[kai920]

Does anyone think having both the user info block (side) and the default user info (top) a bit confusing?

Do you usually have both on your forum, or do you opt for one vs the other?

[Nathaniel]

I find that, for some quite stats, having the user info block in an obvious place is quite useful. Having said that, I always have the block minimized at SP.net, because I don't really need the contents for my normal usage of the forum.

I guess that having both could be annoying, although you could always give users the option of hiding/minimizing the block.