And I think it was Lady Nerevar who mentioned it... Bethesda really needs to get rid of the 2001-era pen-and-paper rpg background. If their goal is what they seem to be trying to do--that is, turn the forums into a sleek wordpress-style imitation, they need to go all the way or not at all.
Its not quite that either-or, but yes. The current paper background is horribly pixelated, and doesn't fit at all with the 'wordpress-style' grays. However, if the background was higher quality and the grays were light tans, olive-y greens, or perhaps a nice deep red, it could make for a nice sleek theme that still has some of that traditional RPG quality.