didnt steal the avatar because it didnt belong to anyone. (yes, i searched it) You DID steal it because i HAD it and now you HAVE it...sounds like stealing to me.

Btw, lets see here. on this site, you all seem to not be very good while i am pretty damn good. it seems to me that i have some authority over here. i know i dont have the power to change their avatar, but its just really sad that such a good avatar is being wasted on shit like this.

i thought it was more of a tribute to your awesomeness

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:56 pm

would you just change it, please? :roll:

by **aphockey23** on Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:58 pm

s.xkitten wrote:would you just change it, please?

na it really grew on me
at 1st i just did it to be a dick but i really like it now

by **s.xkitten** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:15 am

so find another one thats like it...they are all over the web

by **Incandenza** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:18 am

Sargentgeneral wrote:Btw, lets see here. on this site, you all seem to not be very good while i am pretty damn good. it seems to me that i have some authority over here. i know i dont have the power to change their avatar, but its just really sad that such a good avatar is being wasted on shit like this.

A) I seriously can't believe you pulled the rank card.

B) It's your bloody avatar on an internet risk site, not your DNA.

C) You had a different avvy when you joined the site.

D) You didn't create the avvy, thus you have no legal say over who can and cannot use it.

E) If you hadn't created this thread, there would only be one person with your avvy, not half a dozen (or more).

Here's the thing: what's your solution? Rules for avvys? An avvy moderator?

I can understand that it's not great when people cop the avvy of someone in Management, as that can lead to legitimate confusion. But otherwise, what difference does it really make? If you're bummed someone stole your avatar, PM them and talk it out in private. If that doesn't work, then live with it. Or change it. People change their avvys all the time for all sorts of reasons. I've had at least 5 different avvys since I've joined. And before you say, 'but you don't post much, it's a forum thing', reverend kyle has more posts than anyone, and he changes avvys all the time.

Yes, it's an etiquette thing. But as we all know, some people place more stock in etiquette than others.

Speaking of etiquette... Absolute Master, I get your point, but all you're going to do is piss people off. More to the point, you're going to piss off the nice people who volunteer their time to make this site what it is. As someone who enjoys this site a great deal, I would venture to say that intentionally pissing off the people that run and maintain it is a Bad Thing, especially in the cause of something so unbelievably trivial.

by **Sargentgeneral** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:32 am

^^^^

whoa, chill dude, im just trying to prove a point. If one person has the same avatar as me its just as bad as 50...it still loses its effect. I dont really see a need to change mine when i had mine first (quote from office space: "why should i change he's the one who sucks!") And as it is drawn to my attention, it seems that more people agree with me then disagree.

by **hefm** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:43 am

aphockey23 wrote:get your own damn avatars people

dude - yours is really cool - where did you find it?

by **hefm** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:47 am

Sargentgeneral wrote:There are thousands of avatars on the internet, some (a select few) may even be more cool then mine. Go get one of them you posers.

cool - so now you know where to go to get another one...

by **reverend_kyle** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:16 am

saved you guys some time.

by **Tiki Idol** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:25 am

nice, where did you find that avatar? is there a internet site for avatars like that?

by **Anony#1** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:37 am

No, he made it himself.

...

You should check out his site! :]

by **hefm** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:20 am

Problems in the World:

1. Death over control of Iraq
2. The growing power of Iran's current Hitler-like regime
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8,469,523. Someone stealing an avatar
8,469,524. This thread

by **ABSOLUTE_MASTER** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:13 am

hefm wrote:Problems in the World:

1. Death over control of Iraq
2. The growing power of Iran's current Hitler-like regime
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8,469,523. Someone stealing an avatar
8,469,524. This thread

So I guess you're already doing something to help on #1 and #2 since you're now cooperating with # 8,469,524.
lol

by **ABSOLUTE_MASTER** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:01 am

Ok, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, so I've changed my avatar... I still think moderators should state something about it..

by **aphockey23** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:29 pm

hefm wrote:
aphockey23 wrote:get your own damn avatars people

dude - yours is really cool - where did you find it?

i found it on a website where you can play a risk like game you should check it out

by **Kahless** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:41 pm

Sargentgeneral wrote:z19z4 STOLE MY AVATAR!!! should he be able to keep it?! I joined this site first, i got my avatar first. I people know me for my avatar!! this cannot stand! You cant just take someone else's identity just because you want to be them. I think you need to find a different avatar dude, be original! you cant just take mine!

If someone takes an avatar from your webspace, change your own avatar, then change the webspace address to something embarrasing, such as a gay porn star :lol:

He won't be too happy next time he logs on and sees that pic next to his name :wink:

by **aphockey23** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:50 pm

Kahless wrote:
Sargentgeneral wrote:z19z4 STOLE MY AVATAR!!! should he be able to keep it?! I joined this site first, i got my avatar first. I people know me for my avatar!! this cannot stand! You cant just take someone else's identity just because you want to be them. I think you need to find a different avatar dude, be original! you cant just take mine!

If someone takes an avatar from your webspace, change your own avatar, then change the webspace address to something embarrasing, such as a gay porn star

He won't be too happy next time he logs on and sees that pic next to his name

he has to change it to his avatar also

by **Sargentgeneral** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:37 pm

damn, now that kyle posted my old one too i have nothing to change mine too anyways. (the one rev.kyle posted was my avatar before i changed it around thanksgiving)

by **wbar** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:19 pm

this is getting ridiculous

by **Sargentgeneral** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:28 pm

this is getting ridiculous

Thats what she said!!

by **Flickflack** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:06 pm

wbar wrote:this is getting ridiculous

"Getting"?

by **cheeseweasel** on Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:51 pm

Flickflack wrote:
cheeseweasel wrote:And I first experienced a $6 glass of La Fin du Monde in Ann Arbor six years ago and fell immediately in love.
Holy crap, you've actually had La Fin du Monde? My buddy bought me a bottle as a gift and we killed it in one night.

...which probably wasn't such a good idea, but hey..

Oh yes indeed. At the bar it was just in a regular bottle with a cap. Imagine my glee when I found it in the big corked bottle at the store ...