lol, you might also want to checkout the buddy button =).
Don't know about the rest, but one fo the first things I did was look at all the buttons & links & test everything out.
PS
the buddy list is a nice touch, but only viewed when you are in your user cp (private messaging & such). Maybe N.B. can put this ontop or bottom of the main forum site for users to see when they first login if any of their buddies is on.