Well, CSS is really fairly simple to get started out with. It is used to create a seperation of content from presentation. It can be used to align the form stuff, like your inputs and textareas without using tables, and it can be used to align your posts and subjects without having to use definition tags. :)
Will old, unread/unused threads disapear after awhile, like in a regular forum? I wouldn't so much call that a feature request, as I would a general question. I'm simply curious. I think both methods have their value. For one, getting rid of the old stuff cleans up the place. However, keeping it around is also nice because someone may need to, months or even years, down the road access some of the info. for some reason.
An example of that would be the psf_rippers group. For those who are really really really serious about ripping PSFs, there is some help available near the beggining of the group, where zoopd asked for help on getting started. I haven't accessed it because I haven't had the time (or the determination) to search it out so that I could, hopefully, gain needed insight on ripping. But, it is there for those who are willing to look for it. How helpful is that old info? I have no idea. I haven't read it in about 2 years, and when I did, I didn't understand any of it. As such, it passed right over me. It might be useful (I would assume such, since it helped zoopd get his start), but then again, it might not.
Anyway, there's my question for you. Mouser X over and out.
Nothing in particular regarding CSS, it's just badly needed to add some hierarchy to stuff. I could sketch you a stylesheet to get you started. CSS is very straightforward, really.
hcs, I sent you an email with a stylesheet, only a basic thing of course. Check what I did with the SPAN tags, and the LINK tag at the header. I don't currently have a host, so I'm sorry to resort to this.