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Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
I really, really like that banner. It’s so simple, yet so brilliant. The designs weave through the rest of the skin which is a really nice effect. I also like the transparency. Your skin looks very modern and glossy looking. It looks like what modern forums SHOULD look like. Everything weaves together correctly, all the buttons look nice, etc. The transparency is also a very Windows Aero-like addition and really makes thing look good. The only minor gripe I have is that your skin is too mono-colored. It needs some color in it, and with all the abstract patterns and lines, it wouldn’t be hard, and would look good. The only real color other than a few of the icons in a tiny bit of green on the left side. It could use some more pizazz, you know?
(Scored 19/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
I like your layout. You have a lot of different “creative” forums to suit everyone. They are all arranged correctly. They look good on the index. As far as your subforums, you did have quite a few, and I try to stay away from too many of those, but yours wasn’t horrible since from what I see, you didn’t have any sub-subforums. I don’t like those - at all. I did have a few minor things I could suggest. One, cut down on the number of general discussion forums. You have a massive amount of them. Second, some of your forums don’t have much activity, which isn’t good. You should evaluate whether you need them, and if they could be merged or deleted. Other than those two things though, very nice job.
(Scored 18/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Your forum’s activity continues to blow me away. 36K posts in under a year is phenomenal and 400+ members, the same. You obviously know what you’re doing. Keep on promoting and your forum will continue to do very well. There’s really not anything I can suggest except to keep in mind some of your forums lack activity, but I’m not going to take anything off for that since I already talked about it in Site Layout. Very nice job.
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Alright let’s break this down.
You have:
2 Admins
2 Global Mods
3 Forum-Specific Mods
Total of 7.
That’s not too bad, but is kind of high. It’s not a big deal though since 3 of them aren’t even global. As I recall though, you have improved in this area since your last review. On your last review, you had all kinds of odd staff groups all over the place. Now it’s much simpler which is good. All of your staff seemed to do a good job. They’re all active except the one we discussed over PM. Great job.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
I did notice a few minor errors:
“New to ''Be Creative''? Well come in and tell us who you are!” should be, “New to ''Be Creative''? Well come in, and tell us who you are!”
“Discuss your work, seek criticism, give and take tips.” should be, “Discuss your work, seek criticism, and give and take tips.”
“Any discussion of Writer Training Goes here.” should be, “Any discussion of Writer Training goes here.”
“Post about your favourite musician or song here” should be, “Post about your favourite musician or song here.”
“Post about your favourite games, consoles computers and gadgets here” should be, “Post about your favourite games, consoles, computers, and gadgets here.”
Those were minor though.
(Scored 18/20)
Total Score - 95 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: I really like your forum. Any issues were EXTREMELY minor.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Pretty much everything.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: A few spelling errors.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Nothing would stop me.
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