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    Who are you? .... pictures MIA

    I am aiming this at posters who post atleast 200 posts. If you have spent the time to post that much then surely you should post a recognisable picture in your profile. There are a 40/50 regular posters of 1000+ messages but maybe half have a recognisable picture. These numbers are a guess.

    I am sure alot of people only see other forumites at weekenders maybe 4-6 times a year so it would be nice to recognise a forum person in a crowd. I know there have at some weekenders forumite meets but unless the sticky label thing catches on, it is not easily to find someone you have found interesting discussions with online.

    I am not an advocate of forcing everyone to have a photo. There can be personal reasons not to have a self portrait here. I am not a member of the passport picture police either where x amount of the frame is you, but a person should be recognisable without a magnifying glass in a dance pose.

    My hope is this post motivates a few more people posting some pics, after all your not afraid of sharing your opinions.

    I am no oil painting after all so what.

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    Re: Who are you? .... pictures MIA

    I love that picture of you ... how do you get your aftro that square and shiney?

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    Re: Who are you? .... pictures MIA

    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    I am aiming this at posters who post atleast 200 posts. If you have spent the time to post that much then surely you should post a recognisable picture in your profile.
    Err... Why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    I am aiming this at posters who post atleast 200 posts. If you have spent the time to post that much then surely you should post a recognisable picture in your profile.
    No. You should not Thats silly logic

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    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    I If you have spent the time to post that much then surely you should post a recognisable picture in your profile.
    It's alright for the beautiful ones like me and you tanjivebut what about the John Merrick lookalikes? and lets face it, we have the lions share on this forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    I am aiming this at posters who post atleast 200 posts. If you have spent the time to post that much then surely you should post a recognisable picture in your profile.

    Hi hun I am still a technophobe and confess I have still to learn how to do all that stuff. See I can't even get the hang of this multi quoting thingy.

    I am sure alot of people only see other forumites at weekenders maybe 4-6 times a year so it would be nice to recognise a forum person in a crowd. I know there have at some weekenders forumite meets but unless the sticky label thing catches on, it is not easily to find someone you have found interesting discussions with online.

    At weekenders why don't you come along to the forum gatherings or the bbq at Southport. Have a t shirt printed with your forum name I find that helps me remember. Plus when I am dancing with someone I may just say 'are you on the forum'' and they say 'forum??' which one

    I am not an advocate of forcing everyone to have a photo.

    that's good to know

    My hope is this post motivates a few more people posting some pics, after all your not afraid of sharing your opinions.

    I am no oil painting after all so what.
    Looks are in the eyes of the beholder and the eyes are the windows to the soul. Personality much more important.

    Quote Originally Posted by StokeBloke View Post
    I love that picture of you ... how do you get your aftro that square and shiney?
    Stokie you are a one !Looking forward to seeing you at Sunday Squeeze tomorrow and the Stokie one armed bandit move in front of that mirror.... has anyone got a camera?
    if you love the life you live then you'll get a lot more done

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    what a very weird quote style you have

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Err... Why?
    He already gave his reasons:

    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    I am sure a lot of people only see other forumites at weekenders maybe 4-6 times a year so it would be nice to recognise a forum person in a crowd. I know there have been forumite meets at some weekenders but unless the sticky label thing catches on, it is not easy to find someone you have had interesting discussions with online.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper View Post
    He already gave his reasons:
    Fair enough, I didn't spot that.

    Personally, I'm not keen on meeting people as "forumites", I'd rather meet people as people.

    I suspect I'm on my own with that approach, however.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    I suspect I'm on my own with that approach, however.
    Nope. In fact the most interesting people I met at Southport were NOT on the forum.

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    Re: Who are you? .... pictures MIA

    If I am typical most people here like to have the best dance they can while having fun and being sociable etc. I have assumed if on this forum you have a greater interest in MJ then most social dancers. If been on here a while (using the number of posts as a proxy) you are likely to be better than average. Hence if I can recognise people from here I can find recognise some good dancers.

    I can spot good dancers in a crowd but it would be ridiculous to keep asking are you on the forum. Who wants to hear that all the time, or answer "What forum?" 20x a night.

    Anyway given all the aftermath threads it would be nice to provide some positive feedback on whom I find wonderful to dance with. Surely that is to the benefit of all if we all aim to find a perfect dance at some point.

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post

    Personally, I'm not keen on meeting people as "forumites", I'd rather meet people as people.

    I suspect I'm on my own with that approach, however.
    I bet you are happy to make a reaquaintance with people from the forum whether you first met them on here or not.

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    You are of course right DT you can meet interesting people dancers or otherwise at any point. I was just pursuing one angle that is available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    You are of course right DT you can meet interesting people dancers or otherwise at any point. I was just pursuing one angle that is available.
    There's more than one way to skin a cat...
    ...super-glue and a sander

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    Quote Originally Posted by tanjive View Post
    I bet you are happy to make a reaquaintance with people from the forum whether you first met them on here or not.
    You don't know me that well, do you?

    Seriously, if you want that sort of information, I recommend looking at / contributing to this thread:
    http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/p...t-picture.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper View Post
    He already gave his reasons:
    Yeah but they're not good enough reasons that people "should post a recognisable picture" - its up to the individual to decide for themselves....there is no "should"

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Seriously, if you want that sort of information, I recommend looking at / contributing to this thread:
    http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/p...t-picture.html
    I think the argument for having a self-image in one's profile, in addition to that thread, is one of convenience.

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    Yeah but they're not good enough reasons
    What are your reasons for not having a profile picture of yourself?
    Are they good enough?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper View Post
    I think the argument for having a self-image in one's profile, in addition to that thread, is one of convenience.



    What are your reasons for not having a profile picture of yourself?
    Are they good enough?
    my reasons are : its entirely my business whether I add a picture to my profile or not . Are they good enough for you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadful Scathe View Post
    my reasons are : its entirely my business whether I add a picture to my profile or not
    That's not really a reason in itself.

    How come you don't want to add a picture?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MartinHarper View Post
    That's not really a reason in itself.

    How come you don't want to add a picture?
    Surely you need a reason for an action, not an inaction?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gus View Post
    Surely you need a reason for an action, not an inaction?
    very true he may as well ask me why I've not bothered starting a thread on the subject of the existence of unicorns

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