Do you use the same avatar for all your online sites?

@allknowing (130064)
India
June 6, 2017 10:27pm CST
For reasons best not known to me I keep changing my user ID and avatar for the various sites where I have a presence. Yes. For reasons best not known to me I do that. I wonder if there is any benefit having different avatars and different user ID What say?
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
7 Jun 17
No I don't. I have only a few pictures of myself I really like, and i use one on each social media account i have, and one here.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
Somehow I do not post my own picture as I remember when i just started online activity I was told that it is not safe to post our photos online
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
7 Jun 17
@allknowing its not but nothing is "safe" online
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
@Courtlynn As a newbie then I listened to everyone (lol)
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
7 Jun 17
I tend to use different avatars on other sites but the same username. I don't usually include my picture for safety reasons. I dont want to be known
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
7 Jun 17
@allknowing Yes i don do so. I had some bad experience
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
I am not sure if I am liked everywhere and so change my user name to be on the safe side Never use your own photo.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
7 Jun 17
You are free to use different user IDs and avatars for different sites. If you use different log in names and different avatars for different sites, it will be difficult for users to identity you, if they are also on those sites. I more or less keep same log in ID for different sites. There may be variation in avatars.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
7 Jun 17
@allknowing There were some friends here on mylot who used to make fun of my baby face avatar and in the newer version of mylot I found many who started using their real pictures as their avatars. I therefore, decided to change my baby face avatar to my real picture. I agree with you that anonymity does help.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
Your baby face has disappeared. Sometimes it is better if you are not identified.
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jun 17
No, I use different avatars. Sometimes I use my own painting, sometimes I use my son's photo, sometimes I use our photo and sometimes I use cats' photos.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
I like it that way. It becomes boring to see the same avatar.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
7 Jun 17
I may change the profile picture but mostly I am using my own name so don't think I will change the name.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
I have seen this bird for years now (lol)
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
7 Jun 17
@allknowing So you are tired up on seeing it? Honestly I love that bird so much
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
@Sreekala I have been seeing it way back in the old myLot.
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
7 Jun 17
I use my photos. Previously it was decades old when I was not that old! Now a recent one and that made people ask me - "are you the same guy"? siva
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
That is why I do not post my photo and I am sure the same question will be asked to me too (lol)
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
@Shiva49 I do not show my age either. Seniors are not much in demand (lol)
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
7 Jun 17
@allknowing I was looking for more respect as I thought wisdom is associated with age but that failed big time! My age was shown initially here but I managed to nix it soon after without much damage! siva
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Jun 17
I use different ones. Depends.I use the same user name if it is writing.
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
7 Jun 17
I used to keep the same one in the beginning. but now I like to change them around..
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
7 Jun 17
@allknowing LOL. yes, there you go!
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
7 Jun 17
Variety is the spice of life (lol)
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• United States
8 Jun 17
I like to keep the same. That way if I am somewhere else others will know it is me. And, because I do not want too many photos of myself on the internet.
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
7 Jun 17
I used to use the same avatar But now, I am just writing here. There is no need to worry about an avatar.
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@ShifaLk (17817)
• India
7 Jun 17
Well, I don't use Many sites so this and WhatsApp is the only one