Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Let’s begin with the good points. Your logo looks really nice on that background. The background is also nice itself. It’s not very gaming-related, but it has a nice radiating effect to it. Another good thing about your site I noticed on first impression is that your site is VERY fast. Everything loaded in under a second. You also have a favicon, which is good.
Now, let’s move onto the stuff that wasn’t so great. First off, everything is too cramped on the skin. I’ll talk about that more in-depth in Site Layout. Also, your skin isn’t fluid, which is quite frustrating for people on larger monitors. Finally, I don’t like how everything is so dark. Your forum would look so much better with a lighter look to it.
(Scored 15/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
I don’t even know how you’re supposed to find anything on your portal. You’ve got Twitter feads, Teamspeak information, news with lots of huge images, etc. all clumped together on a tiny page. It’s confusing. Same with your forum. For example, I like posts being smaller, but when you’ve got all this info,
BaXTeR
* Global Moderator
* Trade Count: (0)
* MTG Member
* Epic: +2/-3
* Posts: 148
* Steam: BaXTeR403
* Gamertag: Rebobinar
smashed into one space, it gets confusing. Now as far as your actual forum layout, it’s not really that great. While you have a small amount of forums, that’s good, most of your forums aren’t about gaming. I know you call yourself “More Than Gaming”, but you need to pick a focus. Be either a general discussion board, or a gaming board. It’s just not good to try to be both.
(Scored 10/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
You’ve been open about 3 or 4 months. For that amount of time, 4,000 posts is very good. Have I seen better? Sure. Have I seen worse? Oh yes. Pretty much all of your forums have a fair amount of posts in them. 83 members is pretty good. You should be reaching the big 100 soon, which should be an exciting time for your forum. Honestly not much I can suggest here. So…good job!
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Man, you have at least 2 admins and 3 or 4 mods. That is really a lot for a forum of only 4,000 posts. You really should only have 2 admins and maybe 1 mod. You shouldn’t really just hire a moderator because that person is active on your forum. Your staff seemed to do an honorable job, but some of their posts could use a spelling/professionalism bump. So basically, just keep an eye on how much staff you hire – because overstaffing drives people off, and watch how they do their jobs.
(Scored 13/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
There were a few errors I’d like to point out:
“Keeping you updated on news you care about.” is a run-on sentence. It should be something like, “This is where we keep you updated on news you care about.”
“Got feedback about the site? We don't really care, but post it anyways.” This is a severe professionalism problem. I know I would not join a forum with this sort of attitude on their administrators. Honestly, saying you don’t care what people think just sounds rude and downright stuck-up. (Why are you even requesting a review then?)
“Talk about the latest or oldest gizmo's and gadgets you just can't stop buying.” Should be, “Talk about the latest or oldest gizmos and gadgets you just can't stop buying.”
(Scored 10/20)
Total Score – 68 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: Your forum is alright, but needs some adjustments.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Activity.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Professionalism and appearance.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Basically the 2 things I listed right above.
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