i edited a few templates if anyone is interested in using them;
in template "post_thanks_box_bit"
Code:
<img src="INSERT_URL_HERE/thanks_icon.gif" border="0" /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$thank[userid]" rel="nofollow">$thank[username]</a><if condition="$date_thank"> ($date_thank)</if>$virg
Overwrite with the above code and replace "INSERT_URL_HERE" with your direct link to the image file (attached to this post) for example; "http://www.yoursite.com/forum/images/misc/thanks_icon.gif"
Next open up template "post_thanks_postbit"
Code:
<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px 0px 0px">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="thead" style="padding:0px">
<if condition="$post['post_thanks_amount'] == 1">
<phrase 1="$post[username]"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[post_thanks_user_says]</strong></div></phrase>
<else />
<phrase 1="$post[post_thanks_amount_formatted]" 2="$post[username]"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[post_thanks_users_say]</strong></div></phrase>
</if>
</td>
<if condition="$bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6">
<td class="thead" style="padding:0px" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">
<div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="post_thanks.php?do=post_thanks_remove_all&p=$post[postid]"<if condition="$vboptions['disable_ajax'] != 2"> onclick="post_thanks_remove_all($post[postid], <if condition="$vboptions['post_groan_integrate']">true<else />false</if>); return false;"</if> rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[post_thanks_remove]</a></strong></div>
</td>
</if>
<if condition="$post['show_thanks_remove_option']">
<td class="thead" style="padding:0px" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">
<div class="smallfont"><strong><a href="post_thanks.php?do=post_thanks_remove_user&p=$post[postid]"<if condition="$vboptions['disable_ajax'] != 2"> onclick="post_thanks_remove_user($post[postid], <if condition="$vboptions['post_groan_integrate']">true<else />false</if>); return false;"</if> rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[post_thanks_remove_user]</a></strong></div>
</td>
</if>
</tr>
<tr><td class="alt1" colspan="3"><div>$post[post_thanks_bit]</div></td></tr>
</table>
</div>
and replace whole template with the above code.
the above template edits make the font and text fit better into most styles.
hope you like