Dark or light skins?

It kinda depends on what the community is about, some communitys fits better with a dark skin and vice versa.
But mostly I like something in the middle, not to light but not to dark either.

I personally prefer dark skins myself but always give options for both light and dark as people have different tastes and there is no harm in attempting to accommodate for different tastes in skins.

I think it is perfectly okay fo an owner to offer both a light and a dark skin to their users, its there choice but in that case I think they should have the same features and not to favor one skin and add extras or modify them more to look good with a specific mod if you have that.
I have seen many forums under my years on the internet that have there main skin and then just install other themes without changing them to there forum.

My personal preference though is that you have the same skin for everyone and maybe just have different colors to make it lighter/darker.

Always prefer lighter styles.

Well, what exactly is your preference?

Personally, I don't care, as long there's good quality content.

Oh.. well..

Anyways, I don't care whichever style a forum has, really.

I prefer light skins too. Dark skins are hard on the eyes for long periods and generally if I sign up for a forum I intend to be reading a lot.

I'm a light skin kinda guy. Some dark skins are very hard to read and can be very very annoying and a huge turn-off to potential new members registering. I always found it best to have your default skin to be light and offer a dark alternative members can switch to if they prefer darker skins.

I prefer Light skins. They look more friendly and welcoming in my opinion.