I own two forums, and Gmod a few, as well as being Admin of a few more. I will help you out in any way you need me to. First off though, are suggestions!
You need to have a Logo! This will spice up the board a little, as well as trying to get the colors to work together a little bit better.
You need one of the following codes to give it an even better look! Codes:
1.) Removing the << Home >> tag!
2.) Removing the "Welcome Guest. Please Login or Register." and date tag.
3.) Making the board links glow.
4.) Keeping people from double-posting.
5.) Getting the scroll bar to match the colors of the forum.
6.) Background stays in place.
Suggsetions:
1.) Change the colors to a little darker. The forum is too bright! I like the color pink too, but not tooo much!
2.) Get a background image that will match the forum!
3.) Don't name more than one board, "Other"! This does in a way keep people from coming. They will think that you can not think of anything better to put on the board. Guests don't want to go to a forum that looks boring. Even if your board isn't boring, they will think that it is because of the "same name" boards! (You understand that, right?
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4.) Get new buttons that will match the forum! This makes it look a lot more customized, and allows a better entry for guests.
5.) That's it, other than correcting the spelling and grammar at "Edit a Board" in your Admin options!
I hope that you understand that I'm not trying to be rude, or mean about the information I gave you. These are strictly on opinion! You will probably want confirmation about what I said (above) from other sources! Such as Diana, or Joeysimpson, or Alice, or Qill! ;D
Thanks for reading! I hope that it helps you out! I also hope you don't take anything of what I said to be offensive. If you did, or if you have a question concerning what I have said (above) please ask me! I am more than willing to help you out and to answer your questions! ;D