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royster · 11-12-2010, 01:52 AM

Not much for me to explain about mine, but I've often been curious about the various user names and avatars. If you'd be so kind, please let the rest of us know what your public profile is all about.

While I miss BillyTheAdult's cow-individual photo, I understand his present statement.

sorter · 11-12-2010, 02:00 AM

My right eye with some photoshop effects.
So the NSA can't identify me.

I used to name my computers after my general state of mind at the time.
For a while, it was searcher. Then I wanted to sort all the data I found while searching - sorter.
Then a few others but sorter stuck.
Not a great story but ...

.

Quantum Blue · 11-12-2010, 02:07 AM

Um...I was able to upload my avatar photo as my personal pic but I couldn't find an "Edit Avatar" button anywhere--? Anyhoo, Hobbes pouncing Calvin is my mantra--"Go for it, have fun, make the most of the moment!" One of my nicknames over the years has been Tigger, so there you go.

Quantum Blue stems from my research into the nonlocal nature of quantum energetics and information coupled with the soothing nature of the color cobalt blue. I can stare at it all day....

...drooling....

QB

ssandra · 11-12-2010, 02:13 AM

Being real.

My name (- one s) and my picture

I have nothing to hide and I like people to talk to the "real me" not some image (although that cannot be helped to a certain extend of course )

royster · 11-12-2010, 02:47 AM

"royster", of course, is simply Roy with a suffix.
The avatar I usually sport is one of my dog, Sunshine, and I...one of my favorite pictures of her. A client I was working for took it (I perform home improvement) in his back yard. She trotted by my side for 11 wonderful years, welcomed anywhere she went. She was very well-behaved. While some forum members think she is still alive, I lost her to cancer about 5 years ago. She's still a big part of my heart, and I learned volumes about love from her.

royster · 11-12-2010, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quantum Blue

Um...I was able to upload my avatar photo as my personal pic but I couldn't find an "Edit Avatar" button anywhere--?

You should be able to click "user cp" and it is listed on the left-hand side. Click "edit avatar" and follow instructions. Don't forget to click "save changes".

Quantum Blue · 11-12-2010, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by royster

You should be able to click "user cp" and it is listed on the left-hand side. Click "edit avatar" and follow instructions. Don't forget to click "save changes".

Thanks, royster. Strangely enough, when I click on "User CP," sometimes the avatar option is there and sometimes it's not.

Sometimes the first option in the list right under "Settings and Options" is "Edit Signature." (Insert Twilight Zone music here) I just figured there was some bizarre rule in here that you didn't earn an avatar until after a certain number of posts. Oh, well. (sigh)

QB

royster · 11-12-2010, 03:52 AM

Quote:

I just figured there was some bizarre rule in here that you didn't earn an avatar until after a certain number of posts. Oh, well. (sigh)

Actually, i believe that is correct.

You become a "senior member" after your 100th post.

I don't remember when "family member' kicked in, but we all have a long ways to go to catch up to Angela.

bonbonbelle · 11-12-2010, 04:02 AM

Bonbon: I love candy. Belle: I'm from the South

And my avatar is me with my new red pea coat that hasn't gotten much use yet because the seasons down here refuse to change, aaaargh!

LostMyMap · 11-12-2010, 05:21 AM

I hate picking handles. When I signed up, I was (still am) feeling that due to things out of my control, my whole life plan was trashed, and therefore I no longer have a map to follow and need a new one.

Then I put the Yoda quote in my sig. because it is one of my favorites, as is the scene in the movie it is from.

Then, it was crap I need something for an avatar. Yoda was the natural choice then.

Helesinine · 11-12-2010, 09:19 AM

My user name means light blue which is my favorite color.

I picked that avatar because I like sunny days and blue sky.

royster · 11-14-2010, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostMyMap

I hate picking handles. When I signed up, I was (still am) feeling that due to things out of my control, my whole life plan was trashed, and therefore I no longer have a map to follow and need a new one.

Then I put the Yoda quote in my sig. because it is one of my favorites, as is the scene in the movie it is from.

Then, it was crap I need something for an avatar. Yoda was the natural choice then.

SOooooo...is that YOU in the current avatar?

LostMyMap · 11-14-2010, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by royster

SOooooo...is that YOU in the current avatar?

Yes. Might be just Yoda soon, or something else

Johnny Skosnik · 11-14-2010, 07:05 AM

The image on my forearm isn't a traditional tattoo but one made from henna, a plant similar to tea. It's an ink that is drawn onto the skin and so is temporary, typically wearing off after a few days.

I got it in Austin, Texas from some artists who were hanging out outside a coffee shop. Typically henna tattoos are abstract (curves, spirals, etc.) but I showed them a cartoon I had made of a guy with a dog's head and asked if they could draw this on me. They laughed, agreed and added a few touches (the buckle on his belt is an outline of Texas). We had fun with it, it was a fun encounter.

rickrock · 11-14-2010, 07:17 AM

My avatar is just a happy thought for me. I love the 90's (at least being a kid in it) I played hide and seek all day (Dawn til like 8pm) and is still what I consider my favorite time of my life. The ONLY TV I watched were Saturday morning cartoons which consisted of the Pink Panther and Woody the Woodpecker

My name is just a nickname my father gave me, my real name is just Ricky

Midniteshowers · 11-14-2010, 09:52 AM

Midniteshowers is something that I have been using for... Hmmm.... wow, 12 years now! I love when it rains at night, the sound it makes on the windows, the smell, even the thunder and lightning. A lot of people will see my email address (witch is the same) and think it means something dirty and make a laugh at it.

My avatar is a picture taken of me this summer, I dunno, I just like the realness of using my actual picture.

Well, that's my story...

Federer · 11-14-2010, 11:01 AM

Well my avatar is my photo and my user name is mistake which says i am human and not Federer.

Dezarae · 11-14-2010, 11:09 AM

It's just my name and a picture I took of the beautiful sky. =)

mindset · 11-14-2010, 11:47 AM

My avatar is me when i first tried out a crossbow. It wasn't easy by the way.

The name I just got from formulating words that sort of describes me. When my mind is set to something i want to do or want to say, i do it and say it. That's mindset for you.

Solipsist · 11-14-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mindset

My avatar is me when i first tried out a crossbow. It wasn't easy by the way.

Oh, that's a crossbow! Here, I've been thinking it was a rifle, but certain, uh, elements, kinda get in the way of seeing exactly what it is.

Kudos for trying the crossbow, though. You just notched up a couple of slots in my respect for you. I've always wanted to try a crossbow. Footbows fascinate me even more.

My avatar is just the symbol for Zen.

Firefly55555 · 11-14-2010, 05:34 PM

Firefly has a few meanings for me:
1. a lightning bug (its so cool to bring the light everywhere in life with you),
2. combining of Fire (passion for life,inner fire) and Flying (freedom and being able to express yourself).
55555 just a fun number,I always thought that 5's look like they smile

.
I change avatars,its either my pictures or avatars with Fire. Maybe some day I'll make one that combines both :P

PraetorianX · 11-15-2010, 05:37 PM

PraetorianX. I chose this because I like history and the times of ancient Rome as well as other parts of the past, but at the time I was also watching the series about Rome. Also, the Praetorian Guard is basically the bodyguards of Roman Emporers and my friends tend to joke around saying if they ever needed a bodyguard that they would have me come along.

The X portion of it however is because I see X as being a statement about noone being above the other. What I mean by that is that 'X' can be any number and does not stand out above any other number. So if we are all X, then we are all of the same importance and all the same in an esoteric way.

Does that make sense?

Old Garrick · 11-16-2010, 05:47 AM

I already explained my user name on that one thread I use for ranting:

Quote:

This user name took root some years ago when I read "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and stole the handle from the character called The Duke who used the alias "Garrick the Younger" when claiming to be an actor. I went on to a new handle and my little brother took to calling himself Garrick the Younger in my stead. He still uses it on some forums. Now, I thought that since I was using it first, he is indeed Garrick the Younger which makes me Garrick the Elder or just Old Garrick.

The picture is one from a hiking trip I was on a few years ago. I like how it's a kind of non-avatar. It's there but it doesn't really show anything but a bad haircut.

Weena · 11-16-2010, 06:16 AM

How did you choose your nickname on here?

How did you choose your forum name and what does it mean?

Andrew Gubb · 11-16-2010, 09:48 AM

Just being real as sandra said

Medea33 · 11-16-2010, 09:58 AM

I got tired of my sunset and it's been too overcast for new photos, so now it's my dogs.

I've used Medea for over 12 years. I was demanding something from an on-line bud and for emphasis told him I was not Penelope waiting for her sailor to come home. Hence, another voyager, a little closer to my essence, although I'd have started with the Argonauts and finished long before I got to the children.

Cado · 11-16-2010, 10:33 AM

I thought it sounded cool. There are layers of meaning beyond that but I like to leave people guessing.

The one thing I'll share is a personal tagline I've never used anywhere-"The end of ignorance." That's what me changing to this name represents. (Oh if only we could import posts and rep from dead accounts.)

As for my avatar... What? You think I took a pic of some dude and just put it in the box? That's me all the way. Not that I'd mind something a bit more abstract but I am waaaaay too lazy to dig up a replacement right now.

Daffy Duck · 11-17-2010, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssandra

Being real.

My name (- one s) and my picture

I have nothing to hide and I like people to talk to the "real me" not some image (although that cannot be helped to a certain extend of course )

Same here, though I don't have the issue with the extra S.

Wow.
An extra S.
Daffy Ducks.
Imagine more than one of me.
The world is not worthy of such a thing!
My sentences just keep getting longer and longer!

Firefly55555 · 11-17-2010, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Garrick

I already explained my user name on that one thread I use for ranting:

The picture is one from a hiking trip I was on a few years ago. I like how it's a kind of non-avatar. It's there but it doesn't really show anything but a bad haircut.

Talking about Huckleberry Finn... Tom Sawyer was my favorite character from my childhood.

royster · 12-25-2010, 10:54 PM

I had left the flute assembled and out in the air for a few weeks...it tarnished black and i was so upset with myself.

Then an opportunity came for me to just sit, relax, and polish my flute. It was at my friend's 70th birthday party, and the avatar picture I'm presently using is right after I had polished the flute and cleaned it.

11-12-2010, 01:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
royster Family Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5,479	Explain (share) your user-name / avatar Not much for me to explain about mine, but I've often been curious about the various user names and avatars. If you'd be so kind, please let the rest of us know what your public profile is all about. While I miss BillyTheAdult's cow-individual photo, I understand his present statement.

11-12-2010, 02:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
sorter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 965	My right eye with some photoshop effects. So the NSA can't identify me. I used to name my computers after my general state of mind at the time. For a while, it was searcher. Then I wanted to sort all the data I found while searching - sorter. Then a few others but sorter stuck. Not a great story but ... . Last edited by sorter; 11-12-2010 at 05:42 AM.

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LostMyMap Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 2,944	I hate picking handles. When I signed up, I was (still am) feeling that due to things out of my control, my whole life plan was trashed, and therefore I no longer have a map to follow and need a new one. Then I put the Yoda quote in my sig. because it is one of my favorites, as is the scene in the movie it is from. Then, it was crap I need something for an avatar. Yoda was the natural choice then.

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Helesinine Family Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,233	My user name means light blue which is my favorite color. I picked that avatar because I like sunny days and blue sky.

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Cado Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Flames Which Temper Steel Posts: 2,017	I thought it sounded cool. There are layers of meaning beyond that but I like to leave people guessing. The one thing I'll share is a personal tagline I've never used anywhere-"The end of ignorance." That's what me changing to this name represents. (Oh if only we could import posts and rep from dead accounts.) As for my avatar... What? You think I took a pic of some dude and just put it in the box? That's me all the way. Not that I'd mind something a bit more abstract but I am waaaaay too lazy to dig up a replacement right now.

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royster Family Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 5,479	I had left the flute assembled and out in the air for a few weeks...it tarnished black and i was so upset with myself. Then an opportunity came for me to just sit, relax, and polish my flute. It was at my friend's 70th birthday party, and the avatar picture I'm presently using is right after I had polished the flute and cleaned it.

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