coz118 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 totally me.... as a Jamaican bobsledder from Cool Runnings. My department's "Beer Olympics" a few summers ago, keeping it classy haha. Link to post Share on other sites
JaySexual Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I never post face pictures of myself on anywhere on the net. But my avatars are always either a picture I took, or an image I made on the computer. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Darkhorse Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 No way. On Facebook I will, but since I post much more personal stuff here than I would even think about posting on FB I don't. Besides, I like mine anyway :D Link to post Share on other sites
luxurieux Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 My avatar is not me. It is a drawing of Castiel from Supernatural wearing a flower crown. I like to think it represents me on a spiritual level. Link to post Share on other sites
WhenSummersGone Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 No. On sites I prefer to upload pics of things I like rather than myself. Even when I had msn I wouldn't upload a pic of myself. Link to post Share on other sites
Amusical Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Mine is purely a music not eiwht a cros through it ^^ Cause I am Amusical. An Amusical person is a person who does not experience musical attraction ! In short, I hate all music... Link to post Share on other sites
Ashmedai Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 My original pic was of me. Then it was a dog that looks like Chewbacca. Now it's a satire of a Pantera album.Edit: Now I'm going through a phase of liking eagles, so eagle avatars it is! Link to post Share on other sites
ZombiesAsAMetaphor Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Sorta yes for me, I suppose? Mine's a sketched self-portrait I did a little while ago. I tend to use self-portraits rather than photos on other websites too. Link to post Share on other sites
Piotrek Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I don't use mug shots as avatars. Somehow I noticed that they seem to be more popular among women<?> But my avatars are always either a picture I took, or an image I made on the computer. Same here. The present one is an avatar I put together in 2006 for the first forum where I registered. I use it on most websites where I have a presence. Alternatively, I asked someone to make me avatar based on pictures taken by me. I rarely use anything copied. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scarlet Spider Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 No fucking way am I gonna put up a mugshot of myself to the likes of you all. Hahahahahahahahaha!!~ Link to post Share on other sites
Ashmedai Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I've just changed it again. It was a pain to find due to it having 2 different names. None the less, now I have a sea eagle. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrissyBear121 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 My avatar is not me. It is a drawing of Castiel from Supernatural wearing a flower crown. I like to think it represents me on a spiritual level. Can I just say eek!! Supernatural rocks and so does Castiel! And I debated on using a picture of myself but I instead decided I'd use the flowers my niece and sister gave me for my birthday. I don't have any pictures with my new haircut and even if I did I'm kind of self-conscious so I'm not sure I would put a picture of myself on here. I like putting up pictures that represent me though. Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Eh, I just voted that my picture is of me, but now I'm feeling like changing it to something that isn't me. For posterity's sake, my pre-Scott Walker picture is of me eating an apple. 'Cause I eat apples. So I'm going to change my picture to one of Scott Walker because I really admire him, and he's started me thinking about writing songs and whatnot. I don't care that much if someone I know identifies me on AVEN. I don't post stuff that's overwhelmingly personal. And my email address is attached to my account anyway, so if any...organizations...had a mind to find out what my profile is on AVEN, they likely wouldn't have to work that hard. Though it would be incredibly specific. Edit: And no, by "Scott Walker" I DON'T mean that crazy governor. Link to post Share on other sites
LaMaestra Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Scott Walker is awesome! Beautiful voice. Scott and Allan Clarke were THE voices of 1960s music Incidentally, Geoff, I write songs. You should go for it. Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel Combat Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I could never have my avatar be a picture of me, unless I could magic myself into a squirrel. Anything not related to squirrels defeats the relevance of my profile name. Link to post Share on other sites
cavyX Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Yes it's me and my cat at the moment :) Link to post Share on other sites
LaMaestra Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I did have a picture before this one. But it was still of the same person and always will be. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 It's obviously not me, as anyone with an interest in current TV pop culture can tell. ;)I picked it because R. and I have a bunch in common with these two, though. At least during the early stages of their ship... I strongly prefer the two of us over "Shamy" the longer their ship goes on, so again, no surprise that my av is their very first encounter. Spoiler-edit Feb 7th 2015... original info no longer applicable. Update in post #181 here. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Obviously I don't look like my current avatar. It would be really awesome if I did though. Link to post Share on other sites
Jayde Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Technically it is a photo of me... However, I am not entirely sure how much that counts for... I mean if you can identify me from that, you are probably way too close to me (in a number of ways) :p especially since I am generally wearing glasses when I leave the house :) I don't usually use a photo for an avatar, it feels a bit exposed, but I think I wanted to feel more connected to this one, so I chose one that was me but not obviously so. I do use a fake name, mine is really uncommon, so I needed something to connect to me ;) Link to post Share on other sites
iamphoenixfire Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Yes, because I am the lover of Jon Snow. (If only though... sigh) My picture has been a Ravenclaw crest, an anime drawing I found on the internet, cc, and most recently haku from spirited away. Now, It's Ygritte because I love her and she is really freaking gorgeous and if I can't have Jon Snow, she's the next best thing. Also, this picture is very me, even though I don't even have red hair. But I'd imagine that if my personality had a face it would be this. Link to post Share on other sites
RK800 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I don't even have pictures of myself on facebook, it just doesn't feel safe to me. :P My current avatar is one of my drawings instead. :) Link to post Share on other sites
Temierus Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I just use pictures from things I happen to like at the time. Like how I've really enjoyed Titanfall lately, and thought the IMC's Spyglass was just awesome. So I made my pic Spyglass. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheisdangerous Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 My avatar is me... Super drunk... At a local goth show... wearing a tiara. Forever classy Link to post Share on other sites
Schrecken Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 My current pic is a crop of a painting I did many years ago (you can see the whole pic here - http://s20.postimg.org/8uzsxf4hp/image.jpg). It is one of a few dozen characters I created back when I was in my late teens, and I've drawn, painted, sculpted and even written stories about these characters for most of my life. All of them represent various real-life things. I will probably cycle thru several of these characters as avatar images. Obviously they don't represent me (unless maybe you get on my bad side :twisted: - ha-ha!) but are simply things that have had a lot of meaning and symbolism to me over my life. I prefer not to use my own image for avatars (not even on Facebook, but I do have pics of my self there in my photo albums). Link to post Share on other sites
noparlpf Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Oh wait, I voted yes and it should be no. I typically use a blank black square for profile pictures online, but on the other forum I usually frequent my avatar is currently a head shot of my Pokémon X character (who looks more or less like me), so I got mixed up. Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Girl Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Oh wait, I voted yes and it should be no. I typically use a blank black square for profile pictures online, but on the other forum I usually frequent my avatar is currently a head shot of my Pokémon X character (who looks more or less like me), so I got mixed up. Fixed that. The star telling you what you voted for won't change, but the numbers have been adjusted from a yes to a no. Link to post Share on other sites
SilentComplexity Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 ...yes and no; I'm using my 2nd Life avatar, which resembles myself in real life. o_o Link to post Share on other sites
Papageno Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I aspire to be Fluttershy. Link to post Share on other sites
TheLeafBunny Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 My avatar... is and at the same time is not me. ^^; It's cropped from a panel in my webcomic, but the character is a representation of myself as seen in the comics and as I present myself elsewhere on the net/outside the comics. I seldom if ever post actual photos of myself, not even on Facebook (my profile picture is from almost 3 years ago because it's the best picture I really have of myself except maybe one or two cosplay test shots). For some reason the camera just does not like my dimples. >A>; Link to post Share on other sites
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