b) Tweet and FB Like buttons on top of each thread look extremely out of place and distracting
I'm glad these functions were moved, but may I suggest to place them right below the post, in same line as :
thanks, rep, report ........ big space here...... reply, reply with quote, multi-quote reply
Another one: Posts from ignore user should not be highlighted - it's kind of defeats the purpose of ignoring the user
also imo these three lines could be condensed into a single line:
[h=2]<label>[Align to left] This message is hidden because
XXXXXXX is on your
ignore list. [space here] [Center Align] </label>
View Post. [space here] [allign to right]
Remove user from ignore list[/h]