Is it strange that I do this?

[Qwepir]

Yes.
However, I tend to gravitate towards busts or headshots for avatars, can't figure out why.

[Ad Bot]

[battlebrain]

I do it all the time

[Hank]

I imagine people as their avatars. I'm just curious to know if anyone else does this.

If you don't know what I mean, here's an example, like, if someone has Fluttershy for an avatar, I imagine Fluttershy sitting at computer posting on the BL forums. I just think it's kinda weird, y'know? It's the same even if someone has an object as an avatar.

Does anyone else do this, or is it just me?

When I see an actual person in the avatar right next to the name I put a name with a face therefore I see them as that person.

[Masterlegodude]

I sometimes do this

[LordCutlerBeckett]

my name rhymes with lengineer

[Cybertails1998]

error

[xxjpxx]

I used to always judge people (but not tell anyone) by their avatars.

[pie man]

I dont see the issue with people's avatar it doesn't necessarily mean that that's what they are in RL im not a pie with a big mouth in real life?

[D3ATHCAT]

I don't do this. :P

Oh, and I do this too.

[nienhaus1]

So do I sometimes.

[Whoda]

hi

[Altered]

RANSACK TRANSFORM!

Do you imagine me as my Tentatered or my Ransack avatar?

[Blastdown]

Although I do not imagine the user to be exactly as their avatar, I generally center my assumptions about the user based on the avatar if I have no past experience with the user.
I mostly just see avatars as an easy "this avatar = this user".

[Barakuda]

I used to always judge people (but not tell anyone) by their avatars.

[Shadoku]

Everyone is a shapeshifter.