I know this is likely not relevant anymore, but, I like the look of Overview Lite (softer edges, etc.), but, the coloring of Silent Wave.

Just a quick update on this... I am still hoping to upgrade the forum to the newer version in the coming weeks. Unfortunately it looks like the portal system I'm using here is all but dead, and the theme still isn't compatible with the new version (I was told by the person who created it that he would be updating it a while ago, but that still hasn't happened).

In addition, there's another theme available now that might work with the logo:

OrangeLine

I will set up a demo site with the new portal, etc. before I convert this one so everyone can let me know what they think.

Yuck, keep it for Halloween!

What about this one? http://www.fussilet.com/21/index.php?theme=9

Haven't installed it on the test site because I don't want to pay $6 for it if we're not going to use it.

I personally think this one is more "user-friendly" than the previous sample you showed to us.

I think it looks pretty nice!

Any more comments on the new theme? If not, I will plan on using that as the default theme for the upgraded site, and begin working on other things related to the upgrade (figuring out how I want to handle getting Rik's posts to the front page, determining what addons will or won't work with the new version, etc.). It will likely be several weeks (possibly even a month or two) before I actually upgrade the site, but I want to take the time to plan things out in order for things to go as smoothly as possible, since this is a rather large update.

My main issue with the banner is that I want something that matches the overall theme of the forum. That's why I switched the default color to orange a while back.

The new default theme does have some orange in it though, so we might not need to change the banner.

At this point I'll go ahead and start planning out the upgrade. It will likely be a few weeks before the actual upgrade (I need time to test things and such), but the sooner I start planning, the better prepared I'll be.

Just wanted to update everyone on the status of things.

Now that I've found a theme everyone likes, and all of the addons I plan to keep are updated for the new version of the forum, I will likely be upgrading the site sometime this week - possibly even tomorrow if I have time (I'm off tomorrow).

Here's what I have left to do:
Test new version of the Shop feature
Finish upgrading gallery integration
Test some other backend changes

As I've said, the new version has numerous new features and other improvements, including:
Enhanced PM center
WYSIWYG editor so you can make fancier posts without needing to be familiar with bbcode
Improved notification email options
Built-in custom profile fields (I will take advantage of this to add things like Facebook/Twitter, possibly other options)
Theme improvements
Various other changes/improvements