Yes, do a disable all pics options. The pics are the things that make the bigest bandwith use on a forum. I also think this forum should be easy excessible for Dial-Up. For example, if a RAMV members that normally has cable internet, goes on a vacation and only finds a dial-up PC to post from, he should be easily able to and since some of those PC rental shops want money per minute, the forum should at least load quickly to spare it some money.
Aside from the fact I don't want to see a sad mermaid in her summer- and winterbreaks
AGF-Antoine