I have tried using the quote option on some of my post, and having some difficulty, none of my posts to seem to have the little grey quote box that i see on all other posts, only the text. is the a secret or am i just retarted?
squirrely, if you hit the quote tab, in the bottom right of the post you want to quote, it will open a reply to
thread with the quote inside. just leave that as is and reply under that text. if you are wondering what you post will look like, hit the "preview post" next to submit reply. that should solve that problem!
and to get that banner, find the banner you like (there are a few i have seen) and click on it. it should open a web page where you can put all you info and it will make you a banner. copy the bbc and insert it into your signature. to edit your signature go to the "quick links" tab in the menu bar and scroll down to edit signature! make sure to save.

any questions let me know.