the forum@bi11i.com
 

I've put quite a bit of work into this and have only recently discovered the vBulletin community (thanks to all who made those buttons, photoshop is over my head...)

the forum itself is at http://forum.bi11i.com

any input is appreciated, thanks!

Nice forum but you have to modify some images

why do i have to modify some images? i think they look pretty good, myself.

is there some way that i can export my forum style without taking all the added template info with it?

You don't HAVE to, but they really don't match with a dark theme.. (the folder, new/old posts icons, etc) Plus, if you get a lot of users like me.. who hate the default vB3 buttons with a passion, they might not join.
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I would suggest changing the buttons to something more along the black/red you have going on there, but make them unique.. IE: don't just change the color of the default vB buttons (cause eve then, they're still very ugly IMO)

that's some funny stuff there, flippy. i can tell you this, if someone comes across my forum and decides not to join because of vb3 buttons - i didn't want them there to begin with.

i appreciate the input though - thanks for the suggestion.

you know the strangest thing happened to me over this thread. this 15 year old kid has been pounding me for two days about being an SMod. He just joins my forum and goes on and on about how good of a mod he is and how he's going to be an smod on this board and that. talking about how something called ffgon is the world's most popular forum, how he and his older brother made it that way, and now he's going to grace me with his presence.

here's a post of his - this is great:seems innocent enough... the bottom line is i can't have anyone under 18 on my board, there's too much language and drugspeak. when i let him know this as easy as i could put it -man, the language on this kid.

i'm sure more of you will run into him. he's going to be an s-mod on your board soon. be on the lookout for Flaux (bball_champ2010@msn.com & baseballstud_24010@hotmail.com) and be gentle with him. what a mouth on this guy...

That's not what I meant by that. Basically, the buttons don't stand out and appeal as anything unique.. they are the same buttons everyone see's on the majority of vBulletin powered boards..

Disagree with me if you will, but the more unique your forum is, the more members you will get. That's just the way it is.. it's easier for the member to remember your site too, if it stands out to them.

But dude, it's your site.. and you do seem to be running a decently successful forum there. I just thought I'd mention that. (Like I said in my first post, you don't HAVE to change them..)

oh come on now - advice from a guy with a forum open for a month? i respect your suggestion, but methinks you and I are in this sport for different reasons.

another happy customer! my work here is done.

oh wait - i just put two and two together - SpamGrover is the 15 year old kid! Damnit - he totally mentioned final fantasy and now - now i know. SpamGrover. Someday you will be an SMOD. someday. I wish you the best.

Way to make a completely un-needed comment.

Not that it's any of your business, but I have run a few message boards throughout the years. Really, if you can't take constructive criticism without making childish remarks, then don't post your forum for us to review.

look, if you can't take a 'no-thank you, kindly" then just keep on keepin on...

Grover there did the same thing at my site, at first asking, then demanding to be made a admin or moderator. Although he posted his age at my forum as 17... and looking around at a few other sites he's registered at, it varies from 15 to 18. When he was finally told that I had enough staff, and didn't need him for that he became extremely abusive. I wound up having to ban his IP address from cPanel, besides banning him all the other ways. Took me like 30 minutes to track down every little piece of spam he hit my boards with :ermm:

Ignoring the fact about spam grover etc... I actually do not like your site, my site may not be the best of designs but I am happy to help if you need it. :nervous:

They have been modified, they have been correctly matted to the background.

I have 12 styles on my board, all using matching colours of the default vB buttons, i think they look fine.

As to the original poster, your board looks smart and clean and doesn't have one of those stupid 'power styles' where everything looks completely different and you then can't see anything or find your way around. There's a lot to be said for styles that are basically just diffrent colours of the standard layout, that's all my board has, that's all many people want.

Nice forum and colours, not completely individual. Yeh but i like it!

well, for anyone who wishes to just avoid him altogether, here are the IP's i have to identify him with - unfortunately, I think his IP's are dynamic - so these might not do much good: 63.186.9.151 & 63.190.112.108 his emails are bball_champ2010@msn.com, baseballstud_24010@hotmail.com, ricknov57@yahoo.com - he goes by blade or dustyn. it looks like his post was removed - too bad, i bet there was more info in there that would've helped keep him away. uhhh, it looks like your site has the default color scheme with a little orange mixed in. are you related to spamgrover? i was hoping to hear back from HiDeo about why i need to modify my images - am i using some without permission or something?
thanks for taking note - until i discovered those adobe macros, matting all those graphics with #220000 was a real pain in the arse. I also have to give some credit to whoever runs the inferno, as some of those buttons originate there (i believe.) there's just not any black background themes out there, at least not any of seen (with the exception of one) that are truly black and don't have a bunch of extra flashy stuff to go with. is there anyone else out there with a black or dark theme that focuses more on the color scheme, instead of completely revamping the whole look of the board? yes, finally! thank you - i totally agree - i really like the new vB buttons and the simple style/navigation it provides. heading to a forum and having to download flash, maybe grab some quicktime, a couple of activex controls, some crap whizzing by in my status bar -those things i can do without. when it comes to this forum thing, it seems like there might be too many chiefs and not enough indians. while i think the style is important, what good is it when you've nothing to offer in your forum? or you're so wanting to be in control of something that you chase everyone off being a super-duper-moderator?

what is that running your index.php? i've always wanted to front-end my forum... what's the best recommended?

hey your forum is great, too. so many styles. i really wanted to create a couple of styles with a lighter background, but my avatars! man, do avatars look bad on an inverted matte. i think there's a lack of understanding in how challenge it is in creating a darker style and making it look good - most of the negative feedback i'm getting is in how much time i didn't spend in creating entirely new buttons. but each to his own - i'm happy with it.

thanks, everyone, for your input.

My site has nothing default no images are! Also you sound like a right Pr*ck arnt I allowed to make my opinions. I was actually trying to be nice but there you go.

How I there go, now !