Avatar????? Baby Hen?????

[joe3]

I'm a new member. I just posted my first message in the "Sabayon Linux x86-64 Linux Forum" Then I noticed that next to my username in the "Author" section was the term "Baby Hen" I wasn't sure what it was about so I clicked on the profile button and found it in a section called "Avatar"...

What the heck is an Avatar???? And please tell me it doesn't imply the gender of the user is female...

Thanks
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joe3

[wolfden]

Avatar = image, see mine to the left

baby hen = status, more posts u make the status changes - nothing important