Why did you set an avatar for your profile?
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
Because I'm not an anonymous person. This is my default username for most of my public stuff, and it's how friends and family find me online. I try to be genuine online; I don't care to hide behind an anonymous profile.
I firmly believe in being a decent, respectable person toward everyone, even when I'm anonymous and don't need to be. Every time I've created an anonymous account, it's just ended up turning into my regular public profile, so why hide under a different username?
The profile pic just helps me stand out a bit more for others who know me here, and friends/family trying to find me. I regularly write video game reviews to post to [email protected], so it helps me to be more recognized in the wild. My profile pic is my semi-anonymous profile pic that I use on other platforms when I don't want to broadcast my face to everyone.
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Do you use Voyager? Or perhaps another client? Nothing about the user profile is surfaced in Voyager. You have to go to the native webview and open a user's profile to see all that. I set a brief bio there, but until it's exposed in my primary client I don't really see any reason to worry about all that.
I do sometimes check on nsfw boards so can flag users as OF creators vs. amateurs because I have more appreciation for folks doing that for fun than as a hustle. Other than that, it's too much hassle to go checking everyone's profile when maybe 10% of people set anything at all.
I use Boost, I figure it's a similar situation.
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It makes my username make more sense. Plus, you made this one for me, so there's that. Plus plus, I'm not here to be "anonymous".
I also prefer dealing with people who have images. I dunno, it's just like putting a "face" to the words.
It makes my username make more sense
Of all the times not to just respond That's a stupid question!
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
Why not? The avatar feature is there to be used, and it's not like I'm giving out my personal address.
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AI garbage drawings were pretty much brand new when I set up my account. So I figured, sure, a lemming astronaut would be fun. And I liked it so I kept it.
As a Reddit refugee (API debacle), I liked not having the same cheesy avatar as everyone else.
Same. There was a thread prompting users to generate AI images of their username, and I liked the result.
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
It woofs sadly
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Easier to quickly distinguish between users with different-colored indicators for different users. There isn't built-in functionality to do that. If there was, I wouldn't have.
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ImageAI had a fun post where you input your username as a prompt and see what comes of it. Tadaa, perfect profile picture
wrote on last edited by [email protected]We should totally do that again. Fun for the people generating them with different LLMs, fun to see the crazy stuff that shows up, and some people wind up with an avatar that they like.
I remember that "blank face" image being generated, too.
Also an interesting way to compare different LLMs, because you can see what they're spitting out for the same input.
EDIT: Found that thread:
https://sh.itjust.works/post/7955084
The intent wasn't originally to generate avatars, but some people did wind up using it as their avatar.
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
No reason in particular, i like mad Tom O'bedlam and his god of cities from the invisibles comic based on the 17th century poem/song
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars.
When I joined it seemed like most people had an avatar. I have used this one for years, so why not?
I also like recognizing other Lemmings. Username is alright for that, but the image helps even more. It makes it feel like a small community from the internet of old (forums).
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
I like spaceships...
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Because ^
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]So that everyone on the internet can know I am a dog.
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
It's an ornithological avatar. I'm trying to raise mass awareness of a certain avian variety.
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
I didn't realize its a lesser used feature. There was probably generic auto-assigned pfp and I dont like those.
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
I use connect. When I pulled open the sideboard thing I saw a blank space for an avatar so I put in the one I use with this username. I only see it when I open the sideboard though so it's for me, I guess.
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
It's cute and funny, and I like my lil guy.
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Do you use Voyager? Or perhaps another client? Nothing about the user profile is surfaced in Voyager. You have to go to the native webview and open a user's profile to see all that. I set a brief bio there, but until it's exposed in my primary client I don't really see any reason to worry about all that.
I do sometimes check on nsfw boards so can flag users as OF creators vs. amateurs because I have more appreciation for folks doing that for fun than as a hustle. Other than that, it's too much hassle to go checking everyone's profile when maybe 10% of people set anything at all.
I wish voyager showed profile pics
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
Wait, there are default avatars? Who has a default avatar? How do I tell them apart?
Anyway, in my case, I'm this random you know, and since my account is Mothra I figured the avatar should reflect that
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In comment sections or in community pages, it's mostly an ocean of default avatars. Why do you choose to stand out with a custom avatar on this semi-anonymous platform?
Because I am so pretty?
