Speaking from some... experience... in cyber-imagery and ninja skills (ty Widget)...

I will just re-iterate what a few have already said: THINK BEFORE YOU POST!!!!! This site, like ALL others, is on the INTERNET. Yes folks, that means a quick check to Google and viola, there you are (by the way, if you have an "unusual" scene name, you might want to periodically Google yourself anyway, just to see what's out there)--right out there for the world to see.

People that you don't want to know, people who have vendettas against you, or just totally creepy people, can see your picture. If you have kids, do you want them "accidently stumbling" across your naked pictures? What about your parents? Your co-workers? If you don't care, then by all means, post away! But folks, it isn't just the nude pictures that are "problematic."

For all of you posting up your face--people now can link your face with your scene nick & whamo, there they go, off to the races. And if you say "Well, then they have to admit they were on the site too," not necessarily! The way the net works, you definitely do NOT have to be logged into this site to see pics, nor other sites to see other pics.

Blacking out/smudging a face isn't going to cut it--there are enough identifiable characteristics of someone in most pictures to figure out who they are. Your entire head is still there--your facial structure, your hair color...

...and look at the background of the photo--is there anything there that could give it away? If someone knew you already, would there be enough in the pic for them to tell it's you?

Another issue is posting a pic w/other people in it: if you don't have their consent, why are you posting it? Assumingly, these are people you know (I am talking about self-portraits here) so why on EARTH would you post them onto this site w/o consent?

If you have children and/or are married... come on, don't be naive. Your hubby/wife either knows you're here & doesn't care, or once they find out they will be livid. And they WILL find out--they always do (I have about 20 test cases to tell you about on that one)... do you want them to be able to log in & match your pic to a nick? Would you want your 15-17yr old son to be able to see your face on here?

Avatars are great. They are fantastic. It's fun to see breasts, asses, etc. But beyond that... think realllllly hard about posting ANYTHING on any site, including this one. The self-portrait area contains an amazing amount of pics that could be ID'd. Or, people post non-identifiable pics there, but then put their face into their profile, or have pics in their photo album. Trust me, people will find the pics & will out you--people are like that.

Now, if you don't care, or you are completely out to your family, friends, and occupation, then hey, I say go for it. Maybe you are a porn star, or have your own naughty little website... then hey, post away.

Best advice? Better safe then sorry!! Keep your pics to you & yours, and put up an avi on the site that represents you. Or, if you want to put yourself up, put up a nice red arse, or a nice set of breasts, or, if you are male, a gorgeous cock.


Better safe then sorry, better overly cautious then regretful...