What is a advisor

No, that’s not exactly true.

You become an advisor either by being invited to be one or requesting to be one (you can message editor to ask). To become an advisor you have to have good helpful advice, proper spelling and grammar for the most part, be on the site for atleast a couple of months, preferably have a picture or two of yourself and profile information so the users can get to know you better, and know the terms of use very well, etc.

If you do become an advisor, you get a shiny yellow badge, you get to help out with the site as far as deleting duplicates, deleting questions that violate the terms of use, and just helping out with the site in general.

I didn’t say that you needed a picture - I said it is prefered, not required.

Taken stright from the source:

Who are advisors? Advisors are the official voice of Funadvice, and are users just like you and me. Users get promoted to advisors when they’ve either ranked highly by other users, or have just provided great answers.

How do I become an advisor? You can become an advisor by first providing highly rated and clear answers. Contact us with a few of the answers you’ve provided and we’ll consider upgrading your account to advisor status.

Many Advisors answer a question! Yes, multiple advisors (and you) can answer a single question. The first advisor to answer the question will be considered the “official” advisor, and they will be promoted as such on the question page.

Are the guidelines for what advisors should and should not do? Yes, you can read them in the advisor’s guide: http://www.funadvice.com/doc/advisor_guide