So I'm thinking I'll work on translating RNS Remix v4.02 for the time 
being - I think the extra flexibility and relative bug-free-ness of the 
script wins out over the theming options of the older version, even 
though I really did liek that light theme... (;´Д`)

I'd like to ask for your opinions on a couple of things before I get 
too deep into it though:

1. Which term should I stick with: "boards" or "topics"?

The original version of the script referred to them as boards, and if 
you consider this place to be a board, then Remix's boards/topics are 
pretty much the same thing. However, the later versions always refer to 
them as topics, which they kind of are as well

Glancing at the actual Remix board, they seem to treat them more like 
boards - they keep the same ones going for years, and make thousands or 
even tens of thousands of posts to them. Then again, that's pretty much 
how topics/threads work on typical Western forums (´～`)

Consider these points:
- there's a mode to display every post of every board/topic as a single 
global board (think /all/)
- boards/topics will get automatically removed if nobody posts in them 
for X amount of days (the number of days is configurable)
- there's no board ownership/board configuration/user moderation 
features à la Reddit/8chan - only those who know the password to 
bbsedit.cgi can clean things up, and you'll be pleased to know it's a 
real pain in the ass (´∇｀)

2. To CSS, or not to CSS - that is teh question

Due to being written around the millennium, the script uses some 
seriously oldschool HTML - there's not a single line of CSS in the 
entire thing!

As much as that means it's compatibile with ancient browsers that no-
body uses anymore, the downside is that there's some really horrific
stuff going on that doesn't even work particularly well (like using ■ 
characters with their font color set the same as the background color, 
and then using them instead of spaces/margins... WTF (ﾟДﾟ;)

I don't intend to refactor the entire HTML portion of the script, but 
there are certain things I can fix up using CSS - for example, the 
b0rked word-wrapping on the genre list (which I've already figured out)

So would you prefer the script to remain "authentic" to how it was 
originally written, or do you treat it the same way you do the script 
we're using here and not mind a little "post-millennium" HTML/CSS?