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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/19/2007 12:25:11 PM | Coming up with a reason why someone else does something is impossible...
Dear soandso,
I read your profile and found it interesting. I see that you like activity X. I do as well. (insert witty story of activitiy X)
I believe attraction is important between prospective matches. Would you mind sending me a pic of yourself so we can continue this conversation?
Thanks,
Ken
(O MA GAWD... that seems far to simple... I missed something!)  | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/19/2007 12:30:34 PM | hmm id guess alot of the people not puttin up pics would fall into a few categories
1. theyve had them up before and gotten unwanted attention fro stalker men/women
2. they are too shy to put up a picture because maybe they are new to internet dating sies or are afraid theyre friends might see them online or be recognized and assumed to be desperate
3.they are covered in unsightly leprocy or an insane amount of unpopped pimples
4. theyre 6 chins dont fit in the standard 4x8 picture
5 . they dont really want to . which is their internet given right so suck it up ,
besides if u merely message people based on pictures, you are infor a biggg surprise as alot of peoples pictures are from 1976,
always assume the picture is at least 10 yrs old and 50 lbs lighter
kinda like that passenger side mirror that says
warning , objects may appear more attractive than they really are!! | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/19/2007 5:51:05 PM | well i wasnt gender specific. im sure theres just as many fat ugly men out there with andwithout pictures
actually i know there is as my lil sister was on the site and i had the chance to see some of the trashy scumbags and the messages they send to gurls
just because someone posts a picture be it male or female and is physically attractive or hot as some lamers put it , that doesnt give u an idea on what kinda mental stability they may or may not have
there are plenty of men that just lovvvvvve big women and there are probably an equal amount of men that dont
to each their own
they leave pics out for their own reasons, its perfectly fine with me either way
but... just refuse to meet them until u get the pic. that should b a law not a rule lol.
i dont want anyone to think that my above thread was meant to attack bigger men or women as that wasnt my intention at all
i know quite a few 110 lb guys that refuse to date any woman under 200 lbs,
i also know alot of 225 lb men that refuse to date a woman over 125 lbs
there isnt anything bad or wrong about having a personal preference, but attempting to be hurtful just because someone is fat assome put it , just isnt very nice and shows a lack of class on your part not theres
is fun to crack jokes and maybe make the odd smart remark but when the chips are down i just hope we all can climb that extra rung on the ladder of class and be nice to all creatures big and small
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/19/2007 8:01:23 PM | just for the record, i actually do like bigger women...
but i don't like the fact that a woman who portrays herself as average is in fact a BBW. it just catches everybody offgard. it tells you that she's hidding something. and if she's hidding something like that... what else?
when women are trying to hide, maybe it tells me that they're not confortables with themselves either. why should i be if they're not?
what is wrong with that anyway? you're going to have to show yourself someday anyway. might as well tell the truth now.
i've actually seen women that put BBW on their profile and they turn out to be beautiful. not because they are thinner, but because you know what to expect. you expect the worst sometimes, cuz you never know. but you actually have a nice surprise. : )
there is just as many beautiful women that are thicker as thinner. personnally, i think bigger women are prettier. but the fact is: not every women that are BBWs are... (trully)BBWs.
JMO...
anyway, sometimes, i like being an ass, just sometimes...
and when i'm LMO, i can write the stupidest things sometimes... | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/19/2007 8:30:01 PM | Bottom line is, the odds are stacked against you here if you dont have pictures. keep at it but dont be discouraged if the results you wants are taking forever to materialise
I couldnt agree more with senadin....he hit the nail on the head!! | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/19/2007 8:34:05 PM | | I think we should not use SHE SHE SHE SHE.....it is a common omission from both men and women. I do not really want to be deceived by either an untruth or an omission or by some dated picture. Period. It has happened too often but on one hand I can try to understand why people do do it....but, on the other....it does a major disservice to everyone, the one making contact based on profile information or pic and to the one that has the profile. JMHO | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/20/2007 6:17:11 AM | | There are alot of ASSumptions about why someone doesnt post a picture. There's aslo a lot of generalizing that because someone does not post a picture, that they're lying or being deceiptful with their profile information. Does it happen? Yes - its the internet. But does that go for everyone? No. I dont see the point - who ever does that is only hurting themselves in the end and who has the energy for that! | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/20/2007 7:23:03 AM | Well, I didn't have a pic up forever, now I do..
And guess what.... nothings changed!!!!
So... do I care.. do I not care? That is the question to be answered. Since my profile says BBW, I am very rarely contacted and when I am, its usually a cut and paste job that some man has sent to everyone on his matches. Sort of the old saying .. A guy walks into a bar and says to the every girl he sees "Nice shoes.. wanna f.ck? 99 times out of 100 he'll get his face slapped, but that 1 out of 100 he's going get laid.
Same thing here... | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challenged?
Posted: 12/20/2007 2:27:08 PM | ^ well actually, in terms of the Body Type question, "fat" being listed as "Average" these days isn't far too much of a stretch, especially if you reside in the U.S. or...Edmonton 
(that's my rude comment of the day) | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/20/2007 2:40:22 PM | i am an easy going guy with nothing to hide all my ppl know what my girl friend and i are into and they accept us for that although there are lots of reasons for not posting a pic the only one that is valid here is privacy and ppl need it tobe respected if you reply to an ad that has know pic and they refuse to send you one ( should be the senders discretion which type )he/she sends but if after sending one your self the other person does not supply in kind then move on they are fakes (to which most r) guys that hound you for pics are looking to add to there jerk off material thats allor maybe to use your pic on another site because thier last one got found out lol  | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 12/20/2007 4:00:59 PM | well all i can say ^^ is ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww
what kinda lecherous degenerate jerks off to a persons profile pictures?
are these the types of things u personally do or this is what u think the majority of people are doing when they ask for a picture?
after having a peek at your profile and the stuff u got written there i tend to think it may be the latter . but to each their own
how friggin cheep do u have to be to wack ur tack to profile pictures>? i mean cmon its the internet im sure u can google nudie pics anywhere
this is a dating site not a pick up bar or a meat market .
night clubs used to be similiar but they have since turned into pick up and meat markets.
i think most of the people on this site would agree the reason for a picture is to be capable of distinguishing if the person is actually the same person they will eventually meet, or if the picture even remotely interests u to even consider saying hello | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 4/16/2008 4:05:13 PM | I guess I should add my 2 cents worth. I'm back again after more than 2 years.
More than not I feel, that some pics are better than in real life, but I've been very surprised by pics that really didn't do justice to the woman when I met her in person. I must also say that when someone posts a bit over-weight(men & women) that this means10-15 lbs not 40 to a 100 lbs. A bit of honesty from all sides. | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 7/14/2012 1:51:33 PM |
My question to the many, many women out there that do not post a picture?
Various possible reasons:
1) they're ugly
2) they have a job in the public eye
3) they don't want their ex stalking them
4) they're cheating on their bf/husband
5) they want intimate encounters
6) they just haven't gotten around to uploading one yet
7) they don't have any good pics of themselves
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 7/15/2012 1:06:28 PM | I don't post a picture because PoF can then use it to sell to someone else for advertising or use it them selves. When you upload a picture you give ownership of that picture to PoF. They can then do what they want with it and you have no rights after that. Google it, you will find cases of this type of thing happening with other sites including PoF.
All those ad's you see are real people like you. Not paid models. They are from other countries or areas so you are not likely to see your picture or recognize someone. | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 7/15/2012 3:12:00 PM | | D'ya know how many bytes we're talkin' here? I can't afford to......... or perhaps it's just indifference. LOL. I've no need to, nor any desire to either. Nothing to hide or that I'm hiding from, but just see no point in bothering. I suppose it might be a tad different if'n one was really trying to get lucky or something. | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 7/15/2012 5:19:16 PM | Not an accurate assumption though lass. Not married and never have been. I'm just a crazy old hermit right to the core. Always have been and likely always will be.
Another point that it kinda sounds like you mightn't be aware of is that once you make a post in one of the forums, you're no longer hidden from forum browsers even if ya do try to hide your profile. They may hafta be members and sign in to access it but "view profile" is right there on all of a person's posts.
Now, OT- I had a picture up several years ago when I was here but can't think for the life of me why I even bothered, and I just skipped the troubles this time around. | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 7/15/2012 11:01:45 PM | I know there are many reasons for not having a pic, and I've talked to some of these guys, but don't take them too serious. If you can't show a pic, then I am going to assume that you have no intention of meeting, which takes all the fun out of dating. I'm not going to meet someone without a picture - regardless of reason
People on the forums, any one i've had contact with, and not sure who else can still see a hidden profile, but I don't get the messages, etc when i'm not in the mood for it. | |
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| Why are so many profiles photo challanged?
Posted: 7/18/2012 9:58:18 PM | | I hate getting messages from people who don't read my profile, so I wonder if not having pictures would help that? However, it drives me crazy when others don't have some kind of picture, and I don't want to be a hypocrite. I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place 0_O | |
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