Please convince me...

Well, I for one am not worried if I'm your first or 50th, but I will tell you this: Don't do anything you're not uncomfortable doing. I don't have my real identity posted on this site for many reasons. About the only thing you know about me is my age, location, the fact I'm divorced, have children and perhaps a few more things. A name or a face isn't going to make or break my ratings or convince my friends. I judge a discussion by the content, not the pretty (or ugly) face of it's author.

*Pleiades

You know what, it is not your face that will make you more friends here but the way you support them and the kind of topics you post. That is as far as I know. The physical features do not really matter here. It is your writings, your wit, your ability to support and not to be selfish. So even if you post your photo and you don't look good as what we thought, I don't think that will ever affect the friendship.

You don't necessarily have to put up a picture of yourself, rather you couls go with a favorite movie character, animal or some other image. I've been here long enough now to realize that quite often people recognize you by your profile pic than just your name. A different image stands out way more than that little green and white fellow. Look at my face for goodness sake, I am hideous and still have a popularity rating of 10.....LOL

I don't like posting my picture.
I posted it once in a discussion but it never has been my avatar.
It is on other sites but not here.
So I really don't have room to talk, do I?

lol=D It's up to u whether u wanna put your real picture as your avatar^_^ Be it good or not good, it's all on the appearance only.. Besides, we are all friends in here, and we get to know each other thru posts and discussions.. IF we are really bothered by your looks, we would have demanded to see your pic first before deciding to be your frenz right?? haha=D

Or if u find that the green man is so boring, u can actually upload other pictures to be your avatar, or an icon which can represent your character instead^_^

oh go ahead, what the hell look at me i am so ulgy i cant look into the mairros i have to sneak up on them, and when i was born the doctor smack my mom for having a ugly baby like me lol.

Well if the 50th respondent is going to get the best response, than that is not going to be me. Nobody is forcing you to post a picture here, and nobody can either - it is only up to you if you want to do it or not, but of course, me and most of your friends would like a face to attribute to the name that they see so often.

I think it is nice to have some sort of picture, as it helps identify you more easily, and also shows a bit of personality. It doesn't have to be a picture of yourself, it can be anything you like. I can certainly understand not wanting to have your real picture on the internet.

I am having second thoughts about having my picture here, although mine is so far away you can't see me too well even on my profile, I do have friends who went on the trip to Amish country with me where the picture was taken, who would know it was me if they saw it. I'm thinking of replacing it with either a cartoon of some type, or my baby picture.

Ahhh go ahead, I want to see what my totoy looks like. How are you doing? Missed you!

I use my real picture as my avatar. I like seeing who I'm talking to whether it's the good, the bad, or the ugly. I can't expect them to use theirs if I won't use mine. I have NEVER chosen my friends on their looks. Their beauty comes from deep within their heart. One of the most popular members here uses his picture for his avatar & he's down right freaky looking, yet the members of myLot love him!!! If I'm willing to admit my age, tell you what town I live in, release the innermost secrets in my heart, why would I hide my face??? I always wonder what those who never show their face are hiding??? Soooo, what are you hiding??? If you lose friends because they don't like your face, then they weren't really your friend were they??? So...be brave, be proud of the person within, put that picture out there for everybody to see. Well, what are you waiting for???