What's The Difference?

[Islay]

Ed I will abide by your decision but can you please explain what the difference is with me posting pictures of me and other users having their pictures as avatars?
Thank you

[hereIam]

Yes Ed, I'm disappointed I missed the pics after all the lovely comments.

[naomi24]

I'm disappointed to have missed them too.

[Eleena]

Fair comment Isley as I have a pic I use occasionally,hadn't really thought about it before.

[Eleena]

This isn't me by the way, it's some guy ;0)

[murraymints]

I don't think it is the ed rather an anomoly with the picture hosting site..perhaps the image is time bound ?

[jno]

we don't necessarily know the avatars depict their owners. (I'm fairly sure Buenchico isn't really a Muppet and naomi24 isn't really Marion Davies). Identifying yourself in a photo is different. I recall one user some years ago leaving the site after a troll manipulated a self-portrait she posted, so it's probably for members' protection.

[jim360]

I had a picture of me up, one way or another, for like three years and it was never taken down. I do agree that if this were a deliberate action it's a little inconsistent.

[Mamyalynne]

MM has it, as LIK has already stated on the other thread.

[mikey4444]

I am the spitting image of Nye Bevan !

[Eleena]

Hi murray, what is time bound please?

[jno]

and my golden curls are of course the real me.

[murraymints]

perhaps the certificate for public upload and sharing only permits such display for a period of time ?

[Islay]

Actually I wasn't talking about the pictures not be seen, I was talking about the comment that Ed and another made about personal photos being put up.
How is me putting a link to a personal photo any different to an avatar of the user?

[jno]

Eleena, presumably means the image is only hosted for a certain length of time and then expires. But the actual reason seems to be to do with postimage's security certificate, not with AB or its editor

[mikey4444]

Eleena....I was wondering that as well !

[jno]

Islay, see my first post. There are occasionally really nasty trolls round here, especially over weekend evenings when drink has been taken.

[Eleena]

O.k thanks.

[Eleena]

Ah! That makes sense jno. Me & you mikey!

[murraymints]

because an avatar,as said, can be anyone/anything , whereas a personal photograph which is labelled as such leaves one open to "whatever" .

[Lie-in King]

Islay - there's no difference, there's an advisory because any personal pics could be misused by ne'er-do-wells. I posted that ref to it earlier with your well-being in mind, I'm sorry if you've taken it as a chastisement, it was not intended that way, I assure you.