1) Profile pic is only visible when we go to your profile, you need to add an avatar to show it in the forums.
2) On top of the page, you should see a link to "private messages". You can go to the "User CP", then Edit Options, and set up PM's to pop up, and/or get an email notification.
ok, i am embarassed to even post this. hahaha sad.
i tried to set up my profile picture. can you see it? i didn't know if it worked.
also.. how can you tell if you have a pm?
i'm slow.
obviously.
Oh don't be embarrassed. Everyone was in your shoes at some point. No we can't see it because your profile picture only shows up when someone clicks on your personal profile. If you want a picture to show up on each of your posts then you need to add an avatar. And PM's are show in the upper right-hand corner of the web page, right under "My Account"