Doubtful... If anything, it would get less visitors because some of the people already coming wouldn't like change or relearning where stuff is located. And new people coming wouldn't know it changed to begin with, so new incoming users would be the same. I've never heard of a single person who came to this site and then left because of the design. People are looking for info, not a fancy/cluttered design. Do you also think more people would use Google if they made their site less plain?
I you don't need to change anything around just keep everything the way it is. I mean this is a great community but the stock template sucks! Don't take me wrong though I love DigitalPoint.
I'm talking about just the design, nothing else. Keep everything how and where it is I would just change the template get something custom made specially for digitalpoint.
Right... but what exactly don't you like about the design? Do you have an example of something? All I hear so far is, "I don't like it... but I don't know what I don't like about it."
I'm sure there is people out there that would disagree with me but I just don't like how this template is used so much out there. Really there is nothing wrong with the template it's just that so many forum boards uses it and the color green is getting a little old too, why not try something more clean like white and blue? If you are to get a new design I would suggest getting something simple but professional and clean. Like these guys "WebTalkForums" I know that their template is not the best looking one out there but its custom. http://www.webtalkforums.com/showthread.php/6447-Need-a-good-CMS
To each their own I suppose... I don't agree with you I guess. BTW - do you see the irony in you suggesting we need a "unique" template, when you are unable to create unique categories or even descriptions for your forum? hah
Well Good luck to you, sorry to take your descriptions and stuff I will change it soon. In the end, it doesn't matter what our design is, people will do their best to copy it because they think it somehow will make their site popular. lol People make copies of our template/style and post them on vB.org... they did it for our vB4 style and also our vB3 style. And they would do it for any other style we make. {shrug}
I'm sorry but your template is hideous. I don't mind DP's current template. As a webmaster forum, most people here already know vB's default layout so why bother moving stuff around? There are some nice improvements too like the ajax quick reply and the removal of that stupid "My Profile" button.
I would just like to raise my hand and say this is the only forum with this template that I use. The other forums I frequent are blue (LOTS of blue forums), pink, orange, several different shades of green, and grey (with blue). Where are the other green forums? Is my life less worth living because I can only be bothered regularly checking one green webmaster type forum?
How about a Pink Template for the girls? and gay boi's and make it the standard template, to annoy the religous homophobes