FAM and FAZ since switching to SMF have always had pretty basic blue themes. I'd really like to spruce up the sites by finding a unique theme for each site. What I'd like to know from you the community is what you'd like to see for the site? Do you want a color change? Do you want me to redo the site header? How would you like the site to look?

So, I'm asking you to give me some ideas as to how I can change things up. Once a new theme is found, I'd really like to find an artist or two who can work with me to get new logos and icons throughout the site.

I realize no one out there probably has experiencing skinning a whole SMF site (but if you do and are willing to work on this, let's talk) so I'm here are a few links for you to look at themes and link me to what you like:

http://www.dzinerstudio.com
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?action=search;version[]=51

Or just Google for SMF2.0RC2 themes.

I hope to hear from all of you!

(And don't forget about the other news post asking for feature ideas!)

What can I add to FAZ to make this site better for you? I'm curious to know what I can do to make this site the place to go for your Furcadia art and artists.

I know that some people would like to see the 'trader ratings' from FAM also available on FAZ and that is under advisement. What else can I add?

Our newly appointed moderator is...

Rikki!

Please give her a warm welcome.

Thanks so much to everyone who applied!

The server that both FAM and FAZ are hosted on is scheduled to have downtime on the following date and time:

DATE: Jan 30th, 2010 @ 1:00am (EDT)
MAINTENANCE WINDOW: 01/30/2010 @ 1:00am (EDT) - 01/30/2010 @ 4:00am (EDT)
EXPECTED DURATION: 1 - 3 hours

The purpose of the maintenance is to investigate the recent downtime that we have been experiencing on the server and to perform preventative procedures to help alleviate problems in the future. I apologize in advance for this inconvenience.

We apologize for the intermittent downtime that our websites have  been experiencing. We out working with the host to locate and isolate the problem so that it can be resolved. Thank you for understanding.

Sincerely,
Matt Hirschfelt
"Narnia"