Due to recent maintenance from Forum Motion, some things on the site have been accidentally changed/deleted. Such examples include avatars, and smileys.
While I am going to fix the smiley problem, the rest of you guys need to upload your avatar again (unless you have a desire to leave it blank).
Also, unfortunately, this has happened before, so there is the possibility that it could happen again. (So just keep this in mind.)
We apologize for the inconvenience!
Edit: After further inspection, Forum Motion, which hosts our forum along with hundreds of other forums, had been advised to switch over to a different server, which was supposed to help and make things quicker.
Unfortunately, the new server upgrade only resulted in slower forums, and most importantly, connection problems. (So if you were wondering why you were connecting in and out all the time, it was because of the new server.) Forum Motion is switching back to the original server now, so be aware that if Bleach Souls goes under some maintenance, it's just Forum Motion just switching things around again. Do not be alarmed, things will be fixed soon.
Again, we're sorry for the inconvenience!