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Do I have to be a paying member to have an avatar? If not, I'm confused as to how to enable one from my user cp.
Do I have to be a paying member to have an avatar?
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In summary, users who had custom avatars prior to the recent PF upgrade still have those avatars even though they are not contributors.
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Avatars are activated for Premium members - https://www.physicsforums.com/subscriptions.php
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That's what I thought. I was 
because I see people who don't have the "PF contributer" star beneath their name and yet they have an avatar. Do they just choose to omit the label beneath their name?
because I see people who don't have the "PF contributer" star beneath their name and yet they have an avatar. Do they just choose to omit the label beneath their name?- #4
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Users that had a custom avatar prior to the recent PF upgrade still have those avatars even though they are not contributors.
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Evo said:
Actually that should have been taken care of a couple weeks ago.
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They're going away too? How do I buy someone else a premium membership?Greg Bernhardt said:
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Evo I send a request to your email, make sure you reply with the mambers name
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Thanks Greg! You are the best!
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Thank you! Jimmy it's your lucky day!
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Greg,
Did you forget then to remove my avatar ?
Did you forget then to remove my avatar ?
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boulderhead! welcome back! missed your posting!
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Hi Kerry !
Thank you very much for the kind words.
Thank you very much for the kind words.
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Welcome back, BoulderHead! I missed your wandering eye!
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Hi Tsunami, and thank you for the greeting!
I had another eye being prepared to replace this one with, but PF is very much a different place than I remember and this wandering eye may be removed entirely as I'm not at present a contributor. That horrible flashing red banner proclaiming me a winner has already given me a winning headache, and an urge to wander off to bed beckons. :D
I had another eye being prepared to replace this one with, but PF is very much a different place than I remember and this wandering eye may be removed entirely as I'm not at present a contributor. That horrible flashing red banner proclaiming me a winner has already given me a winning headache, and an urge to wander off to bed beckons. :D
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Greg Bernhardt said:Thank you! Jimmy it's your lucky day!
If only I had looked on here all the way back then instead of wondering if I was drunk one night and registered. But Evo explained anyway... once again thanks to her, and my tribute in my signature still lives on!
FAQ: Do I have to be a paying member to have an avatar?
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