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How do I change my name on Yahoo Answers? - 587 - 04-05-2014 02:00 AM
How do I get myself a picture? Can I keep my points?
- echinopsis . - 04-05-2014 02:01 AM
Changing your name and/or avatar will of course let you keep your points, some users do it more or less regularly without any problems...:-)
About your name on YA...
go to your YA profile by clicking on your avatar or the <my activity> tab at the top of this page, click "edit my preferences", go to "change name" near your avatar, enter a new name in the box provided and take it from there.
About the picture...
you can use a photo avatar or a cartoon avatar from another site, and if you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you can also use those avatars.
Go to: http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/privacy/ - make sure your profile isn't hidden, because if it is, your avatar won't show.
In case you want to use a Facebook or Twitter avatar, you need to link those accounts in the Profile options.
http://profile.yahoo.com/y/settings/linked-accounts/
You have several options in case you want a photo avatar:
a) go to your Yahoo! Answers settings at http://answers.yahoo.com/my-activity > click edit my preferences near your current pic > click "Update photo or avatar",
b) go to your Yahoo! Profile at http://profile.yahoo.com/ , click on the current avatar.
Now upload a picture or choose one of the pics you've uploaded previously - the format can be bmp, jpg, png, or .gif.
Note: if you are on a mobile, you need to switch to desktop mode first in order for this to work.