I quite like Zombie's header, actually.
Do you guys really think 800x200 is too wide? I figure it is still able to fit onto the screen for those with 800x600 resolution.
I made a few of my own, but I want your opinion on them. They don't look as nice as Zombie's, but I am just throwing ideas out.
This one uses the background from a screenshot within HL2. I don't know whether I can use it legally for my site, since Valve mappers designed the HL2 train station.
This one uses the background from my very first map (submitted right here at TWHL). It's got the HEV HUD on it, which I like. It also (by chance) got the year of my birth as the health level.
I like Zombie's idea of adding ".org" at the end to emphasize the URL of the site, so I made this one:
I would also work hard on the layout and functionality of the site, to ensure that it's easy to use and easy to read.
I picked out
this Joomla! template out of hundreds because of it's straight forward organization and layout. It's got the menu, login box, and latest news and posting up-front. I could just keep the color scheme, even though that's very easy to change.
Tell me what you guys think. I may change a lot of things according from the feedback I get. Thanks, and I would love to see more of your own creations too.