RaenImrahl wrote...
Interestingly, doing a quick, informal, non-scientific check of all those who have posted in this thread thus far-- it appear those with custom avatars are much more likely to have been temporarily banned at least once than users with standard pics.
Hmmm...perhaps the influences are not so subtle-- or perhaps custom avatars are symptomatic of something else.
I think it may also be that these people you're referring to have changed their custom avatars multiple times. I for one, have had my custom avatar for quite a long time, and have never been banned.
It is always fun to have the person arguing with you get banned in mid-argument though. It's a bit of a pleasant surprise sometimes. For instance, does anyone remember Shandepared? He and I got into a heated argument one time, and it turns out someone had reported him (or a mod just happened by) and after I typed my rebuttal, I noticed the ban notification. It made me smile.
I also agree about Residual Avatar Aversion . If I see a Loghain avatar, I'll think of Smudboy and get irritated for no reason.