How long or short (elaborate or succinct) should profiles be, and what should be their contents?

To be honest, I couldn’t give a crap about what is on the profile pages of most Flutherites, AB people included. I rarely ever look at the profile pages of Jellies, except for the ones I add to my (relatively small) Fluther, right before I add them.

If you have a problem with an individual, take it up with the individual instead of filling the front page with this shit.

If she was better mannered and far less condescending, why the silly caricature of her note to you?

I just checked and found your profile to be too long, confusing and off-point.

@Civic_Cat she needs to get off her fucking high horse.

I would simply reply to the complainer that they don’t have to read a profile, if they do want to.

So you wrote a long profile. So what? Who has the problem? The writer or the complainer?

It’s your profile, why do you care what anyone else thinks about it? If you think it’s too long, change it. If not, keep it just as it is. Problem solved.

I’ve already deleted all personal information from my profile. Should I also erase my fluther list? Perhaps I should just leave.

Maybe we ex Aber’s have an history to talk about!

@gailcalled
“If she was better mannered and far less condescending, why the silly caricature of her note to you?”
I was trying to inject a bit of humour. Sorry it failed.
Sometimes one exaggerates in order to make the issue more visible.

“I just checked and found your profile to be confusing and off-point.”
Please tell me how?

I do feel that it’s pretty lame to PM someone about this, though. That’s ridiculous and embarrassing, IMO.

[mod says] This question has been modified since its original posting. Please reply to the question at hand in a constructive and non-confrontational manner. Thanks.

@To all: this question has been re-editted.
As for the older edit, no offence was intended, just spirited responses.
:-D

Hey everybody, lets forget all this and get back to normal,as it will no good slagging each other off.You know it makes sense.

Come on folks, the posters is new here. Cut the person some slack!

Welcome to Fluther Civic Cat!

@Schonberg,
I wasn’t slagging anybody—I’m sure she’s a nice person, just attempting humour.
Thanks for the sanity.
:-D

@stranger_in_a_strange_land,
I’m staying and fighting engaging all.
I’m still waiting for AB to fix the glitches, and the only reason why I left YA, sort of, was I’m trying to be a better person online in re: to TOS and CG’s.
If you’re ticked, send me comments.
Let’s commiserate.
We might talk at the RationalWiki Saloon Bar
:-D

@Cotton101
Thanks.
:-D

@Civic_Cat no problem my friend…there are a few around here that has forgotten about the word, hospitality! Their moms would not be happy with them..loll

I was not getting at you personally, I was just trying to calm things down.

@Schonberg good deal my friend…

I think that should be left up to each individual.

Everyone should be required to write a memoir. Anything less is useless. Worse. Less than useless.

Actually the edited question is great!

My response is that I like long profiles. I think it is awesome when people give us a glimpse of who they are and what they like.

I prefer more complete profiles (although i must admit that I skip over any mention of various and sundry other sites – just not interested). I’m always disappointed when someone posts a thoughtful or witty answer and when I check their profile, there’s nothing there.

I prefer to read profiles that say something meaningful about the personality of the person who has posted it, but at the end of the day, your profile is your profile and you can pretty much post as much or as little as you want.

I think since Fluther gives us the space to tell “our” stories… they should be how we want them. Long, short, whatever… they should express your own style and personality. That’s what makes them interesting.

Well said JustPlainBarb.

@Schonberg Thanks!

Its a totally individual thing, some people like detail, others prefer brevity. Mine is extremely brief, little more than a list of the most relevant labels that could be applied to me.Most of what I reveal about myself is in my answers.

I think people are pretty much welcome to post whatever self-portrait they consider to be appropriate and want to expose. I didn’t care to post hobbies and interests; instead I list what I’ve read lately and what I’m reading now. I can’t imagine why anyone would feel compelled to take you to task for what you say about yourself or how long or short it is. If I don’t feel like reading your profile, I won’t look at it.

@JustPlainBarb ditto my friend!

I very rarely look at other people’s profiles, and when I do I like them short and to the point. If it’s too long or too serious I won’t keep reading. But who cares if I read them or not? I’m just one person, you should have your profile reflect you and your personality.

@missyb,
Nicely put. Still, I like ‘em long.
:-D

@Civic_Cat: A good deal of your profile (the last time I looked) was about AB and the difficulties there; a long section was about your choice of username, and links to complications you had at Yahoo!. I still know absolutely nothing about you; neither age, sex, education, interests, hobbies, point of view, places you have lived, primary language, etc/

I would never have taken the time to read it had this question not come up. When I checked your links to other accounts, there was mostly self-referential information. I still have no idea whom I am writing to. A profile should give us some clues, I feel.

The book list that @Jeruba constantly updates, for example, gives me all the information I need.

But as all and sundry have said, it is your profile. We extrapolate from that to you.

It is up to personal preference.

I prefer a longer profile so, if I am interested, I can know more about the person. However, I am not likely to read one that is over, say, a foot and a half long unless I am very interested.

I have very little on mine other than links to other writings and profiles. One of these days I may flesh it out or maybe not. Anyone who wants to know me can learn about me from clicking those links.

Viewing someone’s profile is no different from listening to music or watching a film, there is always the Back button or the Off switch, ultimately, it is up to the listener or viewer to choose what they consume. Personally, I find short profiles easier to swallow than tomes.

now that it’s been edited to be a normal question, my first answer makes no sense.

@Likeradar,
It still has it’s merits;
and to answer your question, I did take it up with her.
I waited several hours before posting the question, and in my PM gave her the link to here.
:-D