for what it's worth, i have black background sites i promote retaining just fine. it's the overall lack of organization in your site, and lack of intuitive navigation that really throws me.

when ya click the videos link, it takes you to a page with numbers. the first time i saw it, i thought there were only that many videos, and felt disappointed. it was not clear there were multiple videos on each video page. i'd rather see the videos organized by thumb, and each thumb be the same size and shape. that way, i can choose which videos i want to watch. same with the pics, btw.