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Avatars and Influence

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Sun May 14, 2017 1:41 pm

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I think avatars are important to how you influence people's perceptions of what you are saying. I also realize I like to match a person's tone if I want them to work with them. For example, if a person is talking to me and is all bubbly, I'll act bubbly with them and try to establish some rapport. This is just in general, I heard people like it when someone types in the same tone as you. So I do that. (Although that may be because of my Enneagram type 9, but still) Talk about avatars here and ways you feel you think can help influence a group of people, especially mafia players. Anything goes as long as it's related to avatars or influence. For example, if you want people's opinions on your avatar, or you want to talk about a person's avatar, this seems like the perfect place for it.

Call outs: I don't like Red Coyote's avatar right now. He had a much better one before. I like that Papa Zito went back to the Undertale avatar.
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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Sun May 14, 2017 2:11 pm

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Is this the avatar call-out thread?
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Sun May 14, 2017 2:13 pm

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It can be if you want.
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 6:45 am

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I have the best avatar of all time.
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 7:43 am

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It is pretty awesome, I love it.
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 9:06 am

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sixteen games and never mislynched
yet players literally replace out to avoid seeing my avatar
I don't get it.
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 9:11 am

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In post 0, Ranmaru wrote:Papa Zito went back to the Undertale avatar.
no
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Post Post #7 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 12:31 pm

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I think avatars only work in a single direction. I think if you have a "scummy" avatar, whatever that may be defined as, you are more likely to seem scummy. I do not think neutral or "townie" avatars will get you town points.
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 4:03 pm

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In post 6, SleepyKrew wrote:
In post 0, Ranmaru wrote:Papa Zito went back to the Undertale avatar.
no
Wow don't tell me you liked his older avatar with the guy in front of the computer. You know, when I first played with him it made him look mean. Then later on I found he was chill af!
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 4:05 pm

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In post 7, Oversoul wrote:I think avatars only work in a single direction. I think if you have a "scummy" avatar, whatever that may be defined as, you are more likely to seem scummy. I do not think neutral or "townie" avatars will get you town points.
I remember a newbie scum player who was using the girl from Wreck-it-ralph. It made him look like some troll and it made him seem annoying af. Also I pressured him in pre-game and he whined and that made shit worse for him. :giggle:
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 4:45 pm

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my avatar represents my cuddly and kind posting style
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 4:46 pm

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In post 7, Oversoul wrote:I think avatars only work in a single direction. I think if you have a "scummy" avatar, whatever that may be defined as, you are more likely to seem scummy. I do not think neutral or "townie" avatars will get you town points.
I always felt like gandalf(whatever numbers were after his name) and Internet Stranger had scummy avatars
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 4:47 pm

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In post 5, TTTT wrote:sixteen games and never mislynched
yet players literally replace out to avoid seeing my avatar
I don't get it.
more games than I care to count and only mislynched twice in nine years


get on my level
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 4:54 pm

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I got banned twice in a row and changed my avi to help hide the stigma
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Post Post #14 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 7:57 pm

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In post 8, Ranmaru wrote:
In post 6, SleepyKrew wrote:
In post 0, Ranmaru wrote:Papa Zito went back to the Undertale avatar.
no
Wow don't tell me you liked his older avatar with the guy in front of the computer. You know, when I first played with him it made him look mean. Then later on I found he was chill af!
I did like that old avi but what I meant was that his current one isn't undertale
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Mon May 15, 2017 8:16 pm

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Who the fuck said Zito's avvie was Undertale? That's Homestuck good sir.
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Tue May 16, 2017 10:39 am

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Lmao man same thing.
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Tue May 16, 2017 10:39 am

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Tenshii avatar much better than last by the way.
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Tue May 16, 2017 4:56 pm

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Andrius please go back to your previous fire emblem avatar. I'm not too sure about your current one.
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Tue May 16, 2017 4:57 pm

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I preferred the one he had when I was first playing with him: is that the one? FYI it's the one The appears in that breadcrumber achievement on his wiki page.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Tue May 16, 2017 5:32 pm

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In post 5, TTTT wrote:sixteen games and never mislynched
yet players literally replace out to avoid seeing my avatar
I don't get it.
Moving avatars are distracting from having to read posts, especially for anyone who is easily distracted. While it is not enough to change a read, if everything else is essentially equal I would rather lynch a player who has a distracting (moving) one than a neutral one.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Wed May 17, 2017 2:08 am

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It's also an ugly alien baby. Maybe we humans just naturally don't want to see that. We want real cute human babies.
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Sat May 20, 2017 6:47 pm

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In post 3, Ankamius wrote:I have the best avatar of all time.
I love your avatar so much that I have to repeat this. Also, this video is a representation of your avatar's vibe:

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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Sat May 20, 2017 8:34 pm

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I think avatars help create a first impression, but over time the personality actually colors my perception of the avatar moreso than vice-versa.

Now to try and forget MS exists again so I can go back to pretending to be productive while IRL kicks my butt. :P
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Post Post #24 (ISO) » Fri May 26, 2017 10:52 am

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I try to act like my avatar
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