my avatar is only 4 kb. try to us a photo software call "ACDSee" (I think you can download it from
www.download.com). after you install the software, open the picture with this software, and then use "edit", then use "resize", then change the height and width to no bigger than 80 (80 is the maximum for this forum), in most case, the file should become smaller the 6kb, then just try upload it again. hopefully it can help you guys. my is only 4kb.