Looks like Mark has found a way to use your Facebook profile photos as avatars, without having to host them elsewhere. Neat.
Two other suggestions for those of you wanting to change your avatar:
Resizing Images:
If you have an image you'd like to use, but it's too large, there are many websites that can resize for you, right in the browser.
The first one that came up in a Google search for me is called
Pic Resize and it seems to do a fine job. It will even let you crop an image, select the exact size you want it to be, rotate it, and even add effects if you so choose.
Hosting Avatar Images on the forum:
Also, I've just added the option to host your custom avatar images right here on the forum. No need to get an imageshack or photobucket account if all you want is to make your own avatar. ZP will store it for you.
Simply go to the "
Profile" link above, scroll to the bottom and chose the file from your computer where it says "Upload Avatar from your machine"
Recommended avatar size is 80x80 pixels, but you can make them as large as 120 pixels if you want; that is the largest they can be without stretching out this current forum layout.
If you've been itching to change your avatar, give it a try.