the problem is, you needed to make a tutorial.. also calling it Wiki did'nt help there...

as to the buttons. well.... forum stats. why? I hit that and I get my stats. for what reason? I don't need that information. sure it looks pretty but it's acutally no use whatsoever. the start thread? above the threads where it used to be in each forum, in the table header. works for every other forum just there. same for mark all read. this is the only forum setup I've seen with them floating and following the user round.