Hehe, thanks for the constructive criticism, as you've shown there's a lot of work still to do design-wise.

Oh, and I don't mean to give you nightmares, but just think what it would look like if I wasn't using a theme ;)

I dont think that was a "constructive criticism". He didnt give any examples as of what would be "good design". Your site looks pro in IE/FF/Chrome/Opera and Safari. Layout is clear and simple. Love it! Navigation is straightforward. Cool!

Thanks, and make no mistake - I really appreciate hearing comments from people like you :)

At the same time though, I realise that sometimes people don't have the time to phrase things in a nice way, but at the same time still have valid criticisms - and I'd rather hear the criticisms in the first place than hope they'd be written in a nice way - if that makes sense (it's late here, and I'm not sure which space my brain is in) :)

Frankly, I don't care if he has poor design skills. He had the humility and generosity to explain that he used a template to speed dev time, the site looks awesome and he kicks my ass because he finished the project, put it out and has figured out a strategy to quickly implement his ideas from storyboard to finished product. I don't know if you intended to sound like a snob or if this is your idea of "constructive criticism" but I think you could have worded it more generously.

To be fair, I'm pretty sure that I've been equally cruel - albeit unintentionally - in the past, and whilst what the user wrote could have been written in a more favourable light, his points are still valid :)