For me, the content is far more important than the stylesheet. That said, I wish the stylesheet were a bit more customizable. White people problems, of course: Reddit looks like Reddit, while at least Hubski lets you make things look like a Vellum scroll. Speaking as a serial abuser of markup, Hubski's markup will be hard to preview successfully because Hubski's markup borks rather a lot. I've requested we switch to Reddit-style markup a couple times but have been assured that it's a star-spangled pain in the ass to do so. The important thing, I think, is to remember that you're on a hobby website. Everyone involved in it has some other job paying for them to spend their free time on this place. Reddit is owned by Conde Nast and it looks like Reddit. Hell, Craigslist pulled in $166 million last year and it looks like Craigslist. I don't know how long the crew spent on "Illuminated" for April 1, but it wasn't quick. And it's totally awesome. And it's not without its flaws. And I think that's pretty much the spirit of the place - not perfect, but a damn fine effort.
Minimalism can go a long fucking way.The important thing, I think, is to remember that you're on a hobby website. Everyone involved in it has some other job paying for them to spend their free time on this place. Reddit is owned by Conde Nast and it looks like Reddit. Hell, Craigslist pulled in $166 million last year and it looks like Craigslist.
Yep, definitely looks (and works) better than a ton of (better-supported) forums out there. I'm glad it does. There are always things to tweak and stuff to improve...and some changes not everyone will agree with which makes them hard. This place is impressive.