private profiles

Yes at times I find this confusing I imagine it is to remain anonymous as some people like to do this alone. I just get confused and a little frustrated when I receive FR without a message and the profile is set to private...this makes it difficult to see if you both share a common thread beyond being on MFP.

agree

I like a bit of anonymity.

Plus, my eating is all over the place and I've seen plenty of judgement around here so would rather not have that open for public viewing.

Sometimes I feel a bit uncomfortable, knowing that everybody and their mother can read what I type.
Not that I put out anything extreme out there, but at the same time I don't think everything has to be shared.
So I keep my profile to friends only; I do send a general little message with my friend requests!
I always hope someone will give friending me a shot.
And of course, they can always unfriend me if they change their mind later, without hard feelings.

And also, I've noticed that sometimes on the web you get friend requests from people
that never ever talk to you again after that. So awkward!
Having a private profile seems to repel those people a little bit. That's another reason for me.

That being said, some people in this thread can expect an friend request from me!
Hope we can get along.

i do like some mystery but it can be annoying when people add you without a message... i am an open book though, i ignore the juding

If a topic of similar nature has already been posted before, I'm not aware of it. Which is why I've posted it. This is for all you guys (mostly ladies I see) with private profiles. Now before you all jump at me and cut my head off, let me first say I'm not judging at all. This is just me being curious, a very normal human trait.

So, why do y'all keep your profiles private? Just a straight to the point question motivated purely by curiosity. Nothing more, nothing less!

Most of them don't want others to see their personal motivations, life stories that they put in it etc. Also, many of the active folks on MFP get creeped up and often annoyed too. This keeps that away.

If you have a private profile, the others cannot see your pictures besides the main one. They cannot see who your friends are or the threads you've made. So its a bit of a security. Many girls keep their more revealing pics hidden from non-friends this way and keeps the creepers at bay.

I think its good. The only bad thing about it is folks cannot see messages such "Please add a message to the Friend Request" or "I'm not adding anymore friends" etc.

If a topic of similar nature has already been posted before, I'm not aware of it. Which is why I've posted it. This is for all you guys (mostly ladies I see) with private profiles. Now before you all jump at me and cut my head off, let me first say I'm not judging at all. This is just me being curious, a very normal human trait.

So, why do y'all keep your profiles private? Just a straight to the point question motivated purely by curiosity. Nothing more, nothing less!

Most of them don't want others to see their personal motivations, life stories that they put in it etc. Also, many of the active folks on MFP get creeped up and often annoyed too. This keeps that away.

If you have a private profile, the others cannot see your pictures besides the main one. They cannot see who your friends are or the threads you've made. So its a bit of a security. Many girls keep their more revealing pics hidden from non-friends this way and keeps the creepers at bay.

I think its good. The only bad thing about it is folks cannot see messages such "Please add a message to the Friend Request" or "I'm not adding anymore friends" etc.

Good answer...some very valid points. Profile creeping is often joked about but I imagine like the rest of the internet there are some real CREEPS out there.

If a topic of similar nature has already been posted before, I'm not aware of it. Which is why I've posted it. This is for all you guys (mostly ladies I see) with private profiles. Now before you all jump at me and cut my head off, let me first say I'm not judging at all. This is just me being curious, a very normal human trait.

So, why do y'all keep your profiles private? Just a straight to the point question motivated purely by curiosity. Nothing more, nothing less!

Most of them don't want others to see their personal motivations, life stories that they put in it etc. Also, many of the active folks on MFP get creeped up and often annoyed too. This keeps that away.

If you have a private profile, the others cannot see your pictures besides the main one. They cannot see who your friends are or the threads you've made. So its a bit of a security. Many girls keep their more revealing pics hidden from non-friends this way and keeps the creepers at bay.

I think its good. The only bad thing about it is folks cannot see messages such "Please add a message to the Friend Request" or "I'm not adding anymore friends" etc.

Good answer...some very valid points. Profile creeping is often joked about but I imagine like the rest of the internet there are some real CREEPS out there.

Yup, I know a few creepers

lol

why does anyone here need to know anything about me?

why does anyone here need to know anything about me?

Thank you. FR sent

why does anyone here need to know anything about me?

Thank you. FR sent

thank you. fr accepted.

My profile is private to keep the klan members away

I keep switching between private and open.....cant make my mind up yet!

must admit, I'm not at the stage I'd dare an *kitten* shot for my profile........ ;-)

Mine is friends only & my profile picture is a dog.

I feel like I'm not ready to admit that I'm trying until I've had some success, so I'd rather not share my profile with any real life friends, family, acquaintances, etc... I lost 40 lbs and have been stuck for a very, very long time, unable to figure out the puzzle of how to start losing again. Literally, it's been 2 years since I've lost weight and not gained it back shortly after.

It seems like everyone but me knows what's going to work for me, and often it's really stupid stuff like some miracle weight loss cure you'd see on the Dr. Oz show. Frankly I get sick of hearing it so I keep my efforts at weight loss as something I just don't talk about. Plus, I like to be able to type what I want on the forums without having to censor myself and think "Oh, is this something I want everyone on my Facebook list to know if they're interested enough to poke around in my profile?

ETA I may go back to public again once it's been a while if I continue steadily losing & not regaining. I may even connect to Facebook. I'm a huge proponent of what this site is for and would love to show some fad-dieting, Dr. Oz-loving Yo-yo-ers how it's really done

Mine is private because there are many people I know 'in real life' who I'd prefer not to know my weight or my business.