why do you use your avatar when you could use your pic? isn't it more honest?
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the people with no pics are usaly false about themselves so dont sweat it
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What exactly do you mean by casual. I do like that the por* aspect bothers you. Did you ever think to gt rid of the angry look on your avatars face and maybe then you will meet someone.
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Why do you ask the sme question twice? like i said the other time,\n\nTo tell you the truth, I'd like to see a pic of you. All the avatars look the same (in a way) and I'm getting sick of it. I'm changing mine (just not a pic of me though!) I think you should go with a picture of you. Especially if your photogenic :)\n\nP.S. great question
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Avatars are a way of building our alter egos, a reflection of how we would like to see our selves.  Not many people can really see them selves for who they truly are and enjoy the escapism that an online personality and image provides.  \n\nIt’s a virtual guarantee that people you meet here will be different in real life.
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Why do you had not made your avatar(face)
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Personally I think meeting people in places like chat rooms is riskier than other ways of meeting online. Chat rooms tend to be an environment where you can lie easily. Other places, like a hobby forum, would encourage more truthful communication.\n\nI have met a wonderful friend online - we only met because I contacted him via his website and we started talking. Perhaps I was lucky in finding an honest person...\n\nBut yes, if they are hesitant in sending you a photo of themselves... no, make that more than 1 photo of themselves, I'd be skeptical of their truthfulness. Cos its easy enough to find 1 pic of a nice looking person - it is more difficult in finding more than 1 pic of the same person. So, if they don't want to send you more than 1 photo of themselves I'd ditch them as an online friend.\n\nHiding behind a computer is an easy way to hide who you really are. I would be careful in trusting people you meet online. \n\nIt took me over 6 months to trust my friend, to realise that he is a decent person. Do I love him? As a friend, definitely... anything more? I don't know. I've met him several times over the years and we both know that we have a good friendship. He is exactly as he portrays himself online, in fact he's much nicer in person.
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People will always post the best photo they have online. I mean, would you post a photo of yourself which looks old and fat and sorry? Also people will post photos which have been digitally enhanced. Just be more careful the next time round, or perhaps, be less superficial?
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Hmm... good question, I was wondering if people get recognised by their name or their pic, and I think the pic gets recognised first especially if it's not an avatar, cos there's loads that look the same. Having said that when you gave yourself a pic I didn't really recognise you, and thought someone else was using your nickname cos I'm so used to seeing you with a smiley face!!\nTo sum up, I do think animal pics are more noticable than avatars.
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When you get on under your name just clickon the place where your pic should be then go to share my avatar. hope this helps.
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Some people just are mean.  You cannot control that.  First step to beauty is how you feel about yourself.  You will project that.  You know you are not ugly so why care what some have said; especially, those who have an avatar up instead of a picture.
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hahaha i've wondered that myself.... I think most of them are just pictures they found....since some people feel more liberated online then they do in the real world... the ones that yahoo lets you create are more closest to what we look like...you know... my avatar is close to me...except I'm not constantly smiling...
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It never occured to me to be concerned about an avatar.  Some people, like me, have several they use - so, you might answer a question that has an innocent looking avatar - but the next day, that avatar might be different.   But just keep telling  yourself "it's only an avatar... it's only an avator..."
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You can't judge all the women who use pictures as trying to compete against each other.  And it certainly does not mean that those who choose to use a picture rather than an avatar are out to gain more points.  It doesn't matter what you do in life...there are always going to be those who try to take advantage using alternative methods, etc., but to make the assumption that if a woman is using her own picture she is being underhanded is as raw as it gets.
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If you want your own picture (not an Avatar) you must have a 360 on the same account you use for answers with a picture uploaded to that\nthen go to your answers profile and choose your 360 picture\n\nAvatars are easier specially if you dont have a 360
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How funny, I have the same question as you... sort of... I think.  \n\nDid you try clicking on your username (to view your own profile)?  Then on the next page there's a link that says edit my info... supposedly if you click on that you have three options, No pic, Yahoo360 or Avatar.  I assume if YOU already have a pic on yahoo360 you should be able to select that.  However it didn't work for me... I have a pic on 360 but that option is grayed out for me on Yahoo answers! \n\nSo if you haven't tried it see if you can follow what I just wrote.  If you did try it and you have the same problem i do; please let me know how to fix it once someone gives you a good answer. After all I was trying to be helpful... LOL!\n\ncali_rich_and_smooth@yahoo.com\nhttp://profiles.yahoo.com/crazy_monkey_jr010
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I'm just going to answer:\nIf I go to an online site and I find a profile without a picture, even if the site is telling me is a 95% match I would not contact her. Simply by the fact that I took the time to put a picture of mine in there so people can see how do I really look like, and.....\nbecause if you don't have a picture it might as well be anybody playing a really bad joke.
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Ummm....I'm just wondering why you would take a picture of yourself like that and post it for the world to see??