Oh, sorry for the terrible topic, but... can you choose your own avatar? Because up to now, I've only seen mods have custom avatars.. is this disabled for regular users? If so... then why?* shot *
As answered in the countless topics about custom avatars. Yes, they are disabled for normal users, only mods and above have them. As to why, there are several reasons. Most involve moderating them and/or bandwith.