Sure would be great to have a mod where the members can put up their own "journal" add photos, etc. Much like they do on www.Dmusic.com (http://www.dmusic.com). Example http://thumbtack.dmusic.net/
Notice it has profile, journal, photos, shoutbox. When a user joins, a sub folder is created for the user, (thumbtack.dumisc.com, and then they have the option to add content for their page. It would be great to be able to control what options they have.
We've added the optional fields to our forum, http://www.pelletheads.com for BBQ team name and Type of Smoker, and that is a small start, but a user area they can edit, would be fantastic.
Hey man, I came by your post and it reminded me of Jovan's Customized profile mod. Check it out I think it is was you are looking for :). http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=183574.0