I like what you say and ask one thing. I was not aware that you could put naked pictures onto your Skype profile. I thought it only contained email., contact, location, name etc.
Sorry iif I am appearing rather thick in the head for a dumb Englishman
Sorry if I confused you. I was talking about the profiles on this site. I see several fellows in this group wanting to chat on skype and I go to their profile and see it private. I have seen this on several occasions and yesterday I saw several and that prompted me to ask an honest question. Everyone except one individual agrees with me that they are not inclined to contact someone whose profile is hidden.
Regarding skype, you can insert a photo or picture or whatever next to your name that your contacts see. I don't think there are restrictions as one contact has his naked torso down to a couple of inches of his penis. I just checked and it is still visible. Maybe if you showed a full penis there might be a problem with Skype but apparently a little bit is OK.
Sorry if I confused you. I was talking about the profiles on this site. I see several fellows in this group wanting to chat on skype and I go to their profile and see it private. I have seen this on several occasions and yesterday I saw several and that prompted me to ask an honest question. Everyone except one individual agrees with me that they are not inclined to contact someone whose profile is hidden. Regarding skype, you can insert a photo or picture or whatever next to your name that your contacts see. I don't think there are restrictions as one contact has his naked torso down to a couple of inches of his penis. I just checked and it is still visible. Maybe if you showed a full penis there might be a problem with Skype but apparently a little bit is OK.
Good answer buddy to your questions an others responses. I am glad most people feel the same about privacy, chatting, and getting to know someone either via chatting or Skype. Hope we can chat some time on Skype if you like. Take Care. David
Calling people names is so immature. Everyone except one person is able to have a decent polite courteous exchange of ideas. Too bad it doesn't include everyone.
Also if someone was having good results in contacting people through this group, I don't think he would leave leave it.
I'm entering the conversation late, but wanted to share my thoughts. I have a private account due to the nature of my job. You can have an open profile without sharing your photos, with the exception of your main photo (which is shown when your account is not private). If I see someone wants to connect with on Skype (for example), the first thing I will do is request their friendship on the website. As a rule, I normally only connect with a certified users (and the reason for that is a whole other discussion). There are always exceptions to the rule, and in nearly all those exceptions for me, there was some form of communication (i.e. messaging) before I added them as a friend (if they were not certified).
So to the point of the original post, I would suggest that if you come across someone that you want to talk to on Skype, send them a private message, connect with them, and get to know them. Don't assume that they should share everything with you at first glace. You may be comfortable doing that, but others can't do that - so make a small effort to work around that.
After all, wouldn't that then make for a better conversation on Skype when you are chatting?