Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
-I’ve always thought the theme of Fiction Lovers is pretty nice. It’s not gaudy or over the top, it’s just simple and nice. I really do love the new banner. It shows the professional yet creative elements of the forum and fiction itself.
-The toolbar on the bottom of the page is distracting and annoying. It really doesn’t serve much purpose other than allowing people to share the forum and use a live chat. It would be better if you just linked to share buttons and the live chat somewhere in the header. The toolbar should go.
-Unlike a lot of other forums, Fiction Lovers only displays useful information. It isn’t filled with ads, random pictures and links. It’s organized and well done.
(Scored 18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
-As I really don’t have much to complain about here, I’m going to get a little nitpicky. I think in the second category, the writing sections should be kept together. Here is the order I would put it in: “Books In General”, “Amazing Authors”, “Writing Section”, “Books to Movies” and “Movies in General”.
-I just think the movie forum should be at the end. Right now, it kind of sits there in the middle and says “Eh”. Other than that, I have nothing to suggest.
(Scored 18/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
-Every single forum has at least one post today. It’s hard to complain about that! Even the suggestions and announcements forums are active. That’s a textbook active forum.
-5172 posts is a pretty good amount for the time FL has been open. I think the forum could be getting more posts per day, but it looks active now so I expect the PPD average to go up soon.
-790 members is a good achievement for eight months. That’s about three new members per day. For a forum of this size, that’s great.
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
-I think it’s good that you’re the only admin on the forum. Having another really isn’t necessary for this size of a forum and it just leads to issues. Three moderators is also a good number.
-Your moderators haven’t been on the forum long and don’t have many posts. Not that I don’t trust their experience and ability, but it would be better if they were more active.
-While reading through the Announcements section, I found the post about Spammers. It’s good that you admit that there is a problem, assure everyone that it is being handled, and encourage members to let you know if it is still a problem.
(Scored 18/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
-Under Movies In General, change “This is the area to discuss about anything relating to fiction movies.” To “This is the area to discuss anything related to fiction movies.”
-In the Rules topic, put a period at the end of the first four rules.
-Other than that, I can’t see anything that leads me to believe there is anything wrong with the grammar. The forum is very professional.
(Scored 19/20)
Total Score - 93 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
What was most liked about the website/forums:
-The activity of the forum is really good. You’ve got a great group of fiction lovers and this forum looks like it will be successful for a long time.
What was disliked most about the website/forums:
-Other than a few nitpicky things like my layout suggestion, the toolbar and the few grammar errors, I liked everything.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website?
-As a writer, I’m saving some of my stuff until I get something more concrete finished. Given how much I like the forum, I’m going to be sure to use it in the near future.
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