Im just here to crow a little. ^^
TheEMPIRE's site is finally complete. There is one minor thing to be added, a small MP3 player, but its being made in flash by SG, it's not a big deal it isnt there yet. I know he'll make something worth waiting for,
http://theempire.byethost2.com/
This site cost us exactly nothing. Every script, the format, the hosting was free. It was a lot of work, I found most of it diligently searching millions of websites for the things we needed or wanted and Fly put it all into practice. Almost all of it is ad free (the mail form for applications is the only thing that isnt. Our free hosting doesnt allow mailto so it had to be web based).
There are still some small bugs, not one that anyone would notice tho I dont think. I am especially proud of the photo gallery. It looks so great and its not web based.
Special thanks to Fly for his hard work and his cleverness for scripts and CSS. He has been endlessly patient with my many fussy perfectionist fixes. I might have to publish a listing of great freedbie site stuff because in all that serching, I found a lot of stuff.
Go check it out, tell me what you think, suggestions, etc.