Have you thought of using a brighter theme? This one is really dark. It's a sore to look at and it's not a really open and inviting feeling that most forums have. (Yes I do realize hf is dark as well but it's not this dark.)
Just give it a little bit of time cause there will be a lot more of changes due to the new owner over the site. He has been working and changing up a lot of stuff. But we do take this in to consideration and we will see what he does with the site.