it just occurred to me, I wonder 2 things.. that some people may not realise they have their profile blocked... and 2... those who block their profile maybe doing it because they don't want to receive PM's...
Now those are possibilities. Because i don't mind the occasional pm--especially since the few i've gotten here were conversational not 'come ons'. Drives me batty when men assume any female my age is desperate for male attention, shoot on FB they now do that right out on the main feed--they won't say anything relevant to your post---just that they like your profile, sometimes that they think you post 'good content', yet still saying nothing to indicate they even get the point of what you post or why they like it, as if generic flattery is presumed to work.
I think my profile is fine as is.
I mean if someone wants to know more about me they can always PM me.
This is kind of amusing considering
@hollydolly's suggestion people who limit access may be trying to avoid getting pm'd. But i get it.
I just posted a thread about how do you address, "beanstalk236"? Are you a him or a her? Since we can lie like dogs in SF, it does seem kind of odd that some want to restrict their profile. I mean would anyone suspect "fuzybuddy" is an alias for "Betty II", who lives in downtown London.
My point said a different way.
Like i've said my issue isn't with how little or much info someone puts there, my puzzlement is why one would need to limit access when we have so much control over what we put there. If the only way to block PMs is to block or limit access to your profile i can understand that, even tho i have no problem either ignoring or if necessary telling someone to 'back off', i usually start by politely saying i'm not interested in anything other than friendship. But if someone gets pushy i get more blunt. That's another thing i don't get---why, with all the women out there who are lonely, who like my Mother feel they must have a man in their lives to be whole, happy they get pushy with someone who is NOT interested?
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Re my own profile postings: Besides having always been a 'what you see is what you get' person, i try to say something about my tastes and reveal some of what kind of person i am on a profile. My hope is if someone checks after being engaged or enraged by a post/comment of mine---they can see i'm fairly consistent (no-one can be 100% consistent because context matters so reactions may vary), an observant person would also see i try to be clear, specific in my use of words. Which means if i compliment you i mean it and if i take issue with your opinions i mean it, i don't play 'devil's advocate' just for the hell of it (NPI), but usually because i'm aware even if i don't agree with them that other perspectives are possible.
