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Does anyone not use there real pic for there profile? If so then why?

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  • JohnCorey423
    JohnCorey423 Posts: 1 Member
    I always use my pic. Or me with my daughters. And if ppl think I look funny/different/unattractive, does it really matter? It's not a dating site
  • LessCookiess
    LessCookiess Posts: 538 Member
    I also think it's weird people using pictures of other people as a profile picture but as others suggested it could be some kind of a catfish attempt. This is my profile picture, but I might just switch to some cute inanimate object.
  • nerodroids
    nerodroids Posts: 5 Member
    i find this kind of avatar cute (since some features look like mine anyways) but i constantly want to change to a picture of me since i see everyone with profile pictures of themselves, but i have it matching with my boyfriend so ill keep this :P
  • ConquerAndBloom
    ConquerAndBloom Posts: 94 Member
    MichSmish wrote: »
    fascha wrote: »
    I'm sure a lot of people do for either motivation or because people lie on the internet lol

    *GASP*

    they DO?! ;)
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I like Batman.
  • Akmauser
    Akmauser Posts: 51 Member
    Never been photogenic. Actually ticks my wife off because we do not have many family photos. However a friend of mine while on a trip last week got a good photo of me while on the helicopter heading out to a platform. As soon as he sends it to me it will be used as my new photo on here.
  • crooked_left_hook
    crooked_left_hook Posts: 364 Member
    This isn't Tinder so I don't see a problem with it. They are probably just trying to remain anonymous.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Privacy. Once a pic is posted on the Net, it's there forever. You can never take it back. Lots of people who've regretted that.

    Besides, I think my Homer avatar is cute and funny; much more so than a pic of me would be.
  • xbowhunter
    xbowhunter Posts: 1,325 Member
    This is me. I like to fish...lol
  • Grammytryingtogetfit
    Grammytryingtogetfit Posts: 672 Member
    This is me when I was on vacation in Jamaica, henceforth the big smile:):)
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    What are you talking about? I am a cat.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    crooked_left_hook wrote: »
    This isn't Tinder so I don't see a problem with it. They are probably just trying to remain anonymous.

    I take it you haven't ventured into the Chit-Chat subforum...
  • LadyLilion
    LadyLilion Posts: 276 Member
    What? You don't think this is me? :p
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    Because my cat is much more interesting to look at than I am - and what the hey........
  • crooked_left_hook
    crooked_left_hook Posts: 364 Member
    TR0berts wrote: »
    crooked_left_hook wrote: »
    This isn't Tinder so I don't see a problem with it. They are probably just trying to remain anonymous.

    I take it you haven't ventured into the Chit-Chat subforum...

    I have and I stay away.
  • jpoehls9025
    jpoehls9025 Posts: 471 Member
    LadyLilion wrote: »
    What? You don't think this is me? :p

    I know right? so what Im all grey and round thats why I'm cutting duh? lol
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    This photo is me, but I'm in a stranger's house and I took their underwear.

    happy-man-dancing-gif.gif?gs=a
  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    Contrary to what my husband may believe, I am not just a pair of eyes and a stomach as my avatar suggests :D

    I have pictures of myself available in my profile, but it's just not habit for me to blare my picture out into the weberverse like I used to.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,609 Member
    edited April 2017
    I would have to be REALLY old to have been the subject of an Edgar Degas painting!

    I use this because I've always loved this painting. It's my second-favorite (but Judith slaying Holofernes doesn't crop/reduce nearly as well) I like the colors, the use of light, and I enjoy dancing. I do wish we knew more about who this dancer was.

    Note: edited to fix the URL.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I am a sci-fi nerd fanatic. That should give you well enough of a hint what I look like and why I don't use my photo. :/

    So you're hawt!
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  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    It makes me uncomfortable to show my face on any forums. Privacy reasons I guess is what it comes down to!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,789 Member
    I am a taco cat, and a pox on anyone who doesn't believe it.

  • mangrothian
    mangrothian Posts: 1,351 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I am a taco cat, and a pox on anyone who doesn't believe it.

    I don't believe it:P

    Contrary to my husbands opinion, my avatar is not a picture of me. I am more than a pair of eyes and a stomach.

    This is my profile pic because I think it's appropriate. When I get bored of it, it will change. Maybe to a photo of me.
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    Privacy. Once a pic is posted on the Net, it's there forever. You can never take it back. Lots of people who've regretted that.

    Besides, I think my Homer avatar is cute and funny; much more so than a pic of me would be.

    I like my Homer better. ;)
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    I prefer pictures of art I've created.. or cats. Lots and lots of cats.

    No one needs to see what I look like.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Reverse image search.

    It's a thing, and my workplace unfortunately decided to post my pic and full work info on their website.

    On a positive note, I get to remind myself what my nutso dog was like back when he was a nutso pup. Not a bad thing :smile:
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