How come we can't ask "am i pretty" on here?

How come we cant ask am I pretty on here

There are plenty of dating sites out there, which seem like more appropriate places to talk about things like that.

Because it breaches FunAdvice's Terms of Use, which can be read here:
http://www.funadvice.com/doc/terms

Its a new rule.
People were just overusing the privilege of being able to ask, it got completely out of hand. I'm sure you can just imagine...
On a different note... thats the point of the whole picture rating function the site has.

Everyone gets sick of answering it. Then we end up getting people making nasty replies. If someone wants to tell you you're pretty they can funmail you or leave a comment on your page.

Also, the site was getting flooded with those. Any newcomer seeing the last twenty questions as.. am I hot, how ugly am I, please rate my face, do I look good in this pic, surely would not think much of that...

it gets really really old having everyone ask if they are pretty. . .

That kind of baloney belongs on attention- seeking Myspace bulletins.

Why would you need to ...Beauty is skin deep and what you have on the inside far outshines the physical