Avatars
By dsantacruz
@dsantacruz (556)
United States
July 30, 2007 10:50pm CST
i was wondering if you use a real picture of yourself for your avatar. I noticed many people use avatars that look like models or very good looking celebrities. Maybe it is just a coincidence that a great deal of mylotters just happen to be very attractive. I don't mean to point fingers but i think this is especially true for the mylotters from india, but again, maybe all the women are very attractive :). Who has a real picture for their avatar and who doesn't? just curious...
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29 responses
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
I used to have my own pic here, as an avatar. But decided to change it back from what I knew people known me for, but I do have my own photos posted on my own profile here on mylot.
I believe that it's a signature here, that most of the members remember us by simply our avatars. It also adds a plus to make friends with, as most of them gets attracted by the unique avatars that each and everyone of us use here.
The only thing that annoys me up until now are, those members who use a photo of a beautiful woman but a "men" in reality. It's like, they're fooling only themselves and not us.
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@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
Haha that is funny that men would do that, probably just to be remembered by their avatar like you said. it is kind of wierd lol.
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
this is a picture of my nephew (when he was a baby) who doesn't smile much but i chanced on capturing his smile using my own digicam.
i like using him as my avatar in mylot to remind me to smile more. i was having a difficult time just before i joined mylot. and when i registered here, i was actually babysitting at the time and playing around with pics. my nephew chose this pic of himself as my avatar. it kinda got stuck but it's serving a personal purpose. :)
@mylesnarvaez (5451)
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
yes, i do. thanks. i will.
it somehow makes a person think positive when he/she sees a baby/child smile. :)
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@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
you have a good reason to use this picture of your nephew. don't forget to smile!
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@wisconsin26 (3859)
• United States
31 Jul 07
I do have a real picture as my avatar.. I thought about changing it but, than again it's nice to see who you are talking too right? At least I think so anyway!! Here I'll post another one of me.. The one on my profile is a cam picture which turned out really nicely too..
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
nice pictures! yes it is nice to see who you are talking to. thanks for the response winsconson!
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@bestfriends (876)
• Australia
31 Jul 07
When I first started out, I used my real pictures and uploaded a bunch of pictures in my profile. I noticed more and more people are coming in and more and more are rude so I decided to delete all of my real pictures and change my avatar. Is that really you in your avatar? You are hot! You have a great body heheh. Besides, many people here are using models pictures. Good day!
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
Another good reason to not use real pictures, people being rude. Yea this is really me in my garage hehe. Thanks for compliment. Yea a lot of people are using model pictures. nice to meet you.
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@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
why don't you use a picture of yourself? a lot of people would like to see who they are talking to. How about a picture with you on your atv? thanks for the response calais.
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@manelann (55)
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31 Jul 07
i use my real pic on my avatar...
probobly some people doesn't want to show or upload their real pics on mylot beacause of security purposes... lolz....
however, good looking or not, they should show their pics on their avatars...
besides it's not the face that matters it's the opinion that they write on or respond to that really matters...
peace out!
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
like druscilla said, at least they should use a picture on their profile. security could be a reason as well, good point.
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@danishcanadian (28955)
• Canada
31 Jul 07
I use a "picture" of "myself," as my avatar, but it is not a photo of my face. My two flags, the flag of Denmark and the flag of Denmark match my screenname, Danishcanadian, and also tell the world a lot about the person that I am, and where I came from.
@sandrakaye (76)
• United States
31 Jul 07
Nope I don't use my real pic.It should be very apparent, for one I am a girl, not a guy. For two, my pic is of the actor Matthew McConahey, whom I find extremely sexy.
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
you can still have a picture of yourself as an avatar, your name "danishcanadian" pretty much explains about where you came from. But of course it is your choice.
@clickersnetwork (1)
• Germany
31 Jul 07
well a real pic could be very serious but also you could choose a pic of your company you are work with or such things.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
31 Jul 07
Hi dsantacrtuz welcome to mylot. Some people have their pictures on here they are always changing them. Now is that really you?hehehehh Alot of the younger girls will put some real sexy looking picture of themselves or someone else. They think that helps.heheheheh For me Im have problems with my scanner so I cant put my picture up. And I think Im hot!LOL
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
1 Aug 07
I wish that I did look like my avatar, dsantacruz! But I am 61 years old and even though people say I don't look it, I look at least 50, LOL. I just chose an avatar that reminded me somewhat of what I looked like when I was young. You don't find avatars of little old ladies that I have seen.
@shinjiao (1457)
• China
1 Aug 07
Hi,dsantacruz!
My avatar isn't my real photo.To be honest,I'm not very confident about myself,LoL.So I choose Gaara as my avatar.By the way,I don't want to change my avatar.
@shinjiao (1457)
• China
1 Aug 07
Hi,dsantacruz!Thank you for your appreciation!
Why am I not confident about myself?Because people around you think me as a "cute" girl but not a "beautiful" girl.My friends told me that if you cannot find a proper word to appreciate a common girl,"cute" will be a perfect word.So I'm a "cute" girl because others cannot describe me with "beautiful","sexy","gentle" or other words.So that my label is "cute".LoL.To be a "cute" girl for nearly 20 years so that's why I'm not confident.LoL
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
1 Aug 07
Why are you not confident about yourself? i looked at your photo and you are a good looking woman! No one is forcing you to change your avatar. THanks for the response.
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
31 Jul 07
I use a real picture of myself, one of the ones that I use on a lot of sites where avatars are required. It has, obviously, been a little bit modified. :)
@Majordredj (229)
• Philippines
1 Aug 07
I'm the real me in my avatar. I see no problem to someone who have avatars that reflects most to their personality. However, it feel funny seeing someone's avatar of a beautiful and fair skinned model only to discover that she/he is in fact black. LOL, maybe they are day dreaming and hoping that their wish of being one be granted someday. There's no wrong in wishing but it should be near the reality. I have no intention of offending anybody here. This is just my opinion.
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
1 Aug 07
It is kind of misleaing if one uses a model instead of a real pic, but people can do whatever they want. Good opinion.
@stealthy (8181)
• United States
31 Jul 07
As you can see I went a completely different route and use something more on the intellectual side. While I sometimes like looking at some of the photos, it is obvious that many or not of the person. I would prefer that they either use one of themselves or use a symbol or a photo of scenery or something rather than some unknown person that could be thought of as them.
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
i see your point, but i still believe a real picture would be better, even better than a symbol.
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@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
the avatar is the picture you use for your profile. You are using the standard mylot avatar. See the picture of the man with an exclamation point? that is the avatar, you can change it to a picture of whatever you want. Mylotter is a made up term for someone who uses the mylot site. Welcome to mylot and good luck! if you need any help don't hesistate to contact me.
@butterflygirl (498)
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31 Jul 07
Just to let you know, my avatar picture isn't of me - just in case there was any confusion ;-)
@Gwapako_28 (2140)
• Philippines
1 Aug 07
Previously,i used different avatars.And i keep changing it since i love to do it.But right now,i used my own picture in my avatar.For your info,thats the real gwapako_28...Lol!!!
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
i use my own picture as my avatar here in mylot and in other sites where i am a member. i dont like to use other avatars aside from my real self.
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
that is good, i think a lot more people should do the same as us unless they have their reasons.
@candiec2005 (828)
• United States
31 Jul 07
My avatar is a real picture of me. It's kinda small but that's how I want it to be. What about your avatar? Is that really you?
@dsantacruz (556)
• United States
31 Jul 07
nice pic! you are hot. Yea this is really me, i have more pictures of me on my profile. thanks for the response.
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
1 Aug 07
My avatar is a picture of me. It was taken the day after my birthday a few weeks ago. So, it is current as well. I have used other pics as my avatar on here, either taken by my husband or myself, but my husband talked me into using my current avatar as he likes it. Gotta keep the hubby happy. ;)
