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Does anyone else notice people creep your profile but never say "Hi"? And by creep I mean look at it over and over.

Jama765 7 Jan 20
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Level 7

I hover over profiles all the time, to get a sense of who is behind a comment on a post. I wouldn't bother them by saying "hi" in that case.

Orbit Level 7 Jan 20, 2019
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I do as well. It is often time advisable to understand who you are posting in order to help you gage the nature of your response. I was lectured one time because I asked a question which was answered in her profile. She insisted guys never read bios and ask stupid questions. Never made that mistake again.

Agree. But do you look at someones profile 15 times a day?
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Level 9

Hi.

Hi!
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Level 8

Everyone is just curious about people here and want to see some info about them not necessarily wanting to chat. I do it all the time as has others said the same.

Agree, but do you look at a person's profile multiple times a day?

@Jama765 No I do not.
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Level 8

in what way is clicking on your name to go see who you are when you've made a post they like, or dislike, equal creeping? there is no obligation or need for anyone to say hi just because they checked out your page. what if they checked out 20 pages? do they need to say hi? if everyone who visited my page said hi to me, i'd be creeped out by that!

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Viewing a profile is different than looking at a profile multiple times in a day.

@Jama765 i have not paid enough attention to know if anyone does that to me. i doubt it, though. but i know that sometimes if i see a post that piques my interest in some way, i go to that page, and i might go back to it later to make sure of what i saw, or because i saw another post by the same person (and maybe even forgot whether it was the same person). and i don't stalk people, either.

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Level 9

Yeah. So?
No one is obligated to say "hello" or any other damned thing.
Kind of silly to expect that.

Exactly

I find it odd for someone to look at my profile 10 times in a day. I don't expect anyone to say hi. But to look at it that much is odd.

@Jama765 It might be incidental. It might be someone trying to work up the nerve to say "hello".
The use of "creep your profile" is a really negative snap judgment.
You don't know that's what's happening.
I mean, if you want to let it bother you, that's your call.

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Level 8

I think it's a way for people to get to know you, especially if you're making posts or replies. We have profiles with information that helps others know who we are. I think just because someone checks a profile it doesn't mean they are creeping.

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Level 7

sometimes just moving my mouse hovers. and then other times, i mean to click one thing and wind up on a profile.

also, there are times when i find something interesting and i check out a profile to see other posts/comments. it's not necessarily 'creeping'.

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Level 9

I check out profiles to see who l am responding to all the time. I went into my settings and changed it so people don't know if l visited their profile just for that reason. I forget who folks are sometimes. Some people change their main photo and I go there to see if it is someone new, only to see they are not. I don't see any reason to say hi if I don't really want to get acquainted.

Very good points. Thank you!

@Jama765 You are very welcome. 🙂
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Level 7

Well I have never gotten a reply whenever I said Hi so I stopped.

Well, Hi.

@Jama765 hello there
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Level 9

It's not like peeking through the window of your home or something

Haha very true. My point was I notice some will look at my profile 7 times in a day.

@Jama765 if someone looked at my profile seven times a day I probably would not know it. But if they did , I think I'd ask them why they keep looking at my profile. That would either scare them to death or start a very good conversation.
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Level 7

It’s the internet and a public forum
It’s hardly creeping
Shit I check out dozens of people’s pages
Why would I say hi?

Do you look at the same one 7 times in a day? Sorry. But if so that's creeping.

@Jama765
Meh
It’s the internet
Don’t put real pics or info on a dating site if you don’t like it. We all are equally exposed here.

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Level 7

I'm ok with the old guys not saying hi.

Anyway, hi!

The "old guys" on this site are some of the most interesting members here.
I find them FAR more interesting than a lot of the vapid, self-involved, others that have been popping up.

@KKGator
You should visit the conservative group.

@dokala That group blocked me quite soon after it's inception.
Don't judge me. You have NO fucking clue what you're talking about.

@KKGator
Wow! That escalated quickly.
They haven't blocked me and I question everything. Maybe it's your approach.

Lol coming from an old guy

@darthfaja
Yes!!!

@dokala I am unconcerned about how anyone feels about my "approach".
They can't handle being confronted about their bullshit. They have no use for the truth, and have no issue living their lives fact-free.
I happily call them on that. They like to accuse anyone who doesn't agree with them of being a liberal, or a democrat. I am neither. They resort to insults. They can't handle being challenged on anything. My approach is just fine. I'm not here to blindly go along with anyone.
I am unapologetically who I am.

@KKGator
Ah, situational awareness at its finest.

@dokala Oh my. Aren't you clever?

@KKGator
Nothing clever about it. Just not taking things so serious.

@dokala As is your right.

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Level 8

I'm going to guess you are defining "creep" as the "hover" feature. If you use a computer (like I do) to navigate, by default as you mouse over a user, it brings up information. This was bringing up a half dozen users every minute so I turned that feature off a very long time ago.

Thank you! I only use the app so I was unaware of that feature. Could explain a lot!
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Level 8

Hmm... looking at peoples profiles is kinda of the point... i think it’s fine. If I didn’t want people to see it I wouldn’t post it. I actually don’t look much probably because I think lots of people feel as you do. It says on my profile that I’m here for community so in my mind it’s just hanging out with other nonbelievers. Seems the visit itself is like saying hi.. I peak at my phone while living my life.. I can’t always post or interact in full. So I’m cool with it. As for how you feel, your certainly are permitted your own take and ways. That’s the trick though, we have different sensibilities so we will likely never get a consensus.

I am referring to the same person looking at it multiple times

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Level 7

Creeping around the corner to say....

"Hi"?

Hi
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Level 5

I look at profiles, read bios and look at photos all the time. If it doesn't seem interesting enough to start a conversation, I don't. I don't think I'm being creepy.

I don't either. I meant the same people look at it multiple times and never say hi. Why keep looking. Lol
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Level 8

Hell...I thought saying hi was my big taboo....I always msg my interest

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Level 8

Hi!!!!

Hi
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Level 7

It’s a catch-22.
If you “hover” or look at a profile - and discover the age differential is large or the distance is great, you have two choices:

  1. do nothing (and risk being labeled as a creeper)... or
  2. say “hi” - and potentially “creep out” someone that thinks you’re too old...

That's why I disabled that function.

PS: I’m always respectful. Many times a “hover” is accidental, you know...

@NoMagicCookie Thanks. I think I will too.

@Santanaman9 over 99% of my hovers were accidental. Wish that feature was by default disabled.

I meant when someone looks at your profile multiple times.

I use the app so that didnt even occure to me.

@Jama765 That makes a lot more sense to me now. I comprehend and acknowledge.
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Level 6

There, I just did it. Oh wait, I didn't. Oh well.

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Level 7

Since their visits get counted, it seems that a wave is not needed. But I agree it would be proper to say hi.

I just figure if they are that interested to look at my profile over and over they might as well say hi.

@Jama765 i know what you mean. Everything now is sped up and abbreviated. It's a shame in a way because, even though it's more efficient, the niceties and the formalities add a lot of fun to our interactions. You learn a lot about a person just in the way they introduce themselves.
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Level 8

I don’t bother paying attention to that. I am glad each person doesn’t feel the need to contact me. I prefer only to hear from those that take a sincere interest in contacting me.

Very true. I am just curious if anyone else notices users looking at their profile multiple times.

@Jama765 Now it sounds as though your query is intended to take a poll, but, for what purpose?! LOL!

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Level 7

Just creeped - Hi

Hi! And looking once isnt creeping. Lol
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Level 8

It's really too easy to creep. Mouse just passes over.

I really do not pay attention to that.

I have the app so I didnt think if that. Thank you!
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Level 8

I will visit a profile if I see a comment of interest to get a feel of what might have prompted it. I don't always follow up with a comment of my own. Never once thought of it as creeping. Hi.

I don't eother if it is just one time. But I get some that look at it multiple times multiple days.

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