Chamber Theory ~Your Locked Up Thoughts~

[TandyServices]

Hey all,
We have been working on this site for a bit. I do not want your typical forum site. I am trying to make this site really different in something for everyone.. There are alot of mods and a few different styles for the user/member to pick from. The game systems are new. Plus working on a really big game..
This whole site is just something fun. So if you can please take a look around let me know what you think. The good and the bad.

Thanks
http://www.ChamberTheory.com

http://www.chambertheory.com/banners/CT.gif

[nexialys]

a url would help a lot...

[TandyServices]

Well, you can click the banner.. But here's the URL: http://www.chambertheory.com

[nexialys]

the banner goes to the attached image...

[TandyServices]

Oh I see, thanks for pointing that out :) Will be fixed

[Akademiks]

Style appears broken using firefox on my mac

[cheat-master30]

You really, really need to get a better style look wise than the default, it just does not go with any site that isn't the vBulletin official support forums. Secondly, it would ideally be recommended to cut down on some forums, since while the tab system (as annoying as javascript features are, it helps) cuts down on the home page clutter, you still have way more forums than you ideally need to (what is with these general sites trying to cover every single topic under the sun, even those irrelevant to the site). Finally, it just seems like overkill with all the modifications for such a relatively new website, what with having enough mods for three levels of links to various things.

Not that activity is too bad for the site, it's not been open that long and seems to be doing fairly well, just considering the massive differences from the norm you wanted, a default style doesn't work, and some of the modifications and general software used might well be overkill.

[fanyap]

not to put your design down or anything but that beveled look is so 1999

[TandyServices]

Ok changed the style to heavy metal.. there are different styles to choose from..

[iogames]

yeah is like Web 1.0 :( run to buy a skin before your users left

[Caddyman]

the skin is pretty bad, try something easier on the eyes, and the ads are way overdone and contrast way to much with that template.

[cheat-master30]

Okay, a review update. On the bright side, it does seem you've changed the style from default, which is a good start (I can't really comment on style quality, I'll let someone else comment on that), but there are a few things that might be a bit silly and shouldn't really be there.

First of all, please for the love of... get rid of that flashing fake PM icon link. I've seen it at least ten forums, and it's pretty annoying actually, and rather mean from a user point of view.

Secondly, top stats, this day in history? What do you honestly need these for right now? They're taking up a decent bit of space that could be the actual content. Finally, it does seem you've gone a bit overboard as a whole with the add ons. It's starting to remind me a lot of another forum I saw around here (Bashy's Place?), with everything and the kitchen sink added in, even the somewhat non relevant stuff. For example, why does a general forum need a live support feature and icon? And what's with the absolutely HUGE feature set linked in layer after layer of menus, half of which likely isn't being used? It's good to make your forum unique, but do you really need all this stuff?