Quote from: Starbuck on February 05, 2009, 04:08:06 PM
I belive... my dear, that the implication was of those who would actively choose to decive through use of someone else's image, as thier avitar, to claim it is them. Not that one may use an avitar of something other than themselves.... hell, ive had cartoons on here before...
My apologies for any misunderstanding.
However, the point still
stands.To the best of my knowledge, no one has claimed that an avatar of a person who isn't them, is actually them. And should someone do so, action is taken. And to make insinuations that people who choose avatars of other people (famous or otherwise) purely to put across the instilled belief that they actually
are that person, with intent to decieve and fool everyone else, is without merit or proof.
If someone had their personal text reading "Look at me, don't I look great?" Then that would be an entirely different thing.
If someone makes that assumption based purely on a picture (in a forum environment especially)... well... you you know what they say about assuming, don't you? You can't lay the blame for your assumption at the door of the person who uses the picture. Just learn not to make assumptions.
I think it's wholely wrong to imply that a person's choice of avatar is a reflection of who they are as a person. And to discredit someone's integrity because they choose to use an image of someone they may
want or
aspire to look like, or they choose as a personal expression of the way they
feel inside... that's low.
Can we please drop this subject now?