I couldn't agree with you more. It's nice to see who you're conversing with. Get more of an opportunity to see their personality and what they're all about. Not just that they like I-phones and Macs or whatever.
I think it is funny when people dont have one picture of themselves on their profile. And sometimes when people say if you want to know about me just ask ? Why right that ? If I care that much one would think that would come naturally. Oh yeah and people that don't use real pictures as their avatar never figured that one out either?
I don't use a real photo of me for my avatar. I have belonged to other social sites for so many years where we change them up all the time depending on what is going on, that I never even think about it.
Another thing about me, people can not see my real photo unless they are my friends and I chose my friends. Plus, I have photos in my album that aren't viewable by anyone but my friends either.