Choosing an avatar

When comes the time to choose an avatar:

  • Some people will choose to stay anonymous,

  • Others will choose to show some caracteristics of themselves,

  • Others will like to show their passion,

  • Even going to picture themshelves.

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Everyone its way.

When I choosed my avatar for this forum I placed myself in the third category because I wanted to show what I was modeling. Everyone can tell that my avatar doesn’t belong to me. It is the logo the Canadian National Railway put on their cabooses in the 40’s to mid 50’s. I took the photo of one of my cabooses and edited it on my computer. But still, it doen’t belong to me.

I was nevertheless surprised when I saw that, a few days ago, M_Robinson plagiatized my avatar by « Right click\copy » it.

Was I upset? the answer is YES.

It that dramatic? The answer is NOT AT ALL.

Is it important? NO, as I can change my avatar whenever I want. And that is what I will do to preserve my identity.

Finally,

LION owns avatar of LION. It is art work of the LION. Him maked it and it is his.

LION will defend the avatar of him.

(Photograph of wildebeest is not of LION, thank you to whoever owns the photo.)

ROAR

More hickeys Lion. They always seem to be smiling.[(-D]

I change my avatar all the time and I have many. This recent one is to celebrate the start of Hockey season. Feel free to use it as you wish. If you are a Montreal Canadians fan you will probably want to.[swg]

Why don’t you send the offending member a PM and express your feelings that way. Discuss it in private. I think that would have been a more tactful way of addressing the situation.

We must be talking about Frank (zstripe). He offends everybody. [(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D][(-D]

Rich

Ya, my kind of guy.[swg][(-D]

Actually I thought of posting a photo of myself as an avatar, then quickly realized if I did that everyone would be offended.[(-D]

My thought was for all of us to copy Guy’s avatar to our own and then all post replies. [(-D] [(-D] [(-D]

Rich

A C.P. guy posting a C.N. (crash nightly) avatar! NEVER!!![(-D]

I’m waiting to hear from M_Robinson. [B)]

Rich

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Hahahaha, put a san jose sharks logo up in that avatar, then batman will go 'nucks!

Guy Papillon,

Did You check your credit card Bills,lately?? Now that would make me wonder…Is by chance Canada,still a Free country???Maybe He didn’t know,Ask Him…Also maybe He’s mad cause some college kid,stole his wife,Dustin Hoffman…[:D]

Cheers,[D]

Frank, AKA Frankie

Plastics !

For mine, I took a picture on my layout and selected a small square from it. I call the figure “Rocky,” but he’s not me, he’s from Woodland Scenics and I never owned a black leather jacket when I was that age. I did, however, live outside the NY subway system that mine is loosely modeled after, and I still think of the subways as the signature element of my layout.

My avatar is mine. I built the scene, and took the photo.

LION,

I should have known that you wouldn’t give your avatar without a fight. So I kindly remove your avatar from my list.

Brent,

Did you mean that logo?

Over my dead body.

I may have spelled his last name wrong,but, ‘’ The Graduate’', Mrs. Robinson???[I]

Cheers, [D]

Frank

My apologies Guy. I will change my avatar. I simply wanted to show that I am a fan of CNR and didn’t expect that I would offend you. Sorry.

Guy, you call that a logo??? It looks more like an old horseshoe that fell off an old nag on its way to the glue factory. [(-D]

Now this is a logo.[8D]

And Gary, I am still smarting over the humiliation I faced last season. Lest we forget.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqN1YAUCkAs

Good show M. ( I feel like I’m in a James Bond movie) Now on to more serious things, Where do you stand on the Hockey front?

M_ROBIN,

I actually like Your’s better,than Guy’s,That should get Him going…[(-D] [bow]

Cheers,[D]

Frank

Frankie, we got it!

Plastics?

Rich

M_Robinson,

Sorry,I left part of Your name out,[oops]

Cheers, [D]

Frank