Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The skin looks relaxing, but it's not something I'd choose for a Star Wars forum. The light saber images, I get that, but some of the other images and the color scheme make it look like a coffee shop. It's that brown that does it mostly. I will give you a compliment that the news scroller is not very intrusive unlike some others I've seen. However, another thing I have a complaint with is how blocky your skin is. Seriously, everything is a rectangle. All the little side boxes, the listings of the forums on the index, the buttons, etc. are all blocks. That makes look the skin look really outdated. Also, your poll bar images are really stretched out looking and don't look good at all. I'd like to give you another compliment though, your banner looks really good. I would suggest looking for a new skin though, the one you have right now isn't quite doing it for me.
(Scored 10/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Now let's talk about how you have physically layed out your site. All your forums look to go into the appropriate categories which I like. Now, when in a topic or at forum view looking at the list of topics, at the top you've got this big brown block with nothing in it. Why? It's confusing and a waste of space. Actually, now that I look, it's there everywhere. I don't see the point for it. I looked at the layout of the posting screen in the guest section, and it's fine for the most part but you have WAY too many smileys in that box, and they take a while to load. One good thing though is that your side boxes aren't annoying like some other ones I've seen.
(Scored 15/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
You're 3 or 4 months old, and 237 posts is pretty poor for that timeframe. 21 members isn't fabulous either. I'm glad you've chosen to advertise on ForumPromotion; that should help you. A lot of your forums have 0, 1, or 2 posts in them, which is not good. I would encourage people posting in those forums instead of just your Off-Topic boards. Also, a forum I saw ONLY had topics made by you. I understand though that a lot of times activity drops aren't the admins fault, as it is hard. However, with some more advertising, I think your forum could take off quite nicely.
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(Scored 5/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
It seems you have 2 staff members, you and a co-admin. A co-admin can definitely be helpful to have, so I have no complaints, your number of staff is completely appropriate for your forum.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Ah, how refreshing. For once, I didn't find tons of errors on a forum index. Your forum descriptions spelling and grammar were pretty much spot-on. Some sentences, such as "The only place where forum guests (non registered users) can come and post." would sound better in my opinion as, "The only place where forum guests (non registered users) can come and post is in this forum." to make it just flow better. That's EXTREMELY minor though. Now, let's move onto professionalism. Your forum has Star Wars images and such so that was a good choice. As I mentioned earlier, I'm not so sure about the skin in general, but still. Your forums all go along with your theme, and you don't have an extreme amount of off-topic forums. Overall, good job.
(Scored 17/20)
Total Score - 67 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: Your forum is set up nicely, but needs more activity and a better skin.
What was most liked about the website/forums: The dedication to the forum genre.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The skin.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Sorry, I've never really gotten into RPGs.
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