First Impressions - (Out of 20)
From first glance of your forum, I can tell that I really like your design. We both know that you've modified the Dark Night theme, and I personally think it's been modified very well. The banner also fits perfectly with the theme. Though I can't really read the "Disturbed" in the banner, I don't think it matters if that's the way how it's purposely supposed to be like. Well done. 🙂
(Scored 20/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
I honestly can't see anything wrong with the layout of your forum. You have 3 categories and not too many boards and a lot of sub-boards, which I personally think is fine. It makes your forum look more active. If I were to make a forum for a specific band, I would make it exactly like you have done yours. It looks all very organized, complete with descriptions and what not. In addition, your forum statistics is very easy to read and navigate through. I love your positioning of the affiliates and the members active in the last 48 hours - it's all neat and organized.
(Scored 20/20)
Forum Statistics - (Out of 20)
I see that your forum has started on August 4, 2008. From a forum that age, I honestly would have expected more members, but it seems that a number of them are extremely active, which is a fantastic aspect. 28 users have logged in during the past 48 hours. That's quite good. I do understand that it could be hard trying to snag in members for a forum based on a specific band, but you have really done a great job with this. As for your number of posts, it's neither bad nor excellent. It's not bad because I mean c'mon, it's over 10,000 posts. Your forum is beyond established. It's not excellent because you have over 2,000 posts yourself, meaning that your users have made only about 8,600 posts themselves in 6 months. But then again, as long as your forum is growing, you should have nothing to worry about. 🙂
(Scored 14/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
From a quick look around the forum, I really couldn't find any signs of spam and/or inappropriate posts. Moderation looks fine to me. You have a very mature community over there on that forum. Keep up the great moderation. 🙂
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling and Grammar - (Out of 20)
Perfect. That's all I have to say. Couldn't find any spelling or grammar errors in the board descriptions or anywhere else on the forum (posts/threads are excluded, obviously).
(Scored 20/20)
Total Score - (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
I really like your forum. If I knew anything about the band Disturbed, then I would definitely join your forum. Unfortunately I'm not into their type of music, but I wish the best for your forum and I do hope it continues to grow. Whether slow or fast, it simply does not matter as long as it is still growing. Also, I'm thinking you could already some earning some revenue from the forum. Maybe setup some premium subscriptions, or sell some text links on the footer of the forum. But anyways, it's your forum and you can do whatever you want with it! Good luck and I hope you meet more success with it! 🙂
What was most liked about the website/forums:
I liked EVERYTHING about the forum. The design, especially. It really looks like vBulletin, and I'm a huge fan of that Dark Night skin. You've modified it very well!
What was disliked most about the website/forums:
Absolutely NOTHING.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website?
Well, if I joined, I personally doubt I would be active considering I'm not a fan of the band. 🙁
(Final Score 94/100)