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StuartBruff23-Emerald V
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January 14, 2011
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Default User Avatar?

  • January 14, 2011
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OK, curiosity has got the better of me ...

Why is the default user avatar an image of a bird - looks rather like Sula nebouxii to me.

Is the clue in the common name of the bird - blue-footed booby?

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MikeArmstrong1-Visitor
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January 14, 2011
OK, curiosity has got the better of me ...

Why is the default user avatar an image of a bird - looks rather like Sula nebouxii to me.

Do you not like it better than the old picture????

Mike

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StuartBruff23-Emerald VAuthor
23-Emerald V
January 14, 2011

Mike Armstrong wrote:

OK, curiosity has got the better of me ...

Why is the default user avatar an image of a bird - looks rather like Sula nebouxii to me.

Do you not like it better than the old picture????

Mike

I don't even remember what the old picture looked like, Mike. I was just curious as to why it was chosen - what is the deep underlying philosophical rationale that lies behind the symbol?

Stuart

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RichardJ19-Tanzanite
19-Tanzanite
January 14, 2011

I don't even remember what the old picture looked like, Mike. I was just curious as to why it was chosen - what is the deep underlying philosophical rationale that lies behind the symbol?

I have wondered the same thing myself. Perhaps it is a subtle hint for people to actually choose an avatar. If that's the case I personally would have selected a default avatar that was much less subtle though, for example a dunces cap

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