Your primary (main) photo on the site must be of YOU and must show YOUR face. Photos are an option, not a requirement. You don't have to add one... but IF you do wish to have photos with your profile, please upload and maintain a primary photo that shows YOU clearly. Other photos can be secondary photos, after you enter a primary photo of you.
Members want to see who they are communicating with, not write to a picture of an animal, scenery, poster or cartoon. Requiring a real photo creates accountability and adds a more 'real' feeling to the forums, blogs and site pages than looking at pages full of avatars, artwork, animals, celebrities, etc.
During scans of the site, photos that are not appropriate for the site or for primary are either cropped, moved to primary, or removed by staff. There is nothing personal about this editing process, simply an effort to maintain a uniform appearance to the site. Do some photos get missed?... sure, but we do the best we can with limited staff time.
It would be nice to have member cooperation and help to maintain this site standard.
If you have a question about site features you may refer to site HELP section or write to Contact Us.
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RE: profile picture
Your primary (main) photo on the site must be of YOU and must show YOUR face. Photos are an option, not a requirement. You don't have to add one... but IF you do wish to have photos with your profile, please upload and maintain a primary photo that shows YOU clearly. Other photos can be secondary photos, after you enter a primary photo of you.Members want to see who they are communicating with, not write to a picture of an animal, scenery, poster or cartoon. Requiring a real photo creates accountability and adds a more 'real' feeling to the forums, blogs and site pages than looking at pages full of avatars, artwork, animals, celebrities, etc.
During scans of the site, photos that are not appropriate for the site or for primary are either cropped, moved to primary, or removed by staff. There is nothing personal about this editing process, simply an effort to maintain a uniform appearance to the site. Do some photos get missed?... sure, but we do the best we can with limited staff time.
It would be nice to have member cooperation and help to maintain this site standard.
If you have a question about site features you may refer to site HELP section or write to Contact Us.