It looks like almost every other "Forum" on the internet - too many clicks to get to something with no content.
I don't understand why these people accuse the Mudcat interface as being untidy or clunky. I go to one page and I can see everything I need to decide whether I am interested in opening a thread for a look.
As far as I am concerned, there isn't a more elegant layout out there. Everywhere else is cluttered up with Avatar pictures and automatic "this line of text goes at the bottom of every post I make" stuff.
That said, Best of luck with it.
Quack!
Geoff the Duck.