# Your Profile Your profile is where other people decide whether they can imagine having a real conversation with you. It doesn't need to be polished or impressive. It just needs to feel like there's an actual person there: curious, specific, and willing to use their words. People are **far** more likely to say hi (or reply to messages) when your profile gives them something human to respond to. Empty/low-effort profiles are likely to attract [[Usage/Reputation#When to downvote|downvotes]], reduced visibility, or both. ## What to include A good first pass includes: - A username and basic profile details. - A few specific tags for interests, hobbies, or favourite conversation topics. - A short headline that gives people a quick sense of your personality. - A proper intro with a few conversation starters. - At least one photo, if you're comfortable sharing one. The goal isn't to document your whole life. It's to give people a few good doors into a conversation. ## How to create a great profile ### Tags Tags work best when they're **specific**. Good tags are things that a real person could ask you about: - "old maps" - "forest walks" - "weird movies" - "learning Spanish" - "terrible chess" Generic tags like "music", "books", "fun", or "chat" don't say much. They can make your profile feel like a placeholder, which is exactly the kind of thing that gets [[Usage/Reputation#When to downvote|downvoted]] here. ### Headline Your headline is a tiny invitation. Try something short, warm, and a little distinctive: - What have you been thinking about lately? - What's a small thing you find strangely delightful? - How would a friend describe you in one sentence? - What's the most "you" sentence you could write? Don't worry about sounding clever. Sincere beats polished. ### Intro Your intro is the part that gives people enough to work with. Useful prompts: - What gets you excited about life? - What's something you're trying to learn or understand? - What's a question you enjoy asking people? - What's a meaningful pursuit in your life right now? - What's a funny, odd, or surprisingly formative thing that happened to you? Write like you're opening a door, not filing a report. A few concrete details are better than a long list of labels. ## What to avoid - It's okay to have a religion, but this isn't the place to preach. - It's okay to be into crypto, but this isn't the place to advertise. - It's okay to have political beliefs, but [[About/Standards#^politics|political content isn't allowed on profiles]]. - It's okay to have whatever sexual orientation or relationship status, but this isn't the place to broadcast it. That information usually isn't needed for friendship, and can make it look like you're trying to skirt the [[About/Standards#^dating|no dating/sexual content]] standard. - Avoid zero-effort, copy-paste, or AI-generated profile text. Wusoup is for real people trying to connect with real people. - Avoid overtly divisive content unless you have a very good reason to lead with it. Even when something isn't strictly against the standards, it can still undermine Wusoup's mission of connecting folks on a human level. Labels form only a small part of our identity and experience of being human. And a label that means one thing to you might mean something different to someone else. The goal is to get people talking before they've already formed opinions about each other that may or may not be accurate. ## Photos Photos help people feel like there's a real human behind the profile. They don't need to be fancy. Please avoid photos that look like dating-app bait: suggestive poses, mirror selfies, shirtless photos, or anything designed mainly to attract sexual attention. That stuff sends the wrong signal here and may get you [[Usage/Reputation#Reporting users|reported]]. ## Visibility and privacy Your profile options let you decide who can see you. You can also separately limit who can see each of your photos. If you're taking a break, you can hide your profile rather than deleting your account. ## How to **disable** your account See the **Who can see you?** section on your [account options](https://www.wusoup.com/wz/opts) screen, and set this to "No one for now": ![[../Assets/ss-hide-profile.png]] That'll pause all activity on your account (including **message notifications**), and make your account and all content (incl. photos and messages) **invisible to everyone** except me. Your login details will continue to work as usual so you can log in and change this option (or delete your account entirely) whenever you like. ## How to **delete** your account See the **Delete all your data on Wusoup** section on your [account options](https://www.wusoup.com/wz/opts) screen: ![[Assets/ss-delete-account.png]]