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why is it that all the new members (almost all) within the past week have not written anything in their profiles?
*sighs* there should be a rule...more then 5 words in a profile..

sorry guys im annoyed by the fact that i have to rate profiles that have nothin but..cuss words..one word descriptions and just pics...i mean..come on..do i need to bring up the defination of what a profile is?

Just rate them a 1, thats what I do when I can be bothered rating them. Which is not often, since most of these people make me want to stab them...

a five word limit wouldn't be all that hard.

How about when the description say says
"you don't need to know me" or
"just ask". Those are the ones that get me to laugh as I rate them.

yeah... but then they give something like "if you want to know something just ask" i don't feel any guilt giving out 1's for short bios

lol well mabye their not sure how safe the site is so they don't want to tell everything about themselves yet

Like the man said give them a 1,

Filling my profile out was one of the first things i did when i signed up.

But you're right, the cuss words irritate the hell out of me, i mean, is there really any need for it?

oh i know. it's not that hard to write something up about ur self and so forth. It's like they don't want to be bothered to create a profile.

Perhaps there is an influx of new younger people. I have noticed a plethora of young (13-17) people entering. Such a hostile and perhaps unaware age to be in such a place or at the very least, give information that most would deem 'decent'.

Hey i joined yesterday and already have a full profile.

see? thats what your suppose to do..but so many just dont even care..whats the point of joining a site that has you create a profile if you dont care enough to create on?
and one being the key word..i swear i just saw the same person with two profiles

Well I didn't fill out my profile until almost a week had gone by...

I guess in part it's one.... some people aren't sure what this site is for.. it's kinda of confusing because it's a database, but then it has actual human (or not) members.

So now it's a database and a directory.
Then we add forums and the vamp box.. guess what.. the site is now for

Database
Directory
and chat

Then add the role playing aspects of the status system (which isn't role play I know, but it can seem like it... ) and the houses and the new people can get really confused...

Besides, there's a big rush of people who aren't staying.. those accounts will be gone in a week... which sucks because we spend all the time to rate them, read them, and wrinkle our nose in disgust sometimes.

I'm sick of new members joining then never updating or going on their profiles. Good thing Welps get deleted after 20 days of not logging in.

I started with just a few lines about myself and then added a pic. After that, it was some links. Now, I've redone the whole thing. I was fortunate enough to afford a premium membership so I could really spiff mine up. Perhaps some of the newcomers are just testing the wqaters, but hell, if they plan to stick around, they'll figure out that the more they do, the more attention they'll receive.

I rate em with a one as well, i like to think they'll be gone soon anyways..

and mmm the ones that have nothing but quizzes in them. what about them ?

I think a few quizzes are ok, but some people seem to have hundreds!

IT should be a good mixture of things about you and stuff to look at.

*has 3 quizzes in his pro*

Umm...

If you want to see a cool new profile - check out

https://www.vampirerave.com/profiles2.php?profile=redneckvampire

I don't have no problem either rating a 1....even one sentence ones rarely get more than a 5 from me....it's not too much to ask to have some pride in the way a profile it down...it tells who you are and what you're about...especially for the people that say they cant express themselves in the real world and that nobody listens...we are here and here's the chance...some just don't take it...

*is done

the reason i had only about 2-3 sentense at first in my profile is because im so scared of that people will judge me...im still working on my profile and im always putting more stuff there (it's not much but it's something) i just hate being judged and people has always been judging me since i remember! and im sick of it! people can be so shallow sometimes and mean....

Gee now I feel bad about my profile. I've got a few quizzes.

The people with just quizzes in their profiles I usually rate low. I want to read about you, not about some crappy quiz you took.

ZITARA: Noone was downing you for that...we were just letting you know basically that it is ok to be open...there are shallow people in this world but I know that I for one would never judge you or laugh at anything you say....noone here has a right to judge another:)

Well I do have more than just quizzes, so is that so bad?

Sorry, working out some bugs in mine now, I'm gonna be adding more info as I can.

*shrugs*

Heres an idea for you quiz junkies, why not put them in your journal, rather then on your profile where they clutter everything up?

My rule of thunb is this. If they have an account for more than 14 days with NOTHING IN IT. They get a 1.

I did not feel that the purpose was to announce what each person had as a way of becoming defensive, I feel it was to illustrate the inordinate amount of new profiles with little no information, no?

rating peoples' profiles is a waste of time if there's nothing interesting in it or if the person will end up leaving the site. it is also a waste of time if there's nothing but quizes. i think that there should be a limit of 3 quizes per profile. and i agree that there should be more than 5 words in every profile.

[sarcasim]But I just LOVE scrolling for an hour to get past the quizes.[/sarcasim]

When I come across a profile that has nothing in it but cuss words, or other "leave me alone" expressions, my 1st thought is: why did this person wrote a profile, in the first place???
Then I remember that it can be for dating purposes (oh yeah, having big boobs or big other extremities tells a lot about a person doesen't it?....), and then I remember my closet days, when i wanted people to leave me alone, but what I was really trying to say was: Pay attention to me..I'm lonely...
So I don't know what to say about these profiles but a nice (as nice as my mood allows me, sometimes) "let me know when you update"
It also happens that I feel imenslly happy when I find a new well built profile. There are some too, if one pays attention, but I know what you mean.
I don't like to be told to go flich myself right in the quote section...It makes me frown as I read along.
Yes people, first impressions are important.

yes that's another thing (TearsofArakiel made me think of it)....when a person has nudity or cleavage or any other sexual pose in their portfolios..I will not rate it a ten...I want to ask, don't you think anything else is important on you that you have to "let it all hang out" to get a 10??? I get 10's o my profile and portfolio and I've never once posted a nude or semi nude photo...I personally am not interested in a person's cleavage (or the same for the guys when they take pictures of their abs)...I want to see the real person...

I understand sex sells, but I'm not necessarily going to pay a 10 for it...

Well I have been here 5 days now and spent most of that time trying to read through as much as I could of the information about the site itself and the many threads on the forums boards, the database and so on, basically so I could get a good feel for the place and see if it was even something I wanted to stick around and be a part of.

I have a notice right in my profile that says it is still under construction simply because I have really not had the time to sit and do nothing but write out the personal information portion of the profile.

I don't put quizes on my profile. I keep those in my journal if I take them at all. I think there are a total of three lol.

I do have a few pics from a favorite photographer on my profile and a few vampire related links. Hopefully if I can get caught up on the needed replies to posts made to me by other people and all the messages I keep getting, I will have something about myself in my profile before I go to bed tonight.

Hint to my family....use yahoo and stop messaging me until I get some work done will ya!

I think some of these kids don't quite realize what kind of site they're on...

"I just want to meet cute goth boys"...There are throngs of these girls, but..not many "goth" boys that age...I find that hilarious.

Then they come, don't fill out their profile, don't participate in forums...

I may be incredibly new to the site, but I got on my feet right away and started participating.

Yes, I have noticed so many new profiles lately that I just laugh at & say why did they even bother.

And yes, all the quizzes!!!! I hate them things. They are just for entertainment. You can't really tell how a person is from those things.

Then there are the ones that post mainly all lyrics from songs.

I want to look at a profile & get a general idea of what this person likes, dislikes, things of that nature.

Oh, and I almost forgot, there are the profiles that list like 100 different bands they like. If they take the time to list all them then they can take the time to say something about themselves.

I dislike the ones who say "you don't need to know" or even worse- here's my profile on vampire freaks-they bother to put that much effort on one site, why not this one? you get out what you put in, and I too am tired of trying to rate nothing- and unless they buy a membership, rating them a one does nothing- they'll never know

I usually tell a person why I've rated them low, unless they have nothing in their profile, in which case it doesn't really matter does it?

The profile situation has been frustrating for me. I put that I am a quiet person on my profile, because I am. It's not that I never have anything to say, it's more that I am a right time and context sort of person. I love reading the elaborate profiles, even the ones with multiple quizzes, and would really like to put some of that stuff into mine, but I am just learning how. People now learn html and web-page authoring in American grade school, but they didn't teach it when I was there so I am trying to teach myself...even dumb stuff like how to re-size a picture. So maybe that's why some people don't have much on their profiles, they just may not know how to do much. The swearing is another thing, but I guess I do remember working really hard to get negative attention when I was an early teen. Who knows.

As far as the sexiness of a portfolio or profile goes, I don't mind it at all as long as it doesn't violate any of the rules and its age appropriate. A 13 year old dressing like a porn star does not gain any respect from me. A child under 16 who claims to be Bisexual? You know that? Really?
I can understand someone wanting to check the site out a bit (there is quite a lot!) before making a profile. I rarely rate someone under Caitiff for that reason. But at that point I rate you for real. If you get a 10 from me, you earned it. I don't care what status you are. I don't care if you are a Premium Member and can see my rating. Ask me why I rated what I did and I'll give you feedback. Make some changes and ask for a rerating and I will happily take another look.
"Ask me" or swear at me with nothing to back it and I have no problems with a 1.

its not that people dont know what to put in a profile its that what the put is rude, stupid...ect..
like today i rated 5 that had F@@k you...a few that said how they looked (one word) one or two that said mind my own business..ect..
those are the ones that just make me want to delete them if i had the power.. *sighs*
and i agree..maybe a few quizzes but not the whole profile being nothin but quizzes...and like it was already stated..the quizzes dont tell us about who you are..they are just for fun...

i agree about a lot of new young people on here..i'm fairly new myself...but not young by any means...there is just no real sense of care and only a portrayal of trying to be so hardcore in the definance of growing up. I don't have much on my profile...but I feel what I do have does reflect who I am..just enough to peak the curiosity of anyone interested in getting to know me more. sometimes, i like the sites that have a little bit, but just enough...and get annoyed with those that have too much "filler"? I do agree agree that those w/1 quote, one word...MINIMAL EFFORT are irritating. My rating reflects it tho. *evil grin*

i do agree. when my comment is longer that what they wrote in their profile something is not right

Ok say that they have just joined and have not found out how to edit profile or are just doing it as you rate them? Then is it still annoying to you?
You were a newbie once and this site can get confusing at times, even for those of us who have been here a while.
Cut them some slack.

Ok so I'm new here, been here about 7 days, I spent the first day looking around and working on my profile. I admit I do have quizzes but each one of those is up because (1) it is something I did for fun & (2) each one is also something that relates back to my own natural personality. In fact every thing in my profile has to do with one side of me or the other, and I’m still working on my profile page all the time. I mean when you are limited to how often you can post in the first stages of being here what else are you going to do. I mean you can’t even post in the first few days.

I know that this is not what this forum started out as and even with me being new I think you should take the time to tell a little about your self how else are you going to be able to get to know people if you don’t tell them a little about you. Any way I suppose I am babbling so I will stop now. But to those of you who have stopped by and said greetings and welcome and been encouraging thank you and I hope to see you all around a lot more.
Thanks for letting me rattle on.
J.

I'm new too, joined last week, but I a bunch of stuff in mine. I havn't seen any like that yet though.
Kiara

i hate the ones that go im so messed up an i hate the world leve me alone i want to die


been there seen that done it twice dying sucks

i agree with all...either express urrself...or get out...it sux going to the pros..n there b nuthing...i dnt mind the youngsters but most on here r dull..sorry to offend ne...

I give people about a week to figure it out. If they still don't have anything in their profile then they get rated what they deserve. Not everyone can figure out the pictures and all that the instant they sign up. (Though it would be nice.. lol)

i skip the ones that have nothing in them lately.

Hey now..I figer'd it all out! Didn't take me long tat all!

Although you know some of the profiles I have read, they might be better off not saying anything at all....

personally i think it is everyone's choice what they do with their profile. and if you come back after a few days they have often added something to it. if not then i presume they cant be bothered to write so why message them if they cant be bothered to write? as simple as that

I would have to agree with that, everyone has their own style. I have actually seen a lot of high rank around here that doesn't have much on theirs and they are doing fine and seem well liked.

sometimes i see the thing 'under construction' now that works, but the 'just ask' method is outdated, i mean when i joined, i made my profile within the hour, and it still looks the same, so yeah i agree on that rule, but make it 20 words

this one is easy...simply don't rate them at all...
if I would not rate above a 5 I don't bother with giving any rating....unless you have actively pissed me off....then its the 1
and i've only handed three of those out in the entire site

i dont think i've been on the site a weet yet...

This is how I see it.

If you join a site you should know what you're going to be asked.

Lets not play the innocent part.

This is not the first on-line comunity.

There are lots and all of them ask you the same thing.

So for what the heck you would join a community if you don't want to put anything on it?

As for the person who said that they might be afraid to show their true person...

Then why join a site?

Or in that case,just say what you like, dislike etc... and put an avatar that is not your pic or not all.

At least this is one of the few sites that leaves you free to do the description how you want it.

There is not asked your name,address etc....

Even the mail addy you can hide if you want.

Even as for location and date of birth you can put anything,and in a way if you don't put a pic of yourself and don't leave personal information,why should you be scared?

An important notice:I know the question was about that it's annoying that after a week they don't put anything,but some people rate the user exactly as he/she joins.

It happened to me and was rated a 1.

Damn it man,it took me about an hour to understand what it was and to put everything,so please people give time!

And I want to put one thing in favor of them,maybe it can be that that person just did the profile in a hurry and within a weak he/she didn't have time to log in again....but most of the time it's not this case.....

as always the wise words of deathnite are agreed

you dont have to rate them anything.

Hehe thanks BloodGod and yes you have two choices.

Or rate or not rate.

I think if thier profile is not rated it encourages them to put something...maybe,if they care....

LOL, kind of like *Hint hint, nudge nudge*

Yes, there do seem to be a lot of totally blank profiles! What upsets me is that some people actually give them 10's!

I've worked hard on my profile. I have information about myself and my interests and beliefs. I also have a lot of quizzes, but keep them in scroll boxes so people can skip over them! Profiles need to be visually broken up, or I can't read them. My eyes get irritated, and my mind wanders if there are just too many words...

Oh, yeah, and another profile peeve of mine is horrible spelling and grammar! A 13 year old should know spelling and grammar, or know how to use a spell-checker or dictionary!

Lol hehe.

Well that's how I think.

Cause maybe if they see that hardly no one welcomed them they would ask themselves why,if they care always.

Yes hat's why in most cases they don't write anything at all causet hey think:I already get rated high so why should I bother?

k, i'm new to this site, but as previously stated, there are tons of profile sites out there, and it's highly unlikely that this place is the very first one you get on.. i'm sure there are some on here that are brand new to the whole profile page thing, but in this day and age, it's almost like having a person that has never seen a television.

in any case, for the profiles i've seen that dont have anything on them at all, i dont rate them, because i'm sure they'll add something later, and if not, they'll get deleted by the system anyways.. so it would be a waste of my time to rate them. also, i'm one for giving somebody a chance to build their page up.. at least a little bit, before i rate them.

they dont write anything cause they are fuckwads, and are too lazy to care

Funny. Some, if not, most profiles only have their height, weight, age and apparence. Anything else you like to add? No? Then I'll just rate someone else. lol

By the way, the one that stated you've seen two profiles exactly the same, that might be me 'cause I couldn't log on my other profile. Sorry for the confusion.

Another funny thing is that they put something their quote that sortof makes me laugh. lol Sometimes I rate. Sometimes I don't.

I am HTML stupid, but still put some stuff up...not a lot...after a while, made a couple of friends (MaidenUnderworld) who helped me out, but I at least put SOMETHING worth having on there. It doesn't take that long and for the first 5 days or so, I did get some low ratings, but I added stuff and most of those first people came back as I replied to them all and re-rated me higher...I just think it is important to have some pride with how you conduct yourself in public, and it doesn't have to be a lot, just SOMETHING of import. that's all

Ditto with being annoyed with bad spelling and grammar.
It annoys me when people are too stupid to be able to spell, use punctuation and use grammar.

My favourite part about the new members:

They're all sheep lovers!!!!!

Yep, the majority somehow seem to be from Wales or NZ (where sheep still outnumber people). It's too funny!

But considering most of them just passed puberty, I understand the lack of grammar. Give them time Ravers.

I think that a pro have to be of sort info on the person. Than you get an idea of what the person like. I hate when a pro is to long. I think if you a lot of info on you must do it on portfo. When someone reads your pro and want to know more they have to go to your portfo. But thats what i think of it.

Good point! Please dont give them a 10...rate them accordingly to the effort they have put forth!

I've noticed that some people since they see the word describtion think it means the physical description.

But if they see other profiles I don't think it's still an excuse.

As for grammar it already got stated.

English is not my native language so in a way it's expectible but there are dictionary.com and spellchecks so I shouldn't have excuses.

As for just ask me well...I think it's easier for anyone interested to know at least what you like and dislike so to know you a bit:)

First I would say that when I first joined, I took a long time deciding what I should put up and what I wanted to say. In fact, I actually first typed it in word, and then copied it into the profile. I just wanted it right the first time. (and my wife BelleIsra really gave me a hand by advising me to do that) I think that I would have to agree with a previous post, though (sorry forgot the name) and am starting to notice the amount of new members who are in the 13 - 17 group. It seems that many in that age group are using the site for dating, and are failing to see all of the other wonderful tools avail on the site, (forums, databases, Houses / covens, etc) I have to say that I was easily addicted to the rave, and can't imagine not being here.

I agree with many differing sides, but at the same time, profiles should be rated according to the effort they put in and no more.

So many Acolytes go out of their way to post a welcome and let them know they are available for any kind of help.

Kids use their age for an excuse too much, IMO, if they can't understand the reasons behind it, perhaps its too complicated a system for them at that time?

Or they can suck it up and get some help. Its not like asking for help is such a shameful thing to do. So much of it is arrogance and the idea they are being rebellious by not putting anything forth.

Sometimes, I think we are a little too quick to jump on a new members profile. I have been to new whelps profiles too, and yes if they haven't designed their profiles over a few days then I would wonder about their reasons and authencity for being here.

However, I have also been on new members profiles and in some cases members who have only been here an hour or so, and the profile has already been criticised, bombed or worse.. both! for lack of content before the new member has a chance to put anything into it.

What I am saying here, is to give new members a fair chance to create, before rating the work they have done on their profile.

This thread is flying, considering it is about Vampire Rave and the content is relatively okay, I will move it into the main forum...

i completely agree....It's annoying to go to a profile and see notrhing but quizzes or nothing at all but a few words and a whole lot of pictures. There should be a minimum definitely.

I had mine up and running in about 3 days properly mabye you should just leave a message sayin let me knw when u update.....or something...so no hard feelings

I agree with you!!!! Is annoyies the hell out of me! I would rate them a 1!

In defense for the newer people I will say yes I agree to give them some time. Allthough when I created my profile I had at least a few paragraphs on there imediately. Yes I went back later to add but my profile was completed for a beginner with at least something on it.

I think people should write more also, when I rate profiles with just a pic and nothng it is hard to rate a high number And sometimes there only swear words. How do u rate a profile like that I try to update mine everyday and write more about me.

I'm a new memmber and to be honest I will add more personal info to my profile , as I become more comfortable on the site . But befor I give a bunch of info out on myself I want to make sure there are really vamps on the site and that I wont be made fun of for my beliefs or life syle choices. Maybe other new people feel this way too, You think about it.

i agree and i try and keep from doing that with my own even though i am a newer member and if i find one like that i rate it as one

My own pro was up for a few hours before it occured to me to enter a desription as I recall, and people were kind to me. Maybe some of the new members are slow getting started too.

yes i must also agree

I've been here long enough that I don't remember what I initially did to my profile. I don't think that you should give someone a 1 if they're new. If they've been here for a couple of weeks and haven't done anything, tho', they deserve a low rating. I've never used the "one" rating and I don't intend to. There is absolutely no profile that deserves that. But that's just my opinion. Give out 1s like candy at Halloween for all I care....

well maybe new members are still not very familiar with the site or didnt have time..to write anything..well i dont know..i always rate profile..depending on style and on what they write but since i`ve been here i never gave a low rating.. but its true though..new members should start writing some informations..;)

To be honest the only profiles I don't like to rate are the "I hate you, me and life in general" ones.

give them 1 if u never like it... give me 1 if u want., thats there profile, they can write what they want..

*smiles*

I don't rate them at all so as not to pull down their rating. Better than giving them a one for my personal opinions.

Viewing nothing is entirely pointless, so I refuse to rate them at all. It is just not worth my time.

When i am forced to write welcome to the rave, then your name, i get mad. i just rate them a one. i dont even think a five word limit is enough. at least do something....a random fact.

ex: For the first 4 years of my life i was sandybeach blonde....honestly!

now that wasnt so hard, was it newbies?...

I am fairly new here myself. (Less than a week) I actually waited to create my own account until I knew what I was going to put into my profile for a starter. I admit that because my internet connection can be wanky at times, I ended up creating my profile and then having to wait until the next day to get back in to actually put things into it. But it was less than 24 hours that is had very little in it. I have gone back and updated it a few times as I think of addtional things I want to say or add pic that are an expression of who I am. It really isn't that hard and if you are on here anyways it doesn't even really take any additional time.

Those profile that I have seen that are empty or have very little in them seem to be people that are either not really sure of themselves or are more playing than here for a real reason. But that is just my humble opinion.

I agree
We all put hard time into our Profiles So
I say rate them a one

I totally agree with ya!! i hate those one liners profiles.

I am a pretty new member also and I have been working a little every day at tweaking my profile. The reaction for the most part has been very positive and encouraging; although I must say since I just upgraded my membership it is interesting to see what rating came from whom. *smiles*

An initially stark profile is fine, although a few sentences by way of welcome can't hurt. Whelps don't get as much exposure due to the limitations on brand new accounts. I feel the real work begins once people start to post and generate interest in who they are.

I know when I first got onto this site I wasn't sure what people wanted to know seeing its a vampire site and I wasn't a vampire. But I did get 10's to start me off, and that made me go back and add some more to it once they told me in my rating area what they wanted. I think that some of the new comers need a lilttle push to get started and kindness is the way!

I rate the new profiles daily so I don't get behind. With that said I start rating at 5 and work up. I understand they just started so they shouldn't have a wonderful profile. I do check back to as many profiles as possible for the purpose of rerating. The thing that bothers me are the ones that are filled with self pity or anger.

a profile is there for a reason to give general information to those that do not know you so that we might or some how get the courage to talk to you of it gives us a subject to talk about a profile is a means of info on a select host i which upon a being can read if thou doest not write even a few select words like what your into then what do we have to go on

those incapable of interaction without at least knowing a little about the host

please all new members or any membergive us some info

Give them time and perhaps a chastising message, most of them change it if they plan to stay here.

My profile remained short for 3 days simply because I had work to do...now it's all filled out, and growing every day.

its understandable if they have not had the time to put anything in their profile, being as they had just joined up..but like others have pointed out, if they have been members for over a week and still have nothin in, then i will give them a rating according to the content present.
what i dont believe in is giving out 10s for the reason "just to get you started"..that doesnt give them the incentive to update their profile..10's should be given according to how much time and effort spent on a profile...sure some might not be able to get a PM, but still..tell us who you are and other stuff about your life or yourself..
and for goodness sakes, this isnt "findmeamate.com" i really get annoyed by the ones that say "look at me i am horny and single message me" cuz that just shows your ignorance to me...if you get pervers that dont want nothi but sex its your own darn fault.

We all forget what its like to be new.

I remember what it was like to be new, but that didn't mean that my profile stayed empty for that much. d=

I can understand the annoyance mentioned but, a profile is a profile of the person doing it, and i think people should be a tad more lenient at least for a time. If nothinghas been done in a space of time and as this place is based on ratings then delete the offending sites.
we all have our own preferences anyway and our own way of doing things.......someone has it in their profile they get irritated by a lot of ......... I use that always have and have no intention of changing it. If it annoys someone then I'm afraid they will have to look elsewhere.

We can critiscise the empty places, I could go on about the pages that take ages to load and flick all over the place becasue of all the midi files or whatever is attached to them which infuriates me cos I can#t get down to the bottom to even rate it......or the ones who put seethrough pages up with such pale font colour its not readable but...... those will still get rated high becasue they have put a lot of work into what they have done.

If someone hasn't made an effort and it irritates you that much then tel them, maybe they will take it on board and have an idea of what they are supposed to be doing.

My friends and I are old hands at the forum and html etc etc, and realised the concept of this place as soon as we walked in. Not all have the background that we have, and for some thses places can be intimidating no matter the age.

Critique is always better when constructive, if those being critiscised take no heed then thats the time to judge.

Agreed, some are but also mere children. I was surprised to see an age limit of 13 but at the same time, should such young people look to find that thunder that pours from within, they do indeed have a place to turn.

As Nastya stated, to think of them as bios is a favorable way. Not all out of the gate so to speak, are aware what information to even solicit about themselves.

I had zip in my pro for quite awile, I wanted to see if I was going to stay before I put that kind of effort into it...

now I have a PM...

so give them time, rate them a "1" and be done with it...

when they revamp it, then rerate it...

i know it annoys me too but they just dont have the compacity to talk about what they are like or anything about them because they are boaring people thats just how i see them teling me how tall you are your eye and hair color doesnt really matter to me i would rather read somethinginteresting that to read that lol :)

I joined less than a week ago and I have alot of quizzes but my profile isnt overflowing with them. At first my profile was vague but it was a work in progress. I had to figure out what I wanted to say and what I wanted to let people know about me etc. Now I would have to say that my profile is at least neat (tidy) and there is information about myself. Please, any of you that are interested enough view mine and tell me if it is up to par. I am always up for helpful critisism and this seems like the right place to get it. lol.

makeing my profilevthe first thing i did. and i dont really rate anyone who is at the starting level.

I thought it rather pushy to request I fill out a profile for a site I wasnt even sure I was going to stay with. Really I joined just to jump into a conversation a friend of mine was having, yet she didnt want me to use her login, so after making my own I found out I had to wait until I was a lvl2 mosquito? Which btw was completely irritating, and considering the overwhelming admin presense, unnecessary. I understand the reasoning behind it... Someone makes dummy accounts to harrass another member or spam the boards blah blah just ban their IP. ~shrugs~

Back on topic, greeting people when they join is cool. Profile bombing to make yourself feel better or because you dont have anything else to do except try to increase you VR level by rating pros is rather sad.

Since we're suggesting rules, how about not letting people rate a newbies profile for two weeks while the newcomer gets a feel for whats going on? Not to mention a lot of people dont even know if they wanna stay on this site...

Demanding a 5 word minimum is like asking someone to at least start crapping before they wipe.... Yeah its retarded and over anxious to an extream I consider disgusting.

im new but ya i can find that annoying becouse whats the point if your going to make a pro with info about yourself on it so ya 5 words would at least say a little

I agree that writing only a few words (or worse..nothing at all!) is not good at all. I also prefer people putting out at least one pic of themselves, not just wolves or cartoons (though they are nice too:))..I like to see whom I'm talking to. However, I myself prefer more modest to the point profiles without too much flashy stuff. Some backgrounds makes the pros almost impossible to read as well. But, now, that's my opinion..I guess it's just a question of personal taste.:)

Some are shy, others just don't have the time first thing in a new site.
Just give them time-- and if it bothers you so much, don't rate, period. I really don't do much of it anymore.

As a newer member, I try to put forth a good "first impression" and have a habbit of hiding for a few days and fill out my profile before I even enter the forum or website.

like what was said about new pros(mine) i am new to the site and wanted to get a feel for it. but i can see where others don't like the short profiles. i guess i should add some more info to mine

I still feel the best course is to simply NOT rate empty profiles at all....
that way if later they do add and work on it.....you don't have someone with a nice profile with ratings of 1's because of their first few weeks....that just drives people off the site thinking we are all elitist pricks....

My profile was one of the first things I filled out. I didn't put much in it at first because I have never really known what to say in profiles, and I don't really like talking about myself too much. But I understand their purpose so I just put stuff up I thought were important things to me or about me. But I'll admit it is kind of stupid to create a new account that has nothing on it. But I just don't rate profiles with nothing on them. Yea it's annoying to go look at them and then there is nothing there, but I'm not going to rate a one just because they are new and have nothing on their prof yet. If they weren't a whelp and had nothing on their profile though, that's when I would start giving out 1's

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