How to clean up the forum screen?

[bob frost]

Is there any way to get rid of the stuff in the centre and RH columns of this forum screen? I'm fed up with seeing Bill and all the other stuff. I just want to read the forum questions.

Bob frost

[Trevor.Dennis]

Just make your browser window smaller, but why wouldn't you want to look at Bill?

[bob frost]

From: "Trevor.Dennis

but why wouldn't you want to look at Bill?

Once yes, but 150 times?

Bob Frost

[station_two]

If you use Firefox, you can use an Add-On (browser extension) such as AdBlockPlus together with AdBlockHelper, and/or something like Grease Monkey, Stylish or NoColor.  I use them since last year to do away with much of the visual clutter, and stuff like the silly forum points, etc..  Here's a screen shot of an open thread from last year: