Why Hiding Faces....Are you Shy or Afraid..

Hello, I always use my real photo. I am not afraid of anything. I want people to accept me as I am. Having said that I need to put forward all the necessary information regarding me. But of course there are few things that I want to be private, but a photo is not one of them. Sometimes, however, I feel funky and I use funny pictures. Funny pictures amuse most of us. Like the penguin you see in my profile, it not only amuses my friends but also gives me a refreshing mood. My own face however, doesn't change my mood significantly. I am not saying that I am extremely ugly, but yet I am quite indifferent to how I look, or how others think I look. Thanks. God bless you.

I have to say when I signed up here I did not bring my own friends and or friends did not bring me here. So virtually I was signing up to a site that I had no knowledge of what to expect. It was quite easy to post a character of some sort so I did just that. Besides years ago my ex-husband posted some pictures of me in my run-way modeling events and I was sued immensley as no one has rights in doing so. So I am oblivious about ever posting my own picture for that reason. So are you going to post one of you or an avatar of some sort?

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hi cherrypundit you want to see my face got to facebook the simple reason my photo is not on my profile is I am not rich and I do'bot have a camera with digital qualities at all. I am elderly and that would probably turn a lot of younger people off as they feel we older people should all die, one young mylotter put this in a discussion but then claimed she was ill and did not know what she was saying. okay. believe that I will sell you the Brooklyn bridge.

There are many reasons for not using our real faces. Some might be shy, like u said, while some are out to be doing bad stuffs and don't want to be recognised. Other reasons could be that, they are secretly earning online, or they will be logging into their networking sites during office hours, and they don't want to be caught by boss. For other examples, avatar is choosing something that represents us, but it doesn't states that it must be us. So, we choose what we like, and our favourite to show it around.

I personally don't use my photos in anything online... as in anything. Even in my Yahoo Messenger where my contacts are people who know me, I still don't use my real photos. I think it's because I'm both shy and afraid. I'm shy that people will see me. Well, I'm not the kind of person who wants exposure in any way. Well, I don't know if understandable but that's me. Afraid because there are lots of bad guys out there who might be using your picture to something illegal. I might just be some kind of a weird thinker but that's what I'm thinking. I think this is an effect of watching those shows and movies where people are so good in faking things... I think I apply them too much in real life. I think it's also just being careful. You don't know what others seeing you might do especially because not only your friends would see you. :

This is what you say, but you are still hiding behind the little green man. For some people they have not yet learned how to change their avatar. Others may not have any way of taking a picture of themself. Personally, my avatar is up just for fun. It shows a place I went this summer and it is brightly colored, I like it. I have not been able to get anyone to take a new picture of me that I like yet. I do not like when men use women as their avatar, or vice versa. That confuses me. So, cherrypundit, why are you not putting your real face up? Are you shy, or trying to hide something?

A very good discussion, got a thumb up from me. Well, when I started my social networking life, then I alao used to think the same and used my real picture but one I was thinking about and I thought that if we can't use our name as username why using the real picture. I started looking for one of the avtars and started using the same avtar which im using ryte now. That time, a thought came to my mind that I have started a new life with a new face as well as new name. It was like having new birth. Besides, we do not choose our friends on basis of their looks but the thinking matters the most. So, if someone likes my thinking via my posts then s/he will definitely can be my friend. When they wud ask for my real face I can show them that too, isn't it?

Some people do not have digital cameras, and so do not have a picture of themselves on the computer. Others do not have a personal computer and chat on mylot from the library -- where they cannot save pictures of themselves.

I like to post myself mostly in social networking sites because I want my friends to see me and recognize me. Sometimes I would post sceneries because they make me feel good and I wanna show something that is beautiful other than myself hahahaha!

All are not alike. Some people like to show their photos and some people not. There are some wicked people who misuse beautiful photos of face book members. So most of them are afraid to post their own photos online.

I agree, here i want to touch on those using their own photo , why show only half or the hair cover the face....its like being mysterious but also want to go ahead. For me i dont use my photo because i really havent decided the best photo that i can use

Hello cherrypundit, Am a newbie also and often ask my new net friends about terms they're mentioning. Some don't bother to answer, i don't know what they think about and i don't care if they think am stupid. Well, i just want to hear from their own words otherwise its easy to search. For me it is advisable to hide personal information as a precaution. I used cartoon character of myself for amusement not because am shy though am shy in person. But here its totally different. If somebody want to see how i look like then they can ask, or dig a lil bit more on profile for further acquaintances.

I really just do not like putting a picture of me out there. And apparently you don't either! I usually don't like people seeing the person behind all this talking, and there's really no use to it. I guess people can see the face of the person writing this stuff down, but what do they get out of it? A laugh? A smile? A thought? It's really not worth it. I don't find a valid point in putting it up. And it's not a required thing either. I guess you could put it up to complete your profile, but it's definitely up to you. And no you don't need a human face to relate with. I can relate with plenty of individuals online and still feel a connection even though we haven't seen each other's faces.

I know what you mean. When I see a friend request on Facebook and I think its somebody I went to high school with but its their kids picture I don't know what to think. I think that some people don't want their face on their because they don't want to people to see how they've aged or they just don't like their own photo. I have mine on there but not on myLot.

That's just it really. The internet gives people the second chance of being who they want to be or show who they really are as they know themselves, the way that they can never do in real life. Why would you want to be yourself when you can be your favorite superhero online? The virtual world is the virtual world, and we can be our virtual selves. You're right that most people dont post a lot of information online or even photos because of privacy. That is how I feel as well. I dont post anything more than the basics that people would recognize me as me(in networking sites). But in other sites, I have my online name. The personality and thoughts would still be me but the name and photo is just different. In the internet world, Im known as bjcyrix with the squirrel photos as a 'face'. Ive gotten quite comfortable with that and I see it as my "other life". I also make it a point not to have any connections of my internet identity to my real life identity. I guess Im just paranoid when it comes to my privacy. Who wouldnt be if you hear news of hacked accounts and stolen/exploited photos or whatnot. No place is safe so we just all have to be careful.

hi cherrypundit, when i am young i shy to show my face to others,but because of inferirioty complext only, i am not that much attractive in personality and in coversation,so before going visit new person,i am having some hesitation,but now i am ready to talk with any body,but still i have not put my own photo o the net,if my lot isists then i will put my own photo in the avatar,have a nice day

Hiding faces online and even offline depend on someone's personality. Yeah. maybe he's/she's shy or afraid but I guess there's one thing beyond it.