Here is a style sheet I find a bit more pleasing.

The cellpadding isn't qute right, but I find it better than before.

Tina (manually adding the line breaks ;-)

body { background-color:#000000; }
p, body {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color:white; }
h3 {font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px; color:white; }
table { background-color:#495F73; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
tr { background-color:#495F73; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
td { background-color:#495F73; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}

a {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
a:hover {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; color:#acbdca; line-height: 18px;}
a:visited {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12px; color:#acbdca; line-height: 18px;}

.content_cell {padding-left: 8; padding-right:8; background-color:black;}

.forum_headline { font-size:22px; font-weight:bold; padding-top:20px; line-height: 18px; color:white }

#forum_announcement { border:0px solid #354553; }
#forum_announcement td { text-align:center; padding:4px; }

#forum_outer_table { border:0px solid #354553; }
#forum_outer_table td { padding:0px; }

#forum_inner_table { }
#forum_inner_table th { background-color:#000000; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white; font-size:12px; height:20px; }
#forum_inner_table td { height:35px; }

.forum_marker_cell { background-color:black; }
td.forum_name_cell { background-color:black; padding-bottom:10px; }
a.forum_forumname_link, a.forum_forumname_link:hover, a.forum_forumname_link:visited, a.forum_forumname_link:active { font-size:13px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
a.forum_threadname_link, a.forum_threadname_link:hover, a.forum_threadname_link:visited, a.forum_threadname_link:active { font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_summary_div { font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_author_cell { background-color:#000000; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
a.forum_author_link, a.forum_author_link:hover, a.forum_author_link:active, a.forum_author_link:visited { font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_threads_cell { background-color:#495F73; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_posts_cell { background-color:#000000; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_views_cell { background-color:#000000; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_last_post_cell { background-color:#000000; font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_group_row_cell { background-color:#495F73; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_avatar_cell { background-color:black; font-size:12px; padding:2px; padding-top:5px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
a.forum_avatar_link, a.forum_avatar_link:hover, a.forum_avatar_link:active, a.forum_avatar_link:visited { font-size:12px; color:white; line-height: 18px;}
td.forum_message_cell { background-color:black; font-size:12px; color:white; padding:6px; line-height: 18px;}
.forum_message_detail_table { border-bottom:1px dotted #354553; padding-top:6px; padding-bottom:6px; }
.forum_message_detail_cell { background-color:black; font-size:12px; color:white; padding: 6px;}
.forum_divider_cell { background-color:#000000; }
.forum_quote_div { font-style:italic; padding-left:20px; color:white;}

aartika! fractal art by Tina Oloyede :  http://www.aartika.co.uk