I like the clean look. In everything.
Also, for those on mobile devices that does not have tapatalk, the background will actully cost them money. Ok granted, it will cost about quater of a cent or less, but it is overheads.
Thanks for the input. I will let the poll run for a day. I don't want to upset the community. Me personally I am in 2 minds, I like it but, a part of me feels it had a cleaner look without. So I get what crafty is saying. However its the communities decision.
I can't believe most people like it... I hate it... mind you if it was lighter maybe it would grow on me... I love the smoke and hate the black more than life itself.
Sorry @Gizmo I didn't mean to be ugly. Maybe a light background will grow on me. But I do love the attention the forums get from you. It's a real breath of fresh air!
I quite like the dark background - just not mad about the smoke/vapour. I think it looks too much like smoking.
The different background gives the site a new vibe and makes it a bit different.
It's sort of like when Google changes its logo from time to time - quite exciting
Here's an idea just as a suggestion -
- lose the smoke/vapour - just make it a single colour background
- every now and then - maybe for each season, you change the background colour slightly.
I'm not really thinking about elaborate wallpapers with any designs on them.
I also agree with what @CraftyZA said about keeping things as lean as possible.
But I think with a bit of experimentation, it should be quite easy to find 3 or 4 colours that work.
I think Black is an obvious one.
The previous background can be another (i forgot what that was LOL - was it white?)
Then perhaps 1 other darker colour - maybe a grey of sorts.
And maybe one other lighter colour - just not sure
Sorry to sound dumb, I hovered over my name, clicked Preferences - but I dont see anything that says you can change the look and feel to default. Maybe I missed it