Clarification...

I have to be honest. I didn't even look at your avatar until you referenced it in the text. I don't think that the avatar makes the person. But I do believe that their is such a thing a an inappropriate one. Yours is not in that category. The information one provides should always be held above their appearance. Whether online on in person. Einstein was a goofy looking guy that didn't know how to dress most of the time. I still have respect for his insights and theories.

Maybe many Lotters are unaware that there is a 'mystery' avatar running around here causing others to have thoughts which go in all directions I am aware of many avatars, many thoughts on whether a certain avatar is necessary and whether it truly reflects the user who is behind it and I am also guilty or contacting a friend and informing of the distraction that it was causing others. Then I read the response I received and I re-thought out the whole episode. An eye-opener to say the least! We are all unique here and therefore we each have our own reasons for the avatar we choose. Some are easily explained and others need a bit longer to see what caused that particular choice. Sometimes great points are made and in this case, a brilliant one! The choice of your avatar could (should?) make us stop and think. Does it reflect you or does it suggest that you are provoking others to react to it? I now understand and I support you to the full! Our posts should indeed represent us more than our avatar. That is something which we can be recognised by superficially but if we then stop off and read your posts we will learn much more about you. The avatar is only a sort of 'trade-mark' and although I can understand that some may be put off by it, I can appreciate your reasons for choosing it. You have made your point! I hope now that many who might have avoided your posts until now because of it will now think twice and go beyond it and see the irony behind the choice you made. Nice one Boogerman!

I agree with you. I request friends base upon the posts I read from them and if I like their responses. I don't really care what avatar one has chosen for themselves. I do find the avatars interesting as they do give one a little insight into the posters personality. But I would never think of asking someone to remove their avatar because it annoyed me.

hi, i never find your avatar as scary and maybe it is offensive to other but they should not take it as personal as for me avatar of all sort is entertaining to make the site not so boring as too much seriousness is tiring. don't ever bother about what other are saying and maybe they only feel insecure as they do not know to upload gif avatar..lol.. one could not judge a person behind an avatar unless they know him/her directly so thus who irritate should be the one to be ashamed of as they have little understanding...

i find your avatar unique and funny. nothing to be ashamed of as avatar is a mode of entertainment and some should not taken them seriously as to become so serious drives anyone boring. all have freedom to express their opinion and express it but should take care not to degrade other people when they never know who the real person is..

I believe that our posts here reflect the person that we are more than an avatar does. Unless if it's your own picture, of course. I don't find yours as annoying or inappropriate at all, I barely even noticed it. It's a smiley and I'm sure it is intended to be fun, nothing personal. But yeah, people's points of view vary. I barely look at the member's avatars, I immediately jump into the comments.

Our Avatar is just a symbol and does not mean we are not good. Post more important than anything, because by posting a lot of qualities we know people. Do not judge people just by looking at the Avatar, look at Avatar movie them available to help others in difficulty. What a mystery to me is that I do not see any image that appears. I even don't have a good avatar.

Hello boogerman? In summary your discussion can be compare to Avatar Versus Post. For me? You must not judge the avatar of the user no matter what it is because he/she have reason why he/she choosen it. What if the avatar of a user do have a sentimental value that's why she/he keep it no matter what it is. Even though it is ugly or not. Will you ask/request someone to removed it and hurt him/her because of a simple avatar that irritates you? Of course not! Because the most important here is the post/response of the user and not the avatar of the user. I'm sure you will like the good content post than an ugly avatar. I remember my teacher told me that "don't judge a book by it's cover" which is true when you compare it to the situation right here. Well, that's all my response! Happy posting and enjoy mylot.