londrum - 8:56 am on May 18, 2007 (gmt 0)

i think it depends on what is inside the 'frames'.
but you should look at it from a usability viewpoint, rather than a style one.

if the stuff in there is useful, and makes your site easier to use, then keep it. that is what it all boils down to at the end of the day - if your site is a joy to use, then people will stick around.

but if you're just using up a lot of screen space for no real benefit to the user, then i would dump it.

usability is more important than looking nice, i reckon... look at webmasterworld. it's hardly the most beautiful site in the world but we still stick around.