Honey, I paid US$60 for the right to do that. Be careful you don't go around accusing people without asking first:
And BTW, although I bought the skin, the modding is all mine. I don't remember having claimed to have created the skin. The questions centered about the structure of the Recipes and Articles sections.

Sorry if it looked as if I accused you of stealing, didn't know that in this case yo can take the code out. I never bought a theme, I make them myself. The main point was that unfortunately many people like this theme and they also bought it. It's a stock theme and it's getting used since it does look very good.

for your demographic this might not be an issue (since the members are not webmasters or forum admins), but I got to know the theme by heart since I;m a designer and always looked to not look as other sites.

I noticed the coding, that's why I later edited to let you know about it.

As far as the looks are concerned the forums look very nice, but other projects use the theme and have the same look, this was what triggered my response. Sorry for accusing you of taking the link out ...

I am sorry for snapping at you, but I am very sensitive to accusations of copyright infringement, seeing as I myself live off the fruits of my intellect, and am myself routinely plagiarized. I wish I had a dollar for every site that copies my material, it goes from large corporations to religious organizations. People think that if it is on the net it is free, and that pisses me off to no end.

Anyways, I plan to do some changes to the design later, but the design is not my strenght, it's the content that makes my site. I'd rather spend more time producing quality content than changing the design. I have only done it insofar as it makes the site more "usable".

And don't worry, the users to my site have a small to nil chance of finding another forum with that skin. And if they do I don't mind, I have never claimed the design was mine.

Aunt Clara, I LOVE your site! I'm a bit of a GARS dummy... I run a forum for women and we have a recipe box that completely pales in comparison. I'm quite jealous1

Awesome site!! You have done an excellent job there :D I have a parenting site with a recipe section, but man, this puts mine to shame hehe

Keep up the good work :up:

Hi Cori! It's MissMoke! :D You should try GARS... if I can figure it out anyone can.

Hey Miss Moke!!! it's hard to keep up with the usernames lol

I have the GARS lite, but use it for my articles, so I would have to buy the full version if I want to use it for any thing else....guess I know what I am getting soon haha

And I am sorry it came like this :)

As a web designer I review sites on a daily basis. i have a lot of members in my forums or others who just come with a stock template for their site or a forum skin I just saw in tens of places and ask for a review. And I aften go ballistic since most didn't do ANYTHING else but install a stock theme and they want a review. What to review? I always ask them :)

Your forums are well put together and it looks like your programming skills are not to be underestimated at all. We are a bit different since I can install hacks and mod the script, but my main skill is with the colours and design. And since I always go nuts when seeing stock themes I spend a serious deal of time trying to have something unique.

I apologise again for the sentences that sounded that harsh. I look forward to see the new things you'll do to the forums. I'm sure they'll develop a lot as far as features and looks are concerned. And in some of the modding issues, I think I'll have to learn a lot from you ;)

You already know what I think of your site, Auny Clara. Keep thinking outside the box. I'm looking forward to your next project. :)

ouch!!! What a racket..twice the cost of the skin itself ;)

Very nice job with your site and structure...best of luck for your success with it :)