Yip, this is the reaction I have. Would highly recommend a switch to "hot" just having a little flame icon on it or something, but otherwise unread is called out in some color, and read is more neutral.
First off, hooray vBulletin! I like vBulletin (and Invision Powerboard) so much better than phpBB.
Sounds like a lot of people would like an alternate darker color/background theme. I like the colors with this one personally, but I know a lot of people prefer dark. I also realize that would...