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which direction should an avatar face

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    away from the post
    one thousand years of shame

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    towards the post
    Toward the posts, judging them.

  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    edited June 2021
    away from the post
    guessed wrong too, stupid new avatar

    Peen on
  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Face god and walk backwards into hell.

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  • Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Your avatar should face away from the post so it can warn you if anything is sneaking up on you as you're posting

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  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    whichever direction it was facing when you stole it from another website

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  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    I think toward is more polite

    but away is more sexier.

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  • TefTef Registered User regular
    Staring at the post above

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    It should face the music

    Specifically Hoobastank

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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    FACE DOWN
    ASS UP
    THAT'S THE WAY WE LIKE TO have our avatars positioned

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  • GvzbgulGvzbgul Registered User regular
    towards the post
    The rule* is always towards the centre of the screen. If our avatars were on the right, they'd face left. Just thinking of vidya games and rpg dialogue with the character face next to the dialogue.

    *not a hard and fast rule.

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    I just want to point out that the creator of this poll has an avatar that faces both ways alternately

    Can we trust someone who has no true convictions in life?

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  • GvzbgulGvzbgul Registered User regular
    towards the post
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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    towards the post
    Toward the reader, obviously.

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  • LalaboxLalabox Registered User regular
    rapidly flickering between all directions

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    ↙↗↖↗↖↘↖↗

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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Straight out, with a manic grin and spinny cartoon eyes

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    towards the post
    When I had a Daredevil avatar, I had it face away, in reference to Mini Marvels. Spider-Man avatar faced towards my posts

    I think Hawkeye faces the reader

    Hm

    Ringo
  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    Mine faces towards you, reminding you of your sins

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  • TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    towards the post
    Should face forward, down, down-forward

    Then you press the punch button

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  • FishmanFishman Put your goddamned hand in the goddamned Box of Pain. Registered User regular
    towards the post
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  • SorceSorce Not ThereRegistered User regular
    Why have an avatar with a face?

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    towards the post
    Sorce wrote: »
    Why have an avatar with a face?

    I think it facilitates a sense of familiarity or approachability.

  • Endless_SerpentsEndless_Serpents Registered User regular
    Well.

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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    Sorce wrote: »
    Why have an avatar with a face?

    It makes it harder to kill

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  • JuggernutJuggernut Registered User regular
    towards the post
    Everybody loves my approachable internet face.

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  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    towards the post
    I am afraid to ever change my avatar for fear of loosing all of my original personality and everyone forgetting who I am since tube changed my username.

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  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    towards the post
    asofyeun wrote: »
    mine looks neither left nor right, it stares right out the screen at the viewer

    Right at me taking a shit

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Librarian's ghost wrote: »
    I am afraid to ever change my avatar for fear of loosing all of my original personality and everyone forgetting who I am since tube changed my username.

    We won't forget that crazy time, Uriel

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    Librarian's ghost wrote: »
    I am afraid to ever change my avatar for fear of loosing all of my original personality and everyone forgetting who I am since tube changed my username.

    We won't forget that crazy time, Uriel

    I thought they were shorty

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    towards the post
    Naphtali wrote: »
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    Librarian's ghost wrote: »
    I am afraid to ever change my avatar for fear of loosing all of my original personality and everyone forgetting who I am since tube changed my username.

    We won't forget that crazy time, Uriel

    I thought they were shorty

    I thought they were shank

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Backwards and upside down

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  • honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    Captain Inertia wrote: »
    asofyeun wrote: »
    mine looks neither left nor right, it stares right out the screen at the viewer

    Right at me taking a shit

    That's why you'd use avatars without eyes.

  • Bizzaro StormyBizzaro Stormy I am Bizzaro Stormy. I am Bizzaro Stormy.Registered User regular
    I am Bizzaro Stormy.

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  • HeadCreepsHeadCreeps NOW IS THE TIME FOR DRINKING! Registered User regular
    My avatar sees all

    (and its very disappointed in all of you)

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    edited June 2021
    Odin wrote: »
    It should always be facing updog

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    Echo on
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  • 21stCentury21stCentury Call me Pixel, or Pix for short! [They/Them]Registered User regular
    Never trust someone with an avatar with a face.

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  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    edited June 2021
    towards the post
    honovere wrote: »
    Captain Inertia wrote: »
    asofyeun wrote: »
    mine looks neither left nor right, it stares right out the screen at the viewer

    Right at me taking a shit

    That's why you'd use avatars without eyes.

    Well the nostrils are positioned to get the full experience at least

    And by full experience I mean the shit particles in the air that go inside your AVs face

    Captain Inertia on
  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    Mine faces away but I've never felt like that immediately affects how I read others' posts nor construct my own

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Mortal Sky wrote: »
    Mine faces away but I've never felt like that immediately affects how I read others' posts nor construct my own

    I will say I've had to do a double-take on your avatar in the past. :)

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