I've had a few new members contact me to mention that the forum time is wrong.
After you sign up, please ensure that you go to your "UserCP" and fill in your details.
Under "Edit Options" look for " Date & Time Options " and adjust it for your local time zone - that'll fix the problem.
As for avatars, I've set it to allow the use of avatars, profile pics and download attachments after someone has made 5 posts - gotta have some incentive to get involved eh
