Ok, I'm going to bump this to the top again to see if there are anymore opinions out there....
I really like the idea of borders, ALOT. For me it would be a substitution instead of a template. Not ALL the time, but once in awhile.
Sometimes I list 'run of the mill' stuff and it seems like templates are wasted on it. But yet it's REALLY boring w/o one. A nice border would be perfect in some cases.