avatars to use for your profile pics

hollydolly said:
I never understand why people use faces of other people as their avatars...seriously, I don't... ! No need for anyone to use their own face if they don't want to of course , but why use a total strangers face ?..I'm genuinely perplexed
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Lewkat said:
I'm with you, Holly. I am me, take it or leave it.
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Yeah, I'd get confused if my avatar was somebody else

Then again, cut/paste is rather handy


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Was just giving further thought to all of this, and what a fun option it would be to be able to select a feature in ones profile account page, where ones avatar would change each day to something completely and totally new and unexpected.

Marci. I really liked the one you had up this morning when I logged on!
 

I don't know how secure the internet is so I put up other peoples pictures for my avatar.If someone new would come on that knew me then they would see some of the private things I post about my life that would not be any of their business. What if I put in something about a person and they would know I meant them it would cause more problems for me. For instance I've made some comments about my daughters MIL,that I wouldn't want her to see because she gives my daughter and her son enough problems. So why give her more reason to annoy them.
 
Sassycakes said:
I don't know how secure the internet is so I put up other peoples pictures for my avatar.If someone new would come on that knew me then they would see some of the private things I post about my life that would not be any of their business. What if I put in something about a person and they would know I meant them it would cause more problems for me. For instance I've made some comments about my daughters MIL,that I wouldn't want her to see because she gives my daughter and her son enough problems. So why give her more reason to annoy them.
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I understand that sassy... but why a picture of someone else ( genuine question)..what do you think if the person whose face you're using saw it ?...
 
holly just so you know these are placed on the internet with the intention of being used for profile pictures. it's not like we're putting your photo up and saying hey this is me.

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it even says it on the page. so what i wanna know is why you think this is so wrong? it's not illegal and their there for this explicit use? so what's the big deal? seriously? and i'm with sassy on this.

does this image make me any different in chat than my real one? i'd still be saying the same things. it's not like you're talking to a different person with each image.
 
hollydolly said:
I understand that sassy... but why a picture of someone else ( genuine question)..what do you think if the person whose face you're using saw it ?...
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When ever I get a new picture I get it from images on the computer. Most times they are called avatars so whoever posted them knows they can be used by anyone as their own avatar.Another thing is this is a senior forum and none of my avatars look like a senior so I am not fooling anyone in here.
 
MarciKS said:
holly just so you know these are placed on the internet with the intention of being used for profile pictures. it's not like we're putting your photo up and saying hey this is me.

example....
profile photo for girls

it even says it on the page. so what i wanna know is why you think this is so wrong? it's not illegal and their there for this explicit use? so what's the big deal? seriously? and i'm with sassy on this.

does this image make me any different in chat than my real one? i'd still be saying the same things. it's not like you're talking to a different person with each image.
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what are you talking about ?...I never said anything about it being 'wrong'' I asked simply why you would want to use a picture of another person
 
Keesha said:
Yes. So? That’s because that’s what HE decided to use. If others choose not to use their picture, it’s because that’s what THEY decided not to. Either way it’s none of anyone’s business what others use as their avatar. Nobody here is pretending to be someone they aren’t.
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how is it your business then?...was I asking you ? of course as always whenever you sniff the smell of a chance to stir trouble you're straight in there.. we can always rely on you for that!! I should have kept you on ignore from the very firt time you joined this forum...but that can be rectified right now !!
 
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hollydolly said:
how is it your business then?...was I asking you ? of course as always whenever you sniff the smell of a chance to stir trouble you're straight in there.. we can always rely on you for that!! I should have kept you on ignore from the very firt time you joined this forum...but that can be rectified right now !!
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Do whatever you want hollydolly. I don’t particularly care one way or another. As far as me adding MY opinion, I did it just like everyone else did. As you always say, it’s a discussion forum for discussing things. If you don’t like my answer. Too bad but thanks for sharing your personal opinion of what you think of me. I’ll keep it in mind. 😎😂
 
Judycat said:
Anyone can use whatever avatar they want. I'm comfortable using the incorrigible cat knowing full well I don't look like that, yet still somehow, it is the real me.
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I change mine from time to time, sometimes it is me, but usually something else that signifies something to me at the time. I do also sometimes use animal pictures, either of my own pets, or just something that I saw on the net and Liked.

I have special pictures of Chipper that I used for years (when he was still alive) for Christmas and other holidays, and because it brings back his memory, sometimes I still use those at the special times of year when I have pictures for that.
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Through this pandemic and the demonstrations I'd been considering returning to the first avatar I had on SF, Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N Furter from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Guess now's the time to bring him back for a bit.

Other than campiness of this sort, or as a tribute (I used Mr. Rogers' picture for a bit after he died), I can't imagine using someone else's face in place of my own. My usual "yippee" cartoon avatar puts me in a happy frame of mind and I hope it does the same for others. That's why I use it.

Full disclosure: I look very little like Yippee, Dr. Frank N Furter or Tim Curry, and absolutely nothing like one of my personal heroes, the wonderful Mr. Rogers.
 

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When I first joined message board sites years ago, they directed the new members to look for avatars on sites with pictures of people .... people such as movie stars and other famous people. And many did just that.
... if I used a picture of Marilyn Monroe as my avatar, no one accused me of 'pretending' to be her...
My! ... times have sure changed!

It's a message board! ... entertainment for many ... having fun with different avatars was part of the fun. .. I guess FUN has gone out the window..
 
no it hasn't. can't let one person's opinion spoil the fun for everyone. that's just silly. to each their own. i had no idea this innocent thread was gonna cause so much trouble or i NEVER would've posted it. i was just trying to do something fun and nice.
 

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