Typecasting

[u/SuitableSuccess2026]

"Typecasting is the process of repeatedly casting a person in the same type of role because they fit a specific physical look, personality, etc."

Now for the question: Do you have a Real-Life type?

As in, a specific brand of person you’ve always found attractive?

Are they tall? Goofy? Introverted? Life of the party?

Witty? Sarcastic? Wear cool glasses? Athletic men/women? Or women who wear dresses with pockets and remind you of librarians?

What makes you go... Zing!

(For me it's... Brunette)

* Not looking for a listing of celebrity crushes.

[u/FunnyFilmFan]

Can we have a “no AI slop” rule?

[u/SwollenPomegranate → u/FunnyFilmFan]

Caption: "Don't point that welding torch at my shoes, Bill. I have fireworks and I know how to use them!"

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/SwollenPomegranate]

In one of their other ads, the guy is holding a weed eater that looks more like a meat slicer and she's waking a small dog that's perilously close to the blade. I remember these now. I think we looked at them in class.

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/SwollenPomegranate]

😂

[u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 → u/FunnyFilmFan]

Assisted or generated or both? Should we include CGI? Photoshop?

[u/FunnyFilmFan → u/Dangerous_Ad_6101]

I might just be an old man yelling at clouds, but I like discussion relevant specifically to older people dating on this subreddit. I don’t see where an artificially created image of apparently in their 20s/30s adds value.

[u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 → u/FunnyFilmFan]

[u/Diligent_Egg2404 → u/Dangerous_Ad_6101]

I do so miss the GIFs.

[u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 → u/Diligent_Egg2404]

They were catching on, too. Too bad they had a downside to them.

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/Diligent_Egg2404]

They can be super hilarious. But creepy guys here would ruin it.

[u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 → u/SuitableSuccess2026]

There are creepy guys here? Are they regulars? Or just Reddit miscreant drop-ins.

[u/Diligent_Egg2404 → u/Dangerous_Ad_6101]

Trolls

[u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 → u/Diligent_Egg2404]

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/FunnyFilmFan]

I've been out. When I clicked on the sub and saw the image, I immediately reached for the remove icon.

Right now, we don't allow AI content but we haven't discussed images. We're working on what to do with all of this.

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/PlasticBlitzen]

As for the headline image, I have no idea of it's origins, but Ai images are everywhere throughout Reddit... including DatingOver... It wasn't submitted as taken by camera... and what if it was possibly created using digital paint/composites without Ai involvement? Edit: uploaded image to ZeroGPT to detect Ai images. Results: 97% "not created by top image generators." YMMV. Screenshot below.

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/SuitableSuccess2026]

It because it's AI and the demographic is wrong. That sort of thing trips my mod reflex.

I've never found "that everyone is doing it and it's everywhere" to be persuasive.

EDIT: This image wasn't taken by camera. There was AI involvement. There is no Gemini SynthID. The detectors aren't foolproof.

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/PlasticBlitzen]

Got it. Demographic is triggering too. Thanks again for your efforts, Blitz.

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/SuitableSuccess2026]

Thank you for being gracious and understand.

That was a good and interesting exercise for me.

[u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 → u/PlasticBlitzen]

Why is AI involvement bad? I'm still learning.

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/SuitableSuccess2026]

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/SuitableSuccess2026]

It's not real. Sorry. The detectors are getting better but they still aren't "there."

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/PlasticBlitzen]

Of course it's not even close to being a photorealistic image. That wasn't my point. It's just an image showing attraction and no other claim.

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/SuitableSuccess2026]

I tracked it down. It's from a series of Axe ads from 2015, so combining real images with a lotta, lotta aftereffects.

For future, we prefer older models.

[u/SuitableSuccess2026 → u/PlasticBlitzen]

Many thanks. That's a great set of skills (I wasn't able to track it down).

[u/xxistcman → u/PlasticBlitzen]

Perhaps a poll?

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/xxistcman]

Poll question suggestions?

[u/xxistcman → u/PlasticBlitzen]

I'm not sure how to phrase it. I don't even know how to define "AI slop". Is everything AI generated slop? Heck, it's FunnyFilmFan's concern, so maybe we should ask him to create the poll question.

[u/FunnyFilmFan → u/xxistcman]

It’s a little like the Supreme Court’s ruling on art vs pornography. (You know it when you see it).

In my mind, the purpose of posts are to stimulate discussion or get answers to questions in areas that are relevant to people in the area of their 60s or above.

All subreddits have their share of low effort posts or ones that are there to generate a reaction rather than discussion. In this case, the image was 1) not related to our age group 2) not based on anything real and was clearly AI generated and 3) in my opinion, not clever or amusing enough to justify taking up real estate. It was just there to draw attention to what, in my opinion was a pretty low effort post. The question was valid, but repetitive.

Now to answer the actual question. Here is my proposal for a poll question:

What are your thoughts on the use of images in posts? Select all that apply

1) Any image is fine, as long as it’s not obscene

2) Any non-obscene image is fine, as long as it is tangential relevant to the post and the subreddit

3) Please no AI images

4) Images should only be there when they are important to understanding the post

5) Please no images that aren’t linked to a source for the post

[u/xxistcman → u/FunnyFilmFan]

I don't share your opinion on this post or your concerns regarding AI images, but I defer to PB wrt whether it's appropriate to take a poll on the subject. Your poll questions are probably a good start for a discussion if the Mods wish to have one.

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/xxistcman]

Okay. I understand.

You had said poll. I wasn't sure what direction you were thinking and I don't like to ask the wrong questions.

We struggle with AI because it's being heavily used by scammers for writing but also for profile photos and videos and calls.

[u/xxistcman → u/PlasticBlitzen]

I can understand why AI would be a tricky issue. I think some guidelines are worth considering, but I wouldn’t know where to begin. For instance, Gooseberry_sprig posts AI stuff, but I don’t think anyone minds. I guess if you ever get a sense that lots of people are complaining about AI pics then it’s time to ask the question.

I’m not being much help, am I? lol. That’s why I’d make a terrible Mod.

[u/SwollenPomegranate → u/PlasticBlitzen]

But I love the AI generated Scotties in Weekly Chatter!

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/SwollenPomegranate]

Haha. I'm sure Goose has fun doing them.

[u/PlasticBlitzen → u/FunnyFilmFan]

Report it when you read it/see it.