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Hey guys, this is my latest creation. Let me know what you think or if you guys see any ways to improve it. I know theres a lot of hockey fans out there (like me) and I lucked out with an awesome domain so I should have fun with this one.

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Raize, it looks pretty solid man. Nice smooth design and good arrangement of forums. Very easy on the eyes and nice color scheme. I don't really think you need to change anything. :)
 
something I thought could spice it up a bit, you just make it one image and with css you make it a part of the background. it wont expand scrollbars horizontally.

its a little pixelated because i didn't want to have to buy the image at istockphoto.. so if you actually wanted to use this, the page is here: Royalty-free stock Illustration [Vector] | Hockey Scream | iStockphoto.com

$10 for the vector image though.

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That definitely gives the page a whole new feel. There is a graphic I am planning on using for the background, but it will have to be when I have a little time to learn CSS. I am also planning on adding a side bar for navigation/links with some ads underneath.

However, my main priority at the moment is to build up a solid community of hockey fans who love to discuss the game. As much as graphic appeal matters, interesting and lively members matter more. Trust me, I've seen some ugly (even default skin) forums go huge just due to the fact that they have a great variety of members on the board. Think of it like a snowball effect...good members attract other good members

Anyways, thanks everybody for looking and maybe I'll update this thread with stats every now and then.
 
I'm not a hockey fan but I would think that most enjoy the hard hitting aggressiveness and fierce competition. I don't think the little boy gives off that vibe and I would definitely take a look at Stock Photography: Search Royalty Free Images & Photos | iStockphoto.com and do some searches with keyword hockey.

Make a simple banner with a little more action and use that. And those pucks look awesome, to put it simply.

Great job... definitely on the right track!
 
Raize said:
As much as graphic appeal matters, interesting and lively members matter more.
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Yeah but, how long would it take to purchase the image and learn how to make them a background image? No more than an hour - so cover the "as much as graphic appeal matters" part in a relatively short period of time. ;)
 
Dreamcache is right - something is missing. And I'm not sure what you want feedback on, the skin isn't really custom or anything. I see that skin all over, you just changed the activity icons and added your logo.

If you were asking if you chose a good skin for your topic - it's not bad.
 
It looks good but for me in Firefox it's shift right, about a one inch margin on the right and I have to scroll right to see there is no margin on the right.

Well, you finished the easy part, now a community needs to be grown. I suggest joining www.creasmonkey.com and PM'ing a guy named Cujo over there for advise on building it up.
 
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