I have had the very same problem that You speak of. I have no answers. Maybe someone can help. It seems that others have it figured out!
ORIGINAL: TexasSkyPilot
After ten years of trying, I'm finally asking for help. I've tried and triedbut all I ever see when I try to upload my photo for my avatar is "FILE TOO LARGE!!", which is a load of cr^p because I've reduced it in size now until it's a jpeg that's 18 X 30 pixels. Not only is it NOT too large, it's now TOOSMALL.
I've been going back in every now and then for a good10 YEARS, and it's always the same thing.
Yet I see guys uploading MOVING Avatars, so it's a little frustrating to me at this point. I want to have an Avatar.
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