The design is good but the color scheme looks a bit dull, I think you should use different colors, and I think your logo could be improved.
Thank you for the suggestions, I have taken them all into account and have improved my forum based on them.
Why din't you go for PhpBB? I guess its better than SMF SMF is fast loadin but Installing SMF mods are as bad as IPB Mods.. Since your website is about "Energy" - I guess you can get a better Layout(A Light One) You need to Modify the site alot,dealing with Ad Placements.. Mods etc.. Overall - Good concept for a forum.. Ive seen this for the 1st time. Good Luck!
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I am playing around with things for now.. My first time working with php so its quite time consuming for me to grasp onto the idea. Good news though, I have added adsense to the top of it and now I just have to find out how to align things! Once that is done I will be pretty much happy with the whole thing.
I would be honest, and I think it's an awful template. I suggest you to look for a new template and modify it a little.
Okay, thanks for the feedback . The template was awful IMO, but now its better (had real ugly dull colors before)
I would spend a few quid on a decent logo design (use the 'Contests' section of the DP Dorum, and you will get a good one). Also you have stuck your Google Ads code in slightly the wrong place, they have messed up the welcome message, which is now cramped at the right hand side - this would be better along the top, with the Google ads below it. A nice colourful template might have been better for this, considering the subject matter tbh.
On my PC the crampedness is nonexisistant - but I guess that is because of the resolution I use (1900x1200). Is this template better?