Avatars, but I can look at a name and tell if it doesn't belong lol. Avatars really help when reading the boards and being able to easily tell who people are.

That's a dude.

Name for me! - helps if it's coloured!

I'm pretty new here but so far avatar mostly. Its the first thing that you notice on a person.

I almost threw up.Really.

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NYANKS Yea we do regonize you.

I wonder how people remember me? I assume by name.

I look at the avatar first and if I don't recognize it I look at the name. Thats why I don't like it when people change there avatar.

almost exclusively by avatar for me, as i see them through the corner of my eye while reading posts.

of course you always have that one guy (megaman.2) that fucks you all up.

Avatar first. Megaman2 got my hopes up with his Benga avatar

If it does seem like an odd avatar (like the Dutch Lion), I look at the colour of the username, and then the username itself. Some sigs (CGI, Gilgamesh, Darth, MM476) are recognisable instantly, others aren't.

Often, a user who I know posts in a thread with a new avatar, and until they are quoted (I always read the username in quotes), I have no idea they've posted.

Definatly by name.