SmokingSS - The slightly odd sig characters came in during the database import, like JW said, it was because of the way PHP handles the import.
The smilies are not available in the quick reply form yet, but I'm looking for a way to make that possible.
Genie - I'm looking for a way to get the same set of links that appear at the top of the page listed at the bottom as well, just like phpBB had. And as for the front page, it will be changing very soon
- Justin