Can I use my own pic as an avatar without signing up for that 360 thingie?

Question

Can I use my own pic as an avatar without signing up for that 360 thingie?

Answer 1

No you can't.  You have to store the pic where Yahoo can access it for use as an avatar, and the place Yahoo have decreed for this is Yahoo 360.  You don't have to 'sign up' though, your 360 page is there already, you just have to go to it and upload your pic.  Then go to your Y!A profile page and check the box next to 'Use my Yahoo 360 avatar', scroll down and save the page, and you're done.