NewBie with Profile Picture

[apoorvlathey]

I was going through this forum and saw that a newbie had a profile picture / Avatar. How is this possible ? To be able to get a avatar, one needs to be at least full member. Here is a link to that account : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=88480

[xandry]

Look at date registered. At that time it was allowed.