Yes avatars will be imported.
No - maybe they won't automatically find you so you may have reselect afterwards.

WARNING - saved PM's may disappear. Back up any PM's that you want to keep.

Yes - the skin will be very similar to the current one.

I'll work on this all on the weekend, so the board will be off line for 24-48 hours then.

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