Genuine pics .... (32)

I'm sure there are a hundred suggested 'solutions' all with their own problems and inefficiencies.

Likely that my thought this morning has its own flaws, so i guess i'm posting this to see what other minds think and challenge my own logic!

In all simplicity, a 'genuine' photo should have the user's id within the shot. This could be a worn badge, written on the flesh in marker/pain/lipstick, paper sign written in pen ....

Of course, in the age of Photoshop, there will always be attempts to 'edit' and forge. I can only think of minimising this by 'writing on flesh' .. it must be harder to realistically superimpose text onto a complex surface than to fake a badge onto a lapel?

Don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that ALL a users photos are validated this way, but 1 pic presented in this way, say a full body shot? Would be useless to have just an arse like this ... would never tell if it was the same arse as their other pics ... but a full body would be more telling. Faces are an issue, like myself who wants to protect against unsympathetic work colleagues.

I guess the 'wholeness' of the 'verified' picture composition could be down to each user, but obviously the more complete the shot, the more 'genuine' it could be considered?

Anyway, ramble over ... interested to hear thoughts ?

Same thoughts here.

'you got a user id'd pic fetish?

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I always verified people by doing telephone and/or webcam chats before meeting. That seems to have worked pretty well so far...

I guess i'm just being a grumbly old man about the amount of time wasted writing memos/emails before the 'give away' signs appear and the truth clicks in.

As it seems my grumbles aren't shared so far, i'll shut up and meditate a little on being more 'rosey' and try go with the flow once more.

If nothing else, thanks for telling me to 'shut up and get o with it' ! Sometimes the truth hurts, but is a good lesson !

x

Amongst your hounds of loving I feel your arms surrounding me. I've always been a coward and I don't know what's good for me.

Why not have like other sites , a "Salute" photo of face, holding a card with your user name or ID written on it?

What about those of us who use a few different nicks? would i have to write all my names on myself incase i decide to change my name?

Some people say i am evil, i have no idea why they think that.
I want to bleed, i want to feel the cold sharp steel slice my skin and see the red river flow!

As somebody who is not looking, I don't regard IC as a dating site, so it doesn't matter to me if people are genuine or if they have adopted a false personality. I judge people as they come across on-line and am fortunate to meet a great many lovely people in real life.

You soon spot tell-tell signs when somebody isn't what they appear to be. It seems to me that your proposal would be more of the problem than the one it is intended to address.

'taste the whip, in love not given lightly, taste the whip now bleed for me' Velvet Underground

The best solution, and only foolproof one (until a converstaion moves to IM, email etc.) is to not have pics at all

Personally speaking when hunting for a partner the pic is the last thing I look at, and if the pic is missing or of something unrelated say a nice sunset, then it makes no difference at all.

It's easy to tell the difference between right and wrong. What's hard is choosing the wrong that's more right. Elise Kraft, The Siege.
People really need protecting from those who want to protect them.

That stick man with a middle leg singing into a microphone isn't actually you?

And all men kill the thing they love, By all let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!