Blocking Avatars

[manzanillo53]

A few sites allow personal pictures as avatars, which is great, but I find some just annoying. I did not realize I was able to block them, so I have blocked 3 so far. Nothing personal, I just find them very annoying.

 

[jonaselloco]

Everything that is annoying or toxic in our lives friend must be discarded.
you did the right thing i think 🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬

 

[offeron]

I noticed that in some poker rooms, if you have not set a unique avatar, then for other users your avatar will be random.

 

[MK_]

They don't bother me generally, sometimes I turn them of at night but usually they are a help in identifying players if I don't notice the name right away!

 

[Pavel1203733]

I think poker itself is a way to learn to get annoyed less.

 

[Emily Trott]

A few sites allow personal pictures as avatars, which is great, but I find some just annoying. I did not realize I was able to block them, so I have blocked 3 so far. Nothing personal, I just find them very annoying.

Wow, I had no idea that was an option in some card rooms. I think that you're doing the right thing. If something is causing a distraction, then removing that distraction will most likely be beneficial to your play and enjoyment of the game.

 

[dreamer13]

Animated pictures are not supported by most of the rooms. From personal photos, they put pets more, all the same, pokerstars players put their personal photos quite rarely.

 

[COMIRRR]

Man, keep in mind too many things around you, be freer

 

[exer888]

Try meditation, if random pictures bother you. Its not ok

 

[Kenzie 96]

Should the site give you the option to remove those that bother you, there ya go, if they do not, might want to look into ways to improve your focus on the poker.

 

[Zorba]

Do the throwables annoy you also??

Like a wise man once said, look into ways to improve your focus on the poker.

 

[manzanillo53]

Wow, I had no idea that was an option in some card rooms. I think that you're doing the right thing. If something is causing a distraction, then removing that distraction will most likely be beneficial to your play and enjoyment of the game.

A few distract me, but some, I just do not understand why anyone would but up. Maybe I am missing something. In the end, we do what is best for our game.

 

[IronMike9000]

I never had a problem with people avatars, i like to see the face of people that i beat

 

[ipagan]

I understand, sometimes it is just somehitng annoying in some pictures...I don't know...I think it's good to have an option to block something that distracts your attention from the game itself, so i'm with you and blocked some pictures too, why not

 

[ToNy70929]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I have a feeling that in the last couple of years people have stopped putting their personal photos on their profile pictures. It used to be more widespread.

 

[ADRI7HO]

I don't usually deal with other people's avatars, they don't bother me at all.

 

[hennessy5]

Nothing worse than a guy in a shrek avatar stealing all of your money

 

[RoviP]

I blocked all images, so I knew who already knew my game, and also who entered the table, it was a habit, I think I blocked more than 50,000 opponents.

 

[nerobs9]

It’s best to block all distractions altogether

 

[lauestla]

On Pokerstars I have blocked the avatars and the throwables. It disturbed me and I want to stay focused on my game. Moreover some avatars give a false idea of the player and I don't want any influence when playing.
But it's only a personal choice.

 

[VladB850]

I blocked throwables on Pokerstars because they are annoying but avatars don't bother me at all

 

[EarnDAStack]

I try and play with as few distractions as possible. I have both throwables and images turned off when available. Space on my monitor is valuable, I don't want to have it filled up with distractions

 

[takinitSLEAZEE]

Personally, I think it's funny. As an ex-stand-up comic I look for humor. As an artist I'm also looking for anything that's aesthetically appealing. Avatars satisfy that urge, sometimes.
But as a poker-player I also think it's a small window into the player, themselves. I think I/you can tell a little about a player from their avatar selection. If it's a photo of them or a loved one (child/sig-other/pet) they usually play predictably. If it's art or from the counterculture, I see a bunch of over-bets and all-ins. If there's no avatar, then I'm left guessing without any assumptions, just their name.
Now, this is just an observation after 14 years of playing online. As a live player I feel I'm just conditioned to observe and take stock in players appearance at the table. To me there's no difference online.

 

[fadred719]

• When you play a couple of tables, avatars can be examined))) To do some other extraneous things, and when you play a lot of tables, there should be a minimum of extra information on the tables, and atavarks is what it is, yes, I turned off avatars
  
  

 

[Kinalha]

A few sites allow personal pictures as avatars, which is great, but I find some just annoying. I did not realize I was able to block them, so I have blocked 3 so far. Nothing personal, I just find them very annoying.

I just block the throwables, the avatar figure sometimes help me, because i remember some play from a player who i not make the note