.forum_layout { 
  width: 100%;
}
.forum_left {
  width: 160px;
}

.forum_right {
  width: 170px;
  padding-left: 8px;
}

.forum_main {
  width: 470px;
}

.forum_main > div { 
  border-style: dashed;
  border-top: none;
  border-bottom: none;
  border-width: 1px;
  border-color: #06c;
  margin: 0.5em;
  padding: 0em 0.5em;
  margin-left: 1em;
}

.side_section h1 {
  width: 100%;
  background: #f00;
  color: #fff;
  font-size:100%;
  font-weight: bold;
  padding: 2px;
  margin:0px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  padding-left: 6px;
}

#forum_post_form  {
  text-align: center;
}

table.thread_list {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  width: 100%;
}

.thread_list tr {
  background-color: #fcc;
  border-style: solid;
  border-width: 4px;
  border-color: #fff;
}

.thread_list td { 
  padding-right: 1em;
}

.black_link a:link, .black_link a:visited {
  color: #555;
}

div.first_forum_post { 
  background-color: #fcc;
  display: block;
  padding: 1em;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}

div.forum_post { 
  margin-top: 1em;
  margin-bottom: 1em;
}