Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance
When I first view your forum, without looking at any content, I get the impression of a forum about pets. The cat in the header and the choice of colours is what causes this.
Your header looks like a 2 minute paint job, it is single coloured with an image placed far out to the left, with nothing inbetween. The text is hard to read as it is so narrow and the colour blends with the background. I would suggest getting a new logo that tells a story of your forum. A logo that intrigues new visitors but at the same time tells them what your forum is about and invites them in. I really don't feel that a cat represents a chat forum.
Your forum feels really empty, there is a big empty square under your menu before your forum starts, I don't know if this is intended for adverts, if it is, it is far too big. If not, I suggest removing it all together, it looks very odd.
Your menu is probably the best part of your forums looks, you have worked with the colours and have something actually going on, but there is still a lot that can be improved. I don't see the reason for the green bar in the Announcements Category title, what is it for? There isn't one anywhere else.
I feel that your whole style needs a re-vamp, just adding gradients, textures and graphics will make it look much better. Right now it looks like a boring paint job and I find it quite off-putting.
Another thing that confused me when I first visited your forum was your domain, it doesn't at all tell me what your site is. I wasn't sure it was a forum until I clicked the link. It is not only about having a TLD, it is about having a name that your visitors will remember and is easy to type. I advise staying away from dashes as they make the name harder to remember and type. Even if it means your domain becomes a bit longer it is well worth it.
Your whole design really reminds me of a 2D Zoo game I played years ago.
(Score: 6/20)
Site Layout
Your forum layout isn't too bad, your categories all contain a good, even amount of posts. The first section works well with the general information which all forums should supply. I don't see any real issues with the next section, though I don't understand what the Earth category is about or what is meant to be discussed there? I have to admit, for a general discussion forum I find all your categories rather odd. But they do seem to work, it is nice to see things done a little differently.
The last section is well laid out too, I don't see any issues. I like the idea of the separate girls/boys forum. What I don't like to see is the huge post difference in the forums games area from the rest of the forum. I find this a real shame but I can understand why it is like that. This is a common issue on general discussion forums. I know it isn't always a nice option, but I do suggest you removing the post counter for the games forum. This would urge your members to post in the discussion areas of forum where you want the posts to be.
(Scored 18/20)
Statistics and Activity
Date Forum Opened: July 14 2010
Total Forum Posts: 22,620
Total Members: 214 (The newest member is
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August 26, 2011, 12:50 pm, a record 52 users were online.
For being open over a year I would like to see more activity on your forum. Your post count isn't bad but I hardly see any members visiting your forum during the time I am reviewing, I find this a real shame. You really need to work on not losing what you have obviously worked hard to gain. Yet, I am still not amazingly impressed by your post count, I have seen many forums that have gained this count in a smaller period of time. An average of 100 posts per member isn't the best I have seen either. You need to work on making your members want to stay on your site. Offer new things for them to do, posting competitions, referral competitions and such. Give them a reason to keep posting, you are in a very competitive niche, you need to keep the pace of your opponents.
(Scored 16/20)
Staff Moderation
Your forum seems well moderated and you have a good amount of staff, if your activity picks up then you may want to hire another moderator. As you haven't provided a demo account I can't see your staffs post counts. From what I can see around your forum they seem active and to be working well within your community. Your forum also seems spam free.
(Scored 18/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism
Most of your descriptions are very short and poorly written, small mistakes such as "good byes." make a huge difference to your forum. Your spelling doesn't seem too bad, but you really need to look at your grammar.
(Scored 10/20)
Total Score - 68/100
Final Remarks
Strong Points
Staff, spelling,
Things to Improve
Theme, host - your loading time for pages is awful
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