48 Hours have not passed, but it was close. Sorry for the wait. Here it is!
Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The first impressions of your forum are actually pretty nice. Looking at it as a whole looks great, but there are a few minor errors that could be holding you back. One thing that you could do is change the banner a little. I like it, but you could smooth the edges so it fits in there a little more smoothly. Next, the "Share Us" box contains so many things on it, except Facebook... Whats the name of your forum again? ~razz~ Another thing that needs to be fixed is the scrolling bar of text. That can kill people with slow computers, plus it covers up the log in pop-up box.
The portal needs some work done too. In my opinion, the modules don't fit in there neatly. They are just sitting there. You might want to smooth those out. The one on the lower left hand corner is cut off. Remove that one so it doesn't look messy. In my opinion, I would remove the portal completely.
When you get a forum review, and have this much info in one category, that means you have a lot to do to get your forum straight. Hop on it and you will be great!
(9/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
The layout of the site as a whole is fine. Like I said above, the portal needs lots of work, or be removed completely. The forums look fine, but you could have images for every forum, and not just a few, like you have now. Fix that, and you will be fine.
(18/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Your users have posted a total of 1341 messages. You have 447 registered users. This is a moderatly good ratio. I would expect 447 members to make more than 1.3k posts on a forum. To be honest, thats about 4 posts per member, which Isn't that great. Plus, you have had a good amount of people online (in the past 99 hours (which I would change to 24)). I would defantly find away to get your members posting a little more.
(13/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
You have about the right amount of moderators for your forum. I also see that you have one english admin and one spanish admin? Thats a good idea if you have diffrent language forums. Your team is doing a great job moderating and such. I see nothing to fix on your moderation and your moderators.
(20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
The professionalism of the forum is pretty low, to be honest. I don't see the Professional look when I glance at your forum. The scrolling banner at the top really throws it off. So does the inconsistancy at the forums. Some have images, some don't. Some have periods, some don't. You might want to fix that. The Grammar ties into this too. Some of the forum discriptions don't have periods or the correct words capitolized. I would do a complete scan of your forum to catch all of your mistakes.
(4/20)
Total Score - 64
Final Remarks: The forum has a good topic, but it needs a lot of work. Keep it up and do what I told you and your forum will be a great one!
What was most liked about the website/forums: The topic.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The inconsistancy and the scroller at the top.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? I would If I had the time.
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