Consolidating link styles - part I

Related to ticket #711 text link consistency; will be continued in a later
release
Removing extra box from behind user avatar in discussion forums

Related to ticket #824 - Extra Box Behind Avatar in Discussion Forum
Merge branch '1.3.x' of github.com:livinglab/openlab into 1.3.x
Underlining links in red box on homepage

Related to ticket #718 - 0.0 Home page: Links in red box area need
underline