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Originally Posted by princeton

Confusious said, "Tread on water when no sharks are around; swim to safety when in danger."

The answer is simple...

1. increase registration;
2. increase productivity (posts);
3. increase amount of time members stay online;
4. increase clickthrough;
5. increase sponsors;
6. more competition, etc.

Change is good if you do it right.
Change is good if you do it gradually.
Abrupt changes will/can cause havoc.

Hum. Maybe I'm missing something here. The site is popular as it is. Looks like they had over 10k new posts since I looked yesterday. From the total members online it looks like they have a large number of active members so I don't think members are leaving because of the style.
This site looks to be the best resource for Jeep owners. Why mess with success?
You argument carries no water. If the site was experiencing any sort of lull in traffic or popularity then I would say your suggections would be valid. Obviously it isn't. His only concern is a few members complained about the colors. When running a popular forum with a large userbase you'll get those that complain no matter what you do. No 2 people will agree all the time. Unless his users are leaving, which I doubt they are, then he doesn't need to change anything. Maybe he could add another lighter style, but, other than that the site is fine.