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PurpleCrow

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Name of Forum: The Venus Cafe
Forum Link: http://thevenuscafe.com/index.php
Type of Review ( Quick Review / Forum Review ): Full Review
Date Forum Opened: 17th December
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First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
I'm a really big fan of the theme that you're using! It's very festive, unique, and appealing. I've never quite seen a header like the one on this theme before. This theme must not be very well known; this is the first time I've seen it used. That's good news for you; it seems more unique to your forum that way. I would normally recommend customizing the theme a bit more to make it unique to your forum, but since this theme is only for Christmas, you probably will not want to take the time. It looks great, though.

Your forum looks relatively active at a glance; your statistics are fairly solid, and you don't have any empty forums on your index. You may do some post exchanges to make your statistics look even more impressive at a glance, but they'll also grow naturally, so it's up to you.

Overall, I was fairly impressed by your forum at a glance.
(Scored 18/20)

Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your layout is organized, but it runs a bit long; long indexes can sometimes make navigation cumbersome. Although I can't come up with many suggestions to help condense your layout, there are a few. First of all, I would recommend combining your "Diet and Fitness" forum with your "Health" forum; neither are being used heavily at the moment, and they are related to each other. Another possible change would be to make "Intimate Moments" a sub-forum under "Relationships" since those two subjects are similar. These are just a couple of suggestions. Look at your layout and see if there are any changes that you can make to make your index smaller. Judge whether or not you can merge forums by how closely they are related and how heavily each is used.
(Scored 17/20)

Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
According to my calculations, your forum receives about two hundred posts per day. That's fantastic! Your forum is off to a magnificent start. Don't get lazy now, though. You need to keep up on your advertising in order to maintain this activity. Make sure you're utilizing services here on Forum Promotion and abroad; your statistics would be a great thing to advertise at this point. People usually place a lot of emphasis on activity when it comes to community forums. You also may want to register on other community/general discussion forums and post around wearing your site's signature banner. This may attract some eyes. At this point, though, it looks great. It's just a matter of maintaining this level of greatness.
(Scored 20/20)

Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
If I can count (no promises), your forum currently employs two administrators and four moderators. That seems like a good amount of staff members to start with; I definitely wouldn't recommend hiring any more unless your forum really starts to explode with activity. The staff members I can see are very active for the amount of time your forum has been open. Your staff members also appear to do an excellent job of welcoming new members to the forum. I don't think that your forum has any staffing issues at all!
(Scored 20/20)

Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
I'm not a big fan of the descriptions you have. Very few of them are actually complete sentences, and even the ones that are don't do a very good job of making your forums sound interesting. I think that you should rewrite every single description you have. Your descriptions need to "sell" your forum. Make it clear to prospective members that they will find interesting discussions to participate in if they join your forum. You also need to avoid grammar mistakes in your descriptions. Proofreading is a great practice. If you choose to change your descriptions, then request a follow-up review; I'll help you with grammar there if you need it.
(Scored 10/20)

Score - 85 (Out of 100)


Closing remarks: Your forum is off to a magnificent start!

Forum's strong points: Your staff, theme, and activity are all wonderful!

Improvements to make: You need to work on your descriptions and your layout.


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