Has anyone else noticed how little Gertsmann's avatar actually resembles Gertsmann? His avatar is a square-jawed, beefy-looking guy with a powerful head of hair, while the actual Gertsmann has a pudgy, double-necked funny-looking round face and a very not-beefy build. He also has very thinning hair on top of his head. It looks a little like he has had hair-plugs put in.

Now, all I'm saying is; Why doesn't Gertsmann's avatar reflect this? I always have to do a triple take to figure out if an article is written by him or by one of the other guys.

Comparison shots:

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Gertsmann actual, or actual face


If I have just wasted 2 minutes of your life I sincerely apologize. :P

You mean his profile doesn't actually resemble him?!

*gasps*

That is EXACTLY what I mean! :o Weird, hu?

Anyway, considering I don't like that site, or the owners, at all, I give you a resounding "MEH".

Edit: His actual profile.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/jeff/

I can see you don't feel the need to impose regulations regarding the likeness of "journalists" avatars on websites. Which is fine, i guess. I'm in a bit of a creative dryspot right now, and pondering completely uninteresting stuff like this is how i pass my time between actually doing some work..

I WANT A PUDGY LITTLE AVATAR TO GO WITH GERTSMANN'S ARTICLES.

By the way, my feelings towards the site are completely ambivalent. But Giantbomb is very often top result in my gaming-related searches, so I often stumble by.

They were the first site I added to my Google block list. *nods*

I think you may have accidentally posted this on the wrong website :o