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how do i add avatar and sing to my profile. can i not do it cause im still a newwbie ???

When you go to your profile, you will see on the left side of the page a Box with heading Modify Profile.

Click on Forum Profile Information and that will allow you to add an avatar and a signature.

an i not do it cause im still a newwbie

Yes, I can’t remember how many posts you need until you can change/add your signature, but I believe it’s 50. Could be less or more, but there is a restriction.

I believe it’s due to spammers who create accounts and put bogus links in their signature to lure people to their malicious / B.S. sites.

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Never knew that. Then again, it took a while before I decided to become a more permanent member of the forum so I might have had a few posts requesting help by that time.

The problem comes from drive by spammers, who having registered put objectionable or commercial links in their profile signature to try and gain link promotion, etc.

There have also been cases of the PM function being abused to spam forum members, so you will notice that you can’t use the PM function either.

Unfortunately because of the actions of others legitimate members suffer by the actions to prevent this spamming.