Hidden Profile?
Every now and then I'll get a reply to a post I made that shows the poster to be upset by my hidden profile. I hide it for good reason. 'nuff said.

What I'd really like to know is why does encountering a hidden profile bother some people so much? Why do they need to know how many games I have and what they are and how many hours I've put into them? Why is it important to see my badges, my steam level and what ever else is in the profile?

What's the deal?
Messaggio originale di Crazy Tiger:
The standard answer is that if you have a private/friends only profile, they have less chance to find dirt on you to try and devalue your opinion.

People use anything in that regard. Types of games, game hours (both many or little), achievements, amount of friends, who you're friends with, etc, etc, etc.
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Messaggio originale di Drab:
I also am wary of people with private profiles.

If you're not doing anything wrong, why hide?
God forbid people value a little bit of privacy.
Messaggio originale di The Presence:
Messaggio originale di Drab:
I also am wary of people with private profiles.

If you're not doing anything wrong, why hide?
God forbid people value a little bit of privacy.
why do you need "privacy" on a Store / mini-SoMe that don't have (or request, or want) any of your personal data
Messaggio originale di joridiculous:
Messaggio originale di The Presence:
God forbid people value a little bit of privacy.
why do you need "privacy" on a Store / mini-SoMe that don't have (or request, or want) any of your personal data


There are certain reasons to hide stuff....like the inventory, as for sure people with a lot in it and having it public probably tend to get more random invites from "people" etc.
Messaggio originale di joridiculous:
Messaggio originale di The Presence:
God forbid people value a little bit of privacy.
why do you need "privacy" on a Store / mini-SoMe that don't have (or request, or want) any of your personal data
Really? I must be hallucinating then whenever I make a purchase on Steam and it brings up a screen asking for your name, address, etc. Steam definitely does not request personal data. You can even add your phone number.

Regardless of that, your comment comes across as trying to find any excuse to justify villainizing private profiles and I'm not interested.
Messaggio originale di The Presence:
Messaggio originale di joridiculous:
why do you need "privacy" on a Store / mini-SoMe that don't have (or request, or want) any of your personal data
Really? I must be hallucinating then whenever I make a purchase on Steam and it brings up a screen asking for your name, address, etc. Steam definitely does not request personal data. You can even add your phone number.

Regardless of that, your comment comes across as trying to find any excuse to justify villainizing private profiles and I'm not interested.
And non of that is visible for any one else besides you.

You come off like someone that got something to hide.
While I don't get "upset" about hidden profiles, I do check out profiles. It's usually an effort to try and learn more about someone. I want to learn what it is that makes them tick.

Someone might say, "Chocolate is delicious when dipped in mayonnaise."
"What kind of person would believe that?", I'll ask myself, and I'll quickly navigate to the nearest place to answer that question. Their profile.

I can learn a lot about someone based on their profile. The imagery they deem fit to associate themselves with. The games they play. Whether they are heavy into trading or not. The groups they are members of. Even when the profile is hidden, I still learn something about the person. Perhaps they have low self esteem and don't feel they have anything worth sharing. Perhaps they value their privacy and don't want people looking at what games they play. Perhaps they've received criticism over what they've shared in the past and now they don't really trust anyone so they hide it all away. Perhaps they are "unpopular opinion incarnate" and they got tired of everyone else pointing out how unpopular their opinions are.

If I'm unsatisfied with the information I got from the profile, I'll usually move on to the post history, which can't be hidden. I might skim through it a bit in an effort to get an idea of what's in their heads. If it's particularly long, I'll search the post history using a few key words that are relevant to the topic. Often times I'm looking for hypocrisy. For example, if that person said "Chocolate and mayonnaise is a disgusting combination." a year ago, I might point that out and ask them what changed their mind.

In the end though I'm just amusing myself, and I don't actually care all that much. When I've got my fill of looking into that person, I'll move on, usually forgetting about the whole exchange.
Messaggio originale di Drab:
I also am wary of people with private profiles.

If you're not doing anything wrong, why hide?
I don't understand if this is meant to be ironic contradiction or what
because his own profile is private. lawl :yondercat: :seewhatyoudid:
Ultima modifica da Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏; 18 dic 2022, ore 8:37
Messaggio originale di Narcissistic Cannibal:
Messaggio originale di Crazy Tiger:
The standard answer is that if you have a private/friends only profile, they have less chance to find dirt on you to try and devalue your opinion.
Nothing devalues an opinion more than a hidden profile. If someone says "Game X is trash", I'd like to see what games of the same genre the person considers as better. Same with shills - when someone praises a game through the roof while having 0.1 hours of playtime, their opinion is void.
Nothing?

How about : being wrong? :bbtcat:

I prefer to make my value judgements on the accuracy / truth of statements rather than what color of ink they were written in. :seewhatyoudid:
Messaggio originale di Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏:
his own profile is private. lawl :yondercat: :seewhatyoudid:
People often forget that because they themselves can obviously see everything.

Messaggio originale di Narcissistic Cannibal:
Nothing devalues an opinion more than a hidden profile. If someone says "Game X is trash", I'd like to see what games of the same genre the person considers as better. Same with shills - when someone praises a game through the roof while having 0.1 hours of playtime, their opinion is void.
And if it's NOT private you find another reason to not like that person if your opinions clash, like the profile background or one of the showcases.
Ultima modifica da Pscht; 18 dic 2022, ore 8:59
I always chuckle at the "time played" argument, usually because it is presented as a no-win situation:

"Oh, you played less than __ and you criticize it? You clearly haven't experienced what this game has to offer and are clearly trolling so your opinion is irrelevant"


"Oh, you played less than __ and you criticize it? You clearly enjoyed it otherwise why play it so much? You are clearly trolling so your opinion is irrelevant"

Why would anyone want to waste time with such an argumentative person that is clearly desperate for attention?

Ignore, block and enjoy life.
Messaggio originale di Odra:
I always chuckle at the "time played" argument, usually because it is presented as a no-win situation:

"Oh, you played less than __ and you criticize it? You clearly haven't experienced what this game has to offer and are clearly trolling so your opinion is irrelevant"


"Oh, you played less than __ and you criticize it? You clearly enjoyed it otherwise why play it so much? You are clearly trolling so your opinion is irrelevant"

Why would anyone want to waste time with such an argumentative person that is clearly desperate for attention?

Ignore, block and enjoy life.

Especially when people can play on other platforms/services and sometimes purchase the game multiple times (looking at you Skyrim).

:qr:
Messaggio originale di joridiculous:
Messaggio originale di The Presence:
God forbid people value a little bit of privacy.
why do you need "privacy" on a Store / mini-SoMe that don't have (or request, or want) any of your personal data
Why do you need to have access to info you say is not important.

People have every right to make their profile friends only or private. Nothing wrong with that.
Messaggio originale di Drab:
I also am wary of people with private profiles.

If you're not doing anything wrong, why hide?

Kind of a weird reply from one whose own profile is private. :steammocking:

Are you a cop? You sound like one.

That said:

Better safe than sorry. I'm not a computer whiz but in the 42 years I've been using PC's I've never gotten a virus, trojan, or malware (at least that I am aware of). I credit that with never giving away information that I don't have to give away and the judicious use of anti-virus and anti-malware software.

Every week there are multiple posts on this forum where some poor schmuck is begging to know how he lost his account and what they have to do to get it back. I don't want to be that schmuck.

Would profile information help a scammer steal an account? Beats me.

BUT...

Like I said better safe than sorry
Ultima modifica da Wolfsun; 18 dic 2022, ore 11:09
Messaggio originale di Narcissistic Cannibal:
Messaggio originale di Crazy Tiger:
The standard answer is that if you have a private/friends only profile, they have less chance to find dirt on you to try and devalue your opinion.
Nothing devalues an opinion more than a hidden profile. If someone says "Game X is trash", I'd like to see what games of the same genre the person considers as better. Same with shills - when someone praises a game through the roof while having 0.1 hours of playtime, their opinion is void.
So my opinion on the Mass Effect trilogy is void since I don't have it on Steam? Even though I played the three games + DLC 9 times and it's my favorite series?

Messaggio originale di Wolfsun:
Every week there are multiple posts on this forum where some poor schmuck is begging to know how he lost his account and what they have to do to get it back. I don't want to be that schmuck.

Would profile information help a scammer steal an account? Beats me.
It could, public inventories can cause someone to be a target. Though the majority of people who lose access to their account aren't targeted by scammers, they simply are greedy people who log in on 3rd party trading and gambling sites related to CS:GO, Dota, Rust, etc and therefore get phished.
Ultima modifica da Crazy Tiger; 18 dic 2022, ore 11:08
Messaggio originale di Crazy Tiger:
So my opinion on the Mass Effect trilogy is void since I don't have it on Steam? Even though I played the three games + DLC 9 times?
If you don't mention this in a review, yes.
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