Open letter to the forum: By your avatar I shall know you!

[Ziggy Stardust]

First off, here's your open letter: C

Second, I'm noticing an unsettling trend. People are using their in game avatars in the forum. What before was an eclectic mix of colourfull, strange and diverse set of people quickly is turning into a sea of mundane :|'s

When reading threads I refer to posters by their avatars. For instance, Agony Aunt is my nemesis in that regard. Now however it's in game avatar #237624. I don't know who you are, never met you, stop 1000 yard staring at me. The forum is descending into uncanny valley!

Yeah. So ....

This is important stuff this is, right?

It's not is it?

Oh very well. Never mind. Coffee anyone?

 

[Iron Orchid]

. Coffee anyone?

Yes please. Black, no sugar ... in a china mug.

 

[Strangepork]

First off, here's your open letter: C

Second, I'm noticing an unsettling trend. People are using their in game avatars in the forum. What before was an eclectic mix of colourfull, strange and diverse set of people quickly is turning into a sea of mundane :|'s

When reading threads I refer to posters by their avatars. For instance, Agony Aunt is my nemesis in that regard. Now however it's in game avatar #237624. I don't know who you are, never met you, stop 1000 yard staring at me. The forum is descending into uncanny valley!

Yeah. So ....

This is important stuff this is, right?

It's not is it?

Oh very well. Never mind. Coffee anyone?

You seem to be implying the Holo-me is not very good?

 

[Kigre]

We have each other.

 

[Codger]

Mundanes!

Hmm...I could name all my ships that. Milford Mundane. Monkee Mundane. Molly Mundane. It would be so awesomely average and boring, no one would even notice me!

 

[Chris Simon]

I don't particularly mind, although it this trend continues, it's going to start looking weird, around here.

Tea for me, please.

 

[shadragon]

But my Avatar IS how I look. Why would I change it?

 

[Yaffle]

First off, here's your open letter: C

Not a final plea? Or even a penultimate plea?

It must be said I am having the devil's own game getting the commander creator to make a carved wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker. Clearly it's rubbish.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

You seem to be implying the Holo-me is not very good?

Holo-me, holo-you
Ah ha!
There is nothing we can do.

 

[agentmoo]

mmmm... coffee...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I feel like Oprah.

You get a cup o coffee, you get a cup o coffee, what ... tea? ... You get a cup o coffee!

 

[Father Cool]

Don't know what you mean.

*Whistles and walks away casually kicking pebbles*

 

[Lunchmoney]

I'm not changing mine.

Unless I can get an avatar to look like the girl on the Lunchmoney cards, who was the daughter of the creator of the card game.... But that might be weird.

 

[Thetele]

OOOOOHHHH

I never even thought about that, never had avatar. Thanks for giving me a good idea.

brb...

 

[mbar]

Bay 12. Please.

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[Flavourless]

Damn.
Maybe I should get me a forum avatar after nearly three years without one. Gonna need some coffee then.

 

[Phosphora]

I used Holo-me to generate my avatar. Perhaps I should have laid off the medication first.

Cheers, Phos.

 

[CaptainHoyt]

Why would I want a picture of a standard human when Eldar Corsairs are so much cooler.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

OOOOOHHHH

I never even thought about that, never had avatar. Thanks for giving me a good idea.

brb...

Damn.
Maybe I should get me a forum avatar after nearly three years without one. Gonna need some coffee then.

You get a cup of ... hang on ... no, this is backfiring badly!

 

[CMDR Heisenberg B. Damned]

Mundanes!

Hmm...I could name all my ships that. Milford Mundane. Monkee Mundane. Molly Mundane. It would be so awesomely average and boring, no one would even notice me!

My god, your avatar is what Jimmy Carr will look like in ten years

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