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Do you judge other members based on their avatar?

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No. It stupid do so.

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Most of the time, no. If it's something that looks like it came from a cheap anime, then yes. I tend to identify people by their avatar but I don't think I judge them as such.
 
Its hard not to at least color someones post. Furry avatars commenting on how much they like a modern Sonic game, is a light example.

Sexualized anime girls, and ponies are another matter.
 
No, but I've had people comment on my avatar when replying to me. Especially if it's something sexual. "I don't feel comfortable talking to Arya Stark about this" type stuff.
 
No, I actually judge people who do that. "Hurr, your avatar has a Luigi hat, I don't need arguments to know I'm right and you're wrong".
 
no not really, i do like when groups have similar avatars.

idk what the starbucks thing means for popgaf but its cool to see.

best gaf/nba gaf had players heads outlined for the playoffs , was cool
 
Only a very small percentage of GAF even knows who is in my avatar.

Damn, a Gardner avatar. That's quite literally the last thing I'd expect on this forum.

On topic: Generally not in a negative way. The avatar is the "face" of the person I see, but that's not really a judgment. There are some bad avatars out there, but the vast majority are fine.
 
I only judge when users here don't make their avatars transparent and there's just white surrounding it.
Makes me uneasy and I probably ignore your posts.
Just kidding.
I'm really not.
 
Of course I do, avatars become a posters "voice" as well. I'll always try and evaluate a post based it's content, but I do judge a bit based on avatars, is what it is.
 
For the most part no, because without proper context as to why someone chose a particular avatar, who am I to judge? And aside from that, it's the content of their post that matters. The only exception is if their avatar is really hateful or grotesque in some way; but then those people tend not to last long on this forum.
 
No, but I always imagine their avatar saying whatever their post says. If I don't know what the voice sounds like I just make it up.
 
Anti-anime reporting in.

I pride myself on having possibly the worst avatar on GAF. But it's only because I realized I was sick of remembering avatars and forgetting usernames, so I figured I'd spare all of you from that. No thanks necessary.
 
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