[Mark.B]

Originally Posted by KTBleeding

That's not what I meant by that. Basically, the buttons don't stand out and appeal as anything unique.. they are the same buttons everyone see's on the majority of vBulletin powered boards..

Disagree with me if you will, but the more unique your forum is, the more members you will get. That's just the way it is.. it's easier for the member to remember your site too, if it stands out to them.

But dude, it's your site.. and you do seem to be running a decently successful forum there. I just thought I'd mention that. (Like I said in my first post, you don't HAVE to change them..)

They have been modified, they have been correctly matted to the background.

I have 12 styles on my board, all using matching colours of the default vB buttons, i think they look fine.

As to the original poster, your board looks smart and clean and doesn't have one of those stupid 'power styles' where everything looks completely different and you then can't see anything or find your way around. There's a lot to be said for styles that are basically just diffrent colours of the standard layout, that's all my board has, that's all many people want.