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Max is right. The larger boards all run a style that most members can deal with. Some things to keep in mind:

1. Having a lot of graphics will slow the site down and for some people who do not have fast internet connections or fast PC's it will be a problem for them to view your site therefore in a lot of those cases you may lose them as members if you have a graphic heavy skin(s).

2. A lot of people cannot see on a dark skin. It's hard for them to read light text on a dark background so if you want a dark skin for your site then you might consider having 2 skins one light & one dark.

3. Make sure the skin makes sense with your content. Obviously you are not going to have icons that represent Dr. Pepper if you are running a Coca-Cola site.

If the site is a gaming site then you might be able to bypass the first thing above since most people who are on a gaming site probably expect a graphic heavy skin.