[Alistair]

Woahhhhh

I wsh I could do that, when you push it with your finger on the iPad it moves, it's like.. Real, thought there was a properly cut kitten in the lounge

[Alistair]

Cute NOT cut - that would be WRONG

[jaykay]

That is a cute kitten 

So, you can do pics in the post now 

As for avatars - I can only do that via Photobucket.
So, you go to your profile, then modify profile. The top bits then are about your avatar. Use the bit that says 'specify an picture by URL' or something similar, this time instead of copying the IMG code from Photobucket, you copy the 'direct link' code into that box, and hey presto, an avatar 

[Mammyshaz]

Ah, I've been trying to place IMG codes into there. I'll take your advice  I'll have an avatar soon 

[gardenjeannie]

I'm new, so this is very late, but I had to laugh, as I just had almost exactly the same conversation as you when trying to post pics of our pet rats to the Scottish Rat Club forum!!  P.S. Where do I find the smilies?!

[Bionic]

Gardenjeannie, do you mean the emotiocons like these 
 
If so they should showing above the box that you respond in. You then just click on the ones that you want to use and they get inerted into your response where your cursor is.
Sally

[Mammyshaz]

Hurray    just look left of this post. I've finally got an avatar 

Took some working out how to copy and paste  but success today.

Today's technology's so way over my head