Can't decide on an avatar!

I used to have a photo of a monkey with glasses that I found on the web just for fun as my nick name used to be spiky monkey. I changed it today to a photo I took when I was in Egypt last week, its one of the gods, cant rememebr which one now.

I was bothered at first because I am a bit afraid that someone may get my picture somehow and misuse it. But the more I use the internet, my confidence in putting my pictures have increased also. I still have that fear that someone may download it and use for whatever reasons but I guess there are just too many people here that the chance of someone using my pic is a bit slim.

Mine is taken from some clip art that's included with MS Word. There are a ton of great places to find avatars though! You can make your own caricature-like avatar at either of these sites: http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=9962 http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml You can customize images here: http://www.imagechef.com/ Or you can pick a pre-made image from one of these sites: http://avatarity.com/ http://avatars.jurko.net/ http://www.avatarsdb.com/ Of course, there are a ton of other great sites out there -- just search for "free avatars" and you'll find a whole list. One thing to remember though, if you want an animated avatar it has to be under certain dimensions. I think it's 60x60 (pixels) but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Non-animated avs can be any size as myLot will automatically resize for you.

I chose a picture of my children that I took myself off my digital camera , for me it was an easy decision to make as they are the most important part of my life and that is why I chose them as my avatar . And as parents we all believe our children to be very beautiful and I am no exception lol :)

You really meant what you said about not being able to decide on an avatar. Didn't you have a kitten first, swatting at the tail of another cat? I though that was yours, but the next time I logged in and saw the guy beating the computer, I wasn't sure anymore. Now you have a 'killer' kitten. So were all of these you?? You have me doubting myself, but I think these were all you...

I haven't been really creative about my avatar, lol. I chose to put up my real photo as my avatar so that it could be one way for people to get to know the real me. I don't mind whatever they think about me. if tehey think that I am ugly or not, it's fine with me. Anyways, I am not trying to audition or join a beauty pageant but I am trying to share my opinion and knowledge about different things and also learning from others. I don't think it has to do with how I look at all. Another reason is this is my favorite photo because my four year old son took it and it is a nice shot, referring to the shot and not the actual subject. I hope you'll find the most suitable avatar for you.

I have a collection of animated images which I resize to make them suitable to use as an animated avatar at Mylot. It can be a little difficult to decide what type of avatar you wish to use, but I would not worry about that I was you. The easy way is to choose one that you like and upload it, if you change your mind you can always use a different avatar afterwards. I have changed mine on numerous occassions, and am using a temporary one at present for the Easter period.

I used the avatar because it is the only icon available in my computer when I joined mylot. I find this icon cute and appealing with it's big orangy head, frowning eyebrows, cartoon eyes and smiling lips. I got this icon from a bizarre buddy as a token of appreciation and I remain proud of myself.

I only decided on my avatar today and found lots of discussions asking about avatars - what a coincidence! I decided to use a photo of my cocker spaniel ready for his holidays as it is nice and sunny. Also it goes with my username which is after him. It is not quite in focus though so I may update it one day.

well a mate on another forum a few years back said he had some free time so he made me the one i have now, so mine really old and no idea where he got the pics from but im happy as its always nice to have a chick in your avatar. Asking around mylot or other forums there is usually a nice guy or girl out there to make one for you. cheers Plunt