Members w/out Profile Pics..
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How do you even know if a picture a person has on their profile is even them?
You can Google it but they can easily use a picture of someone else that doesn't show up on Google. I just don't see how having a profile pic makes the person less creepy.0 -
Just stated how above! Thank you :-)
I don't see where you answered it.
What if:
Someone sent your child "teenager" a friend request on a social network and that person had no picture? There wouldn't be no level of concern to you AT ALL???
Hmmm... sorry that I'd be a parent that would care enough to know who's talking to my child..
And please don't tell me your child "teenager" wouldn't be allowed to have a Facebook!!
Anyway, just because we are adults and assuming that most of us are smart adults, doesn't mean that you cant be a little cautious with who you socialize on the internet.
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Terrible analogy
There are many things I'll do that I won't allow my kids to do
They'll do it anyway. LOL0 -
as far as i know, this is not a social networking site. my understanding was that the "pal" in myfitnesspal is the site, not friends you find here. either way, i am not here for social networking, more for help with food and exercise logging, and get opinions about diet and fitness things from people who have actually walked the walk. for the same reason i have not sent any friends request either. i can see how sending a friends request while one does not have any personal info or picture on the profile could be seen as a bit creepy.I could care less if this was MySpace, "Friendster", or Facebook same concept would apply. If can't even know(see) who is commenting me or PMing me then its creepy to even have them as a 'friend'. I don't see why people would get on a social network and not add a picture of themselves.
like someone else said, i do not want to put a picture up as i want my privacy and want to limit my internet footprint. i could put some other picture as avatar, but i did not see a reason to do that! viewing everyone without a profile picture as "tech un-savvy" or having no commitment to diet and fitness is judgmental and pointless.
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i have very strict friend-request-acception guidelines that i completely throw out the window if the chick has a nice rack.
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That, however.. Is one sexy T-rex in your pic lol.I'm too sexy for a profile pic.
It never misses leg day, that's for damn sure! lol0 -
I don't accept friend requests from animals.No pics and blank profiles have me hitting the decline/delete button.
I mean, if you can't even put forth the effort to add some info to your MFP account, how the hell are you gonna muster up the effort required to achieve successful, long-term health and fitness goals?0 -
amen!!!!0
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as far as i know, this is not a social networking site. my understanding was that the "pal" in myfitnesspal is the site, not friends you find here. either way, i am not here for social networking, more for help with food and exercise logging, and get opinions about diet and fitness things from people who have actually walked the walk. for the same reason i have not sent any friends request either. i can see how sending a friends request while one does not have any personal info or picture on the profile could be seen as a bit creepy.I could care less if this was MySpace, "Friendster", or Facebook same concept would apply. If can't even know(see) who is commenting me or PMing me then its creepy to even have them as a 'friend'. I don't see why people would get on a social network and not add a picture of themselves.
like someone else said, i do not want to put a picture up as i want my privacy and want to limit my internet footprint. i could put some other picture as avatar, but i did not see a reason to do that! viewing everyone without a profile picture as "tech un-savvy" or having no commitment to diet and fitness is judgmental and pointless.
ANYWAY... congrats on your weight loss. I know that I've only lost 11 pounds compared to your 29..:sad: Makes me not seem like I'm "walking the walk". But in reality, I'm still learning just like those who've "walked the walk"!!0 -
How do you even know if a picture a person has on their profile is even them?
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Assuming that not everyone in the world are liars! That's a hell of an assumption! lol0 -
I have a picture of my cat as my profile picture. I have my profile filled out, a few friends and about 100 posts. The reason I don't have a picture of myself in my profile is that I hate the way i look and I refuse to take a picture of me or let someone else take a picture of me while I'm this fat.
I'm fat too. But its temporary. LOL You got to love yourself now. Taking a picture of yourself is a good step because you can always compare in the future of how far you've come. 0 -
I typically will accept the FR, but if I don't hear from someone in a week I will delete them anyways.0
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Settled? Didn't know it was even an argument lol.
Some people work with computers, dear
Ah, guess you haven't spent much time online.
And the world isn't going to collapse if you hit decline. 1 second flat.
Because not everyone is here to socialize. It is THEIR choice and THEIR choice only what they choose to do on this site.Why in the world would your profile photo / avatar matter on this site? This isn't myspace, or friendster, or facebook is it?
I could care less if this was MySpace, "Friendster", or Facebook same concept would apply. If can't even know(see) who is commenting me or PMing me then its creepy to even have them as a 'friend'. I don't see why people would get on a social network and not add a picture of themselves.
For a lot of people this is simply a tool to better themselves and that is their personal choice and no one has the right to judge them, plain and simple.
If they are ADDING people then they're socializing!
Just adding isn't socializing. I've had plenty add me and then they don't say diddly to me.
If the world isn't going to collapse then why are you getting so upset over a topic?
Adding is not an attempt to socialize? I didn't know that sending a friend request was a "tool" that MFP has for fitness!?? I have a life outside of MFP too.. Some people spend too much time online!
Your trolling skills need work.
I am not "trolling". It was just a topic to bring up. No hard feelings. You add whoever you like to your page and I'll add whoever I like to mine. There its settled!
I guess I should have been reading your defensiveness towards my reply. MY BAD!
Yeah, I guess it must be settled, but I missed it lol. Whoops haha.0 -
Settled? Didn't know it was even an argument lol.
Some people work with computers, dear
Ah, guess you haven't spent much time online.
And the world isn't going to collapse if you hit decline. 1 second flat.
Because not everyone is here to socialize. It is THEIR choice and THEIR choice only what they choose to do on this site.Why in the world would your profile photo / avatar matter on this site? This isn't myspace, or friendster, or facebook is it?
I could care less if this was MySpace, "Friendster", or Facebook same concept would apply. If can't even know(see) who is commenting me or PMing me then its creepy to even have them as a 'friend'. I don't see why people would get on a social network and not add a picture of themselves.
For a lot of people this is simply a tool to better themselves and that is their personal choice and no one has the right to judge them, plain and simple.
If they are ADDING people then they're socializing!
Just adding isn't socializing. I've had plenty add me and then they don't say diddly to me.
If the world isn't going to collapse then why are you getting so upset over a topic?
Adding is not an attempt to socialize? I didn't know that sending a friend request was a "tool" that MFP has for fitness!?? I have a life outside of MFP too.. Some people spend too much time online!
Your trolling skills need work.
I am not "trolling". It was just a topic to bring up. No hard feelings. You add whoever you like to your page and I'll add whoever I like to mine. There its settled!
I guess I should have been reading your defensiveness towards my reply. MY BAD!
Yeah, I guess it must be settled, but I missed it lol. Whoops haha.
Silly rabbit trix's are for kids!0 -
This is my approach too. Although I still think uploading *some* picture is better than leaving the grey-face there. Just uploading a random picture makes the person seem more approachable and real. I guess it also gives some indication of their personality too, without compromising their privacy. I don't think I have any grey-faces on my friend list, but then I dunno if any have added me either...Some of us want to keep our privacy. I don't understand the need to be so open on the internet. I try to keep my internet footprint as small as possible. I don't care if others do not have pics, but they need to send me a message and their home page should give some info about what they are doing and why they are here, otherwise I reject the friend request.0 -
You know, I haven't had that cereal in years. You're making me miss it. AWAY WITH THEE!!!
Settled? Didn't know it was even an argument lol.
Some people work with computers, dear
Ah, guess you haven't spent much time online.
And the world isn't going to collapse if you hit decline. 1 second flat.
Because not everyone is here to socialize. It is THEIR choice and THEIR choice only what they choose to do on this site.Why in the world would your profile photo / avatar matter on this site? This isn't myspace, or friendster, or facebook is it?
I could care less if this was MySpace, "Friendster", or Facebook same concept would apply. If can't even know(see) who is commenting me or PMing me then its creepy to even have them as a 'friend'. I don't see why people would get on a social network and not add a picture of themselves.
For a lot of people this is simply a tool to better themselves and that is their personal choice and no one has the right to judge them, plain and simple.
If they are ADDING people then they're socializing!
Just adding isn't socializing. I've had plenty add me and then they don't say diddly to me.
If the world isn't going to collapse then why are you getting so upset over a topic?
Adding is not an attempt to socialize? I didn't know that sending a friend request was a "tool" that MFP has for fitness!?? I have a life outside of MFP too.. Some people spend too much time online!
Your trolling skills need work.
I am not "trolling". It was just a topic to bring up. No hard feelings. You add whoever you like to your page and I'll add whoever I like to mine. There its settled!
I guess I should have been reading your defensiveness towards my reply. MY BAD!
Yeah, I guess it must be settled, but I missed it lol. Whoops haha.
Silly rabbit trix's are for kids!
-looks up prices anyway-0 -
Just stated how above! Thank you :-)
I don't see where you answered it.
What if:
Someone sent your child "teenager" a friend request on a social network and that person had no picture? There wouldn't be no level of concern to you AT ALL???
Hmmm... sorry that I'd be a parent that would care enough to know who's talking to my child..
And please don't tell me your child "teenager" wouldn't be allowed to have a Facebook!!
Anyway, just because we are adults and assuming that most of us are smart adults, doesn't mean that you cant be a little cautious with who you socialize on the internet.
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They could easily use a picture that is not themselves, so you still have no idea what they look like. It's how they act that tells you something about them, not how they look.0 -
This is my approach too. Although I still think uploading *some* picture is better than leaving the grey-face there. Just uploading a random picture makes the person seem more approachable and real. I guess it also gives some indication of their personality too, without compromising their privacy. I don't think I have any grey-faces on my friend list, but then I dunno if any have added me either...Some of us want to keep our privacy. I don't understand the need to be so open on the internet. I try to keep my internet footprint as small as possible. I don't care if others do not have pics, but they need to send me a message and their home page should give some info about what they are doing and why they are here, otherwise I reject the friend request.
You summed it up a lot better than I did!! I would add someone that has "some" kind of picture over someone who doesn't have one at all.
Even that rabbit that is so adorable!!:flowerforyou:
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Just stated how above! Thank you :-)
I don't see where you answered it.
What if:
Someone sent your child "teenager" a friend request on a social network and that person had no picture? There wouldn't be no level of concern to you AT ALL???
Hmmm... sorry that I'd be a parent that would care enough to know who's talking to my child..
And please don't tell me your child "teenager" wouldn't be allowed to have a Facebook!!
Anyway, just because we are adults and assuming that most of us are smart adults, doesn't mean that you cant be a little cautious with who you socialize on the internet.
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They could easily use a picture that is not themselves, so you still have no idea what they look like. It's how they act that tells you something about them, not how they look.
APPARENTLY!!! Oh duh0 -
I only have 3 friends with no profile pictures, and they're all people I know in real life.0
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Just stated how above! Thank you :-)
I don't see where you answered it.
What if:
Someone sent your child "teenager" a friend request on a social network and that person had no picture? There wouldn't be no level of concern to you AT ALL???
Hmmm... sorry that I'd be a parent that would care enough to know who's talking to my child..
And please don't tell me your child "teenager" wouldn't be allowed to have a Facebook!!
Anyway, just because we are adults and assuming that most of us are smart adults, doesn't mean that you cant be a little cautious with who you socialize on the internet.
.
I'm not seeing how a pic makes a difference. Someone could pull a random pic and put it on their profile. How are you going to know it's not them. Seems a pic might make the equation worse.0 -
FYI, if you use the same pic in your avatar anywhere else on the internet (say your FB perhaps), someone could google image search you and find you. Putting your own face in your avatar is internet stupidity at its finest. Same goes for those people that use the same screen name here for any other tag on the internet. Makes it easy for the stalkers to find your FB, instagram, blog etc. Think smart, people. This is a public forum, not nursery school.0
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Just stated how above! Thank you :-)
I don't see where you answered it.
What if:
Someone sent your child "teenager" a friend request on a social network and that person had no picture? There wouldn't be no level of concern to you AT ALL???
Hmmm... sorry that I'd be a parent that would care enough to know who's talking to my child..
And please don't tell me your child "teenager" wouldn't be allowed to have a Facebook!!
Anyway, just because we are adults and assuming that most of us are smart adults, doesn't mean that you cant be a little cautious with who you socialize on the internet.
.
I'm not seeing how a pic makes a difference. Someone could pull a random pic and put it on their profile. How are you going to know it's not them. Seems a pic might make the equation worse.
It sounds like that would be a personal problem for themselves. That they need to go out of their way to find someone else's picture to post as their own.. What FREAKS!0 -
Seriously, who cares? To the people who accept without a pic, cheers to you. To the people that don't, well, can't say on here. Really, does it even matter or are you all that superficial or that important?0
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FYI, if you use the same pic in your avatar anywhere else on the internet (say your FB perhaps), someone could google image search you and find you. Putting your own face in your avatar is internet stupidity at its finest. Same goes for those people that use the same screen name here for any other tag on the internet. Makes it easy for the stalkers to find your FB, instagram, blog etc. Think smart, people. This is a public forum, not nursery school.
OH My.. I did not know!! :yawn: :huh:0 -
You hangry today? :huh:Seriously, who cares? To the people who accept without a pic, cheers to you. To the people that don't, well, can't say on here. Really, does it even matter or are you all that superficial or that important?0 -
FYI, if you use the same pic in your avatar anywhere else on the internet (say your FB perhaps), someone could google image search you and find you. Putting your own face in your avatar is internet stupidity at its finest. Same goes for those people that use the same screen name here for any other tag on the internet. Makes it easy for the stalkers to find your FB, instagram, blog etc. Think smart, people. This is a public forum, not nursery school.
I call BS! I have the same screenname all over the intertubes and the same profile pic in most places. Where are my creepy stalkers?!?!0 -
Seriously, who cares? To the people who accept without a pic, cheers to you. To the people that don't, well, can't say on here. Really, does it even matter or are you all that superficial or that important?
I'm superficial.. nah.. I'm that important.. Seriously come back when you have picture.. Lol just kidding!! SERIOUSLY I'm just kidding.. and all this was, was a question. A topic.. JUST A TOPIC..0 -
FYI, if you use the same pic in your avatar anywhere else on the internet (say your FB perhaps), someone could google image search you and find you. Putting your own face in your avatar is internet stupidity at its finest. Same goes for those people that use the same screen name here for any other tag on the internet. Makes it easy for the stalkers to find your FB, instagram, blog etc. Think smart, people. This is a public forum, not nursery school.
Don't care at all if people find my other fitness message board accounts. Rather than maintain internet anonymity, just make comments and posts which you can proudly stand behind, in both real life and the internet.0 -
You hangry today? :huh:Seriously, who cares? To the people who accept without a pic, cheers to you. To the people that don't, well, can't say on here. Really, does it even matter or are you all that superficial or that important?
MUAHHHHH!0 -
You know, I haven't had that cereal in years. You're making me miss it. AWAY WITH THEE!!!
Settled? Didn't know it was even an argument lol.
Some people work with computers, dear
Ah, guess you haven't spent much time online.
And the world isn't going to collapse if you hit decline. 1 second flat.
Because not everyone is here to socialize. It is THEIR choice and THEIR choice only what they choose to do on this site.Why in the world would your profile photo / avatar matter on this site? This isn't myspace, or friendster, or facebook is it?
I could care less if this was MySpace, "Friendster", or Facebook same concept would apply. If can't even know(see) who is commenting me or PMing me then its creepy to even have them as a 'friend'. I don't see why people would get on a social network and not add a picture of themselves.
For a lot of people this is simply a tool to better themselves and that is their personal choice and no one has the right to judge them, plain and simple.
If they are ADDING people then they're socializing!
Just adding isn't socializing. I've had plenty add me and then they don't say diddly to me.
If the world isn't going to collapse then why are you getting so upset over a topic?
Adding is not an attempt to socialize? I didn't know that sending a friend request was a "tool" that MFP has for fitness!?? I have a life outside of MFP too.. Some people spend too much time online!
Your trolling skills need work.
I am not "trolling". It was just a topic to bring up. No hard feelings. You add whoever you like to your page and I'll add whoever I like to mine. There its settled!
I guess I should have been reading your defensiveness towards my reply. MY BAD!
Yeah, I guess it must be settled, but I missed it lol. Whoops haha.
Silly rabbit trix's are for kids!
-looks up prices anyway-
We should be friends 0
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