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Originally Posted by Princeton

it's a good start but...

header is too big - it's crying for attention; the last thing you want is for the reader to continue focusing on the header

you want the reader's attention on reading content - and, hopefully creating content

let me put it this way...
there's a naked person doing acrobats at a convention that you and your buddies are attending - where do you think everyone will be at?

lose the header

the same applies to the shout box

I agree with Princeton , he has a point, i do agree strongly with the shoutbox, waste of space and good content ...

The header is crying for attention!, and unless you get rid of it , or make the rest of the page just as striking as the header , it will look unbalanced.. i can help out if you want , just pm me though im a little busy atm,.