[Bubble #5]

Originally Posted by Ohiosweetheart

Makes for easier and faster page loading for dialup internet users... yes there are some still around

Well that's not necessarily true. Hopefully your computer has a cache As for dial up users, most people worldwide are still dial up users today. However there are only so many color changes that you can use on the same old-same old squarish boring forum look, and after a while that gets very old very quick. In a survey we ran a few months back most posters equated simple square based templates with the forum as being unprofessional, as compared to graphic based designs. I guess it's all about what 'image' you want your site to reflect (pun intended)