put the (IMG)
http://thelinktothe/picture/here.jpg(/IMG) tag between the direct location to the picture. I have to state this in respect to other websites though, if you're going to borrow a picture from another site, at least let them know in terms of respect that you'll be using their bandwidth for a signature.
With that being said,
remove both the (IMG) to convert to ]IMG[
and ]/IMG[ (reverse the brackets)in the text box write the direct location to the picture and it'll create it for you.Or you can just click the
icon and put out the direct link to the picture.
As for checking up on new posts, use the
New Posts option on the bar. It's between Calendar and Search. It will list any new posts since the last time you were logged on here.
This is the direct link to the New search option, so you can see for yourself:
http://www.alldeaf.com/search.php?do=getnew
A post where you have replied looks like this.
A post that is new where you haven't replied but haven't read either looks like this.
Another option is to do a search on your own username.