As you may have noticed, there have been additional changes to the forum. There are other -- more significant -- changes that will be implemented within the next thirty days. Several of these changes will be among the most dramatic since Warfare HQ first debuted in 2001. We are not prepared to announce the extent of these changes at this time, but announcements will be made when we are confident all the pieces are in place.
To prepare for these design changes, we have been an will continue to make other, smaller changes to the setup of the forum. One of the first ones you will notice is the change to the avatars. Our enhanced avatars are more detailed and overall better quality, but all members will not be permitted to upload custom avatars. The reason for this is simple: we anticipate the forum to continue to grow at a brisk rate and the use of large numbers of custom avatars consumes additional bandwidth and storage space. We also want the Warfare HQ forum to remain professional looking and not a hodge-podge of miscellaneous graphics. Very senior members will be able to upload a custom image.
You will be able to select from among a large number of assorted avatars and there should be something to please everyone. This is only step one. More avatars will be added within a few weeks.
Please bear with us while we work our way through all these changes. We're confident that you will be more than satisfied with the final result!