Avatar picture nicking - it's just wrong!

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

A short while after joining KB I was most impressed with myself of choosing an avatar that people may possibly find nostalgic and slightly endearing. The avatar picture in question being "Animal" of the muppet show.

But I noticed a few weeks later that another member was using the exact same picture for his avatar as well. Co-iniki-dink I thought? "FUCK NO THE BASTARD HAD JUST PLAIN COPIED ME!"

But, aside from my own anger issues, I have noticed quite a few duplicate avatar pictures on this site.

This thread is more about peoples thoughts upon the copying of peoples avatars (for me I notice the avatar before th user Id so if there are duplicates sometimes I can mistake users).

I will start the thread off and say that anyone who copies someone elses' avatar picture comes over as someone who really has no personal imagination.

Come on people put a bit of effort in personalising your own avatar!

[Trudes]

Don't worry about it, Ludo's cuter anyway..... "Ludo scared"!

I do get where you're coming from, I kinda think of this avatar and the other LOTR one I use as being "mine", but I don't have copyright rights on them so there's bugger all I can do if some noob comes along and decides to use one of them..... except cry quietly into my cornflakes.

[sinfull]

Choosing Animal shows imagination ?

[Owl]

Yeah that R18 Restricted is becoming pretty common

Easier to pick something no one else would want.

[sinfull]

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Yeah that R18 Restricted is becoming pretty common

Easier to pick something no one else would want.

Hahahaha your a hoot !

[Owl]

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Hahahaha your a hoot !

Nothing wrong with hooters!

[SS90]

Who the fuck is Ludo?

[thealmightytaco]

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Who the fuck is Ludo?

Hairy guy who lives next door to Alice.

[peasea]

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A short while after joining KB I was most impressed with myself of choosing an avatar that people may possibly find nostalgic and slightly endearing. The avatar picture in question being "Animal" of the muppet show.

But I noticed a few weeks later that another member was using the exact same picture for his avatar as well. Co-iniki-dink I thought? "FUCK NO THE BASTARD HAD JUST PLAIN COPIED ME!"

But, aside from my own anger issues, I have noticed quite a few duplicate avatar pictures on this site.

This thread is more about peoples thoughts upon the copying of peoples avatars (for me I notice the avatar before th user Id so if there are duplicates sometimes I can mistake users).

I will start the thread off and say that anyone who copies someone elses' avatar picture comes over as someone who really has no personal imagination.

Come on people put a bit of effort in personalising your own avatar!

I haven't seen anyone use mine but if they did I'd probably think the same as you; they lack imagination. However it could be said that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery.

[Virago]

You've got to admire the audacity of someone who finds and uses a photo on the internet, and then declares their own intellectual property rights over its use...

[Big Dave]

Black pudding is very black t'day mooom.

[mnkyboy]

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A short while after joining KB I was most impressed with myself of choosing an avatar that people may possibly find nostalgic and slightly endearing. The avatar picture in question being "Animal" of the muppet show.

But I noticed a few weeks later that another member was using the exact same picture for his avatar as well. Co-iniki-dink I thought? "FUCK NO THE BASTARD HAD JUST PLAIN COPIED ME!"

But, aside from my own anger issues, I have noticed quite a few duplicate avatar pictures on this site.

This thread is more about peoples thoughts upon the copying of peoples avatars (for me I notice the avatar before th user Id so if there are duplicates sometimes I can mistake users).

I will start the thread off and say that anyone who copies someone elses' avatar picture comes over as someone who really has no personal imagination.

Come on people put a bit of effort in personalising your own avatar!

Waaaaaah?


GTFOI FFS it's only the internet

[PrincessBandit]

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Who the fuck is Ludo?

Shock! (lol) We just watched Labyrinth last night - you will find Ludo in there. It's quite a good family movie if you can get through the 80's dress sense.

I've thought about changing my avatar a few times, but like my Penelope Pitstop; plus no one is likely to want to snag her. The thing I like about the avatars is being able to see at a glance who has posted. Some of them are very well known (Katman's, Pussy's one, Boobs one, I LOVE Trudes' one - it cracks me up every time I see it). When other people start using them it's kinda like ID theft; as for all those pervs with R18s..........

[Toaster]

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You've got to admire the audacity of someone who finds and uses a photo on the internet, and then declares their own intellectual property rights over its use...

Exactly, and I doubt anyone on this site is remotely aware of the thousands of different avatars, nor do they scroll through every one to ensure it isn't already used.

He missed the point that they may niot have copied him at all, but merely uploaded a similar avatar from another site without realising that one of the many thousand KB members happened to have the same.

[GOONR]

My Avatar got nicked within hours of me starting to use it. To be fair to the guy that stole it, he left a green bling behind. He's a scouser and they are know for these kind of things.

I didn't own the picture in the first place so no complaints.