Your Forum Review
First Impressions - (Out of 20)
My first impression was "Woah." That was for multiple reasons. 1. Your theme is very orignal and fits your forum well. I love how it's custom and so no other forum will look quite the same. 2. Your activity is great. I'll talk about that more in the statistics section. 3. There is stuff EVERYWHERE. That really isn't something I like. You have a menu at the top, links all down the side, a poll on the side, various links and buttons at the bottom, and your forum in the middle. It's too confusing for my tastes. I don't see the need for all of those links. The only other thing I could complain about at first glance is that you're running phpBB2, which is very outdated.
(Scored 14/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your site layout has a major flaw. It is WAY too packed with stuff everywhere. It would be lovely to be able to disable that sidebar, which is the main issue. It gets in your way too much. It seems to make your forum look more like a homepage then a forum. And it's on every single page. Also, as I pointed out earlier, you're using the outdated phpBB2 software. However, I can see you have it heavily modified, so I guess that's alright for now. That was the bad. Let's talk about the good. Your forum's theme fits perfectly with the show 24. I noticed some neat features around the board. Your icons are really nice. Nothing was difficult to read at all since it's yellow/white on black. Like I said, I think it would do wonders if you made the sidebar able to be hidden. It seems all the skins on your forum all lead to the default one, which also threw me off a bit.
(Scored 12/20)
Forum Statistics - (Out of 20)
Wow! Your forum is amazingly active. Over 1K members and 25K posts. That's great. Very few forums had any activity issues. I have absolutely no complaints about your activity whatsoever. Great job! It's rare to see a forum as active as yours.
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
You have 5 staff members. That is completely reasonable. With a forum with activity like yours, 4 moderators and 1 admin is completely reasonable. Again, I honestly can't complain or suggest you do anything in this category.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling and Grammar - (Out of 20)
Alrighty, so I read all down your index, and your grammar was great. However, one small thing I did notice was that you should probably make "Post yours and read others' fan fiction here!" into "Post your and read others' fan fiction here!" or "Post yours and read others' fan fictions here!" There is something about the way you worded it that didn't sound quite right. I could be wrong though, but when I think of "Fan Fiction" I think of one individual one, which why that one I suggested was plural. Also, the poll option "It's ok..." should probably be "It's OK..." That's all though. Nothing major at all was noticed in this category.
(Scored 18/20)
Total Score - (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: You have a really great community and lots of great features. I'm just not a huge fan of the theme.
What was most liked about the website/forums: The fact the theme is custom, the activity, the community.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The sidebar.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Sorry, I don't watch 24 so I don't think I would join.
(Final Score 84/100)
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