Hi. I am meaning the blocks to the right. I have an example of another website that has the avatars beside the posts in the forum blocks and can be seen here
http://www.dallascowboysuniverse.com/forum.php
I was not necessarily looking for avatars on the forum it'slef. Although I do admit they make the forum look more personable and 'alive' with real people.
I am not sure, do you find your users prefer avatars on the forum it'self or not? I am only going by the big forums who don't seem to do anything like that.
Although by having avatars in the forum blocks I am trying to make the forum more personable without making it too much by having them on the forum also.
Any advice is always welcome. Thanks again for the helpful replies.