Names and avatars

a) I think our viritual names and avatars have more of a personal impact on what we post as individuals. If i’m using a false name/picture,I have complete anonymity regarding whatever I post. If I use my real name/picture, then everything is traceable to a specific person.

I choose a real picture but fake name because I own a business. What I say here could be traced back to me, and eventually to the business – I try to keep certain personal & subjective matters separated from my business because it would affect the overall image. But I use a real picture so people can have a real representation of who/what is posting

b) Of course the messenger affects how the message is received – I’m way more prone to trust a post by someone who has a consistently fair and knowledgeable record

I prefer to see a picture of someone vs. an animation or picture. the reason i don’t have a pic is because i don’t have a digi cam and this desktop is old. When I see a pic, then read a post, i sorta try to sound like what i think the pic sounds like. If i don’t like the voice in my head, i tend to give the post less credibility (at least i’m honest about it). Then i read the words in my voice and try to remain neutral and unbiased.
If i see a girl post something, i immediately judge that it will be either brilliant, foolish, or stoner talk. I read it, then re-read it as unbiased as possible and try to remember that the words are those of a soul, not a gender.
If it’s a dude, my immediate reaction is that he is either cool as me, dumb as shit, or if he’s smart but i don’t like his content, he’s a jackass. Then i dismiss these ideas and realize that if he’s on HE, he’s probably nothing like the assholes i encounter daily on the web and in person. Respect him Myu. After this, i read his statement as one should, as unbiased as possible.
I have my demons and my ego. I know. My honesty impresses me, i just learned something faced something about myself. I think the reason i don’t like animate avatars is because i can’t judge them initially. And i think people are beautiful. for example @beyond aka Sasho has a picture that seems joyous, loving and extremely benign. @xyrenita has a picture that looks right out of 1979 family photo album on a warm summer day. Like wherever she is, she’s living the good ol’ american dream with swing sets and ice cream cones. Those pictures make me smile

I agree with both of you. It doesn’t really matter to me who it is. It depends if they have a good response or if I recognize the person.
At sumtinprophetic, the last about more knowledgable record, it really depends, some people have more knowledge/experience with other subjects than others so someone might have a terrible history then all is a sudden, an unexplainable great contribution.

I’m using my real name and my pictures, and I don’t care about impressions. See how insecure and bored I am. Cowards.