That's because you are considered a new member and EA has disabled new/general members from adding an avatar, editing their profile page and signatures until further notice. We had some nasty trolls that was using p.orn pictures as their avatar, so EA restricted what new or general users can do for now... So you can thank those nasty trolls for this...
"Please be assured that we are investigating the recent issues that have surfaced on these forums. Pending our investigation, we are disabling the ability for General Users (people who have joined the forums in the last 8 weeks) to edit their profile, amend their signatures or create new avatars. We trust you understand that while this change may be inconvenient for some users, we believe it is a necessary step to maintain a friendly environment for everyone. We will keep you updated on our progress and next steps.
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Hmm that's odd since your a member.
That makes no sense... But ok!
That's because you are considered a new member and EA has disabled new/general members from adding an avatar, editing their profile page and signatures until further notice. We had some nasty trolls that was using p.orn pictures as their avatar, so EA restricted what new or general users can do for now... So you can thank those nasty trolls for this...
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/796626/addressing-forum-concerns#latest
"Please be assured that we are investigating the recent issues that have surfaced on these forums. Pending our investigation, we are disabling the ability for General Users (people who have joined the forums in the last 8 weeks) to edit their profile, amend their signatures or create new avatars. We trust you understand that while this change may be inconvenient for some users, we believe it is a necessary step to maintain a friendly environment for everyone. We will keep you updated on our progress and next steps.
SimGuruBChick"
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https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/991317/my-sims-stories/p1?new=1
im a 8 week YOUNG member