Quote from: Royse777 on Today at 06:06:52 AM

Newbies can not have avatar/profile picture.
There is a post about it however I do not know which one. As far as I know, to have a profile picture - you will need to be at-least a full member rank.

Yes, only Full members and above can use an avatar. Maybe the following quote from Theymos can complement your answer:

Quote from: theymos on April 01, 2015, 04:08:50 AM

-snip- You must be a full member or above to upload an avatar. Go to this page (also linked in your "Forum Profile Information" settings):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=avatar
-snip-

Quote from: voyager23 on Today at 06:21:39 AM

How does one become a full member?

To become a Full Member, you must have at least 120 activities and 100 merits.
Merit & new rank requirements