Topic: Cartoons as pictures.
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Wed 11/26/08 10:44 PM

wow.. i just read through this whole thing..

i noticed a couple things..

first.. if you hadnt noticed from the previous posts.. many if not most people here dont think of this as a dating site, most of us see it as a social site.. we are here for friends and fellowship.. not for dating.. i met my bf on this site, but stay here for my friends...

second.. except for your last post.. did you know that you ONLY reply to males who answer your question.. the female replies (except one) were completely ignored by you..

most likely an unintentional thing, but i found it interesting...

i way to tell whos here for friends and whos here for dating is to see who replies to EVERYONES posts, and who replies to just members of the opposite sex..

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You count male to female responses? Thats odd. Did you look at why the males received responses? I went back and looked. The males asked questions that I feel needed answering and the males made most of the post. The females just stuck to the op topic and gave their opinions without asking a question needing a response. I dont reply to every post because there are too many. I reply to the post that ask questions.
Did you see I did start ignoring males that starting getting off topic or mean? Go back and look again and see who asked the questions.

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Wed 11/26/08 10:49 PM
i wasnt accusing.. it wasjust an odd patern i noticed..

and you didnt answer all the questions thatyou were asked.. just the ones asked by the males..


i just noticed that most people (female in this instance) who are here for dating and not jsut friendship come in and do what you just did.. scan thru the female posts, and reply to the male posts..


it doesnt seem to be a concious thing.. just somethin odd i noticed.

didnt mean to offend you.

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Wed 11/26/08 10:50 PM

well ok i was only half serious there.

when you say i put up the kitty for attention that i wasnt getting with my actual pic makes it seem that my actual pic was soooo hideous that i wasn't getting attention. or as though i'm desperate for attention and that i have to hide myself to get it, which is not entirely the case...

1) getting attention isnt my objective because i'm not looking to date anyone, i just like the forums. I'd be quite happy just to pop in, take part in the conversation and pop out.

2) the kitty was put up in the first place not to get attention but just because it's cute and funny, which i think expresses who i am.

3) i was actually getting email attention before, more for my forum posts and what was in my profile than anything else me thinks, but still attention was garnered.

bigsmile just thought i'd clear that up shades

and yes i don't mind that people like the badass kitty tongue2



I wasnt saying you were a ugly man that needed a kitty pic. I just was agreeing with your post. bad kitty. (I hope its ok that I posted to you, seems that youre supposed to post to males and females in the same amount or you make some upset) huh

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Wed 11/26/08 10:52 PM
Edited by breathless1 on Wed 11/26/08 10:53 PM

You count male to female responses? Thats odd. Did you look at why the males received responses? I went back and looked. The males asked questions that I feel needed answering and the males made most of the post. The females just stuck to the op topic and gave their opinions without asking a question needing a response. I dont reply to every post because there are too many. I reply to the post that ask questions.
Did you see I did start ignoring males that starting getting off topic or mean? Go back and look again and see who asked the questions.

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I happen to look at who is responding to hot topics as well, even gender. It can be very telling. It's called "listening".

I personally felt I made the "most of your post", but got ignored...not that I'm going to loose any sleep over it, mind you. yawn

I'm just saying, that often times the best comments derive from those given without the need to answer a question.

Repeating....OH, to be 21 again! smokin

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Wed 11/26/08 10:59 PM
I think we should have an "all face" day so I can trip out even though I'm sober. heh heh heh

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Wed 11/26/08 11:32 PM



And most people who have a cartoon pic up generally also have other pics on their profile of what they look like.


Exactly. As I said before...I have several pics of myself up.

If she can't take an extra three seconds to find that out....her loss and not my problem.

So your saying that a woman that doesnt click on every single guys profile on this site is a woman you dont want? Youre offering a non forum woman no reason to click. You only want women that sit around all day and click profiles hoping to find a good one?
You having a cartoon pic means nothing to me and Im not judging you, Im just saying your argument is flawed.


My argument is flawed??

On the contrary. My argument is perfectly sound.

Think about this for a minute.

What people put up as avatars usually go a little way toward letting someone know what they are about.

If a woman was to see my the picture I have up, see the fact that I am a guy, and think that me having a cartoon such as the one I currently have is kinda funny and she wants to know more about me, THAT is the kind of woman I want to get to know.

If my avatar doesn't make her wonder, then chances are, we probably won't have the same kind of sense of humor...if she has one at all.

I have another cartoonish pic in my profile that I call the Bondage Bear. When I use that avatar as my main, my profile gets a lot more views than it does when I use something else.

Why?? Because seeing the Bondage Bear makes them wonder.

I want someone who has curiosity in their nature. Someone who would look at a picture like the bear and wonder what kind of guy would use that image. If she is curious enough to actually want to know, then she would probably click on my profile and would then get to see what I look like from the 12 or so pics I have of myself IN my profile. Then, if she likes how I look, she would probably read what I have to say.

Someone who bases their decision to click, or not click, on one picture will not be getting the full story and may be missing out on something really good.

I want the woman who will take a chance on digging a little deeper and putting a little more effort into it then just looking at a picture.

Whether or not she is a forum person has no bearing on what I want. There are a lot of women on this site who have never gone anywhere near the forums. That doesn't change what I want. If I don't find it...so be it.

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Wed 11/26/08 11:36 PM

I see many of you use cartoons as your main picture and many of you have other cartoons on your profile so I have to ask you. Aren't you trying to meet people for dating and don't you think the cartoon pictures hurt your chances because people can't see what you look like? I am not judging I am just curious. With some of you the cartoon you use almost becomes who you are. The ones with scary cartoons have me thinking the person is mean or scary. I don't think it on purpose but it seems I just associate you with your picture.


I use real pics of myself, and I don't want to date anyone on this site.laugh

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Wed 11/26/08 11:37 PM
Edited by Stacy1987 on Wed 11/26/08 11:38 PM
(addressing two up) A bondage bear would make me click because its an unusual pic. The one you have now is just an average cartoon that fits the forums but does nothing for those searching the profiles looking for a guy.
Bondage bear laugh Just you mentioning it got me to click your profile.

okat I saw that bondage bear and laugh laugh huh huh bigsmile that would so make me click.

(addressing one up)
Okay then?

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Wed 11/26/08 11:38 PM

(addressing one up) A bondage bear would make me click because its an unusual pic. The one you have now is just an average cartoon that fits the forums but does nothing for those searching the profiles looking for a guy.
Bondage bear laugh Just you mentioning it got me to click your profile.


See what I mean??

It made you wonder.

THAT'S the kind of thing I am looking for.flowerforyou

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Wed 11/26/08 11:40 PM
(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.

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Wed 11/26/08 11:41 PM
Edited by JustAGuy2112 on Wed 11/26/08 11:42 PM

(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


I have heard that a couple of times. Unfortunately...Snoopy never opened an advice stand....lmao

Also....keep in mind that had you looked at it a little closer....it does say JustAGuy2112 above the " Doctor Is In " part. :-)

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Wed 11/26/08 11:43 PM

(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


BY the way...just a hint....

The best way to let people know you are referring to their post is to hit the " Quote " at the bottom of the post. :-)

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Wed 11/26/08 11:45 PM


(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


BY the way...just a hint....

The best way to let people know you are referring to their post is to hit the " Quote " at the bottom of the post. :-)

I know. I use quotes usually but not always because over quoting makes the page too long.

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Wed 11/26/08 11:45 PM



(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


BY the way...just a hint....

The best way to let people know you are referring to their post is to hit the " Quote " at the bottom of the post. :-)

I know. I use quotes usually but not always because over quoting makes the page too long.


Ah. Ok. Just trying to help. :-)

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Wed 11/26/08 11:46 PM


(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


I have heard that a couple of times. Unfortunately...Snoopy never opened an advice stand....lmao

Also....keep in mind that had you looked at it a little closer....it does say JustAGuy2112 above the " Doctor Is In " part. :-)

I did notice. A girl pic and a guy name but it didnt matter at the time, not until you said bondage bear. laugh

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Wed 11/26/08 11:49 PM

(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


Yeah, very easy to overlook when HIS s/n is JustaGUY, eh? :laughing:

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Wed 11/26/08 11:49 PM



(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


I have heard that a couple of times. Unfortunately...Snoopy never opened an advice stand....lmao

Also....keep in mind that had you looked at it a little closer....it does say JustAGuy2112 above the " Doctor Is In " part. :-)

I did notice. A girl pic and a guy name but it didnt matter at the time, not until you said bondage bear. laugh


That gets 'em every time...lmao

JustAGuy2112's photo
Wed 11/26/08 11:50 PM


(one up) When I first saw the one you have now I thought you were a female.


Yeah, very easy to overlook when HIS s/n is JustaGUY, eh? :laughing:


Funny how that works, eh??? lol

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Thu 11/27/08 12:36 AM
Well, I just changed mine, not to a cartoon, but to Marilyn Manson. Why? Because some weirdo kept perving me, he must have viewed me 5 times in 5 minutes. So I hope he enjoys Manson, LOL

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Thu 11/27/08 12:41 AM