Allow each user to choose whether or not they want to display others' signatures (and avatars if you go that route, though I agree that avatars add nothing to the site but increase bandwidth and hosting costs)
If not a template, at least a set of suggested questions to be answered when posting a review.
When posting, I'd like to see a third check box option "Check here to be notified of any replies to this topic
once per day" or simply leave the current setup but add a user preference that allows each user to determine how often they want to be notified of new posts on topics they are "watching".
Otherwise, on the personal messages page, add a link/button driven by javascript that allows me to "select all" or "unselect all". I can then "select all" 1893 messages, and uncheck the 2 or 3 I want to keep.
Wrap page content pieces in div tags with unique id attributes that follow a consistent naming scheme across the site. HTML tags for post list tables, link sections, etc. should likewise have distinct id's and classes in a consistent manner not specific to style. Looking at the existing code, the site is about halfway there already. For example, stay away from things like class="ContentHeadingBlue", instead use class="PostHeaderBar" instead. This would allow users to write and apply their own style sheets to skin/color/layout the site any way that suited their fancy. Using names that describe what an item in the page does (PostHeaderBar) versus how it should look (ContentHeadingBlue) will help users build style sheets. Create a forum for exchanging stylesheets so members can share their work.
Heck, if you wrap all signatures in a span class="signature", I can take care of ignoring other users' signatures myself (display="none"), though the site won't reap the benefits of decreased bandwidth that way.
How about an alternate format for viewing on PDA's available at
http://pda.ballreviews.com--------------------
J.J. "Waterola Kid" Anderson, the bLowling King :
Kill the back row
