Personally, I'm not keen on dark forums, I don't like too much black. Well, you wanted an opinion didn't you? 8-)
Overall, I like it... and I like the forum feature. I followed many of you on LV, but there seemed no good way to talk. The comments are horrible with not being able to reply after a response to a comment. I know that wasn't the point of setting this up, but it's a good side affect if people get involved.
I'll change the background color, but I can't do the coding to get rid of the ratings system.
If you look at the TEST Discussion, you can see how embedding a video into a discussion there can not only give you the tiered commenting, but it'll give you email alerts, too, when someone's responded.
It's a bummer that we'd have to do that ONE extra thing...embed in a discussion, but it's worth it, if you ask me.
I don't expect too much traffic, but by all means, make yourself at home. I'm committed for up to a year and if LV goes bust (still hoping it's not) then we'll see where it goes from there- a cooperative perhaps?
One bummer, though- a MAJOR bummer, is no reply on comments to vids. That stinks.