I was confronted with a question of which I scarcely have no clue of what to say as an answer to the question.
Though I have seen some newbie doing signature bounties and recently saw two which offers newbie the opportunity to participate.
Now to my question, can newbies wear avatar? If yes, how?
Nope. Not even Junior Members. I think you're eligible for avatar from member rank. Now it's getting quite difficult to raise your rank due to new merit system, which requires a lot of efforts/luck to get there