Wait till you see my super awesome bigger avatars on posts
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Eh I actually prefer the smaller avatars, this looks a tad clunky. I feel like the older forumās organization worked because it also said stuff like post count and name and stuff
Even if I could put all kinds of stuff under the avatar, thereās no room for it (see @TheGraveKnightās post above).
We can change the size to what we want it to be. I personally quite like the enormous avatars but I see where youāre coming from. Hereās an example of 80px avatars (default size is 45px, current size is 120px):
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I canāt really see that much of a difference (though it does look a bit better), but that may be because of the fact that we have different monitors. Maybe you guys could add a couple possible themes with different sizes (I donāt know if you can just copy this theme and only change profile sizes), so we can see the differences
I prefer this one
It looks great, although I will say that having to scroll to find posts is a bit of a pain. Is there no way to have page numbers like before?
Also we should merge fanart and other creativity and give them a few subforums
You can drag the blue post scroll bar to jump to posts directly, if you remember their numbers. And the search function can probably also find things.
Remembering the post number is harder than remembering a page number, but alright I guess Iāll make like a species and adapt.
Did you get a notification about my reaction with 
or is that something that people donāt get notified about?
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Just do Ctrl-F and you can auto-search a thread to find the right post. Also once youāve visited a thread the next time you enter it youāre sent to the oldest post you havenāt yet read, which in most cases will be the most recent.
Wow, I didnāt know that. Thatās very useful. Iād like to see what the proponents of proboards have to say about that.
i think the forum is good
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Sorry my feedback is pretty shallow, I donāt have much experience with forums.
Has the picture of the alien sea creature been edited, or was it always that terrifying and I just never noticed? Thatās an observation, not a complaint.
The background seems to be more muted, or the colour theme is clearer, or something like that. Whatever it is, something makes the text a lot more readable, which is really good. That was something I had some trouble with in the other forum.
I like the little thing on the side that has the date that comments were posted on it. Not sure how much of it is aesthetic and how much is functional, but it looks cool.
I really like the forum tutorial thing, which I donāt think you folks have any control over anyway. That being said, Iām typing this out while waiting out a 1min timeout I got because I managed to mess up said tutorial. 
But yeah, the new forum seems really elegant! The achievement system and tutorial are really cute, and the tutorial makes it feel more welcoming and accessible. The previous forums felt really complex and intimidating to me, so this is a nice change. The text and stuff under the avatars will be missed, but I think itās a worthy sacrifice.
Thereās a blue background behind it and the image is transparent, giving the muted colour you describe.
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You know what, itās kinda nice
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Yāknow, the first time you guys offered to switch the forums, I didnāt like this forum. But now, with the theme and changes you guys added, I really love it! One thing I would say, however, is to do something with the post count like the last forum. I know itās already been said somewhere in this sea of text (which is something we might have to deal with by adding in page numbers somehow, which was also mentioned before), but itās what I think would improve the forum or at least make it recognizable to veterans of the old forum. Also, the forum posts are a bit clunky/off. Do something about the size of the avatar/post, or the transparent black bar above the post, or both. Other than my suggestions/positive hate/criticisms, the new forum is pretty neat.
There is already an indicator of your post count. The flair next to your name (āMicrobialā, āMulticellularā etc.) is given based on how many posts and long you have been here. It doesnāt directly tell someones post count, but it does give an indication of who is new and who is a veteran.
Regarding the theme it is pretty difficult to improve it without concrete suggestions. Otherwise, at least for me, it would be a lot of trying different things which takes time.
This would probably work, but I feel like itās mostly an issue by now how people like StealthStyleL or Atrox, who donāt post very often (maybe in forum games, but Iām not sure) but have been on the site longer than almost everyone look like theyāre new(though with the specific examples I gave, they already have the Moderator flair, so they donāt really apply)
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Iām pretty sure the title means little if the person can prove they are more than what the title states. Its like a hat cosmetic, its just for flare.