# Avatar holdouts: going to stick to your guns or eventually get one? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022 "2021-04-15T01:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/62 "2021-04-17T17:12:06Z")
I see a couple people are happy that our avatars aren’t animated with full audio. Afaik, no forum software does that. Some have animated sigs. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/63 "2021-04-17T17:37:03Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > You’re probably using a theme where the avatars aren’t prominent. Do you know about the themes here? Avatars are plenty large on my phone and my computer. I do 99% of my SDMB-ing on my phone, and the avatars are a big help. I’ve tested all of the available themes on an iPad with Safari. None of them produced the tiny avatars **elbows** is describing. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/64 "2021-04-17T18:18:52Z")
I think, **elbows** meant means on a phone. That would make sense at least. Reading their whole post, that is what it sounds like. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/65 "2021-04-17T18:25:44Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I think, **elbows** meant means on a phone. That would make sense at least. Reading their whole post, that is what it sounds like. - @elbows might have chosen the desktop view. I just looked on my phone and the avatars are minuscule. Mobile view, they’re much larger. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/66 "2021-04-17T18:32:29Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > If they want to keep a low profile and fade into the white mist, that’s their right, of course, I prefer to be as invisible as possible. I consider avatars the same class as the “flairs” in the movie Office Space. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/67 "2021-04-17T18:33:00Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > @elbows might have chosen the desktop view. I just looked on my phone and the avatars are minuscule. Mobile view, they’re much larger.- Yes, that must be it. Like I said, I use my phone here almost exclusively, and the avatars are quite large. She should try switching to mobile view. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/68 "2021-04-17T18:40:11Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I think, **elbows** meant means on a phone. elbows claims to be using an iPad in post #35 above: > [@elbows](#): > > Nope, iPad. They are small, and I can’t tell what the devil that’s supposed to be. I’m assuming that elbows knows the difference between an iPad and an iPhone, but maybe I shouldn’t be. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/69 "2021-04-17T18:49:57Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > I’m assuming that elbows knows the difference between an iPad and an iPhone, but maybe I shouldn’t be. - Wouldn’t an iPad still be considered a mobile device? At least in terms which view it displays by default. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/70 "2021-04-17T19:35:18Z")
On my iPad, the avatars appear to be the same size in mobile and desktop view. Honestly, I have no idea what’s going on with what elbows is seeing. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/71 "2021-04-17T19:37:31Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > On my iPad, the avatars appear to be the same size in mobile and desktop view. Both of my iPads also/regular and Pro. I don’t expect avatars on my iphone to display the same, but they are still recognizable. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/72 "2021-04-17T22:02:32Z")
If somebody can find or make an accurate picture of what my username refers to, I’ll willingly use it for an avatar. But I don’t think anybody can. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/73 "2021-04-17T22:14:30Z")
Could you tell us what it refers to? Is this it? [![](https://i.postimg.cc/FsvSqcs2/KimStu.png) ](https://i.postimg.cc/FsvSqcs2/KimStu.png) ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/74 "2021-04-17T22:25:45Z")
I thought maybe this: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/64o5bKo.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/64o5bKo) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/75 "2021-04-17T22:27:47Z")
I hope not, that would be slightly disturbing as an avatar. Not sure why. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/76 "2021-04-17T22:30:38Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I hope not, that would be slightly disturbing as an avatar. Not sure why. - Neither the lips or eyes are human. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/77 "2021-04-17T22:39:45Z")
Nope and nope: I am not a Kim Stuart and that is not my shoe. In the context I’m thinking of, nobody knows what a kimstu is, not even me. So yeah, trick question, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/78 "2021-04-17T22:42:08Z")
I’m on the visual “spectrum,” too, so I rely on avatars a lot. I’ll normally look at an avatar before reading a name. Does anyone recognize my avatar? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/79 "2021-04-17T23:30:18Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Does anyone recognize my avatar? I don’t, but the internet does. > **[Herbert - Michael Sowa - WikiArt.org](https://www.wikiart.org/en/michael-sowa/herbert)** > > ‘Herbert’ was created by Michael Sowa in Surrealism style. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at Wikiart.org – best visual art database. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/80 "2021-04-17T23:32:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Neither the lips or eyes are human. The eyebrows are a tad scary also. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022/81 "2021-04-18T01:09:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Avatars here are more than “cutesy”; they’re functional. Under a thread title or at the end of an OP, you see the avatars of the people who have posted. Maybe it’s my browser settings, but they are far too small to be useful. They’re more of a clog of the board arteries than a useful feature. I’d rather have the names from the old board back. So I’ll never get one. And I’m never going to watch _Avatar_, either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-holdouts-going-to-stick-to-your-guns-or-eventually-get-one/940022.md?page=5)