Originally posted by Supaspaz

I don't know if the "Mirandagon" is creative so much as kind of strange, but it's definitely made a quick impact on ATRL, becoming instantly recognizable and spawning a legion of copycats. Even as the trend of oddly-shaped avatars fades, however, you could stick with yours and I wouldn't get sick of it. With that highly saturated color scheme and 3D pop, it actually looks good. Your avatar is more than a one-note joke. (I'm also rather loving your entry layout, which is wonderfully weird and appropriate.)

Originally posted by Domino

You kept the part where you’re talking about why the avatar fits you very short.
But overall it’s good.

Originally posted by Katie

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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Refreshing. This entry doesn’t contain your usual schtick but I like it. In fact, keep it up. It’s a lot better than your other ATRL persona. Most importantly, I like that you based your avi on something you discovered from an earlier round in Top Member, which makes your willingness to listen to critique and growth more apparent.

Originally posted by Matty

I honestly love it. You better get into Miranda’s discography and you better stan for “Dancing Crazy”! Back to your avatar though, it truly does stand out and you were the originator of this trend. That says a lot about you, and makes more sense when explaining your brand. I also feel like you could make this a signature of your avatars. You may not have to keep Miranda forever, but you could always replace her with someone else in the heptagon and people will still know it is you.

Originally posted by Supaspaz

Sorry, this entry didn't work for me at all. Turning your avatar into your name was a cute idea, but now I can't properly see the image that it was supposed to represent. There were also some glaring formatting issues, as the text is falling out of the black box, making your explanation very difficult to read. And while I really like your avatar, nothing about it is fancy—not the *****-popping dance moves, not the M.I.A.-inspired graphic splashes and certainly not the "make it rain" move, which is something more akin to conspicuous consumption, or maybe "Look, Ma! I'm at a strip club."

Originally posted by Domino

What kind of horrible layout. Good content, though.

Originally posted by Katie

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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Simple. Evolving when many people know you as a different person may be tough but you’ll get there. There wasn’t much explanation but I think it was still pretty effective. Note: I hate that I couldn’t fully read you entry without manipulation done on my part. If in doubt, lose the backdrop.

Originally posted by Matty

I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that you are really over NICKIMINAJ. That truly became you. However, this entry and your explanation on why you have this avatar over your usual Nicki avatars make sense. You are becoming someone different than Nicki because that is where you are at this current point in your ATRL Life. So I’ll say good job, even though I’m still struggling to accept the change like a parent failing to accept their last born has graduated and trying to move on without them. The layout doe… I tried fixing it the best I could, but it’s still a mess. You are better than that, obviously.

Originally posted by Supaspaz

I've enjoyed your simple aesthetic so far in this competition, but it's worrisome to me that it's starting to feel more like a lack of effort than a visual branding choice. How can you send in an entry for the avatar challenge that doesn't even incorporate your avatar in some way? I went searching through the thread to find it, and while I enjoyed it more than I expected, it doesn't seem like much of a way to define yourself on ATRL. Sure, the image is shady and funny, and it certainly defines you as a Katy Kat, but it doesn't seem to have much lasting impact. You'll probably be wearing a new one by next week.

Originally posted by Domino

And where is that beautiful avatar of yours?
I wish you had included your avatar in your entry so that I wouldn’t have had to look it up. However, you’re keeping it on the short side lately. A little underwhelming, I have to say.

Originally posted by Katie

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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

What? So you tell us the function of an avi. What does your avi say about you? I expected ever word that was in magenta to be clickable examples but nope. You just made random adjectives red for no other purpose. What’s worse is that you didn’t even include your avi in your entry so I had to go searching for you avi.

Originally posted by Matty

“The main goal of an avatar is to use it to express your personality and have others identify it with you, and my avatar does this.” I’m having difficulty wanting to believe this sentence. You aren’t showing originality, aren’t showing who you are, by following what other stans may be doing to support their artists. If you wanted to stay with wanting to be constantly identified as a Katy stan then you should have kept your name HOTNCOLD. This doesn’t show any growth about Jake, something you wanted when you decided it was time for a name change. #Justice4Jake

Originally posted by Supaspaz

Your entries are always rather simple when compared to the competition, but you've been winning me over with your persistence, sweet personality and occasional flashes of humor. The latter is what shines through this week, especially in your choice of that Whitney avatar, a brief moment of shady perfection that has tons of potential to become iconic on ATRL. (If you went and posted in Stand Your Ground, it would probably be everywhere within the week.) I can feel your earnest desire to win this tournament; I'm just still not sure if you can pull it off.

Originally posted by Domino

Your layouts are always very simple. Up until this week you didn’t really impress me. But this time you did a great job, in my opinion. It was on point and clearly written. Keep up the good work, sis.

Originally posted by Katie

*sleeping on Matty's lap while he updates*

Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Easy. Your entry wasn’t particularly enlightening and it almost seems shallow. “Shallow” meaning not the level of depth I wanted and not “superficial.” I don’t find your entry enticing cuz you took an easy route out but I like your last sentence. We’ll leave it at that.

Originally posted by Matty

It’s a great use as a gif for when someone wants to be shady. For that aspect of it, I find it great. However, I’m missing the personal aspect to this. It’s basically created to cater to ATRL, but don’t find much of your personality to it. I think Whitney would agree she would want you to be yourself, but able to find some other kind of connection to that of her gif.

Originally posted by Supaspaz

Your Little Mermaid avatars are among of the most instantly recognizable to me when I'm browsing around ATRL. Perhaps it's because they are animated, but they always stand out and I've come to associate them very closely with your posting. This isn't my favorite of the images you've worn—the colors are a bit dark, and you don't need no man to define you!—but you genuinely do have the strongest visual brand of the bunch. While this entry is certainly a step up from last week, you haven't quite bounced back to your early heights. Where is that vibrant, humorous personality that grabbed me immediately? You feel rather muted here, just like your avatar.

Originally posted by Domino

Pet peeve alert*** I don’t like texts written on images. But that’s just my taste. I am not surprised to see a Disney avatar so everything else about this entry is authentic. I just wish you had written that text on ATRL and not on Photoshop (or whatever you used).. It kind of looks blurry on my retina display.

Originally posted by Katie

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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction

Safe. I actually expected to see a VS avi. Look at that, you have two iconic territories for avis, VS shows and The Little Mermaid! I liked your entry. Very abrupt and perhaps a bit shady but that’s your thing and I think I really like it.

Originally posted by Matty

I am glad, GLAD, that you changed your avatar back to something Little Mermaid related! That is you, that is how people identify you with. You obviously have a connection with the movie, as you have stated, and people have started making that kind of connection to you as well. Like you said, people will still recognize you even if you change your avatar, because it has a certain theme. Your avatars usually involve Prince Eric in some way, so as long as he is there from any scene of the movie, people will be like “That’s MiMiLamb!” I love it… but I don’t like this particular scene to be honest lol.

Originally posted by Latch

Originally posted by MMMinaj

Tbh if you're gonna make criticisms on the judge's comments wait until after the elimination/rankings. You have no idea where you placed yet, for all you know you could be top 3

Originally posted by Latch