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Feb 1, 2020 6:22 AM
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- There very few profile I saw who use their real information and real picture as their identity. It feels like people don't trust MAL, Am I wrong?
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Feb 1, 2020 6:30 AM
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idk I'm pretty good looking but I just like buildings more
Feb 1, 2020 6:31 AM
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tried it once but i feel like an alien doing it here so back to anime pictures lol
Feb 1, 2020 6:32 AM
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Its simply out of preference,why would I not roleplay as a cute fictional alien character?It has always been a dream of mine.
Feb 1, 2020 6:33 AM
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I mean, anime girls are cuter than most people kek

Setting aside the fact that this site is full of creeps, from what I've seen a lot of people on here seem to have pretty low self confidence so not surprising they don't use their irl picture. Obviously that doesn't apply to everyone but there's plenty of reasons not to reveal your face to the world. Also posting all of your personal info + picture for everyone to see isn't really the best idea (not like that stops 90% of people on other sites but alas)

There's a few selfie threads on here though which got a decent number of replies so if you are curious what MALers look like head on over.
Feb 1, 2020 6:34 AM
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The same reason I don't tell everyone everything about me anywhere else.
Feb 1, 2020 6:42 AM
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m8 i'm a pretty private person when it comes to these things, even my fb page doesn't have any photos of me, let alone MAL.

I'm level on mal-badges. View my badges.

Feb 1, 2020 6:55 AM
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This recent trend of using your real information everywhere on the web is a tragedy and I do not care to participate in that.

And, no, I do not trust MAL. As of 2020, they now require javascript to even view user profile pictures. Why? It worked fine before without executing untrusted code locally on each user's device.
Feb 1, 2020 7:17 AM
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When i first got on here in 2017 I only thought you could use anime pics since that's all I saw. I think I've seen like 2 real pics but I'm used to using an anime pic now on here even though I use my real ones on my other pages like fb and ig, not YouTube either but I don't upload anything to it.
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Feb 1, 2020 7:21 AM

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Why would people put their faces on their profiles? I have no interest at looking at strangers faces. On the other hand if you put a pic of something well known, then it tells more about you as a person.
MAL is no dating site or job application where you need to see what you will get in future.
Feb 1, 2020 7:22 AM

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I chose a profile picture I like looking it. Besides that I think most people like privacy.
Feb 1, 2020 7:42 AM

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Why don't you have one as well? your answer will probably be the same as most MAL users

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We'll be able to do it next time.
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Feb 1, 2020 7:46 AM

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I mean I wouldn't mind having my own photo as my profile picture but I would stick out in the sea of anime profile pictures.



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Feb 1, 2020 8:10 AM

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It's the questions, man.
Feb 1, 2020 8:12 AM

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Because this is not Facebook and they are ugly.

Feb 1, 2020 8:16 AM
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I mean, I not mind people knowing stuff about me, except very private security datas and other too intimate stuff.
But I surely don't want to attract creeps to me.

Kaiser-chan said:
Because this is not Facebook and they are ugly.

I beg to differ.
Feb 1, 2020 8:25 AM

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Probably because you are really ugly?

Feb 1, 2020 8:43 AM

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Ignorance is bliss

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Feb 1, 2020 8:58 AM

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I just prefer using avatars on forums and not my real pic. Besides, I'm not gonna crop a pic of mine to 100x100, it'll just ruin it.
Feb 1, 2020 8:58 AM

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Maneki-Mew said:

Kaiser-chan said:
Because this is not Facebook and they are ugly.

I beg to differ.


Come on this place is clearly called MyAnimeList don't be unreasonable now.


OT: It's very simple. Because I can't lust over my own pictures. That'd be rather weird.
Feb 1, 2020 9:45 AM

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Because I don't want you homos jerking off to my pretty face.

I am a god

Even though I'm a man of god

My whole life in the hand of god

So y'all better quit playing with god

Feb 1, 2020 9:51 AM

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Because I don't post photos of myself anywhere on the internet. I also don't operate social media accounts. I see no reason to connect my physical identity through personal identification which can be linked to my street address, hometown, family, private life, etc. to the expression of my ideas and thoughts online. I live much more in my mind anyway than I need anything tied back to a concrete body.

It isn't a question of trust or lack thereof of MAL and its user base or anyone else. I derive zero personal fulfillment or sense of satisfaction from my words being linked to some picture of a face and body. My words and the privilege and ability to speak my mind are more important to me than promoting any vulgar physicality.
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Feb 1, 2020 9:59 AM
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My avatar already represents the closest replica of me, my daily facial expression, just with a slightly different hair cut.

Plus, who the hell wants to look at non-2Ds anyway.
Feb 1, 2020 10:32 AM

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I’m not a fan of people I don’t know well knowing a lot about me.
Feb 1, 2020 10:34 AM

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There was this creepo a few months back that was posting pics of some people around here and calling them out on some shit like "so and so is gay" or "so and so is gender trolling". I rather not be a part of that.

...Also 'cause I don't want to give a face that people can link to my dick pics.

Feb 1, 2020 10:45 AM

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You were saying?

In truth, I just didn't see a point in staying anonymous. Some of the people on my friends list I met in real life first so a profile picture is an easy way for those people to recognise me. Also, I'm an attention whore and it makes it look cooler and more professional if you can see my face. Take all the popular YouTubers who don't hide theirs either.
Feb 1, 2020 12:47 PM

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A_Sad_Dust_Cloud said:
You were saying?

In truth, I just didn't see a point in staying anonymous. Some of the people on my friends list I met in real life first so a profile picture is an easy way for those people to recognise me. Also, I'm an attention whore and it makes it look cooler and more professional if you can see my face. Take all the popular YouTubers who don't hide theirs either.


"I'm an attention whore and it makes it look cooler"

Really sums up the mindset of those with these kinds of profile pics.
Feb 1, 2020 1:13 PM

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My profile picture is me but my forum picture is Ginko from Mushishi. I don't really have anr problems showing my face.
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Feb 1, 2020 1:22 PM

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I would rather unironically reply to an Ehurvaks thread.
Feb 1, 2020 1:23 PM

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The whole point is being anonymous here. Why someone would want to see my face in an anime site? Plus people would ad hominem on forum discussions based on looks.
I mean I'm pretty fine with how do I look like, but it's not ideal to link my life to this site.
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Feb 1, 2020 1:35 PM

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This is the perfect place where you'd want to use an avatar. If you make a connection with someone else, that is great. But I don't need or want someone to know what my ugly mug looks like.
Feb 1, 2020 2:45 PM

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I imagine not a lot of people can appreciate my unique sex appeal, that is why.



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Feb 1, 2020 2:46 PM

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anieme website so am usings animem avatar k
Feb 1, 2020 2:46 PM

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I don't see a reason why would I use my real photo as pfp?



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Feb 1, 2020 2:55 PM

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I am an ugly barnacle

Also because I dont want people to nonce on me... not that anyone would TwT
Feb 1, 2020 3:57 PM

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Bakchos said:
I imagine not a lot of people can appreciate my unique sex appeal, that is why.
This is a man that never eats any soy, the Casanova of MAL.
Feb 1, 2020 3:58 PM
Feb 1, 2020 4:10 PM

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Who would willingly post irl pics of themselves on an anime forum
Feb 1, 2020 4:10 PM

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Well normal reasons, privacy is of big concern to many people. I wouldn't mind using a real picture, but the forum is filled with anime avatars so it would be out of place.
Feb 1, 2020 4:16 PM

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privacy, let's say you're working as a teacher, but then your student found your profile that shows your picture, and then see that you have weird taste in anime (even hentai), it can ruin the job...
Feb 1, 2020 4:33 PM

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Kosmonaut said:
Bakchos said:
I imagine not a lot of people can appreciate my unique sex appeal, that is why.
This is a man that never eats any soy, the Casanova of MAL.

I save people from getting wrecked by my t level. It is not much but it is honest work



Leading biologist Scott Pitnick said:
The bigger your 'nads, the smaller your brains
Feb 1, 2020 7:41 PM

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idk, because I feel like I connected a great deal to Violet Evergarden that I wouldn't mind her being associated with my profile picture.



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Feb 1, 2020 7:45 PM
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What are you talking about? That's absolutely what I look like in real life.
Feb 1, 2020 7:57 PM

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It's not common to use your photos on a forum. This isn't Facebook
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Because making the eyes of other people bleed is bad
Feb 1, 2020 8:26 PM

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Using your irl identity online would only be a waste of anonimity.


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Feb 1, 2020 8:34 PM

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Who I really am is irrelevant to why I'm on MAL. This isn't some irl social media gathering. I'm here for anime and I want every facet of my profile to reflect that.
Feb 1, 2020 9:49 PM

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Because it's an anime site. Though, for myself, I used makegirlsmoe to generate my profile picture. My character could only ever be generated once, and is thus mine forever. I think it's pretty cool, having a profile picture which is uniquely mine.
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Feb 1, 2020 9:56 PM

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I once tried to use my real photos, but it felt like it was out of place. It felt weirder when I used it as forum avatar.
Feb 2, 2020 12:13 AM
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Because the profile picture I use here and everywhere else online is the one I use for my YouTube Channel. And the reason I use a cartoon version of me rather than an actual picture of me is because the cartoon aesthetic fits the content my Channel produces much more than an image of a real person would.
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