You can add avatars in the user control panel. It's not that difficult. If you ever managed to upload an avatar at "that other site", I'm sure you can manage here as well.
About quick replies: yes, that's possible, but vB specifically warns not to do that. It's annoying for sure, so I'm keeping it in consideration. But first I've to find out what'd be harmed exactly by enabling the quick reply box. Apparently "the system" can't keep track of what the reply was replied to, potentially screwing up the thread.
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