First Impressions: (12 out of 15)
On first impressions, the forum colors are easy on the eyes, and I like the banner that you had made for the forum. The odd thing is how wide the forum appears to be, even with the sidebar included. I have never seen a theme like yours, include a sidebar, thus making it seem a little crowded around the index of the forum. A plus, is that I don't see ads plastered all over the place on your new IP forum, which really shows to me that you don't care about attempting to immediately offset the costs of the forum, till you are ready to do something like that.
Site Structure: (8 out of 15)
Looking through your forum, the large majority of your boards appear to have short descriptions. It may help to expand on these a little bit, to help give people better ideas on what they can post, in each board. In some of your posts, I have seen several sentences without periods, try proofreading some of your official posts for this potential issue, as it will help make your forum look more professional.
Also, I recommend that you re-think on the description of your introductions board, as that might suggest to some new members, that that is where they can post topics to discuss stuff, based on the way you have worded the description.
With your Forum Guidelines, I suggest adding some clarification examples to a few of your Forum Rules, and a few possible re-wordings, as some of them either are not completely clear, or do not make complete sense. One to look at, would be #6 under Terms and Conditions, as I am not entire sure what you are referring to, in regards to "site activities".
Also, I think you should move the Promotion Board to a better category, like the CF Community Category. It doesn't really belong in the Entertainment Venue.
Design Quality: (10 out of 15)
I recommend that you reduce the forum width by a percentage point or two, or by increasing the borders by an another 5 px. By doing that, the index of the forum will not have a crowded feel to it, as it does now. The Who was Online Box, needs a little spacing for the users portion of it. Try adding 5px to that box's spacing.
Originality: (10 out of 15)
As far as originality, your board names are pretty unique, so good job! Though I recommend adding more topics to help make your forum stand out more.
Overall Mark: (40 out of 60)
I believe that your forum has potential. If you do your best to do the above, and to do extra to improve your forum, it should take off quicker than the average new forum!
