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	rann 2003-10-20 01:59 am UTC (link)
	I myself do tend to think of them as "avs". ... Or "icons". Whatever. Avatars really apply more to realtime communication images, like for Virtual Places, tho. I dunno that it's a troll, might just be a dip. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dunc 2003-10-20 02:14 am UTC (link)
	If not for the name-calling, yes, could be a dip. However, he invokes 'retards,' 'morons,' and the ever popular 'fags.' (Reply to this)(Parent)

	feenix 2003-10-20 02:01 am UTC (link)
	I want this person to marry me. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	zannechaos 2003-10-20 06:11 am UTC (link)
	I say we go for a double wedding myself. That made me giggle. "Aren't you just a little ball of sunshine?" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	singe 2003-10-20 03:19 am UTC (link)
	I defriended that community to avoid LOTR spoilers. DAMN! Dare I go look? And, yeah, my icon here is an avatar. Who better to represent the darkness of my DL Anon/Fandom Wank heart than Vampira? MUAHA! (Well, either her or my Growling Frodo icon.) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dunc 2003-10-20 07:03 am UTC (link)
	At the moment, thread is entirely LOTR-free. Could change, though. I'm surprised they haven't deleted it yet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: singe 2003-10-20 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! I checked it out. Not the most gripping wank in the world. "You're stoopit! "No, you are!" "You are!" "Nuh UH, you are!" etc... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dunc 2003-10-20 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	It was a slow night, alas. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: singe 2003-10-20 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	I'm sorry, Dunc, that was a slam at the lack of originality of the wankers, not you! Now I've got guilt. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dunc 2003-10-20 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	S'okay. ;) No offense taken. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: singe 2003-10-20 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	Whew! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2003-10-20 03:24 am UTC (link)
	I'm surprised Iconaddicts gets so little of that sort of thing. Usually it's somebody who doesn't read the comm instructions, is politely corrected, and then pitches a massive shitfit. (Reply to this)

	*slaps on a wanky hat* redpanda 2003-10-20 09:28 am UTC (link)
	Wank ensues. And so does a ban_set. Thanks for the heads-up! ;) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: slaps on a wanky hat dunc 2003-10-20 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	No problem... (Reply to this)(Parent)

gairid
2003-10-20 12:30 pm UTC (link)

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According to the dictionary, icon is the word that works the best, though from what I have seen the words are used interchagably. Kind of a silly thing for the Wanker to have attacked, really.

ICON
Main Entry: icon
Pronunciation: 'I-"kän
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek eikOn, from eikenai to resemble
Date: 1572
1 : a usually pictorial representation : IMAGE
2 : [Late Greek eikOn, from Greek] : a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
3 : an object of uncritical devotion : IDOL
4 : EMBLEM, SYMBOL <the house became an icon of 1860's residential architecture —Paul Goldberger>
5 a : a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning b : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that suggests the purpose of an available function

AVATAR

Main Entry: av·a·tar
Pronunciation: 'a-v&-"tär
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit avatAra descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over —more at UKASE, THROUGH
Date: 1784
1 : the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu)
2 a : an incarnation in human form b : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person

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	mariagoner 2003-10-21 03:28 am UTC (link)
	Ah. So our little... whatevers... can be a two in one sort of deal! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	OT? Or not? eyesdelight 2003-10-21 05:26 am UTC (link)
	I love your ~~icon~~ ~~avatar~~ pictorial representation of yourself. "It'll be dark soon..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: OT? Or not? gairid 2003-10-23 11:25 am UTC (link)
	Thanks! I wish it could be accompanied by the Haunting Torgo Theme. I was inspired by your Merlin icon...I can't think why I hadn't brought Torgo in much sooner other than knowing that the Master would not approve. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rowan 2003-10-21 06:45 am UTC (link)
	... Torgo! I always read AlTeRnAtInG cApS as being how Torgo would type. (Reply to this)(Parent)

virago
2003-10-20 01:54 pm UTC (link)

Yes, that was a DEATHLY important semantic point that was so totally worth bothering everyone for.

Good job, troll, I'm sure the entire LJ system will change its slang now just for you.

(Though that does remind me of the time a troll freaked the fuck out at me because I called him a troll. He quite literally thought I was calling him one of those fairy-tale creatures that lives under bridges. I laughed and laughed and...)

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	lots42 2003-10-20 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	I blasted a troll in alt.fan.cecil-adams. He couldn't comprehend the bridges and goat eating refs I made. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	I ran into this naturally karmakaze 2003-10-20 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	This guy is such an obvious troll (in his post, and also his replies), I'm just amazed the community moderator did not just delete it without comment. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: I ran into this naturally lots42 2003-10-20 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	I wonder if trolls are looking for communities where the community mod seems to be absent? (See my latest post in fandom_wank) (Reply to this)(Parent)