I actually like the avatar and stuff to the right.
Since we read english from left to right, the first thing we see when we scroll down to a new post is still the name on top and then immediately the post itself and I can start reading it. The avatar while not too much of a distraction from the post, often seems to sometimes, mentally atleast, get in the way of what someone is saying because you immediately see a picture instead.
Maybe that sounds too picky or overly thoughtout.
But I like it like this. I think its also just plain cool on the right cause it makes us special.