Why visit someone's profile?

[Abraxas]

I was just updating my user profile when I noticed the public profile page had been viewed by several other posters. I was wondering why someone would look at my profile - I don't post that much, and I don't remember seeing most of the people who checked out the page in any of the threads I have responded to lately. So why would they be there?

Why do you check out peoples public profile?

 

[Mark CMG]

To see what sort of stuff they post about aside from what you might be reading at the time, is sometimes why I check someone's profile page.

 

[RSKennan]

Most of the time I do it by accident. I might want to "view image" on their avatar to blow it up and see what it is, or I might try to copy and paste their name for a reply. It's possible to copy a username that way, but it's delicate and if I screw it up I end up on their user page.

When I'm not doing it by accident, I might be checking to see if they have a blog or what they list for profession if for example they seem to think like a game designer, etc.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Mostly just to make them wonder "Why is this person checking out my profile?"

 

[Dice4Hire]

I visit profiles to:

Post a message on their wall if they do not have PM activated.

See what else they are doing.
I sometimes do this when I see someone with a high post count I cannot
remember ever seeing before.

I also do this to see any additional profile info there, but rarely.

Cyber-stalk, natch.

See if they are part of the conspiracy against me.

To check <post deleted>

 

[surfarcher]

For my part I'm just nosey

 

[frankthedm]

Creeping folks out is a hobby of mine.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Because my Travelosity Gnome told me to.

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Because I seek The One True One.

 

[GandalfMithrandir]

If I suspect they are spammers that is how I confirm that they are, but other than that it is because of noseyness and if I want to check how much xp they have for my little project that I have running. (see sig) and all the above points are valid as well.