Avatar: Why not own picture? What does yours convey?

Hi Pushhyarag, The same story is mine too. Which over site needed me to upload a photo of mine I have done and as you have said I to have not had any issue withthis. But many people are afraid of displaying their original avatar ( the real face ) lest something ugly should happen. Last year When I had been to Ranchi University Academic staff College one Resource person from IT said it emphatically that no where in the NET we should upload our pictures. When I asked him what is the use of Internet then? What answer he could give you can just guess. He said if we have put up our pictures there then we should immediately delete them.

Pushhyarag2000 I like your self created avatar..I think it is very clever:) I kind of agree we should not put personal pictures on the Internet. In most cases it will never be harmful, but one never knows who they might run into or tick off who is a little on the nutso side. I have been on bullitin boards where some of the the posters were so angry at another merely because they disagreed about something trivial. I have even seen some try to hurt another...

Well how you can see i have post my own pictures here. Because i have no issues to show my photo to every user

This avatar is good. I tried to load my photo. I could not succeed. Are you able to load another avatar nowadays. I have been trying for five days. I was not posting my photo because my people objected. But having stayed here for six months + I thought I can load my photo. I rate you as a sales representative of 45 years age living in a town.

Hmmmm this is nice question fanta like it. But first you check yourself and tell me why you not upload your own pic. No this is wrong not lot of people you know me I dont know who are you because friend you are new for me and to see who are you upload your own photo. Fanta has no photo so not upload own photo.

For me, I really never want to post my personal pictures online as avatar. I choose to find a better avatar than my photo lol. For me, my avatar here in mylot is a kitten. Because I love kitten, and my avatar looks very similar to my kitten. I will put her original picture as my avatar when I get the chance.

I have had a few different avatars. Right now I have a male Lion. I chose it because I am an animla lover. I was also appaulled hearing all those wild animals were killed after that owner let them loose in Ohio a few weeks ago! I wanted to show I am not just a lover of pets but I love wild animals!

I mostly put pictures of myself at a vacation place to remind myself that I use the money I earn online for vacations and travel. I change it from time to time and sometinçmes I use a specially beautiful picture of a place where I had fun.. My pictures show a past middle age ol´witch, a bit crazy and having learned that life is a miracle.

I have no problem putting pictures of myself online. I have a facebook with tons of pictures, and I even have a youtube channel floating around, as well. But, for me, an avatar has always been a representation of myself, or something that is a large part of my life. For example, the avatar I have right now is several different forms of exercise. I'm a very active person and have a passion for the gym, especially spinning and lifting. I'm there six days a week, several hours a day! Haha! So, when choosing my avatar for MyLot, being that this was a discussion site where I would seemingly form friendships through my interests and opinions, I chose that avatar to represent what is a large part of who I am. But, definitely NOT the only part of me ;) That's just this girls humble opinion, though!

I think my "avatar" fits me too, btw my real pic is on here as well. I still have long hair and no matter what happens I am full of fire to ... fight? Words, deeds, all the same to me.

Perhaps I have slightly different viewpoints than others, hoping this is alright and at the same time understand or attempt to understand the views of others. There needs to be controls for repetition, I guess, but I also like to see fresh perspectives and new posts even if they are similar in subject. The same applies to this topic, it is good to see a variety of approaches on avatars and I certainly do appreciate how others share information about themselves. I want my avatar and my name to display a part of my soul. I also want to let people see my artistic side and perhaps see a person that has feelings and cares about others. It is for online, that is where the connection exists.