hi steve .... what type of forums are you running..
The logo text looks nice , though choppy in some parts, the rest, is very very simple , nothing to really look at. there is basically no design in your forums , if design is what you want feedback on.
The icons are just too plain , very simple , nothing to say nice on.
I like to be honest, so there you got my honesty , if you paid for your design , over 150$ , make sure to get good work off it , so far , if its incomplete fine , if its done , then im sorry to say, it really doesn't fit my eyes.
simplicity can have a good look

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