Hello Ferettmom, as far as I can figure your "stranger" title (in my case "Child of nature") depends on how many posts you have placed, it changes as your posts increase in number, I dont know what number posts equal what title and I think it also depends on what "Class" you ticked on your personal info. I think others here can and will explain it better. For an Avatar you can find your own pic and reduce it down to: (80x80 max pixels, may be smaller) (.gif, .jpg, .png accepted) and post it on the net and place the url in the box in your personal info, you can also find Avatars on line, Check in the "General" at "About this web site" there is a thread there by Lynn called "Choose your Avatar". I hope that helps a bit until someone better qualified can assisst you.