Why do they call the pix...an AVATAR?????  I AM STUMPED.  LOL?
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An avatar, by loose definition, is a representation or embodiment of a being or concept. Therefore your picture is an avatar of you. It represents you, more or less.
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ok. your avatar looks like a tranny. that's a male face and a female hairstyle. i'm kinda freaking out here.\nto answer the question.....\nwell, i can't answer the question cuz the tranny avatar keeps haunting me.
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They do have punk and its junk. lol\n\nThe real question should be:\n\nHow come the avatars are so darn skinny? Some of them are so skinny it looks sickly. \nI saw 2 "plus size" outfits that look horrible. They need to be more versatile. I don't want an annorexic-looking avatar.
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Excuse me, how will you download the Avatar?\nYou can download the Image. If you edit then , I don't think it will be illegal unless you use it for commercial purpose.
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Probably, your friend sent you a link to a picture, rather than the picture itself. The link is pointing to some place that you can't see.\n\nAsk your friend to send the picture as an attachment, rather than as a link.
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God, I wish I knew, what a dork.  I have noticed a superman theme in his idiotic pic's however.  I wonder which one on his 360 page he should use as his Avatar.
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Avatars are easier, anyone can do it, you don't have to upload anything or have a 360 page if you don't want one. It kinda looks like me, I think in this forum, what we say means more than how we look.
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It never occured to me to be concerned about an avatar.  Some people, like me, have several they use - so, you might answer a question that has an innocent looking avatar - but the next day, that avatar might be different.   But just keep telling  yourself "it's only an avatar... it's only an avator..."
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Hmm... good question, I was wondering if people get recognised by their name or their pic, and I think the pic gets recognised first especially if it's not an avatar, cos there's loads that look the same. Having said that when you gave yourself a pic I didn't really recognise you, and thought someone else was using your nickname cos I'm so used to seeing you with a smiley face!!\nTo sum up, I do think animal pics are more noticable than avatars.
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I think it's cool, but I doesn't really capture who we really are.  This avatar I have is the closest I was able to get.  And yet, I don't look like it at all.  \n\nBut it's fun to play arond with, at the least.
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It's "avatar." Go to avatar.yahoo.com and make one. Then go to your yahoo answers settings page and select "use yahoo avatar" or whatever the option is.
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I like it....don't change it.    To what were you thinking of changing it to? \n\nJust being a "curious_munkee"  :-p\n\nEDIT:  awwww to your lil' girl.  :-)  If you are comfty with showing everyone and entire world your daughter's pic as your avatar, I would love to see her.  :-)
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its the pictures next to your name
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You raise an important point.  Perhaps they want to spare you the abuse you would undoubtedly receive, given the average age and IQ of yahoo.answer users/abusers.\n\nWhy not download your photo and use it as your avatar?  Wear it proudly.
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The avatar pics don't exactly look like the person, although my guess is that most people create them on how they would like to look, or as close as possible likeness to themselves. I mean I have wavy hair and blue eyes but my hair isn't as long and I don't think any-ones eyes slant up to there ears like that.  \nNo body's gonna choose a butt ugly avatar, are they.
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Not a clue. But your avatar is ace.
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I hope you mean the avatars.. the cartoony looking people? If you click on your own name (up above where it says how many points you have etc...) you can click on "EDIT" where all of your information is and then select what you wish to show.\nHope this helps, if not, add on to your question because I'm not certain what you mean =)