OMG I know!!! I feel like the village idiot because I am doing that and it is not working!!! This is crazy!!! that url pasted in the custom url avatar box...then clicking "set url"...then closing that window and clicking "update profile"...DOES NOT WORK IN MY CASE...This is comical!! thanks for the help though.
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I'm gettin' better at this!!!.....I think.