Pictures on users profile?

[tvplus006]

But why do we desperately want to remain anonymous here...

A profile picture will help attackers identify you in real life and if you are a successful trader, then you will face a real threat of losing your money by physically or psychologically forcing you to do so. And no one can guarantee that you will post your real photo here, and not a photo of any famous person.

[Shamm]

I don't know if some user here in forum use their real picture or wear their picture as a avatar, we all know that forum user here was choose anonymous and to protect our identity as well. But I saw a user here in forum wearing a picture of a man as avatar but I don't know if that man on the avatar is the real owner of the account I prefer to not mentioned in him here to remain his identity anonymous.

[kamvreto]

It's possible that some members did use a picture of themselves, to show who they are. But it is assumed from 1000 users maybe only 2 people who display their own profile picture. This is indeed related to identity and privacy, I myself have never even used my personal profile photo publicly, even on social media. being anonymous without being known by anyone is not a problem, the most important thing is that you can still be useful and have a second identity for cyberspace.
Separating real life and virtual life is very important, so that there is no threat that comes when some people start to be curious about our lives.

[Iroh]

I think most people would prefer to remain anonymous on this forum. I think users on the forum do not use their real photos and choose to use various avatars for a reason.
Besides, the forum isn’t exactly like other social platforms and I personally think it’s best to remain anonymous on here.
There are weird creepy people out there

[lovesmayfamilis]

If we proceed from the fact that today even home appliances, which, it would seem, should not spy, spy on users, simply posting your photos is tantamount to showing yourself naked.
And this applies not only to this forum, I see no reason to talk about myself on social networks and post my photos and photos of my family. Your vanity will play a bad game with you.
By providing too much information about yourself, you give all sorts of companies the opportunity to manipulate your interests and present news in accordance with the resources you have viewed.
I'll just keep silent about how unsafe it is to show yourself on this forum.

[Pmalek]

But why do we desperately want to remain anonymous here where some of us have public profiles on some other forum or social media platform.

Not necessarily. You will find that many Bitcoiniers don't use Facebook, Instagram, and many popular Google services. Twitter is different because you can call yourself whatever you want over there. But even if you have social media accounts, you are not going to be called Queentoshi and I wouldn't be Pmalek on Facebook. Your name is your name and your Bitcointalk personality doesn't and shouldn't be connected to it.   

But at the present, No one dares to use there own picture as avatar except for @cabalism31  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1605387.

But do we really know that is him?

[Text]

Maybe they use their real photo in the profile picture to make them look more trustworthy. To grab more attention for their useful contribution?  But at first, we weren't sure if the picture they used was theirs personally. Because there are also cheaters who only use the picture of others. But in the end, there is still no basis that the person who posted the real photo will not be able to do wrong or fraud. Because big money is dazzling even if it damages your reputation.

[uchegod-21]

Has there been any user in the history of forum that has opted to use their personal picture as the image displayed there?

I don't think members of this forum will opt to use theh picture as an avatar on the forum, as that will expose their identity. Bitcointalk users are Anonymous and we are all known by our user names since we have high respect for privacy.

I have read in the forum that during the early days of the forum, people were actually using their pictures because yhe avatar space was actually for profile picture. The day I was researching the forum, I discovered that those old accounts had pictures on them, maybe their owners have left the forum or are dead.
Privacy was not a big issue for the early people of this forum. Even the famous bitcoin for pizza man had his picture displayed and his address he made public for delivery of the pizza.
This Privacy of a thing I think became more effective in the forum when Satoshi mysterious disappeared, then people began to understand the benefits of being anonymous

[Oceat]

Maybe they use their real photo in the profile picture to make them look more trustworthy. To grab more attention for their useful contribution?  But at first, we weren't sure if the picture they used was theirs personally. Because there are also cheaters who only use the picture of others. But in the end, there is still no basis that the person who posted the real photo will not be able to do wrong or fraud. Because big money is dazzling even if it damages your reputation.

How on earth did they do it when this is a forum and it's not really like a company or something? Maybe those people exposing their photos aren't their real photo but exposing your self is likely trying to say it's me, come find me. Whereas it's different when in social media or maybe if someone has a LinkedIn account that sure would be a reputable one but I don't think it's meant for exposing it's just for their portfolio. And this avatar in this forum is not meant for profile picture since this forum isn't any social media that they've known.

[dansus021]

I don't think members of this forum will opt to use theh picture as an avatar on the forum, as that will expose their identity. Bitcointalk users are Anonymous and we are all known by our user names since we have high respect for privacy.

Niceuuu Answerrrr yeah we pretty much anonymous   and stay in the dark. and of course, have high respect for privacy
but if the OP wants to share their profile picture is totally fine as long is appropriate hahah and there is no benefit in this forum if u add you real face, and maybe the benefit for scammer tho so I don't recommend that

[Dunamisx]

Its a bit weird to ask, but noticing that at a certain rank here, Forum users are permitted to add pictures to their profile, Has there been any user in the history of forum that has opted to use their personal picture as the image displayed there?

This will be very difficult to see because when you consider bitcoin and the forum here its all about privacy and you can't expect people going by this now to be thesame ones preaching against it, for the fact that you adopt bitcoin for use on itself is because you're seeking for a private live away from fiat and government, you may come across sone users using pictures on their profiles but i can tell you that there's high probability that it's not theirs,done are of their influencers or the person and organizations they represent.

[Desmong]

Its a bit weird to ask, but noticing that at a certain rank here, Forum users are permitted to add pictures to their profile, Has there been any user in the history of forum that has opted to use their personal picture as the image displayed there?

It always depend on what you want the forum members to know about you and if you want people to see your really
 Identify then I think that's bad because they can use your pictures to find your real identity. This forum is a faceless forum and since Bitcoin is decentralized then I don't think using your real picture as avatar really make sense. Many users do use project they are promoting or signature campaign they are pictures.

[Christopher Andrews]

No, I don’t think so because if they post pictures, they would break their anonymity. Imo, one should never use their own picture here, but some people do.

[Rockstarguy]

Why would one think of uploading his/her pictures as avatar,  the forum is not social media where by personal photos are necessary for identification of close people.  Bitcointalk.org is anonymous forum which it purpose is to discuss bitcoin and learn about bitcoin. Since I joined the forum I haven't seen anyone who as uploaded his/her personal photos as avatar if am correct.  Uploading personal photos in the forum is not important and won't be any benefit to the forum.

[Husna QA]

-snip- Bitcointalk.org is anonymous forum which it purpose is to discuss bitcoin and learn about bitcoin. Since I joined the forum I haven't seen anyone who as uploaded his/her personal photos as avatar if am correct.

There are some of the members put a photo on their avatar. I'm pretty sure the photo posted is their real photo. Gavin Andresen and Hal Finney I saw already mentioned above.

- Gavin Andresen (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=224 - https://github.com/gavinandresen)
- Hal (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2436)
- Luke-Jr (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3318 - https://github.com/luke-jr)
- adam3us (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=101601 - https://github.com/adam3us - http://www.cypherspace.org/adam/)

-snip- Uploading personal photos in the forum is not important and won't be any benefit to the forum.

At least it can be a part of history that they were once part of the Bitcointalk Forum. Even some of the names I mentioned above are Bitcoin experts.

[Lida93]

Bitcointalk users are Anonymous and we are all known by our user names since we have high respect for privacy.

But why do we desperately want to remain anonymous here where some of us have public profiles on some other forum or social media platform. Or is there any where on the forum where anonymity is explicitly advised?

And I quote "the worst part about betrayal is that it doesn't come from an enemy". This forum unlike other social media gathering is primarily focused on financial assets engagements, and with the way the world is right now everything associated to assets must be privacy minded as no one can be trusted, not even one you call a friend cause that's where most betrayals easily emanates from.

[Rengga Jati]

But why do we desperately want to remain anonymous here where some of us have public profiles on some other forum or social media platform.

Not necessarily. You will find that many Bitcoiniers don't use Facebook, Instagram, and many popular Google services.....

Indeed, if someone is using and making connections from this forum to their social media, this will be only realitsic f they are using the accounts for joining social media campaigns. And those must not be their real social media accounts. I believe that none need to tell us who they are exactly in the real world even though they may seem to tell about who they are, but we don't need to trust whether they are real or not. (except they are real teams of a certain project)