"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> schreef in bericht news:45f12d5c$2@news.povray.org...
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>      Yes, Angela's suggestion is a good one. Although, I'm not so sure 
> about 'avatar' as to me, it means that little still or animated logo at 
> the side of a post in a forum. I might be wrong about that. But, the 'A' 
> could mean 'Artists'?
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The real sense of 'avatar' (from the Sanscrit) is: "The "avatar" derives 
from the Sanskrit word Avatara, meaning "incarnation" and usually implying a 
deliberate descent into mortal realms for special purposes." See: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%28icon%29

In my view, the computer representation is a secondary meaning. The problem 
is of course that most people relate to that secondary meaning, and the true 
sense is lost.... :-(

'Artists' might be a valid substitute but would loose that strong 
connotation of a 'rebirth' or 're-incarnation', which was my primary 
objective in using the word.

Thomas

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