It might be photo is too big in "kb"s so pay attention to tinny message at the bottom of the page when changing photo fails. Normally if photo is changed it updates in the forum/profila just some seconds after changing (not more then minute I think).
For the other thing - I’m not @aran of course and this for can’t speak for him, but he said in one thread this:
so maybe would be good to go with that although some names were changed in the mean time (mine too from really impossible “tatjanaprelogknightg” (or something like that) to much shorter real name).
Once again, I don’t want to lecture here, just want to put to view what Aran has said, that’s all.
Hwyl!
Tatjana 