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Sylas
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Message 1 of 58 (89502)
03-01-2004 2:39 AM


Does anyone else think that for such a consistently gentle, constructive and generous contributor, Nosy's new avatar has a steely eyed glare and not quite successful attempt at a smile that is, well, just a tad terrifying?
Cheers -- Sylas

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MrHambre
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Message 2 of 58 (89521)
03-01-2004 5:41 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Sylas
03-01-2004 2:39 AM


It's no less appetizing than your grainy prison mugshot, Sylas.
regards,
Esteban "Glass House" Hambre

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wj
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Message 3 of 58 (89524)
03-01-2004 6:26 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by MrHambre
03-01-2004 5:41 AM


This from someone not playing with the full set of marbles?

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Sylas
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Message 4 of 58 (89527)
03-01-2004 6:47 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by MrHambre
03-01-2004 5:41 AM


MrHambre writes:
It's no less appetizing than your grainy prison mugshot, Sylas.
Sob. It was the only way I could hide the horrible truth. To demonstrate why I prefer using low resolution grainy photos something like ten years old, I shall (briefly) make a more recent Avatar available.
I propose to find a barbar sometime soon with a good pair of number ones. That'll fix it.
Cheers -- Sylas

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MrHambre
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Message 5 of 58 (89528)
03-01-2004 6:58 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Sylas
03-01-2004 6:47 AM


I've always wondered why some people need to have their fetchin' faces accompany every comment they post online. Does your brooding pout truly add to our understanding of your ideas concerning evolutionary theory?
regards,
Esteban "El Hombre Invisible" Hambre

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Sylas
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From: Newcastle, Australia
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Message 6 of 58 (89536)
03-01-2004 7:35 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by MrHambre
03-01-2004 6:58 AM


It is not a matter of "need" but a deliberate choice, and reflects my own strategies for engagement in this discussion.
None of this is intended to imply that everyone should use the same approaches. That would be boring. I love some of the avatars being used here.
However, when I came to make my own choice, I deliberately opted to use a photo.
I use the same avatar in other contexts as well; the idea is that it will help associate my contributions in other forums one with another. I'll be returning the the old grainy one here also; but made this change (and the comment on Ned's avatar) in a fit of levity.
Another reason for my choice to use a real picture is that the evolution/creationism discussion is often contentious; and my own personal aims are to keep it generally friendly and helpful. I think a real picture helps remind us of the real person writing the words.
I've deliberately chosen to use a pseudonym to keep my internet persona just a bit distinct from my off-line persona. I'm Sylas. But using a photo helps me come across as still being a full person.
In the end it is probably not particularly significant. But it is my deliberate choice and strategy for my own personal style of engagement.
Cheers -- Sylas
[This message has been edited by Sylas, 03-01-2004]

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Tamara
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Message 7 of 58 (89555)
03-01-2004 10:54 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Sylas
03-01-2004 2:39 AM


quote:
Nosy's new avatar has a steely eyed glare and not quite successful attempt at a smile that is, well, just a tad terrifying
I beg to differ. As soon as I saw it I began to fantasize about getting a date with NosyNed. And hey, he doesn't even look that nosy to me...

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Dr Jack
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Message 8 of 58 (89557)
03-01-2004 11:07 AM
Reply to: Message 7 by Tamara
03-01-2004 10:54 AM


Shouldn't this be in the Dates and Dating forum?

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Cthulhu
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Message 9 of 58 (89598)
03-01-2004 2:56 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by Dr Jack
03-01-2004 11:07 AM


We did get someone try to solicit a date there. Seriously.

Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn!

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Quetzal
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Message 10 of 58 (89657)
03-01-2004 7:58 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by Sylas
03-01-2004 7:35 AM


Sylas,
While I certainly appreciate your interest in putting a human face on an otherwise anonymous internet post, this particular version may be a bit extreme. Would it be possible to go back to your first one? It wasn't so, erm, frightening to the children in the audience...

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MrHambre
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Message 11 of 58 (89659)
03-01-2004 8:04 PM
Reply to: Message 10 by Quetzal
03-01-2004 7:58 PM


Quetzal,
You're never satisfied. Now everybody has to look like, who? Angelina Jolie?
regards,
Esteban "Birds" Hambre

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Sylas
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Posts: 766
From: Newcastle, Australia
Joined: 11-17-2002


Message 12 of 58 (89661)
03-01-2004 8:15 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by MrHambre
03-01-2004 8:04 PM


MrHambre writes:
Now everybody has to look like, who? Angelina Jolie?
Yes, please.

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wj
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Message 13 of 58 (89674)
03-01-2004 9:29 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by MrHambre
03-01-2004 8:04 PM


Yaro appears to be making a very creditable effort.

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wj
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Message 14 of 58 (89675)
03-01-2004 9:32 PM
Reply to: Message 4 by Sylas
03-01-2004 6:47 AM


Sylas, your updated avatar has just appeared.
Note to self: do not take selfportraits first thing in the morning, particularly when not sober.

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Sylas
Member (Idle past 5260 days)
Posts: 766
From: Newcastle, Australia
Joined: 11-17-2002


Message 15 of 58 (89679)
03-01-2004 10:07 PM
Reply to: Message 13 by wj
03-01-2004 9:29 PM


wj writes:
Yaro appears to be making a very creditable effort.
Which reminds me... is Yaro a real name, or is it just what she hears every time she walks past a building site?

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