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¿Question #1610?
TiNYTimIDFluffYBunnY: avatars ? vain ego boosters or ego boosters for vain people, discuss

RealGuest: Not sure about that, but I'll do without in any event
pricero1: They are our virtual faces!
The Monstrous Jake: Vein boosters for eggo people. That should have been obvious.
Szarak: Can't tell.. I'm too poor in GG to purchase one :((((
Archetype: whats an avatar
Amoena: Vain ego boosters
Chris Page: A quick way to identify users to skip.
Woelf: Highly useful, when you want to quickly skip over question spam to find the handful that slipped in between.
xofour: Ultima Rocks. Ummm how many more words do I
daveroswell: Identifier thingys.
Daezee: A bit of both.
cgund: Ego boosters can't be vain. Only people can. So, the latter.
Evonine: A good way to recognize who's posting at a glance. Ideally they will also give you a hint into the personality of a person before you read what they wrote as well.
WatchmanX2000: TinyTim sux.
Twinge: Asking a question about the level of vanity present in having an avatar by a person that has an avatar is more vain that having an avatar.
1000rpm: Something to make the site more visually interesting, give members more identity and reward those who contribute content with something visible. So not ego boosters.
DHEK: Come on, they're just harmless pictures.
aleo09: personality
Tushratta: Both. I should know.
Ebon Wendigo: Hmmmm.....
POvidiusNaso: Ego boosters for vain people.
onky: vain people.
Redbeardin84: Seem harmless to me. Jealous?
tagger418: Ego Vainers for Boost
PsyJam: Ego boosters, yes. I'd like one.
ZiggyZambo: Selfless Id Reducers
Walsfeo: Or perhaps visual identifiers so I don't get confused for someone else?
Cromaa: You got something against my avatar? Well, do you?
cad614: I want an avatar. Won't you give me your GG?
vampywife: neither, they are just fun to have for some people
sdonohue: Just fun.
scriptorum: What's the difference?And if you're already vain, why would you need to boost your ego further?
Kasper: both
brainrob: Both!
wolver: I want one
fFish: Wish I could translate from german so I could afford one!
Payne: Much ado about nothing.
doonzer: Better than those damn smiley face emoticons
xlorp: Asinine, Vacuous Ass, Tiptoeing in Apathy and Rolling in Sterility
mrbeankc: Loe the avatars as they allow people on BGG to show a bit of their personality
sourwyrm: not much of a difference
chockle: both, but they make it easier to see who is commenting.
The Unbeliever: 42
CharlieWonka: They are nice leave them alone
davedanger: how fluffy are you?
2amp: neither, they are an ability to earn / spend gg. they help individualize / characterize your gaming persona
Mangler: Cool but not nessacary.
darthcliff: Vain ego boosters, all the way
shotokanguy: Avatars are an important means of expressing personality and identifying your friends.
Knowbody: Yes
Majiken: Depends on how much effort was put into it.
BaSL: if everyone keeps there original avatar, i can recognize them
dietevil: They're really just memory aids... I am much better at remembering people by their avatars than by their names
Sceadeau: Yes
CapAp: I'll go for both of those
Lord_Prussian: Vanity in any event
melissa: Fun - and an easy way to recognise frequent posters
skrutsch: I think it has something to do with Vishnu.
viogression: Ways to associate the ugliest picture possible with yourself. At least, that's why I have mine.
snoozefest: latter, esp bunny people
heli: unnecessary extra slowdowns for web pages
djlg: Yes. Both. I'm right and you're wrong.
ValJor: None. Just a way to show that you brought enough content to the DB
Wintergoblin: vain ego boosters
ynnen: Pointless questions? A cry for attention, or attention-grabbers crying out?
Mike A: No. End discussion.
isolated: The psychology of avatars is very interesting. I just with that all message boards made you earn them. Avatars are a priviliage, not a right.
jens_hoppe: Or ways to demonstrate what a cute little bunny you are? :)
Salt-Man Z: I see them as a way to put a face to the name.
gnomehome: As long as they do not depict rabbits, I see no problem.
hooded_paladin: Pretty loaded question for a guy with a bunny avatar. I can't wait to get mine and slap up some Beatmania gif.
tragicpoet: Both
Debate: My avatar can kick your avatar's ass
louiseh: fun ways to recognise individuals.
chaddyboy_2000: Ok.
kennyb: and me too poor to buy an avatar .....****waaahhh**
puffinge: Maybe they are just fun.
thoia: Whatever, your questions are pretty stupid.
skelebone: Pictures associated with personalities, because I'm terrible with names.
UhhhClem: They're pictures, you twit.
jttm: Its just a picture...
BobDodgerBlue: No
CortexBomb: I think avatars are just useful visual representations so that people are easily recognisable..
CDRodeffer: Right.
Blackwind: Badags of honor for those that contribute!