Avatar Fan Forum - Review Request

Number Of Members: At the moment of typing this you have 31 members which is a good amount for a new forum with yours is as it is always pretty hard to get members to a new forum. All 31 members are shown as active by VB also. It could have been higher although i know that you have been trying very hard to get members and it is a great start (7/10)

Number Of Active Members: As said before all your members are classed as being active by vbulletin (i am not exactly sure how they class a member active though). Alot of your members have posted though. There are currently 5 of your 31 members that haven't posted. That is a pretty high and good percentage of users that have signed up and posted which is very good. Many that have posted haven't posted more then 5 posts which is a shame although it is a quite new forum. For a new forum there is quite alot of users though with quite high post counts as you have a few with 25+ posts which is really good for a forum with as many posts you have. (8/10)

Number Of Posts (Spam or Otherwise): At the time of writing this review you have 635 posts which is good for the time you have been running and you first 1000 posts is by far the hardest and you are almost there. A quite big large percentage of the posts are in the introductions and forum games although there is a decent amount of posts in other sections like the general discussion forum which is good as that ensures that there is some activity there which can create some quality posts as it is not always quantity that people look at. Might be better to start a few new topics in these discussion areas to get more posts and more quality ones. (7/10)

Appearance (First Impressions): I have mixed feelings about your forums appearance. My first impressions were good with the logo and the nice cool buttons you have for the memberlist and the FAQ. I also like how the register button is a different colour so it stands out a bit more so you don't have to really hunt it down like on some forums which can be annoying if you can find it. I was however pretty disappointed when i scrolled down to the forum itself as i then noticed it was just the default template which i am not a fan of. I find the default template to be quite plain and boring and quite overused. I usually find a template other then the default makes the forum look better not only from the appearance view nut it also makes the forum look more cared for and makes it look like the admin cares more about the forum and has spent more time on the forum. This is not saying that you haven't spent alot of time on it because i know you have but i can send out that impression to users though so it is best to keep that in mind though. I do like the fact you used vb though. (10/20)

Layout: I have no suggestions about the layout. It all looks good how it is as you have the site information first and the comment section first which is good then next all the sections that your forum is based around. The finally the off topic area. Also i like the idea of the shout box down the bottom of the forum as you still have one but the emphasis is mostly on the forum and not the shout box instead. (20/20)

Moderation: Your forum seems to be well moderated in terms of numbers although i do have a few concerns about some of your staff activity though like hellboy especially as he has only posted once which is not good for a super moderator. It is better to have active members as moderators as it is more likely that they won't just vanish. (6/10)

Activity: The activity is not bad for a new forum. Could always be better but i have seen many many forums alot less active though. You have had 2 new members today and all the latest posts showing are from today which is always a good sign. There is also one other users online other then you which shows some more further activity. Not bad but activity could always be better.(7/10)

Spelling and GrammarThere seems to be no problems here from what i can see and it looks like it has all been checked which is pretty important. Good job! (10/10)

Overall Mark: There is Potential and i hope that it does grow and become successful as you deserve it. I think the key is to keep promoting it and trying your best and people will come. Also there is a few suggestions mentioned that may help improve the forum. (75/100)

Good luck Andy -D-
 
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