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Using default skins
01-27-2006, 07:51 AM
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| Title: Member
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 141 Location: St. Louis, MO   
| Using default skins Do you think using the default skin of your specific forum software is a big no-no? I usually have a terrible itch to change it just because I know it is the default and it bothers ME, even if no one else cares. Unless it's a webmaster forum or a forum that attracts the extremely web-savvy, it would seem that the guests aren't going to have an issue with it and, in many cases, wouldn't know the difference. What are your thoughts?  | ||||
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01-27-2006, 08:29 AM
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Title: I'm a MALE =\
Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,143 Location: Michigan 
| well, i don't think it is a no-no but i like my dfult style...that is y i have mot changed mine...its light and all that but depends if it si the phpbb defult skin than i would say that is a BIG no-no (IMO) | ||||
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01-27-2006, 09:09 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 141 Location: St. Louis, MO
| Nah, for me it is SMF, all the way. Unless, of course, I can spring for the vB license. | ||||
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01-27-2006, 01:26 PM
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 Title: Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Thailand | I also feel the itch to change the default skin instantly. I think it makes your forum more unique, even if it not a custom skin.
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01-27-2006, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 141 Location: St. Louis, MO
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01-27-2006, 04:45 PM
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Title: AF Lead Developer
Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,186 Location: OHIO, US 
| I think using default skins is a no-no. The only time I would ever use a default skin is if I had an existing website that the skin matched and I modified it a little to fit in to the site.
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01-27-2006, 04:54 PM
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Title: Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA  | I think the default skin is a no-no as well...if you have a non-tech savvy forum, odds are, most people will not notice and could care less about the design....but why take the risk? It's so easy to install new skins these days, so why not put a new one up there?
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01-27-2006, 11:02 PM
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Title: Just keeping it real
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,856 Location: Kent, WA
| Yes and no. I have a forum that has the default skin, the colors have been change and some of the icons and buttons also. But my members don't care. They want something that is easy to read and easy to use. I currently have no competition so I don't need to "stand-out". Skins or no skins will not be my deciding factor on joining a forum. | ||||
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01-27-2006, 11:19 PM
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 Title: Groupie
Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 39 Location: My House
| i seen the same template everywhere so i just felt like i should change it i use the same kind of forum as Angisson and im just sick of that template so i completely customized it on my forum
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