Hi there,

Is it possible for me to upload an avatar from my computer?

Unless I’m being completely stupid (which is a distinct possibility, I’m not very computer literate…) when I go to the Edit Avatar option on my User Control Panel it seems to only give me the option of entering a URL. (Which I presume means linking an avatar from another online address.)

I’m sure in years gone by on the forum, you could just upload an avatar from your computer with a simple browse option?

Thanks in advance for any help!

You have to host your avatar on a different site and then put the URL in. Uploading avatars here would (I assume) take up too much bandwith space, or something.

It has never allowed for a direct upload for as long as I can recall. I have avatars hosted on my photobucket dating back several years.

Ah, I see. Thank you both very much for your help. (So far I seem to have sorted it out.)

It was a very long time ago, but I may have been thinking of another Silent Hill Forum....

I'm having a problem. I succesfully managed to get a higher quality of the avatar I have right now, thanks to the wonders of picnik, then I uploaded the picture to my photobucket, and when I posted the link on my User Cp avatar section, it told me that the URL I specified was ''invalid''.

At first I thought it told me that because it could only make use of links from google and such, not from my own photobucket. However, once I do some research here, I find out it does accept links from photobucket? So then I thought it must've been the length of the link, I tried tinyurl, nope. Still doesn't accept the URL. If anyone could clear this up for me it would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT: Finally managed to get a link it accepted, however, now my avatar doesn't show up.

What is the URL? I don't ever use Botophucket, but some image URLs aren't compatible for hotlinking and maybe they manufacture one.

^This is what happened, unfortunately.

2nd edit: I DID IT! Still, thanks for trying to help, alone in the town.

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc3 ... cover2.jpg

Try using that. Or beat me to it. ;_; I did see the issue, I think images with ? in the URL won't work right here. I've had the issue myself in the past.

Lol. I'm new to photobucket so I didn't know you had about four links to choose from for each picture. Looking at my avatar, I've gotta say, I'm pretty proud of my job.

Again, thanks for trying to help.