Forum design, important or not?

[Meti]

I'm not very good at the skin editing, especially not on forums. I have a bad eye for that, I always mix the colours on a bad way. Good to know that you're good at it

- Meti

[RiverWire]

haha trust me its take me a while but i normally end up with what i want and if its not i normally end up redesigning it all again the next week

[Meti]

I see, mine always end up bad. I really like the default vB theme, customized of course with a complete new header, that looks very good!

However; I always end up buying a skin due to my bad skinning

- Meti

[Mars Guitars]

I think this is a rather interesting topic, I've done some research on this one and it seems that the design isin't very important. However; I still am not convinced that the design doesn't matter, but one thing made me think deeper yesterday.

Although great visual design is 'nice to have', it's no-where near as important as good config, decent focus, good moderation and helpful FAQs

[Meti]

Although great visual design is 'nice to have', it's no-where near as important as good config, decent focus, good moderation and helpful FAQs

Thanks for your input! I agree with you that the best way to gain a successful community is by having a good board configuration, good management (one of the most important factors, users do not want to feel ignored!) and of course, useful FAQ's is a great addition.

- Meti