Oh I understand - I'd done a bit of work on a women-oriented forum before and respected the fact that some privacy within the community is paramount to say.... clicks on advertisements LOL --- So yes - allow a comfort level which your
members expect and it should be good, as afterall - it is the members which make the community
As for the homepage layout = I'm not a fan of the vBulletin CMS - I think it looks clunky, chunky and in need of a design monkey to ............. redesign it :P
Otherwise ==> FABULOUS design!
Good luck with your site
J.
and yes - you can nominate the forum - I started to nominate it myself.
I really think it's an impressive display for a vB 4.x board!