Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
First impressions, your theme is way overused. I dont know how many times I have seen the same theme used, it is very ugly, it is dark, and the blue in contrast with the dark grey just bugs my eyes. What more, your banner just does not blend in with your header, it just has some blue lines, then out of nowhere a banner then some more blue lines. The ad's, well they are really ugly. And also, right next to them, you have a box with a load of space, that just has some text about joining a clan. Maybe adding a welcome message or something to better utilise the space would make it a bit better. You need descriptions on your forums, some have none, some have 1 sentence, but that is about all.
(10 /20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Now, it might be just me or is the general layout of your site very weird. You have the Community section first, which is a good choice, but then you have something about a clan, some General discussion
and THEN what the people came to see, the Anti-WoW discussion. Also under your "Main" section, you have a Flame WoW section, I thought you had that discussion under a whole category just underneath it. Whats more, I look down the page, mind you it took me like 10 seconds to reach the bottom, and all I saw was a bunch of unordered random categories and forums. For starters, why do you need a whole category for the arcade, better yet why even a forum, it is nothing special and has nothing to do with your forum. And you have Sports in Misc, should this be placed in "Main", and Suggestions in the Community section, this would remove a whole category and make the page a helluva lot shorter.
(5 /20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Being just at 5 months old, and being against a topic that has millions of users, I think you are going very well. over 1300 posts is pretty good, considering WoW is a very popular game among older and younger people. Right now you are getting around 8 to 9 posts per day on average, this is not really that great, and also you are the only non-bot on in the last 24 hours, which worries me a bit on whether your userbase is active or not.
(15 /20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Well, from looking at your "Who was online" list (cant see the groups list's), you seem to be the one and only staff member online. If you really want to keep your other staff (if you have any), then encourage them to post around some more, come online and be more active, or demote them (this would be the better choice). Glancing around the forums, I do not see any other staff but yourself, which leads me to believe you are the sole Staff at your forum. I suggest hiring 1 Moderator just to help you handle the members a little better if your activity picks up, making it a lot easier for you.
(17 /20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Looking throughout the index page, I can not see any spelling or grammar mistakes, however using capital letters is a must, like wow should be WoW, l4d should be L4D. Other than that, you are flawless.
(20 /20)
Total Score - 67 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
I really dont like the theme, I definitely suggest a new one.
What was most liked about the website/forums:
The flawless grammar and spelling.
What was disliked most about the website/forums:
The theme and general layout, also the Ad's.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website?
Honestly, I dont hate WoW, so it really would not be possible.
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