To be honest? I don't like it at all. I'm pretty much with Scott with this. It looks as if the page was made using a free web-based page maker (like GeoCities, or Hometown)
Site design doesn't have to be expensive or complicated. I realize that the page is mainly for the benefit of the members here and to have a single place with info and tech; however, in the highly likely chance that someone outside the site goes there looking for info, they may be wary based simply on the site design.
Some suggestions,
Find a site whose design you like and try to emulate it.
Get rid of the background image, or decrease the contrast on it. A background is supposed to enhance a site, not take away from it. The tiling of it distracts a lot.
I'm not a huge fan of scrolling text, I'd get rid of it and use a different way to attract attention, red and bold and underlined isn't bad.
I prefer a static menu, with links opening into a main frame. However, it looks like none of your pages are terribly long, so the menu is quick to access.
Having the video load upon page open is bandwidth intensive, have links to them so people can choose to open them.
Numerous other things that I would personally change, get rid of the center alignment, change the font, perhaps change the style so the links (identification, visited and not) are different then 'web default', choose a theme for the site and go with it.
With all that said, the site isn't bad. Visually it could use some help, but for a first shot, it's not bad at all. More then that, the content is good. Having the best looking site out there is nothing if the content sucks; and having the best content means nothing if no one wants to stick around to see it.
I'd be willing to help you guys out, HTML is easy to learn and easy to use, but tricky to use well.
