Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
While your theme is a bit bland it suits your forum. It's got a good balance of colours. The banner is really the only down fall I can find. It looks really bland, and while it matches your forums theme it's a bit boring. The Pattern on the text doesn't look the best and the red against the grey looks okay, but I think it would have been better if it was a shade of blue. You've still got the default MyBB Menu Icons, such as Login, Register etc. I would suggest getting some custom made, or making them yourself, to fir your theme a bit more. Your FavIcon is simple looking, yet nice.
The "25$ Posting Contest" banner looks very amatuerish and the yellow border makes it stand out unesscery. It clashes with the dark theme of the forum. It also looks pixelated. The seperate icons in each of the forum descriptions makes the board look very busy, although they are a nice touch. The glow on select members names look good, but again can make the forum look a little but busier than it needs to be. While I browsed through your other themes, I noticed that they all used the same banner. I would suggest making a new banner for each theme to fit the theme better.
(Scored 18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
The first thing I notice when I go onto your forum is the Posting Contest Board, which is right up the top of the board. I always think that the information/announcement board should be right up the top, but that's just personal preference. You seem to have 2 Differng Support boards. From what I can tell, one is using a Support Ticket System, while the other isn't. I really don't see the point in having to boards for the exact same subject. I quite like the idea of the poll above the forum index. The rest of your layout in your first category is good, but it's a very long category for the first one. I would suggest puting the posting competition board as a Sub Board in Competitions, and place one support board as a sub board in the other.
The rest of your layout is good. "Misc. Discussions" sounds very unprofessional, and I think it would be better suited named something like "General Discussion". I think the Animation Category could be merged with another as it's not really the focus of your forum. The Computer Security board is un needed in my opinion and could do just as good as a Sub Board in "Internet, Tech and Communications". Overall, your index is very long, I suggest trying to cut down on the amount of boards that you have, or atleast have showing on the main page. Consider making some a Sub Board of other boars aswell.
(Scored 17/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
From what I can tell, your forum opened on the 9th of this month. Your current statistics are: 1463 Posts, 278 Threads, and 51 Members. Breaking that down you get an average of around 28 Posts per member, which is great considering the forum has been open for less than three days. You've also had 27 Members who have visted the forum in the last day, which is fantastic to see. You already seem to have got yourself a good, active member base. You also have 7 Premium Members. I'm not sure who this was rewarded to them, but it's good to see that members are dedicated to your community.
Most of your boards, bar a few have atleast 5 threads, which is great to see. Some have upwards of 10 threads which is even better. You seem to have good activity in all your boards.
(Scored 19/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
From what I can tell, you have 2 Administrators and 1 Super Moderator. With your forum at the size it is, I think that you should be able to handle it yourself, if you do feel you needed another staff member, an second administrator is overkill in my mind. One a plus side, your Super Moderator is very active, and interacts with the community, which is great to see. You second administrator is less active, but while the forum si still quite new, it's understandable.
Your staff seem to be very capable. They are friendly and interact with the community, which is always good to see. They hand situations well, and professionally. You and your staff team are open to suggestions and feedback, and they listen to what your members think.
(Scored 17/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Change "News, Information and competitions are posted here." to "News, Information and
Competitions are posted here."
Change "Introduce yourself and start an Interview topic in our sub forum." to "Introduce yourself and start an
interview topic in our sub forum."
Change "Fairy tales and Stories " to "Fairy
Tales and Stories "
They were just a few I could find. Your rules seem to be all good. I suggest doing a spell check just to find any other spelling errors.
(Scored 18/20)
Total Score - 89 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
What was most liked about the website/forums: The theme, professionalism of staff and the general atmosphere.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The banner and long index.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? I'm suprised I'm not already a member!
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