I like Mudcat the way it is. The ubiquitous phpBB format is run into elsewhere is cute and all, but who needs it?

Half the screen on those other forums is taken up with multicolored borders and a stupid "avatar" for each person. (Well, when it's a simple head-shot photo, it's not so stupid ~ but it is so very often a supposedly "creative" cartoon or something similarly dumb.)

I prefer plenty of room for text, and a simple name (or fake name) to identify the person posting a message. The fake names and the truly unique nicknames, in most cases, are more memorable than most real names and give me a clearer sense, over time, of each person's separate identity.

I always preview anything I post that is longer than one or two sentences in length, and usually catch most of the typos. When some minor error slips through, it may be a little embarrassing, but I generally don't care unless the sense of what I'm trying to express is impacted ~ not often an issue.

I do not currently have any kind of automatic spellchecker in place for use during the preview phase ~ I suppose I should look into that...