They temporaly disabled the "Upload avatar" feature in the control panel until they decide whether to let us have custom avatars or not. I hope they let us keep the avatars if we host them externally.

This isn't exactly related to avatars, but who knows where to post it. 

I was made to change my forum handle, much to my extreme chagrin.  I do so grudgingly, but then can't log in.  I try logging in as 'exsuscito' for the fun of it and nothing.  Today, I try once more to log in as 'noctivagus' to no avail.  I try logging in as 'exsuscito' for the sake of it, lo and behold here I am.  Sooooo, I can't have my old forum handle, but I have to log in using it?!? 

Can someone explain this to me?

Much obliged

This isn't exactly related to avatars, but who knows where to post it. 

I was made to change my forum handle, much to my extreme chagrin.  I do so grudgingly, but then can't log in.  I try logging in as 'exsuscito' for the fun of it and nothing.  Today, I try once more to log in as 'noctivagus' to no avail.  I try logging in as 'exsuscito' for the sake of it, lo and behold here I am.  Sooooo, I can't have my old forum handle, but I have to log in using it?!? 

Can someone explain this to me?

Much obliged