How many time have you changed your AVATAR ?

I have never used in a site my real photo for an avatar. My avatar is a caricature of a forgotten 19th century French writer that I enjoy -- it has been drawn in 1843, when he was 25 --. I have never had another avatar here, and I took this one when a friend said me that I needed an avatar at myLot to have a personality. Anyway, I think it is better to not change often to be able to identify more easily who starts a discussion when you browse the directories.

I want to keep everything in private and I will only share my photos to my family and offline friends. As you can see I don't have an uploaded avatar. I'd rather use pictures of places or other things as my avatar but not the picture of other people or celebrities.

I have used the same avatar ever since I joined MyLot four year ago. I am an artist and my avatar is picture of one of my paintings. If I change it one day I am probably going to pick another picture of a painting or a photo of myself. I am a member of many different sites and on some of them my avatar is a photo of myself. I wouldn't be afraid to use a photo of myself on Mylot as well, but so far I have chosen to let one of my paintings represent me. When I get a friend request it is not important to me that he or she has an avatar, and I also accept friend requests from members without avatars. An avatar makes it easier to recognize the member, but I never reject members because they don't have an avatar.

I'm sure the big reason is that most people want to stay anonymous. I have my face as my avatar because I really don't care - it's me. But I can understand people being worrysome about posting their face on the internet. I will add a friend regardless of whether they have an avatar or not - I generally look at their post counts (I like to add people with more than 100 just because I have been spammed in the past by people with like, 4 posts, etc) - and I also like to see if their name is familiar - if I have responded to some of their discussions or vice versa. But avatar? Eh, I don't really care! It's just a picture. I think it's quality of their posts/what they write that we should judge them by if anything. . Happy MyLotting!

If I find someone has requested me as a friend, with very low activity levels and no avatar, they sit there pending until I see that they become more involved. I have added those with no avatars, but they have reasonable activity levels and I have been involved in a discussion with them at some point or another. Myself, I have a standard avatar that I use on most forums, the one I use here. I haven't been here long, I haven't changed it and I don't intend to any time soon. I can see that some might want to change their avatar regularly for a variation, however I like the consistency of seeing the same avatar. It allows you to instantly recognise people that you have regular conversations with.

I am pretty new here onto mylotsso thats why i dont have a pic up yet. I also just recently got my computer so i dont have any pics on my computer. But im really thinking of just putting a nice pic of something else on here. I feel like i can tell you guys here anything and get help with it. But if i put a picture of my self on here i am more likely not to ask some things just because i dont want people to now who is asking surtin things.

I just put something on originally. Nothing i really liked all that well. Just knew i needed something. Then I found the one I have on now and I really liked it. It has become my premiere avatar on most sites. I really don't think it is up to any of us to approve or disapprove. A personal avatar is just that.

hi krajibg, most of the persons are having fake avatars in most of the site, but mostly i am using the same avatar for all my accounts in several sites,but in one or two sites without avatar and changed the username,till now i have not changed my avatar till now,mine also fake avatar,this is photo of my ex staff son's, have a nice day

Hi krajibg. I have always had the same avatar except earlier when I first started, I didn't have my photo. I use the same one cause I haven't take the time to figure out what I'd rather have. And also, I work on other sites and use the same avatar on those. It just seems like the thing to do in my case. I may change my mind in the future and use something different. Don't know!

This is not the only avatar that I have had, but it is the one I used first and the one that I use most often. A couple years ago a friend of mine took some gorgeous pictures of purple roses, and she let me use them as my avatar. I was very honored and thrilled to be able to use them. In fact, if I could find where she uploaded them to, then I might change back to them again ... I think it would be a nice change for Spring.

Hi rajibda Well right now, I have me on my avatar. Most of the times, I have myself. Just a few days when I am in a happy mood (like I was recently during winters when I had a snowman as avatar) or when I am sad and gloomy (like somewhere during last summers - Indian Time) I go to something else which suits me or my fancy. I am open, have nothing to hide or shy away from and I dont believe in staying anonymous. However, I dont use avatar as a criteria for making friends here or anywhere though here at the moment only a few (about 3) in my Friends list do not have avatars and one by the name sender needs a specific mention here. Sender and I became friends quite early when I started out at MyLot and the friendship has continued. There is another friend who had his avatar but I dont know why he chose to remove it and use the default one from MyLot. But then, he is ill and we dont communicate much. He still remains in my friends list just because I feel someday I too will be that severely ill and his presence reminds me of my future.

I have not changed my avatar here on MyLot. I also do not plan on changing it either. I have no problem accepting friend requests by people without an avatar. I am here to make friends, money and have a great time. I know lots of people do change there avatar from time to time. But for me I like to keep it because then I am easily recognized.

Hey there, Well personally im not using my own pic too but i guess mylotters can find it from profile tho But using different pic is cool, i only allow close friend to know me closely... Have great day bro!

I'm using an avatar that is based on a photo of me. I think that people constantly update their Avatara on social networking sites like MyLot as a form of expression. Any new idea, event, or even mood can trigger an avatar change (speaking on a personal level.) I tend to keep the same avatar for a few weeks, nevertheless.

In fact I seldom changed my avatar because I am afraid my friends have to take some time to recognize me. I just changed my avatar for about 3 or 4 times since I have joined in Mylot. In fact I changed my avatar last week. Since my son grows up and I want to updated his photo here:) I love China

I think I have only changed my avatar once since I have been here. When I first come here, I didn't use my own picture. I was a flower for a while. I decided that my picture fit me better here than an avatar of that flower though..lol.

I don't put my real picture as I never feel like it. And I rarely change my avatar. The first time I came to MyLot I used a picture of my cat. Then I was mistaken as a man so I change my avatar. This avatar is the third. I think I'll stick to this one for quite a time.

haha ,are you talking abut me?My avatar is not a fake.It's my true hands.It's a part of myslf.It's true.I never try to change it .because I lik it very much. we usually couldn't identify which one is true online including your avatar.

hello krajibg, I have changed my avatar a hundred times. Most of it are my original ones. Just recently I changed my avatar to this new one...because I saw this when I am looking photo from the net and I saw this one and catch my attention. So,I decided to use as my avatar... I will change again to my real photo...soon. have a good day

Hello krajibg... My avatar is real and I haven't changed it yet. This is my first avatar. I don't mind accepting friend requests from anyone. It is their right to put avatar or not, to use the real one or not. Avatar is not a matter for me, as long as they are good to me and interesting.