Why did you lock the discussion about avatars

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fcampbel · #1 Post by **fcampbel** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:32 pm

Just

because

they

are

annoying

and

waste

bandwidth

is

no

reason

to

reserve

them

for

those

of

you

who

are

in

power.

Especially

when

you

allow

these

annoying

little

things

to

clutter

up

the

whole

post.

smugiri · #2 Post by **smugiri** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:01 pm

Great sense of humor on this one: this is actually quite funny.

smugiri · #3 Post by **smugiri** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:01 pm

I just realized that he even got the dancing banana (which I hate) in there.

christopher_wolf · #4 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:22 pm

Evidence against; imagine this as an avatar and you pretty much get the idea.

Need more?

#5 Post by **tomh009** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:38 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:Evidence against; imagine this as an avatar and you pretty much get the idea.

Need more?

You could disallow animated GIF avatars ... I would!

#6 Post by **JaneL** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:50 pm

fcampbel wrote::D Just :) because :( they :o are :shock: annoying :? and 8) waste 8) bandwidth :lol: is :x no :P reason :oops: to reserve :evil: them :twisted: for :roll: those of :!: you :?: who :idea: are :arrow: in power.

Especially :BAAAD!: when :?: you allow :Nice: these :SH!: annoying :help: little things to :banghead: clutter :eek: up the :thumbs-UP: whole :mrgreen: post.

I wasn't the one who locked it, but my assumption is that the mod who did decided the conversation had run its course and needed to end before it descended into juvenile mud-slinging. Apparently, it didn't work...

If the use of emoticons gets out of hand, we'll deal with it.

christopher_wolf · #7 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:59 am

Yeah, you know, I guess we assumed that users here were more mature and could handle a few more new emoticons without going crazy by filling posts with them.

The thing is, most people know what "getting out of hand" with the emoticons means and it takes a determined effort to get it to become annoying. Now, an avatar? All it takes is a few quick clicks for a far more devious effect.

Website · #8 Post by **tfflivemb2** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:28 am

I'm the one that locked it, as the last post states. I locked it because, as nonny said, the thread had run its course.

Even the number of emoticons that the OP in this thread used, do not add up to what some single avatars might add up to.

The reason that Admins have Avatars, is so that they will stand out, and there is no confusion as to whether that person is an Admin. An example.....there was a user several months ago that created a user ID named Administrator, I beliieve. This person had a few members confused as to who they really were. A user ID like that will not likely happen again, since Bill verifies each and every member on a case by cases basis, but still....the Avatar stands out.

#9 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:59 am

Is it my opinion, or are we beating a dead horse here.....

No offense to those who would want to continue the avatar thread but if it's not in the cards, move on.

Ron

Dngrsone · #10 Post by **Dngrsone** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:00 am

The horse is Alpo already.

#11 Post by **Kyocera** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:10 am

And I locked this one, I guess the discussion about avatars is pretty much over.

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