When I upgraded and made the avatar field visible on my registration page, it came up with the word "THumbnail" as its default title.

Recommend you change this to Avatar. People aren't uploading thumbnails, they're uploading avatars. They don't want to chose a thumbnail, either. They want to choose an avatar, from which a thumbnail is made.

Small point, I know.

I made the avatar a required field and now I see how new members can upload their avatar upon registration. LOVING IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Raj

..maybe even use 'profile image,' as that is the language the default option uses for the corresponding drop-down:

"No profile image"

...just changed in here:

components\com_comprofiler\plugin\language\default_language\default_language.php

I didn't even think of this change...good call, sir.