Post installation

First, i've tried the profile module already. The main problem i've had is that the user module encodes a block with username and email at the top. I can put other fields in there using profile module, but they are below that. I want all the fields in the same form box.

I'd like to get ride of everything that appears for each article in the index except the main link to the articles on the homepage. Depending on the theme, it adds different things. I'm using Gespaa now and it adds a "Read More" and "Filed Under". I have turned off the option to show submission information but that only eliminated the date and submiter name. I have flexinode installed.
Thanks!

In "Theme flexinode" (http://drupal.org/node/38920) the following is suggested:

Every custom field is set as a property of the node. To create a custom
presentation for your new content type, add logic in your theme's node
function to switch on the node type and print out the fields in the
way you choose. The fields are all named flexinode_n where n is the
field ID.

I use the latest QuickTags as the text editor on my site (http://chicagoclassicalmusic.org). TinyMCE is installed but not activated.

My problem is this. When users want to link a word or phrase within the text form, they should be able to highlight the text and click on the "Link" icon button and it will insert the code surrounding the highlighted portion. In fact, this is done flawlessly with the other buttons for italics, bold, etc.

I would like the forums module to be invisible to anon users, and only be visible upon sign-in. Is there any way to set permissions so only registered users can view certain modules>

I've got comments turned on by default for blogs, forum posts, etc. When I post from my administrative logon, I get the "Add new comments" button. But when I test from a regular user, it posts with comments disabled by default. I have "Administer Comments" enabled for regular users - now I'm grasping at straws. Help!

Thanks!

Walter