My profile has more info and interests on it than most veterans' I see, and my avatar looks pretty good. I spent some money on it. It's just difficult to find locations where people will actually talk to you and not think you're insane for trying to start a conversation. The people here I've met so far don't want to have conversations. They're surcafy and seem uninterested no matter the topic.
Oh, and if you click on my name you can see two photos of my avatar, I think it looks pretty decent.