how to reply to threads without clicking reply button?

[Bouncer222]

On my forums at www.brotherhoodofgamers.com people keep having to click reply in order to reply to a post, if you try to start typing in the fast reply box, a pop up will tell you to click one of the reply buttons first, how do I do it so that people dont have to click the reply buttons?

And an extra question...

How do I remove the join date, number of posts etc... from the posts of users under their avatars? I look at that info as extra info and want to remove it, it's unnecessary.

Thanks!