Forum designs I like

We are redesigning the REW forum, skin located at http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/forum.php?s=&styleid=13 and I am looking for inspiration - where am I looking? Other forums of course

There are a lot of vbulletin hacks etc that have come out since the inception of the REW forum and we really need to upgrade.

Here are a few forums that inspire me and why.

http://www.daniweb.com - IMO the best tech forum in the world. Dani and I are great friends and I can honestly say she is most skilled vbulletin user I have ever met. What do I like about her forum?

Sections: Syndication is a great idea, have your RSS feeds right out there for others to grab and distribute. -  Quickstats right in the nav, that is pretty cool, not a new idea, but something we may look at. I am not sure if I like how she has the search laid out, but it is always a good idea to have the search readily available especially for new members. Featured blog entries for each forum and todays threads and unanswered threads per forum is great! Ad placement not a fan of

Sidenote, need a customized message for "You are trying to access something for members only"
http://www.strategybuilderfx.com/showthread.php?t=17252 I really like the "silimar thread" option available here.

http://www.rawfoodchat.com/forums/ I love the "why I should register" option (reminder different options for logged in, not logged in, think hacks) Think shoutout box?

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