RE: Problems loading Avatar
IAMKAOS,
Go up and click on "My Account" , then click on the "Forum Settings" tab. Go down to the area that says E-MAIL and click on the one that says to send you notices. Remember to go to the bottom of the page and click on "Apply" before you hit okay and leave. That should take care of your problem, I think. You should start getting notices. There is also an area for other settings like PMs and stuff, you can choose them as well. There's also a "Subscription Preference area where I always choose; "Notify me once per thread until I visit the thread again".
Hope that helps.