The Forum is ready for beta testing, so be kind! We currently have many features up including pre-loaded avatars, point/ranking system, and a huge host of smilies.
As always with beta testing, if you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, just send a message to either carbonfibah or myself.
If you want to disable the automatic responses to topics you have replied to, you can go into the Profile Link -> Preferences -> then change your preferences.