checkout my forum! --> www.itaiwan.org

not a bad forum dude, but don't you think you over did the green color?

There are thousands of forums all over the net; what is your about?

Registration is required in order to view the forum posts; what incentive do I have to spend time to register for yet another forum?

I don't mind flash being used for certain aspects but not when I am looking for basic information like your intro, which hasn't given me an idea what your site is about anyway.

I think you are trying to offer a message about the plight of the Taiwanese people. If this is the case then you should be more concerned with allowing as much access as possible and have your intro in plain sight and allow anyone to browse the forums without registering.

I think the green is o.k. but a few 'exciting' colors should be used to arouse visitors to action.