I was really pleased to see something besides a directory tree when I ended up at the main website URL. I had typed it in once and it's there in my browser history so I kept seeing the directory over and over and then navigating into the vBulletin directory to access the forum.
Thanks for making this landing place more informative and welcoming. I personally wouldn't have been so skittish when I arrived if I had seen that at the first. I think the general tone here plus this new home page helps our lurker friends realize that, perhaps at last, they truly are among friends and brothers and sisters.
I also think you should include a link back to that home page from inside the forum. Maybe just a quick link or under the FAQ? Since it does have substantive information on it about who we are and why we're here.
I like those pictures, too!
