how can i use a smaller avatar pic ?

#1 .. or possibly just using a small .gif, too..

#2 I dont know actually, the first time I used a 120 x 120 jpg, and the gadget forced me to crop it anyway, so I finally have to use an image of the speciefied max sizes.

#3 yeah, i had that experience too. it even force-magnified smaller images. but now it seems to be accepting lil' uns with no complaints.

#4 Ah! cool, thanks.

#5 Just make your pic smaller than both max dimensions. If it doesn't touch the edge (180 or 120) it won't ask for a crop.