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I would like to make a call to all sifters: don't change your avatar. Even if you've had it for months or even years and are sick of it. Just leave it be.

Now, before you scoff, hear me out. This might have something to do with the fact that I've got the memory of a 90-year-old Alzheimer's patient (particularly when it comes to names), but a lot of the time I'll remember people mostly from their avatar rather than their name. So sometimes it'll happen that I'll see a name that I know, but with a new avatar attached to it, and I'll start thinking, "Wait... Who is this guy again?" My memory is worse than average, but I can't be the only one with this problem. Can I?

So yeah. Don't change your avatar! And I'm only half-joking when I make this suggestion.
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heh - choggie used to change his, what? once a week or so. Drove me nuts. Then I did the same for a bit until I found my dead little Santi.

Seriously, I think the writing style, tone, typical content, etc. is more identifiable than anything else for most sifters.


written by jonny  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Too late. I just changed mine tonight. Instead of Balloon Jesus I'm now Bazooka Squirrel. And I hadn't really planned on it until choggie asked me just to try it as a test because he was having trouble changing his, so he wanted to know if I would have the same problem. So I did it just as a test, but then I liked it so I kept it.

So Choggie and I both changed ours this very evening. This isn't really helping matters, is it?


written by kronosposeidon  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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HA!


written by dotdude  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW MUTHAFUCKA??! CONFUSED YET?! READY TO EXPLODE?!

[Edit] - Wrote this comment while using Dag's avatar as my own.


written by karaidl  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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^lmfahs - shame all the pics don't update immediately.


written by jonny  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Sarzy speaks words of wisdom here. I get all confused as well as to who used to have what and if they were the ones I remember writing something. Visual Identification is a powerful thing.


written by Arsenault185  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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That is important. Yes. Avatars and all that good shit. Blah, blah. But, what's more important, in my opinion, is the flagrantly biased use of the Lucky Lemon yellow in the "type preview" window. What's up with that? I liked the standard Blankfist Blue, myself. Who's with me?!


written by blankfist  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Dont worry my avatar will always be cyclops.


written by K0MMIE  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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karaidl: I want to see a bunch of BorgAnts.

But I can see why avatars can be important to easily recognize people.


written by ant  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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*quality IMO.


written by ant  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Awarding Sarzy with one star point for this contribution to Sift Talk - declared quality by ant.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I don't really change my avatar a lot, mainly because I find my current one pleasantly hilarious/creepy (one of my favorite Japanese singers caught on film with the wierdest fucking look on his face).


written by JAPR  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I will be changing temporarily to my usual Siftiversary avatar in February.


written by dag  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I'll compromise; my avatar will always be Lil Miss.


written by smibbo  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I'm not going anywhere with this avatar. It has a certain distinguished feature about it no? For those of you who wonder how much shampoo I use on on a daily basis it's 2 bottles.


written by gorgonheap  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Yes... I happen to be rather fond of my raven, so it will stay.
And also, I am easily confused when people switch up their avatars... choggie was the first I think, who would do it all the time, and I would yell at him repeatedly... but I've adjusted and gotten used to it.


written by raven  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Sometimes I just have to find a new dragon... Keep losing 'em...


written by Zifnab  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I've changed mine a few times in the past but have realized that I can't find anything better than four guys sitting in chairs...


written by videosiftbannedme  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Yea, while reading this all I can think of was choggie. He kept changing his avatar and it drove me nuts as well.

But then again he's one of a kind, and let's hope it stays that way


written by legacy0100  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I hate you all equally anyway so it doesn't really matter if I recognize you individually.


written by rottenseed  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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What about donning a dapper hat? Is that okay?


written by schmawy  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Sorry for the trouble, but I'll probably continue changing my avatar. There are a lot of pictures in the world.


written by Fjnbk  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I wouldn't dream of changing my beautiful avatar until she wins the election and runs our country into the ground.


written by BillOreilly  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Big comment upvote to karaidl because (and I feel stupid admitting) I really was very confused after reading that comment until I later noticed the "karaidl" next to it in the top comments sidebar.

And another big comment upvote to jonny for saying LMFAHS!

As far as the post's topic goes, I've always had the same avatar (plus or minus a Santa hat), but reading this makes me want to change it.


written by lucky760  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Moths are short lived, so i might need to find a new pic one day.


written by Thylan  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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>> ^smibbo:
I'll compromise; my avatar will always be Lil Miss.


Yeah, but Lil' Miss is gonna have to put in some really cute overtime to beat your current avatar!


written by raven  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Yes, Sarzy, you've reminded us all it's time to change..
gotta dig up another one.


written by joedirt  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Hmmm... I think I may have done more harm than good with this thread.


written by Sarzy  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Nice job Sarzy. Way to go.


written by Arsenault185  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I'll stick with the sleestak...


written by T-man  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Here, here, always a plus when evoked, I am just tickled pink to be associated with change, that's how we all should roll-change good/static bad.

T-man, there are many other sleesatx pictures

WHOA DUDE!!!, check this out......!!
Sleestax on yer pants!!!


written by choggie  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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OK Karaidl. That was funny.


written by silvercord  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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what's the point of commenting here after karaidl's?


written by MINK  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Our avatars are bigger than those on most sites- we get some flack for that, but I like it. There is often a lot of meaning and subtext in people's avatars and it helps if they are big enough to read text, when included.


written by dag  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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I love the size of our...avatars. Not that I'm compensating for anything.

...this dag and "doppledag" thing is throwing me off.


written by rottenseed  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Dag's avatar reminds me of this Aphex Twin album cover.


written by T-man  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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avatars are for noobs. i'm old school like that.


written by bamdrew  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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BTW, after a comment gets a star, it's impossible to downvote it?


written by Krupo  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Some troll wrote: "I wouldn't dream of changing my beautiful avatar until she wins the election and runs our country into the ground."

Economically? Militarily? Sir: we're 100 feet off the ground and pointed straight down. The next guy (or gal) isn't exactly inheriting a picnic and I sure have my ideas on which pilot was the slow kid in school.

Today's comment was brought to you by the letters G and W.


written by oohahh  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Amen Bamdrew


written by Fade  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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it's posts like these that MAKE me want to change my avatar.


written by Raytrace  | 1 year 9 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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*promote


written by schmawy  | 11 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Promoting this Sift Talk post - promote requested by schmawy.


written by siftbot  | 11 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Sarzy must be some kind of disease. First his avatar catched onto the rest of us, and now blankfist and Schmawy seem to have gotten one of his talk posts as well! What's next? Will all our videos slowly turn into dupes of Sarzy's? Will we slowly absorb all his star points? Will I get his diamond? And most important: Is this the end of VideoSift as we know it?

Stay tuned for more!


written by Ornthoron  | 11 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Up with miniskirts.


written by MrFisk  | 11 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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