[wizbones]

When you run a PHP driven site, take a look around almost all of them have the same layout. Pert near all of em look the same, just different colors and graphics. But the basic layout of three colums with logins, articles yada yada.

Hey when you install a package deal you get that, a package deal and well it's kinda hard to be all too different from everyone else.

Design your own and hey it's your own. You'll find most webmasters that design and maintain several sites after awhile you can pretty much tell what sites they have designed because of the similarities.

If they use your material that is copyrighted then you have an issue, other than that well hey this site or that site looks cool I like the layout I think I'll use it too.

Why snivel about look alikes etc. How many sites are out there that look alike? In fact how many red cars did I see this morning on the way to the office? 20 or 30? Are they copycats? No they like the color red as many people do.

I myself have only seen a very few YaBB forums that are truely unique in layout, look and feel. What can you do? Design your own if that's what you want, use a package except the fact that everyone else will be using it too.

Laters