Have over 500 posts yet can't select an avatar, why?

[runebinder]

Pretty much as the title states, I am on 502 posts this'll be 503, yet when I go to the Edit Avatar page I have a box which states No Avatar Specified and the only option is Do Not Use an Avatar.

How do I add to my profile?

 

[spinnerlys]

How do I set my avatar?
Avatars are small images that display alongside a user's name. This is a feature that is reserved for established users on the MacRumors Forums. We require a 500 post minimum (user title 6502a or higher) before you are given the opportunity to upload your own custom avatar. A few users were given avatar privileges before this milestone because they won a forum contest.

Once you reach 500 posts you may not immediately be able to upload an avatar. The privilege is added automatically when the forum system does routine processing, so check again in a few hours. The delay is normal so please do not contact us to report it as a problem on the same day that you reach 500 posts.

from https://macrumors.zendesk.com/hc/en-us#How_do_I_set_my_avatar.3F


How do user titles work?

User titles are based on post counts:

Newbie => 0 - 29 posts
Member => 30 posts
Regular => 100 posts (minimum required to post in the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum)
6502 => 250 posts (minimum required for access to the Marketplace forum)
6502a => 500 posts (minimum required to have an avatar)
65816 => 1,000 posts
65832 => 1,500 posts
68000 => 1,505 posts

from https://macrumors.zendesk.com/hc/en-us#How_do_user_titles_work.3F

 

[ergdegdeg]

In your profile, it says that you have 433 posts. Also, it will take a few hours to update once you do reach 500 posts, until it lets you put an avatar. Please note that not all forums count towards your "avatar" post count.

 

[runebinder]

Thanks for the responses, 433? *sigh* and here was me thinking I'd just broken that barrier, ah well got a while to go then.

 

[JNB]

Thanks for the responses, 433? *sigh* and here was me thinking I'd just broken that barrier, ah well got a while to go then.

There are a number of fora that do not count in your total, as well, any deleted posts are subtracted. Click on your User Name to see your current count at any time.

Also, try to avoid being a Post Whore™ just to get there. You will sooner or later regardless, and post counts and avatars aren't a measure of anything, but post quality always is. 😉

 

[GGJstudios]

I think that my post count is wrong
If you posted to a thread that was moved to the Wasteland or deleted, those posts will be removed from your total. Individual posts deleted by moderators are also excluded from your post count.

Posts made to the Politics, Religion, Social Issues forum, the Console Games forum, the Code Sharing and Software Promos forum, and the Marketplace forum are not counted.

If your post count reaches a total that entitles you to a new forum privilege, such as uploading and avatar or using the Marketplace forum, the new privilege may not take effect immediately. It will work by the following day at the latest.