Is it ok to use someone else's avatar?

[yoda313]

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So is it ok to just swipe somebody's avatar or do you take the time to make your own?

I usually take something off the net and do my own cropping to get it down to whatever size restriction a particular forum has set. So in away it's my "own avatar" but not really - but my choice of cropping is unique.

[gadgetguy]

I don't believe you should just use somebody elses avatar, however I neither swiped mine nor made my own. My avatar was custom made for me by Steve Troop, the artist of the webcomic "Melonpool".

[painkiller]

On the whole - - - maybe this should answer it.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...home-headlines

[hech54]

THANKS TO b1tchm4gn3t for this POLL IDEA

ORIGINALLY POSTED SUGGESTION IN THIS POST:


http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic...=893622#893622

So is it ok to just swipe somebody's avatar or do you take the time to make your own?

I usually take something off the net and do my own cropping to get it down to whatever size restriction a particular forum has set. So in away it's my "own avatar" but not really - but my choice of cropping is unique.

That's damn funny.....because b1tchm4gn3t stole that "Acme Computer Repair" avatar from me.

[redwudz]

I found mine on a free site, but the author is Camilla Eriksson.

[ozymango]

I just use a photograph of myself.

[TooLFooL]

no! not on the same message board anyways... that's your "name & face" i have gotten to know you by. you don't just take someone else's face!

[dphirschler]

The question shouldn't be "is it OK". It should be "Is it cool to use someone else's avatar?" The answer is yes, it's ok and no it's not cool.

I made my own avatar, but I didn't create the character in it (Thurgood Stubbs from "The PJs"). So I guess I could be a little cooler if I made it all from scratch... or maybe not. Who has time to do that? LOL


Darryl

[mats.hogberg]

Uncool. And I'd politely ask anyone using mine to pick something else. Not that my avatar is 100% my own work - It's tweaked (by me) photo.

/Mats

[mike909]

I say no. It took me hours upon hours of labor to be a Jackass.

[oldfart13]

I'm still looking. Most of the ones I have wanted to post are too large to be posted under the guidelines for this site. When viewed on a 17" or 19" monitor they look tiny. Best though to make your own as it's like your signature....unique....

[pchan]

I say no. It took me hours upon hours of labor to be a Jackass.

It's cute. Smile too... looks like grin to me...

I change mine recently.... after some struggle to fit it into an 80x80 picture.

[aedipuss]

it doesn't take much effort to at least make something a bit your own work. mine's a normal mean smiley i added a lit cigar to. 20 minutes tops.

[JohnnyMalaria]

Mine's cropped from a photo I took last year on safari. It looks like the baboon is thinking...in reality, well, that's between him, me and the lens....

[Marvingj]

Stop being lazy & get your own.

[pokeytolman]

Have you asked? if they say OK then no Prob if not, then probably not

[Capmaster]

I think it's in bad form to take someone else's avatar. It's like stealing someone's identity.

Most of the time we get used to quickly identifying a poster by their avatar. It's a unique thing that should belong to that person

[jimmalenko]

I think it's fair game ... and I'd be really surprised if anyone wanted to steal mine