Bart, that's correct; if you don't subscribe, you can't have an avatar; however, as non-subscribed user, you CAN post pictures, you're just limited to 5 megs... A subscriptions completely removes that barrier...
You also can't have a profile picture without subscribing....but for $5 a year for silver, thats like two cups of coffee at starbucks, one if you have a crazy drink.
Come on Bart! If you subscribe you can have a signature. Think of it. You wont have to type V12 every time you post! Not that there's anything wrong with that! DL
That is correct, Doctor... Both my avatar and signature were up for lease... No one took advantage, despite the awesome amount of exposure they would've received, considering my post count... Maybe no one realized that, when one changes his or her avatar or signature, it changes with ALL posts, including past posts... Hmph... Oh well...