Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The word that comes to mind the most when I look over your forum is "nondescript." Your theme isn't very original; it feels like I've seen it several hundred times before. Your banner at the top is also quite plain. I would definitely recommend choosing or creating a different theme that is a bit more unique. Try to pick one that you've hardly seen used before; having a theme that nobody has seen before will set your forum apart from others a bit more. After you choose a theme that looks unique and less plain, I would recommend making a banner or having one made that looks less plain. As it is now, there is little that sets your forum apart from others visually.
Your forum looks active in some ways, but inactive in others. Your member count is fairly solid, but your post count is a little low. You don't have any empty forums, though. I would say your forum only looks slightly inactive at a glance.
Sorry to say it, but my first impression of your forum was slightly negative.
(Scored 9/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your layout organizes your forums into categories fairly well, but it runs a bit long. Long indexes can make navigation a bit cumbersome for users. There are some changes you can make to condense your index a bit. First of all, I think that the "Important Information" forum is a bit redundant; members usually read the news forum first, so I believe that you should just merge that forum with your regular "Information" forum. You can put a "read me first" notice on it if you feel the need to. Secondly, I would recommend merging your "Arcade and Online Games" forum with your "Gaming Chat" forum. It seems rather unnecessary to have a separate forum for online games, and neither of these forums are used heavily. If you get a lot of topics about online games, you can always recreate a separate forum for it later. These are only a couple of suggestions; if you feel that you can merge any other forums, then that would also be helpful. Making your index more concise makes it easier for your users to navigate the forum.
(Scored 16/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
According to my calculations, your forum receives approximately sixty-five posts per day. You also have a little over ten posts for each of your fifty-four members. These statistics aren't bad for a forum that has been open for ten days, but there is room for improvement. Your forum is still fairly new, so I would try and do some post exchanges for some start-up activity. After you have a good amount of start-up posts, you should start making use of services on promotion forums. You can also advertise by registering at other general discussion forums and posting around a bit with a link to your forum in your signature. There are many general discussion forums advertised at Forum Promotion.
(Scored 13/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
You currently do not have any staff members other than yourself. This is fine for the very beginning, but be prepared to hire additional staff members if your forum begins to grow rapidly. You seem to be an active poster thus far, and you do a good job of welcoming the new members. Prepare yourself to hire a staff soon if your forum has even a hint of growth.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Your forum descriptions lack grammatical errors, but they are very bland. The descriptions you have now don't display effort to prospective members. Your descriptions need to sell your forum and make it sound fun to post on. Members can learn a lot more than what to post in each forum from your descriptions. I would recommend writing some new ones that display a tad more effort.
(Scored 12/20)
Score - 70 (Out of 100)
Closing remarks: Your forum is off to a decent start, but your work isn't done yet.
Forum's strong points: Your forum doesn't have any area it's doing perfectly in, but it hits most of the areas pretty well.
Improvements to make: Your forum's only major flaw at this point is its theme.
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