Nikoli said: Garuda said: Beef_Whistle said: Woah, dude your ego is super inflated. nah i just know that i dont have a shit face, but you call me that, it was 100% because i said i was hot before xD i knew you where gonna say something like that, but i dont mind it always goes like this on internet when your having such a discussion :p but lets just say that i never had problems with in real life : ) Location Netherlands = Eurodouchebag I know how the dutchies operate, spent too much time with them on irc :/ lol im not even 100% dutch + im not a geek. |
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| just take a look around campus and pick out some anime fans. i think the question will answer itself. |
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Suzune-chan said: exospectral said: Simply one word, PRIVACY. this is really the truth. Really though why should you care who is behind my avatar of Undertaker>? this and people can be more bold when no one has a face to put the comments on.... you can be the biggest ass on the interwebs in the comfort of your room and no one knows who the hell you are |
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| I don't post my face all over the internet. |
exospectral said: Simply one word, PRIVACY. This. ~~~ And... anime avatars on an anime related site seems just natural, aesthetically far more pleasing. |
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Nikoli said: Or maybe people don't like seeing a 155 lbs. scrawny, malnourished kid with a "6 pack"....only swole people can post shirtless pictures of themselves...or attractive women, in which case you are neither. I rest my case you obviously get frustrated when better looking people than you are on MAL, which is probably most the time going by your reaction. |
TheFramedAngelOct 9, 2009 3:43 AM
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| Its kind of weird displaying your real life pics on an anime forum. Besides its one's choice, doesn't need any reason why they haven't done so... |
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| I'd hate to see my ugly self everytime I post. |
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Veronin said: Because this isn't Facebook. this its an anime forum youve got a profile for anime and manga why the fuck post pictures of yourself? never understood that i mean if you post pictures of you in your bloq like i do its ok but using your own pics as profile pics....and its btw always the ugly guys who use pics of themselfs as profile pics |
| People might say they're not that beautiful / handsome. Negative responses. That's the primary reason I'm seeing. |
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Vouziers said: People might say they're not that beautiful / handsome. Negative responses. That's the primary reason I'm seeing. i dont think thats the reason you really shouldnt care what people on the internet think about you and if you do you are, quite frankly, an idiot |
btw always the ugly guys who use pics of themselfs as profile pics im offended! =P |
| I use my picture of me all the time :3 Not always as my avatar but always in profile pics. But I can understand why people don't want to... I like it when people do though; it's always nice to see who you're talking to. |
accelaOct 9, 2009 2:31 PM
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| Because people are fat, shy, ugly, have no life so pretend to be someone more popular or they're fat. ^^ |
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| simple. it looks lame and i sure as hell don't want anyone offline knowing about my online life unless they are one of the chosen few. And when people find you attractive, if they do, it's really annoying getting hit on time and time again...especially by the SAME people. And I am NOT fat. It's just like...if I want to use myself for my userpic, then I keep that for facebook and crap. Not for online forums. it looks stupid and self-absorbed but I dont judge most people for that even if they do use themselves as an ava, but im just saying. |
Vudis said: Veronin said: Because this isn't Facebook. this its an anime forum youve got a profile for anime and manga why the fuck post pictures of yourself? never understood that i mean if you post pictures of you in your bloq like i do its ok but using your own pics as profile pics....and its btw always the ugly guys who use pics of themselfs as profile pics MAL is by it's nature, an anime-themed social networking site. Besides being a damn good database, it's other main function would be linking together anime fans worldwide so they can chat, discuss...basically, interact socially. People call it anime facebook for a reason, ya know. Hell. Site layout even kind of looks the part. xEPICFAILx said: Because people are fat, shy, ugly, have no life so pretend to be someone more popular or they're fat. ^^ and while I can see/understand this train of thought...I know some pretty fucking popular fat guys. And being that we seem to assume most of the internet, especially in a nerdy niche such as anime, is male, then obesity and popularity wouldn't exactly always be on opposite ends of the spectrum. Now, for girls, and ugly people, that's a whole new story.. |
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| Idk, im always puttin my real photo... And i dont feel ugly or smth! But i think its your choise to put anime, manga or real photo, who really cares.? |
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Veronin said: Because this isn't Facebook. This is pretty much the only answer you need... |
| Every time I see someone who has a picture of themselves as their profile picture I kind of snort and ignore them. No one wants to see your attempt at being attractive. Xassite said: Stalkers. This. Mostly because most of the people I see who use their own picture as a profile picture are about 14. Mmm. |
| I've posted pics of myself in my blog. Why should they be my avatar or profile pic when they're already in my profile? In other words, if you're really that curious about what I look like, just search for 'em. I just don't feel like pasting my face all over my profile. |
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| tbh i would rather know who im speaking cus it could be a 40year old pervert never know with the internet. it doesnt matter what kind of site it is only people who are ashamed dont post a picture of themselves |
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| ugh you make so much sense.. and you dont gota be so straight about it you sound mean lol... dont send me comments... |
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| This is one site that doesn't need my face on it. It needs anime on it. |
| welll i pretty much grew up being told never to put sensitive info of me on the internet... so i just sort of...dont do it...subconsiously. |
| Because im ugly |
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Asteriks said: Cause they're ugly? Cause they're shy? Cause they're afraid someone will kill them if they're seen IRL? I'd say it's because of first two options. I'd answer and say all the above. As the majority have already said, its more of an anime community, even if I was a prince charming baby face. Its not something I would like to advertise each time I post here. the little OMG dudes resemble me anyway in a wierd way ^_^ |
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AnbuShinji said: ugh you make so much sense.. and you dont gota be so straight about it you sound mean lol... dont send me comments... Outside of looking tired, you look perfectly normal to me. No horrifying deformities. No cat ears. No dead/dying toddlers in the room around you. And it seems, from my limited browsing of a few other users in the "people who use their real picture for MAL" club, at least a fair percentage of MAL users do not look like creatures of middle earth. Yet, the mentality that most of us look like Sloth from The Goonies still remains. Ralph_Cloud said: Idk, im always puttin my real photo... And i dont feel ugly or smth! But i think its your choise to put anime, manga or real photo, who really cares.? Fuck man, if only everyone could just think like that. Unless it's a terribly offensive image, I don't see why you shouldn't be able to use anything, not only anime pictures. maykipz said: Every time I see someone who has a picture of themselves as their profile picture I kind of snort and ignore them. No one wants to see your attempt at being attractive. Well that's a silly, almost douchey assumption. I could name hundreds of reasons for using your own picture in your profile, forum, etc. that don't involve that kind of egotism at all. The only one worth listing though, is "just because." Not everyone who uses their face gives a shit if the other users find them attractive. Speaking as someone who used their own face, something about it being my profile made me think I should use my own face on it, especially since there was plenty of anime on the page itself already. The majority of comments I've gotten on the picture are actually bad. But I don't really give a shit at all. |
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| A photo of myself is in the About Me section of my profile. When I first came to the site I did have my photo up as profile pic but noticed most didn't, and most especially I didn't like the search factor showing it up all the time, or if I posted comments to have it there on people's pages. If someone wants to see me, they can come to my page and read about me as well. Just having my pic up among a group of people where lot of judgements can be quickly made for good or ill based solely on appearance, I decided against having it up generally. It's just a matter of personal privacy and preference, plus what kind of website it is. On almost every other website I am a part of, I place my photo up as profile pic no problem at all, but then those are travel websites or specifically for friends I can control who views my info and pics, like Facebook. mightykid218 said: [ maykipz said: Every time I see someone who has a picture of themselves as their profile picture I kind of snort and ignore them. No one wants to see your attempt at being attractive. Well that's a silly, almost douchey assumption. I could name hundreds of reasons for using your own picture in your profile, forum, etc. that don't involve that kind of egotism at all. The only one worth listing though, is "just because." Not everyone who uses their face gives a shit if the other users find them attractive. Speaking as someone who used their own face, something about it being my profile made me think I should use my own face on it, especially since there was plenty of anime on the page itself already. The majority of comments I've gotten on the picture are actually bad. But I don't really give a shit at all. maykipz response is just the typical of immature, and extremely juvenile crap of why I don't have my photo up generally. Because everyone is not like that. Seems maykipz has some self-esteem issues and is trying to put other people down. Mightykid made interesting truth reply. Some of us could care less what other people think, because what possible difference will their online opinion have in our life??! ha! I will also say, since I go to different language websites, English (American, Australian), German, Russian, Japanese, Finnish, whatever I find of interest...I've noticed that on more American sites people tend to NOT put up their own photos, while compared to German websites for example, people do put up their own photos. Comparatively I think they accept how they look, good or bad, their individuality, etc. and don't care as much what others MIGHT think or assume about them. |
ShySorrowOct 11, 2009 10:32 AM
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| Because then they would only need a name >.> I don't know really. I have mine posted. |
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derekftw said: Because then they would only need a name >.> I don't know really. I have mine posted. 10/10, fucking best neck beard I've seen in a while gjdm If I were to post mine, my sexiness would break the server, so in order for MAL to function properly I cannot post my picture, unfortunately. |
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| I would hate to see my face every time I went to my profile or made a post. I'd much rather see one of my favorite characters or a cute drawing or something, to be honest. Besides, I have no recent pictures of myself anyway. Last one was about 4 years ago I believe, and even that got lost in a computer crash earlier this year. I'm not a big camera person. |
Little_Sparrow said: I like the anonymity of the internet. I'm quite happy for no-one on the internet to know what I look or sound like, as they can then imagine me as they wish. Once a picture goes up, "selective" friendship takes place because you are really beautiful/handsome or really ugly. That's terribly negative, but also may have a nauseating amount of truth to it. Runs you down to think that we as people make these judgments (cause hey, we all unconsciously do it). But I have no issue posting my dashing good looks *cough cough* onto MAL, it's just I don't feel it fits the nature of the site. I'm in no rush to throw my face up anywhere. Personally, if someone would like to know what I look like, they can ask me first - then I would let them see without hesitation. =P |
Rawnchie14Oct 11, 2009 11:31 PM
-- Zune Social - this is the treatment for my ears.Nikoli said: derekftw said: Because then they would only need a name >.> I don't know really. I have mine posted. 10/10, fucking best neck beard I've seen in a while gjdm If I were to post mine, my sexiness would break the server, so in order for MAL to function properly I cannot post my picture, unfortunately. YES DO IT. CRASH OUR SERVERS WITH YOUR MOST POWER PHYSIQUE. xinil will be pumped, I'm sure. Little_Sparrow said: I like the anonymity of the internet. I'm quite happy for no-one on the internet to know what I look or sound like, as they can then imagine me as they wish. Once a picture goes up, "selective" friendship takes place because you are really beautiful/handsome or really ugly. well surely there's a middle ground to each side, no? i mean, we can't all look like either Calvin Klien models or river trolls. most of us have to fall more towards a happy middle, i think. myself included. |
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| casue the anime characters are cooler than us D: )) |
| All 3 D: You're not allowed to talk. You're cute. |
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| Because of privacy. Some people would get stalked after knowing about users online. Here's a funny story about posting pics online. I used to be a forum bitch and kinda arrogant and a group of guys used to hate me. Once I posted my pics and they liked how I look I was "a forum babe" again. |
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Rebella said: Here's a funny story about posting pics online. I used to be a forum bitch and kinda arrogant and a group of guys used to hate me. Once I posted my pics and they liked how I look I was "a forum babe" again. This is pretty typical behaviour. Another example: I'm a member of a forum which consists of 90% guys who are always mean to each other, but as soon as they find out another member is a female, they're always polite and nice to her. Pathetic! (they dont give a shit about manners, they just want to imagine the female giving them attention and ultimately letting them into her pants one day) |
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