Site Name: School Memories - The Best Days of Your Life
URL: http://www.schoolmemories.co.uk
Description: A site for remembering everything that was good and bad about your school days. A place to make new friends and to have fun about the past.
Reason for Nomination: We believe we fill a gap in the forum world. The few similar sites that exist are subscription based, but ours is a free friendly site with a nostalgic feel that appeals to a wide range of age groups. We are a relatively new site that have attracted a steady band of regular visitors. We have actively used mods and additions to out site from vbulletin.org to improve the fun that our visitors have. We use this technology to bring people's memories to life.

Seconded (or, thirded?), I quite like what's been done here, even though it's based off what looks like a fairly standard look it just doesn't look near as plain as I thought it might, and they've done alot with so little. Kudos to you guys.

I also second this site, the customisation is really quite nice even though it feels a little empty in places, and it's a shame the box at the bottom left hand corner of their community homepage feels a bit cluttered (it thankfully doesn't look too terrible when javascript's turned off though), but when jumping into the forums themselves it didn't look or feel like vBulletin at all (I ended up having to check the source code to see if it really was, since the "Powered by vBulletin" line I was expecting to see was removed). Nicely done.

Site Name: PTF (PureTalkForum.com)

URL: http://www.puretalkforum.com

Description: More than just a forum - a new community of individuals with common interests - talk about their interests, meet new people, and have fun. Features a very nice style and many great hacks for the members including arcade, zoints local, and much more.

Reason for Nomination: PureTalkForum.com is a fairly new community, just under 4 months old. It has been newly redesigned with members' feedback in mind. We think that everyone should get the chance to experience this hidden treasure of the internet.

I second this one :)

SECONDED!!!! Gotta love ya THG!

Site Name: nexialys.net
URL: nexialys.net
Description: We are web-architekt... i am the coder, designer, main consultant for this project. This is my very-old project that came back to life last fall... i'm leading a bunch of coders that will answer clients requests related to vBulletin, Wordpress, and other platforms that have an easy templating system (when related to style!)
.. .btw, look at my siggy for the look first!

Reason for Nomination: just nominate the site, that's all... ok, there are some details on the site:
1- complete rehearsal of the templates...
2- going to be tableless in the next days...
3- we provide support and contact with professional vBulletin coders - this is a commercial site... rare!
4- we will release all our free stuff there and here on vB.org, but also a load of commercial addons, products, tweaks, etc...
that's enough i say!

EDIT:

seconded here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...34#post1326034

.. the problem here is the lack of consistancy on the contest... nobody read the threads properly...

Site Name:
Special Operations Group Clan Site
URL:
www.sog-team.co.uk
Description: A gaming clan website for those members and gamers who wish to be informed of our popular clan in the game SWAT 4 and also discuss online gaming amongst friendly members & registered users.

Reason for Nomination: SOG is a popular resort for many gamers within SWAT 4 even though the clan could never compare to some other entries in member numbers & posts. Since August 06 the clan site has grown and become more professional as time goes on.
I thought we should enter in the competition as our site proves that its not quantity, but quality. :)

Thank You

Site Name: Computer Forumz

URL: http://www.computerforumz.com

Description: Computer Forum 'z providing you a place where you can discuss all the aspects of hardware and software, and get free computer and tech support at no cost!

Reason for Nomination: We're providing computer support at no cost, and we are providing a real 24/7/365, and I am doing my best to get my forum growing, I've spent a lot on advertising etc, I really hope I get the opportunity to be announced.

Kindest Regards,
Meti

Site Name: WebmastersHelp.com
URL: www.webmastershelp.com
Description: Webmaster related discussions forum.
Reason for Nomination: Just finished the new design, i'm trying to know what people think about it. :)

Site Name: The Phantom's Opera
URL: http://www.phantoms-opera.com
Description: A Phantom of the Opera Forum Community
Reason for Nomination: The Phantom's Opera prides itself on it's clean looking styles, and hard working staff that keep the forums running. We try our best to keep the forums organized at their very best. The members and staff are awesomely friendly... it's a great place for everyone;