Please refrain from fan mail!

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   SimeyCposted 12 years ago

   I've updated my profile with a real picture of me, so ladies please try and keep the fan mail down! Seriously though, is it better for me to have a photo of myself (however ugly) or to use my more generic icon:
   
   
   

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      Richard Craigposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      With a hubber score of 100 I think the ladies will come whatever your avatar looks like  
      
      I changed my avatar 2 weeks ago from a mugshot, which I displayed for 2 years, to this self designed avatar.  So far I can't work out if it's actually made any difference.

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      MelissaBarrettposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Awww!  You're a cutie!  Don't be so hard on yourself.

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      rebekahELLEposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      nice! and congrats on the 100.
      
      BTW, did you see this?
      http://blog.hubpages.com/2011/12/honorable-mention/

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         SimeyCposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yes I did and it was much appreciated - just knowing that my work is appreciated is great!!!

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         habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for letting us know about this. One of my poems was mentioned!

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years ago

   ha ha ha....fan mail is on the way...sealed with a kiss too!
   
   ...i like the pic of you better than your generic avatar
   
   ...keep on smiling!

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      habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Ditto! Keep the pic!

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   melbelposted 12 years ago

   I think it's cool. I like when people use their faces in their avatars.

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   Lisa HWposted 12 years ago

   I tend to like the real picture - at least when it comes to people who aren't me.   I'd vote for your leaving up your perfectly nice, real, picture.   
   
   I had the same Earth picture up for almost four years. I had no intention of putting anything real online because besides the identity-theft concern, in real life what I look like doesn't match what I am - and it can cause some problems.  I figured I didn't have to introduce that complication to online writing.  I was dead-set against putting a real picture and turned down some decent opportunities when putting a "professional head shot" was required.  My thinking with the Earth avatar was that I had selected a picture that represented things about me better than even a partial picture of my face would.  A whole lot of thought and analysis went into that picture, but - you know what? - nobody would/could have a clue about what all that "deep thought" and reasoning behind selecting it was.    I was fine knowing that I was the only one who knew "the meaning" behind the Earth picture (which I still use in a lot of places).
   
   Then there was the "threat" (or implied threat, not sure) that Google would be more likely to send traffic to someone who had a real picture up.  I figured I'd compromise and put a part of a real picture up.    I actually did seem to better traffic and earnings-wise, and Google put the picture next to my stuff on the search pages.  I just figured there's this big, new, push to encourage real pictures and discourage anonymous identities; so I'd better go along with it (sort of).

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      SomewayOuttaHereposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      ....your new look is a good one Lisa - i like it!

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         Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you.  (I'm not sure I do, though.    ).

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   Pcunixposted 12 years ago

   I think real pictures make more sense too.
   
   I did a quick survey of top hubbers vs. lower - the top people are more likely to have a real picture.
   
   That might mean nothing, but I suspect it does.

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      lobobrandonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I remember Pcunix's research regarding 70+ and the top 20 or something
      It was great but on a minor scale - a one man army can't conquer the world

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   mega1posted 12 years ago

   I have had a series of real pictures of fictional characters.  I think that best describes the real me, since I am basically a kind of fictional character.  The real reason I don't use my image is I don't like to see my face pop up every time I post in the forums (which is a lot!), it has nothing to do with what other people think.  I've come a long way, according to my therapist! 

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   Rosie2010posted 12 years ago

   I like your real pic, SimeyC.  I'll try my best not to write a fan mail, but it's going to be tough.. you're soooo hot!

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      couturepopcafeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I thought simey was a girl!!!

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         SimeyCposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I might be - just very hairy in my family

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            habeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            I think you have great hair!

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      SimeyCposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I'll send my eye doctor over straight away!!!!! or you need to get a new seeing-eye dog!

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   rmcrayneposted 12 years ago

   Simey keep the photo.  Big fan of facial hair BTW, but I won't unfan you just to re-fan and write fan mail.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 12 years ago

   I am an avid follower now, hehehe

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    Stacie Lposted 12 years ago

    wow...what a handsome devil! I'll try to control myself!
    

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