Hello there Francis
how you doing. Here are some of the nuts & bolts of the HEXUS forum inner workings for you to take a gander at.... (you might have read 'em all while lurking, but humour me, why don't you).
Click here for all there is to know about post counts, how to get an avatar, etc...
here for general forum guidelines...
and
here for the scan2hexus-free-shipping setup guide. Includes many indispensable bits & bobs including how to find your user ID; plus
further updates.