[Norm]

I’m looking into this too. I think the problem is that bbpress is adding that forum tab and not buddypress. Did you figure it out?

Otherwise this is a good reference.
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/16223/add-buddypress-profile-menu-item

[Norm]

I may have found the answer is this still true?

Avatars don’t have a database entry. They live here:
/wp-content/uploads/avatars/[member_id]/[avatar file]
But there needs to be a thumb and a full-size, and you’ll need to change the file names.
And they may need to be jpg.
For example:
4f5664228829d-bpthumb.jpg
4f5664228829dauto-bpfull.jpg

[Norm]

It looks like the default is in wp-content > uploads > avatars.

I think you can restrict upload sizes in the wpsettings.

[Norm]

Would love to test this. I’ve got a site for kids and could see this being a really fun feature.

[Norm]

I’m getting more familiar with how BP work. So here is a more specific way to ask my question. I need to hold all activity feed updates (site wide) until they can be approved by an administrator.

The 1.6 activity update is awesome for seeing all activity but it needs to be unpublished by default.

[Norm]

I just found this plugin that maybe the solution you are looking for.

Blog & User Creator