Do you associate forum members with their icons?

airplanenut

CoinGuy1 almost took this... and I have been waiting for a month to post it...

If you scroll through a message quickly and glance at the icons, not the names, do certain ones say, "This must be _______'s post" even if it really isn't?

I'm sure mine does that... and Russ'... and LordMarcovan's... and even Braddick's blankness... and I associate the snake with Shiro (even though others have it- don't worry, I still read the username in the end and know who made the stupid comment )

What icons identify a person to YOU?

oldcameoproofsguy

Yes I do identify forum members by their icons, so when they are changed it really throws me off.

lordmarcovan

Yup.

I walked around the FUN show floor last year and met a few members.

Secretly I found myself wishing everyone had a little picture of their icon attached to their nametag. It woulda helped a lot.

kranky

I read the board with the icons turned off, so the only time I see anyone's icon is if I get a PM from them.

airplanenut

Oldcameo- I also recognize yours... now when can I afford that baby???

KlectorKid

Yes, if I'm looking for a cetain persons post I will just look at the icons... its faster than looking at the names.

dpoole

That icon *IS* gmarguli!

jtryka

I really need to change my icon, people will be so confused!

nwcs

Yep! Right or wrong, I associate people with their icons. Which makes it confusing when you see several people use the same icon.

stujoe

I am always afraid that Dog is going to bite me...I guess that counts.

ara

Yes. I look at members' icons as part of their handle. It throws me off when I see an icon is used by more than 1 member (but only for a while)

ccr

fc57coins - I love that dog and cigar

lordmarcovan - Mainly because of the framed picture

airplanenut - You because of that plane. For the longest time I didn`t know you in High School. I thought you where in the Air Force.

dog97 and coinguy1 as well.

prooflike

I associate icons with the person also , and if I am skimming real fast it can be confusing when the same icon is used multiple times.

dan1ecu

I find myself conjuring up images of a person based on their icon. I think of people with animated icons as being outgoing, friendly, and extroverted. If someone has a silly icon, I picture a person who takes things lightly and who has a sense of humor. One guy had a burning flag as an icon (he's since changed it). I pictured him as looking like Osama Bin Ladin (that’s terrible, I know). My own icon is low-key. That fits my personality.

Anyway, that was a good question. I think that a person's choice of icon says something about how they want to be perceived.

Dan

baccaruda

if i had to find greg (gmarguli) at a coin show subconsciously i'd be looking for guy that looks like a demon.

airplanenut

Dan, I picture you as a wrinkly old lady... look on the bright side, you stand up for your beliefs

What does my icon make me???

clw54

An airplane tail?

lordmarcovan

dan1ecu, the last part of your ID makes me think of a silver French Ecu coin. I have a 1728 on my "Holey Coin Vest".

Of course there used to be a gold Ecu (Ecu d'Or). I used to have one from the 1550's (Francois I).

One of those would be a cool icon, eh?

Loki

Hey clw. For awhile, I had the hots for you based on your sig pic! Let me tell you, it was very "deflating" when I finally found out you were just another coin guy!

LucyBop

Lucy's picture is the real deal...

airplanenut

<< <i>Lucy's picture is the real deal... >>

Pointy orange nose and black teeth?

LucyBop

Well, thats before I put on my makeup.....

lordmarcovan

My sig picture's the real deal, too. I wear plate armor and a winged helmet, and carry a vorpal saber wherever I go. It gets me some strange looks out in public, but I never have to share an elevator with anyone. I've never been mugged, either.

LucyBop

Funny, I've had the opposite effect, seems like lots of people cram into an elevator with the HepKitty....

clw54

<< <i>Hey clw. For awhile, I had the hots for you based on your sig pic! Let me tell you, it was very "deflating" when I finally found out you were just another coin guy! >>


I was afraid this would happen. The Empress is an Open Forum thing. It makes sense, sort of, over there. Or maybe it doesn't even make sense there.

dan1ecu

Jeremy – your icon makes me think that you’re from Israel or very religious. And of course it’s obvious that you’re into airplanes. Wrinkly old lady - not quite. Oh, and the reason that I didn’t chose the obverse of the Ike dollar is because his head reminds me of mine, although I’m not that bald ...yet.

Lordmarcovan – ECU is actually the abbreviation of where I work. Yes, a coin from the 1500's would make a nice icon...

Dan

shirohniichan

Lucy's picture is the real deal...

Yeah, what cdmead said.

oldcameoproofsguy

<< <i>My sig picture's the real deal, too. I wear plate armor and a winged helmet, and carry a vorpal saber wherever I go. It gets me some strange looks out in public, but I never have to share an elevator with anyone. I've never been mugged, either. >>


LM,
That would make you really easy to spot at a coin show.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>LM, That would make you really easy to spot at a coin show. >>



I'm pretty hard to miss as it is.
(Actual coin show getup is on the right hand side of the picture.)

In fact, I would venture a guess that I am about the most visible person there is
on the bourse floor at most shows I attend- unless it's a Raleigh show and one
or both of the Atha brothers happens to be in attendance. Johnny Atha is the original
Holey Coin guy- I ripped off his idea but improved upon it considerably- he sews
his coins on a Western shirt, in big sloppy clumps. Interesting, but crude.
I stole the Holey Gold Hat idea from his brother Jim, who is my local dealer.
Their gold coin hats are more impressive than mine- Saints and Krugerrands and
such on 'em, but they use bezels and not true "Holey" coins on their hats.
Besides, all the coins on my vest and hat are at least 100 years old, the gold
included. The Atha brothers have some nice Holeys but are not as selective.

Ain't that a hoot? A guy who collects damaged, holed coins, but who is very
selective about it!?

Ah, well. I've always marched to the beat of a different drummer, I guess.
Even since I was a little kid.

Flash

Lord Minivan.. I think your vest is the holiest of the holeys.

I've been using the same icon since I first joined over two years ago. As far as I know, I'm the only one in the coin, currency, or open forum using it at the present time. (I don't know about the other forums). I've been tempted to change my icon a few times, but then decided that I just wouldn't feel like myself.

lordmarcovan

My new one. Just so y'all won't be confused after I upload it:

gmarguli

if i had to find greg (gmarguli) at a coin show subconsciously i'd be looking for guy that looks like a demon.

There are demon looking people at coin shows. They're behind the ACG booth.

I do dislike it when people change their icon or there are many people with the same icon. It slows down the reading.

lordmarcovan

I see you carried your demonic icon "across the street", too.

Outhaul

Jeremy and LordM are both very easy to spot

Jeremy is probably around mid teens

Lord M, well...who can tell through all that armour

Edited to agree with Greg

Cheers,

Bob

airplanenut

I am indeed... tall... thin... young look all over (except I have a super-deep voice )

Bear

A bear is strong, generally peaceful and perfectly adapted to nature.

It can run, swim, climb trees and leap tall buildings with a single bound. O wait, that last

part must be superman. Anyway, I have always admired the bear

in its solitary splender and I like to eat salmon. Bear

TheNumish

I just used an existing icon. One day I'll change it to a custom one.

I like the Jupiter icon cause it's just out of this world.

airplanenut

<< <i>I like the Jupiter icon cause it's just out of this world. >>

You need to be smacked for that one... WHACK!

mbbiker

It always messes me up when people change there icons. You get used to one and then they go and change it. I used 1 when I first got here and then got a custom one that i will never change, i think i'm the only one using it so it's easy to find.

Spooly

I have been thinking about changing my icon. Maybe I should keep it.

RegistryCoin

Y'all should have been around last Sept/Oct/Nov and on...
99% of all forum members temporilarily changed their icons to an American flag. It was quite an experience. It wasn't confusing, I guess 'cause near all did it. It is nice to have all back to normal, and with our individual icons, we are more easily known, but the time when we all had the same icon will never be forgotten. It was an amazing show of solidarity, especially given the diverse nature of us'n.

mr1931S

actually i associate members almost exclusively with the user id...

btw,my icon is a recent picture of me...am i or what...

Gemini

Yes I do...

But it sure hurts my feelings when people keep saying there is no Santa Claus in Numismatics...

radiofrek

Depends if the icon is large enough to make out then yes, otherwise the name works just fine.

How do you upload an icon? I would love to personalize mine.

its4real

I think the name has more influence than the icon.

Since I changed my name to its4real - I have gotten slammed by almost everyone here. My old name was so lame and inconspicuous that I could hardly get a response to a post

agentjim007

If I tell you that this is really me I would have to kill you.

shirohniichan

I guess I've been so identified with the green hissing tube that people sometimes respond to me when they see Snake post.

prooflike

I have been thinking about changing my icon. Maybe I should keep it.

Spooly, keep your icon, it's you.

leothelyon

And I'm Charlie Brown!

Bear

Leo - I thought you were a lion?

kieferscoins

Someday my pizza will become famous. Yeah Right.

Cameron Kiefer