Booking request with no verifications?

[Gayle83]

Hello, we don't do automatic booking, and require a profile and a photo, and a bit about your visit. We are constantly getting booking request that have no profile other than a first name and date they joined and no explantion of their visit. Usually new Airbnb members with no reviews. I usually will send a reply and ask for additionall info, and if they dont respond I will decline their request. I also hate that we cant see a profile photo untill we book them. This is our private home and we live here. Im being too picky?

[Noel102]

I don't think you're being too picky.  I rarely book to people with no reviews, new accounts, or people without verifications.  If I do, it's for no more than 2 or 3 nights, and I will not, under any circumstances, book to someone without a verified government ID.

AirBnB does not reveal a guest's last name unless there is a confirmed booking.  The way around the picture issue is to click the "See Profile" link.  That should allow you to see the profile, complete with picture.  that has always worked for me.