[TECK]

a standard forumhome index.php page gets 17queries. that means you have inserted certain hack code that added 12 extra queries. that will affect your board performance and also it will flame down your server if you have a busy board.
i know that the new vb3 will have 12queries on forumhome. less queries you have, better it is.

the easiest way is to eliminate the double queries you might have. for example if you have a query in global.php that checks the new pm's is useless to add that query also in index.php since you perform it globaly.

check for guides like that and try to reduce it to a decent number. i personally think from talking to firefly that a decent number of queries should be 25. i will keep on my board the no. of queries under 20 always.