recent threads with a few other variables

[wizardsolutions]

I just have a quick question. I would like for my homepage to display recent threads like this:

Post Date Thread Name (truncate text if too long) #of Posts #of Views

I know how to get the thread name and the posters name, but I'm not sure how to get the thread data, # of posts, # of views, and truncate the text if it's too long. Can you help me with that?

Also, my community account was disabled. I would like to know why. I did buy the software and post, but I don't see why my account was disabled.