It might be nice to have avatars, just so we can put a face with the name. That would be a big help when attending larger DOs.
I belong to another board,
www.cruisecritic.com and they have a lot more posts than FT and almost twice as many members. They allow avatars and it doesn't seem to cause any problems. It sure makes it nice when you go on a cruise to be able to identify other posters from their pictures.
Other than that, I'm happy with the current structure. Well it might be night to have a few more smilies.