ubbthreads_dark isn't too bad. no ugly red anywhere.
I can agree again with you. But unfortunately the font is too small in this theme.
Red is a color to raise attention, to make some animals go crazy, it is the color of blood, it raises adrenaline. It is used widely for displaying warnings but it distracts alot from reading and writing.
I don't know any professional webdesign using red extensively.
