Forum Lair

John1

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Name of Forum:Forum Lair
Forum Link: http://www.forumlair.com
Type of Review ( Quick Review / Forum Review ): Full Forum Review
Date Forum Opened: 5th January 2010
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Additional Notes:
It just opened yesterday and has already achieved over 400 posts and 25 members. We have modded the style to suit our needs, and have a range of forums to keep our users active.
We have also added a sister site which is our blog and will be the root page if the forums go down, and will be used to post tips and tricks regarding forum softwares.
 
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First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Honestly, I believe that your site's theme is much too close to the default vBulletin theme. I would like to see a more unique look on your forum. Your banner at the top is also quite plain. I would recommend switching themes and making (or requesting) a new banner for your forum. A more unique appearance will help your forum stick out to prospective members. Your forum needs something that guests can notice right away that sets your forum apart from the others that they view.

On the activity side, your forum looks slightly inactive at first glance. I realize that your forum is brand new, but prospective members may not realize this; they may look at your stats and assume that your forum is inactive. A lot of your forums are also fairly close to being empty. I would recommend doing some post exchanges to boost your stats; this way, your forum will look more active to prospective members.

Sorry to say it, but my first impression was slightly negative.
(Scored 8/20)

Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your layout is succinct, organized, and balanced. Your layout makes it easy for users to navigate your forum, but it still leaves plenty of room for discussion. I do not believe that your layout needs any modification at this time.
(Scored 20/20)

Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
According to my calculations, your forum has well over a hundred posts per day, and you have about fifteen posts for each of your thirty-two members. For a forum that has only been up a few days, these statistics aren't bad. However, that is no reason for you to start slacking; it could still easily turn the other way if you don't keep up on your advertising! As I mentioned before, I would still recommend doing some post exchanges to increase your forum's appeal to prospective members. A good way to advertise would be to sign up on other general discussion forums and post around a bit wearing your site's signature banner. You may also find the services on Forum Promotion and abroad to be useful.
(Scored 19/20)

Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
If I can count, your forum currently employs four users. That seems like a good amount of staff members to start with, and I wouldn't recommend hiring any more unless your forum begins to grow very quickly. Your staff members appear to be very active posters, and you appear to do a good job of welcoming new users to the forum. It seems that all your staff members are doing a good job, and I don't think that you need to make any changes here at this time!
(Scored 20/20)

Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Although your descriptions don't have horrible grammar, I do see some errors in them. A couple of them are sentence fragments (sentences that don't have at least one subject and one verb), and I see at least one typo ("oter" instead of "other"). The errors in your descriptions aren't the main problem with them, though; the main problem is that your descriptions are simply too bland. I would recommend writing new descriptions for your forums that make them sound more interesting to post in. Your service forums need descriptions that make them sound interesting; convince your members with the descriptions that these services will be very valuable to them. Use your descriptions to sell your forum. Tell prospective members what your forum is all about.
(Scored 13/20)

Score - 80 (Out of 100)


Closing remarks: Your forum is off to a decent start, but you've still got some work ahead.

Forum's strong points: Your activity is great for a forum that has only been up a few days.

Improvements to make: I believe that you need a new theme and some new descriptions.


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