Index: includes/admin/converter.php
===================================================================
--- includes/admin/converter.php	(revision 5220)
+++ includes/admin/converter.php	(working copy)
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
 		$this->field_map[] = array(
 			'to_type'      => 'topic',
 			'to_fieldname' => 'ping_status',
-			'default'      => 'closed'
+			'default'      => 'open'
 		);
 		$this->field_map[] = array(
 			'to_type'      => 'topic',
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@
 			'default'      => 'topic'
 		);
 
-		/** Post Section ******************************************************/
+		/** Reply Section *****************************************************/
 
 		$this->field_map[] = array(
 			'to_type'      => 'reply',
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
 		$this->field_map[] = array(
 			'to_type'      => 'reply',
 			'to_fieldname' => 'ping_status',
-			'default'      => 'closed'
+			'default'      => 'open'
 		);
 		$this->field_map[] = array(
 			'to_type'      => 'reply',
Index: templates/default/css/bbpress.css
===================================================================
--- templates/default/css/bbpress.css	(revision 5220)
+++ templates/default/css/bbpress.css	(working copy)
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 
 #bbpress-forums div.bbp-forum-header,
 #bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-header,
-#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-header {
+#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-header,
+#bbpress-forums div.bbp-pingback-header {
 	background-color: #f4f4f4;
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@
 #bbpress-forums ul.bbp-topics,
 #bbpress-forums ul.bbp-forums,
 #bbpress-forums ul.bbp-replies,
-#bbpress-forums ul.bbp-search-results {
+#bbpress-forums ul.bbp-search-results,
+#bbpress-forums ul.bbp-pingback-results {
 	font-size: 12px;
 	overflow: hidden;
 	border: 1px solid #eee;
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@
 
 #bbpress-forums li.bbp-header .bbp-search-author,
 #bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer .bbp-search-author,
+#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header .bbp-pingback-content,
+#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer .bbp-pingback-content,
 #bbpress-forums li.bbp-header .bbp-forum-author,
 #bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer .bbp-forum-author,
 #bbpress-forums li.bbp-header .bbp-topic-author,
@@ -448,6 +452,15 @@
 	float: right;
 }
 
+/* =Pingbacks
+-------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#bbpress-forums div.bbp-pingback-content {
+	padding: 12px 12px 12px 0;
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
+
 /* =Admin Links
 -------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -1259,10 +1272,12 @@
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer {
 		font-size: 10px;
 	}
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-pingback-author,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-reply-author {
 		text-align: left;
 		width: 25%;
 	}
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-pingback-content,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-reply-content {
 		margin-left: 25%;
 	}
@@ -1299,6 +1314,7 @@
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header li.bbp-topic-reply-count,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-body li.bbp-topic-voice-count,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-body li.bbp-topic-reply-count,
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer div.bbp-pingback-author,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer div.bbp-reply-author,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer div.bbp-reply-content {
 		width: 45%;
@@ -1307,6 +1323,8 @@
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-body li.bbp-forum-freshness,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header li.bbp-topic-freshness,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-body li.bbp-topic-freshness,
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-pingback-author,
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-pingback-content,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-reply-author,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-reply-content {
 		clear: both;
@@ -1317,7 +1335,9 @@
 		text-align: center;
 	}
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-body li.bbp-topic-freshness,
-	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-reply-content {
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-reply-content,
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-pingback-author,
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header div.bbp-pingback-content {
 		margin-left: 0;
 		text-align: left;
 	}
@@ -1327,6 +1347,7 @@
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-header {
 		overflow: hidden;
 	}
+	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer div.bbp-pingback-content,
 	#bbpress-forums li.bbp-footer div.bbp-reply-content {
 		display: inline-block;
 		margin-left: 0;