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    It's seems over the years that animated avatars have gotten more and more over-the-top. They are now at a point where they distract from the entire thread instead of just that specific moron's (usually pointless) postings. And at least to me they are extremely unpleasant.

    One or two simple animations can be creative and refreshing to see, but now there's five different explosions going on in the foreground while the background image is itself having a seizure. Very very excessive.





    Are you one of these people? What are your thoughts on this?

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    excess of anything is bad !

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    Cool.Make one for me please.Use here.

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    Along with these kinda aggressive avatars there's also a trend of having nude/vulgar avatars, I never understood what purpose that serve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1000possibleclaws View Post
    What are your thoughts on this?
    F12 -> Disable animated images.
    "I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."

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    But i thought they're cool?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1000possibleclaws View Post
    It's seems over the years that animated avatars have gotten more and more over-the-top. They are now at a point where they distract from the entire thread instead of just that specific moron's (usually pointless) postings. And at least to me they are extremely unpleasant.

    One or two simple animations can be creative and refreshing to see, but now there's five different explosions going on in the foreground while the background image is itself having a seizure. Very very excessive.





    Are you one of these people? What are your thoughts on this?
    I appreciate them as it saves me the bother of reading post history in determining who really isn't worth a fuck.
    If it wasn't for that convenient determining factor I'd be left with the solid fallback of foreigners and anyone who likes trance.

    Btw mine isn't animated ,it's an optical allusion.
    Last edited by IdolEyes787; 07-24-2011 at 07:16 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
    Respect my lack of authority.

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    Quote Originally Posted by anon View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by 1000possibleclaws View Post
    What are your thoughts on this?
    F12 -> Disable animated images.
    Shit I know how adblock works if it comes down to that, thankfully these sorts of avatars don't stray far from the word games forums.
    Last edited by 1000possibleclaws; 07-24-2011 at 07:08 PM.

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    In general, I like the creativity/flair they bring. I do, however, block the ones that interfere with my ability to read the posts on a page.
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    Cabalo's Avatar FileSharingTalker BT Rep: +24BT Rep +24BT Rep +24BT Rep +24BT Rep +24
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    Those avatar's serve a purpose. Most teenagers want to be noticed on some trackers, and the more flashy their avatar is, the more people will notice it, be it either due to the right or wrong reasons.
    Clearly, I associate such animated avatars with teenagers.

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