I prefer to see/use a real picture of the person. Extra points if they’ve done something creative with it. The pictures that are birds, characters, etc. just don’t intrigue me as much, unless it is something truly outstanding/strange, such as @daloon.‘s I don’t care about knowing if they’re female/male, I just have a very vivid imagination and enjoy picturing the person I’m chatting with…like a movie, it plays in my mind.