# I have changed my avatar **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995 "2023-08-23T19:06:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/1 "2023-08-23T19:06:31Z")
Personal stuff. I adopted the flying pig persona from the beginning of being on here (although a different version). I feel that it is now important to be more clear about who I am. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/2 "2023-08-23T19:16:28Z")
I like it. (but I also like the flying pig) Interestingly, I was one of those who opposed avatars in the old days. Now I find them fun and a little useful. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/3 "2023-08-23T19:17:24Z")
Looks good! ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/4 "2023-08-23T19:19:26Z")
I like it, but I’d make the sky transparent for the flag to pop more on the page. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/5 "2023-08-23T19:21:29Z")
I can usually connect the poster to the avatar, better than I’d thought I could. So thanks for the heads up! ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/6 "2023-08-23T19:29:50Z")
I’ll miss the flying pig but, yeah, I like it. j ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/7 "2023-08-23T20:07:46Z")
Good point. I’ll see if my mad skillz are up to it. eta: there, how’s that? ---
**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:** [August 23, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/8 "2023-08-23T20:09:18Z")
So you can’t fly anymore? Sad! ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/9 "2023-08-23T20:15:54Z")
I was guilty of false advertising. I’m not really pink either. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/10 "2023-08-23T20:24:45Z")
Damn, if I knew I could have all the powers of my avatar I’d… Wait a minute, my avatar is a shapeshifting immortal master of darkness. Albeit at the moment in the shape of a frog. I can live with that. 😜 As for @Roderick_Femm’s new avatar, one of the nice perks of the internet is being able to be who or what you want to be, without prior labels. If it works for you, go for it! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/11 "2023-08-23T20:41:57Z")
Your real name is Roy G. Biv? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/12 "2023-08-24T12:58:06Z")
I like it. Fuck bigots. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/13 "2023-08-24T13:30:47Z")
Yes! That’s much brighter and eye-catching. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/14 "2023-08-24T18:31:51Z")
I have to admit a brain fart about the avatar background - since I use a dark theme, it didn’t make much difference to me in terms of ‘popping’. And then I saw it on my non-signed in tablet and the white blended well with the default white background and it made the flag more prominent instead of just a “standard” bubble/circle avatar. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/15 "2023-08-24T18:37:03Z")
Not real long ago, I added a transparent avatar from my LiveJournal days, because I was sick of seeing a big F. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/16 "2023-08-24T18:43:26Z")
Yeah, it’s best to use a transparent background in the avatar, since you don’t know what theme others might use. That’s rather advanced graphics work, though. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/17 "2023-08-24T18:53:56Z")
San Francisco fog tan. ETA: I can’t do any better than … > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I like it. > > Fuck bigots. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-changed-my-avatar/988995/18 "2023-08-24T18:55:07Z")
Nice. I like it!