Thanks, I appreciate your speedy response.. can you enlighten me on updating my avatar or is this restricted as well for the time being?
It's not possible until you become a Full Member, you'll be able to do from that from your profile => Forum Profile Information when you upgrade.
To become a full member you will need 100 activity and 100 merit.
You will earn merit by making good posts 100 activity by making posts every week for some months.
In addition to the above replies, rendering help to forum members can be a fast stepping stone to your success, as it has done to many forum members from Zero to Hero. Welcome to the world of cryptocurrency.