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Yeah i am pretty tired. And i guess i cant trust y...wait a second! No Stay awake argh powers to strong. I dont use my mind anyways TAKE IT!Angus565 said:
Putting up a pic of myself never really bothered me, but avatars are the quickest representation of your interests so it makes more sense to me to have an anime char or some other picture up. If it's something slightly less well known it might even start up a conversation about the avatar and start a friendship.
I feel a large part of why people don't reveal their true identity on forums, online games, or the internet in general is that they no longer wish to be themselves after a day at work, classes, etc., and I think it's a large part of why forums and online games are so popular. When Erik Lawrence comes back from a string of exams, he doesn't want to be Erik Lawrence that evening; he wants to be Shado_Temple, the Huntsman Sniper. This form of escapism is what brought all of us here (videogames), and is why we would like to take on a different persona than that of which we use in real life. It provides the average person with a sense of renewed confidence; that they can be accepted for reasons other than those people normally judge upon in daily life.
I don't post pics of myself because if you've seen one white nerd in his mid thirties, you've seen 'em all.
I like my anonymity on here. Plus, I know what I look like and I am tired of seeing it. I would much rather attach "my name" to something that isn't me. I would much rather escape reality. There is also the factor of I don't want my looks affecting my argument.
Question: Who is that in your profile pic?Easy Street said:
I actually just removed my profile picture because of this thread lol.
I generally trust the escapist, but all your posts have now made me paranoid of, in a matter of speaking, identity theft. I guess I'm not really anything to look at anyway, and I doubt anyone checks out my profile anywho.
I generally trust the escapist, but all your posts have now made me paranoid of, in a matter of speaking, identity theft. I guess I'm not really anything to look at anyway, and I doubt anyone checks out my profile anywho.
Because, although I am really quite good looking to at least one person here, what would you rather look at, a bearded teenager or an angry 40 something man who has a slight alcohol problem and is smexy?
If you picked the teen...ew. XD
If you picked the teen...ew. XD
I'm surprised that I haven't put up a real picture of myself yet. I am incredibly sexy, after all.
First off, I like being avatarless. Second, I don't really care to have my information on here since I don't consider this a social network as much as a forum community. "What's teh diff?" you may ask? The diff is that forums are a place of discussion, where a social network is a place designed to help you get to know your friends. There is not a single person on here that I consider an RL friend. I have three Escapist friends, and I know none of them personally. Two of them friended me, I forget why, and I friended the latest one because the gave me a good idea for a title if I were to ever become part of the PubClub.
Basically, I just can't be bothered.
First off, I like being avatarless. Second, I don't really care to have my information on here since I don't consider this a social network as much as a forum community. "What's teh diff?" you may ask? The diff is that forums are a place of discussion, where a social network is a place designed to help you get to know your friends. There is not a single person on here that I consider an RL friend. I have three Escapist friends, and I know none of them personally. Two of them friended me, I forget why, and I friended the latest one because the gave me a good idea for a title if I were to ever become part of the PubClub.
Basically, I just can't be bothered.
I have an irrational dislike of photos containing people.
Don't know why, its something that I've always had (although I've only picked up on it fairly recently).
There are exceptions, but those are fairly rare.
There's a photo of me on my photobucket page for reference if I ever need to show myself, but aside from that I'll avoid using photos where I can.
Don't know why, its something that I've always had (although I've only picked up on it fairly recently).
There are exceptions, but those are fairly rare.
There's a photo of me on my photobucket page for reference if I ever need to show myself, but aside from that I'll avoid using photos where I can.
Two reasons:
1)It's a pain in the ass to take a picture of myself, and don't have anyone here to do it for me.
2)My true identity is on a need to know basis, and the internet doesn't need to know.
1)It's a pain in the ass to take a picture of myself, and don't have anyone here to do it for me.
2)My true identity is on a need to know basis, and the internet doesn't need to know.
