Do you judge by the avatar

No .I never judge a person by the avatar.it is their own style and the frame of mind at the time of choosing it.It hasn't got anything to do with their personality.A massive bear with the sharpest claws is the best friend of mine here.

I don't remember accepting or denying request due to avatars but then again there are avatars I don't like and the members who have them might not even request my friendship in the first place. I try to check their discussions, if I have never seen them before. Age wise somehow I missed it, like I don't pay attention when browsing their profiles because I just go straight to see their discussions. Sometimes brand new people, like 1 or 4 posts, I choose to deny them, I need to see more of their discussions before deciding

hello there. well i never really accepted or denied friends based on their avatars. well i know for a fact that whatever their avatars may be would not entirely describe what they are. its only a part of their personality and so i usually look at their pages and check out if i can relate to them and that stuff.. well like you i also prefer someone in my age group as we have the same way of thinking.. well thanks for the discussion!. by the way thats a cute puppy!.

Uh no... The thought hadn't even occured to me. I see avatars as self expression or something someone put up for others to see. As long as the avatar isn't something out of bounds I really don't care. Even if I don't agree with the avatar (I've never had this happen in participed forums) if the person is decent or has something in common, the avatar barely becomes an issue.

I only use the avatar as a way of checking out their profile... what I read there decides if I accept people as friends. The avatar is just for fun... what we wish we were, or something we really like...I REALLY like mine, and I can look at it all the time I'm here!!

Quite an interesting question. Indeed, when a person is choosing avatar, he is up to something, even he sometimes does not realize what is the subcontious reason... Truly, I prefer when there is avatar. It somehow gets you a personal touch with the person. And, unless it is completely unappropriate, the avatar content will not play a significant role in decision of accepting friendship. The posts content and revealed opinions say much more about.

I used to just accept anyone, now I am a little more selective. I look at their post, profile and avatar. If they are way out in left field I just delete them, or deny them. I really need to go thru my friends list and clean it up some. I have so many that I do not even connect with and don't recognise.

I like to see a variety of attractive avatars, but it is does not influence my judgement of a person. The main criteria for me are the choice of subjects and the quality of posts or responses. Without good subject matter or interesting discussions then site loses any real value and it becomes a chore to read and reply.

I always accept when i am asked to be someones friend,but i do sometimes judge the avatars when i am looking through or answering a discussion,i must be honest.Some of them look sorta evil,and i do not like them,and i find myself forming a negative opinion ...I love animals so it does not matter if it is an animal,but some of them just have an evil look to them.I did have Betty Boop on mine but since i have been on mylot for so long ,i have changed to my picture,i felt comfortable to do that,but not at first.As far as discussions go,sometimes we do bring up a discussion that has been brought up before but we cannot help that sometimes,there is only so many things a person can talk about ,so i would not worry about that.I think when people bring that up it is related to copying and pasteing someone elses discussions and just putting their name on it.

I don't think I accept or deny according to the avatar unless it's something that I find rather offensive. I like you look at discussions they've posted (for the same reason you do) but also look at the discussions they have responded to. Between those two I can get an actual feel for the person themselves (and when I check the responses I go so far as to actually read the responses that person wrote also, not just the discussion. Sometimes this takes a bit of time but I think for the most part I have a great group of friends and strive to keep it that way :)

I have been attracted to other mylot people from what they discuss. I seem to have quite a varity of friends here...Not in any one category. xoxoxoxoxo

So far I've never judged anyone by their avatar. I've also accepted everyone who ever asked to be on my friends list. I have deleted some though, because all they ever posted about had to do with trying to make money by getting people to sign up for their programs. I also will ask someone to add me as a friend based on their posts and sometimes their age group, but I like to have friends of all different age groups too, it makes things more interesting.

If the avatar seems inappropriate for a family site, I would decline the invitation, but otherwise I would look at discussions the person started to be sure that the person is not repeatedly breaking mylot rules or using inappropriate language. The person's age does not matter to me in the slightest, nor does their country of origin. A little whining is OK, too, but if the person is just constantly negative, then I will eventually remove them, as I do not tolerate passive-aggressive behavior.

Nah, I dont judge by an avatar. That's just silly! I usually check out the persons profile, see how active they are & look for common intrests. Usually if I find about 2-3 common intrests I accept their friend request. I try to avoid people that only posted less then like 50 posts as those friend requests usually end up becoming inactive members, and it's just a waste to be befriended to them and it clutters up my friends list! I also try to look for people more fitting in my age group as I feel those type of people will have conversations more toned towards what I like. I do however add others as it's not like everything I like only applys to my age group, :P

For the most part I do not judge adding a person to my friends list based on their avatar. The only exception would be if they have a dirty or nasty picture as their avatar which I may feel is offensive. Otherwise I will add pretty much anyone to my list that creates quality discussions. i have not seen too many avatars that are dirty or offensive so I have pretty much added everyone to my list that has requested to be friends. Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and have a Merry Christmas my friend.

No I really don't look at the avatars,if I like the topic I respond

Hi! Long time no 'talk'...was a busy, busy semester for me. I don't judge by avatar. Like you, I tend to peruse their posted topics/discussions. I look to see that they post quality responses and discussions rather than one word responses etc. I don't want to get a friend whose topics are taken off the boards due to breaking the rules!

I don't think anybody can be so silly and immatured to make the decision of making friends based on avatar of a person.......as for me, I do see the age and gender of person so that I know my limits and accordingly I respond. But I always accept all request that are send to me. Till today I did not had problems. All my friends are good.Besides I think your avatar is very cute.......have a nice day.....

I think the avatars are cute, but I don't judge a person by them. I check their topics to see if they are ones I would respond to in general. I check the age mostly because I prefer people over 18 to respond to and to respond to me. Interesting topic. Take care

No, I don't judge by the avatar. But I have seen one or two that were completely offensive to me. That would make me think twice.