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An open letter to trolls -- GET AVATARS
Jim Sterling | 11:00 AM on 11.18.2008 83 comments


It's become a kind of running joke that when I post something that contains an opinion, the post will be descended upon by trolls that haven't even bothered to find avatars, indicating that their sole purpose on Dtoid is to lurk and give me pageviews as and when required.

Well, the joke has worn thin. Sure, it's funny when you don't have to look at your comments page, but when you scroll down and see this .... THIS;



You lose the will to live.

You have all become this entity to me. A mindless sea of default avatars. It's like reading the opinions of an ant colony. GET AVATARS YOU FUCKPUPPETS!



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MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:09
MrSadistic
you are so sexy when you're angry
ShadeWithin's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:11
ShadeWithin
Mayhap if you didn't write so much flamebait...

:D
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:13
Corak
I don't even bother most times to read comments by folks with no avatars. No time to change or update it means I have no time to read what you think, or most likey didn't think and just spewed word vomit all over the screen.
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:14
Half left
The default avatar should be something funny.

Something similar to the Garry's Mod 'Mingebag'.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:19
blehman
Rowr Jimmy.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:20
Bob Muir
I'm with Corak. Even if you write something witty or interesting, how am I going to remember you without a visual representation to jog my memory?
faultymoose's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:29
faultymoose
My avatar both frightens and arouses me. Wait what?
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:31
pendelton21
I second Sadistic.

Ooo, get angry for me, Sterling...
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:33
Y0j1mb0
LOL.

It seems you attract the attention of robots Jim.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:36
Dale North
hahah - get some images, bots
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:38
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
Done!

...Oh, wait, you weren't talking to me...
Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:41
Mr Wilson
Word
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:41
Knivy
We should do a "no avatar day" in honor of Jim :)
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:43
RICHARD BLOCKER
Alright guys. He's getting mad. Time to stop the duplicate account joke.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 11:55
CelicaCrazed
The avatarless drones can get pretty annoying. Especially once they start going off on current members because they don't know how things work around here.
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:02
Mushman
I see your getting angry, good sir, may I suggest more of these blogs to alleviate your anger?

Or you know you could always pull a Jay and Silent Bob and beat the living shit out of all the mindless drones up close and personal, just make sure you don't get done for murder. ;)
Guagloves's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:14
Guagloves
Bring back Workmeng Avatar week!
Surf314's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:23
Surf314
Wedge is stalking you.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:24
Maurice Tan
Imagine how bad it would be if you could set the amount of tracked comments yourself!
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:30
Rockvillian
That's the spirit Gohangvo!

Knivy I don't know if Nook will let me take down my avatar for a celebration.
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:47
aborto thefetus
Everybody knows your opinion doesn't matter if you don't have an avatar :P
Red TheHaze Veron's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:48
Red TheHaze Veron
And put a moustache on your avatars too like mine!


...well Ive just been too busy to change my avatar back.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:50
mix
"Psh, all we do is scroll to the bottem of each review, see the number that will never please us then bitch our asses off"

-Signed-

D3 Tr00lZ!!
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 12:53
Neonie
I. Could Not. Agree. MORE.
Nicholie's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:00
Nicholie
Who the fuck is Jim Sterling? Is he new here?
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:04
falinter
I would almost go as far to say hide the noob comments and only show when you want to see em... but I find some of their comments funny.

Funny in the depressing sort of way. Those sad, little, noob-troll-default-avatar-asshats.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:14
Knivy
@Rocky
Nook would, but not Cyber Nook from Hell
Dynamic Sheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:15
Dynamic Sheep
Tell Niero to make a few dozen different default avatars, and have them assigned at random when someone without an avatar leaves a comment... like a baby, a piece of fresh meat, a fresh fish, Jack Thompson, etc., etc.

I don't know if it could be done, but it would give your comment page a little more variety.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:19
Demtor
Meat mountain approves
T9X's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:38
T9X
Awesome idea DynamicSheep!Fucking awesome.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:42
RAB
Dynamic Sheep is totally on to something. a baby, fish or meat would be perfect
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:49
pedrovay2003
Wow... That's kinda sickening.

Also, your banner is freaking amazing.
Gibbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 13:52
Gibbo
Once you have an avatar you can't go back.
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:03
Jesus H Christ
Butthurt nerds with a robot for an avatar or butthurt nerds with ___ for an avatar. Makes no difference. Maybe the default avatar should just be text reading "MY OPINION IS INVALID."
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:10
Brian Szabelski
I dunno why people are too lazy to get avatars. Really.
randombullseye's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:35
randombullseye
Keep your opinions to yourself. Who wants to read angry opinions on the internet. This is the first time I've ever seen any complaints about anything on the internet ever!
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:01
fetusmilk
i think a single boob would be a nice default avatar for trolls. or how about a troll avatar? hmmmm.
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:32
Jesus H Christ
Teta, I am mezmorized.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:35
MechaMonkey
I'm disappointed that this blog hasn't been flooded by people who switched their avatars back to the default just to be assholes.

Really Destructoid, I thought we were better at impromptu mass hilarity.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:37
PappaDukes
Jim, you're popular. Get over yourself.

Also, trolls.
exodus1925's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:38
exodus1925
Here here!
nebones's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 16:01
nebones
Maybe...
Rational Animal's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 16:11
Rational Animal
I vote that TETA's avatar be made the default...anyone?
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 16:31
psycho terror2
just make the default avatar more undesirable...
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 16:47
AgentMOO
I agree with Jim and Teta
Origim's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 16:50
Origim
Wait Jim's popular? Internet trolls need to go back to guarding bridges in the wastelands.
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