Like:
-Freckles-these will raise your score a couple points every time
-Red hair-ditto
-Being "sort of cute" rather than "extremely hot"- If you're cute, but you don't look like you're extremely conscious of it.
-Nerd appeal-I've seen some girls holding lightsabers or dressed as stormtroopers. Needless to say, I fell for it like the Imperials at the Battle of Tanaab. If you can't manage that, at least wear some hot glasses. The "librarian look" is hotter than it sounds!
-Black and white photos-Classy!
-Dresses-Especially those that show off your cute shoulders, if you have cute shoulders.
-Looking quirky-If you don't look like everyone else, it'll make me pay more attention and really give you a chance.
-Nice eyes-A huge plus. I know it can be faked with cameras and computers, but it gets me every time anyway.
-Crosses-Especially necklaces with crosses hanging from them.
-The music-A guitar in the picture is a big plus. Otherwise, posters of cool bands can't hurt. As a last resort, throw up the horns for points.
-Animals- Being an animal lover is a good thing, after all.
-Reminding me of someone I know- If you remind me of someone I know (and like) in real life, it helps you.
Don't like:
-Gross fat chicks-Chances are it was someone who got their grubby mitts on your picture and is trying to make you look bad that posted the picture, anyway.
The "Ghetto hat"-oversized sideways baseball cap. No!
-Girl of one face, a thousand times-As my brother pointed out in the Xanga post that inspired this page, posting a collage is to show off your many sides, and should not consist only of you wearing one outfit, making one face, through many pictures
-The "down the shirt, hanging boobs" shot-Where you're bending over and taking a picture down your shirt. Not flattering, despite what you may think.
-Not enough effort-Cropping yourself from another picture, crappy image quality, hard to see your face, etc.
-Too much effort-dolling yourself up and getting a super-professional shot to ensure an inflated score.
-The "country girl look"-I don't really know how to describe this, but some girls have square faces with their eyes far apart. I just don't like this look.
-Blacks, Hispanics and Indians-I like these people fine as people, I just don't find them very hot. Sorry! Some of them are pretty good-looking anyway though.
-The "ugly friend"- It's okay to have your friends in the picture, so long as I can see you, but having girls around you who are better looking doesn't help.
-Flash in your face-I know it's a cheap-ass disposable camera you're using, but keep it far enough away from your face that it doesn't wash out your features.
-Placing objects in your mouth- Trying to make comparisons with a certain activity is hardly alluring. Makes you look like a skanky ho, really.
-Don't you lie to me- I select "18 to 25" as the age of the girls I rate. If you're clearly over this but you appear anyway, you ain't fooling anyone but yourself, lady.
Other things you should be warned of:
-I don't give 10's, except extremely rarely when I go back to a picture several times and decide that it's a really, really attractive girl.
-"Lazy finger syndrome" When passing through girls who are neither very hot or very not, I usually give them all 5's and 6's and wait for something to grab my attention and shock me into moving my mouse and not just clicking through.