From recent posts and reading, etc., I have come to the conclusion that no avatars are provided with the phpBB2 software.
Please correct me if I am wrong. I could find none after extracting all the files from the zip file.
One has to create the avatar gallery with folders on their site and upload various avatars with each having its own folder. And the path, shown in the Configuration file, is started with images/avatars/gallery (and then each avatar in its own folder).
And for allowing those to upload their own avatar, you provide the full path:
http://www.domainname.com/images/users, aso in the Configuration file.
Also, I did read on Page 6 of the Readme.html file, stored with the Docs folder that since there are security issues with PHP 3 and 4, resulting in many hosting providers disabling file uploads, that various checks have been implemented in phpBB2. Said checks are to prevent one from enabling or making use of functions which will not operate correctly on PHP as installed on your server. At this time this includes locally uploaded avatars and DB restore.
Does this mean that one cannot upload an avatar?
The big question now, if I am correct in that I have to create my own avatar folders, is how do I obtain avatars to create the needed gallery? Does anyone know of a site where one may download avatars?