There is one reason I can think of for adding profile pictures: reducing anonymity. People say a lot of things online that they wouldn't say face-to-face becau

There is one reason I can think of for adding profile pictures: reducing anonymity. People say a lot of things online that they wouldn't say face-to-face because of anonymity. I'm not sure if profile pictures would be a step towards anonymity, but I think it would be a good experiment. For example, comments written on a wall on Facebook are much less hostile than comments at YouTube or MySpace. I don't recall seeing the words gay or faggot used at all on Facebook, ever. Even adding more text info may be a good idea. Eg: pkaler. Vancouver, BC. Smartful Studios Inc.