Full REVIEW
- Thread starter ConradBleu22
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TalesofCrime
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Hey Cessepedes17,
Things I like
Things I think could be improved
Overall a good job on your forums Cessepedes17, just a few fairly easy fixes and I think you will be on to a winner!
Things I like
- The Banner
- Forum looks like there is a good amount of topics and posts
- Good amount of Forum sections for the amount of users you have
- Very active looking forums, good job!
Things I think could be improved
- The background image is too distracting from the forums and isn't good enough quality for my resolution which is just over 1024x768
- The forum colours are a bit bland, grey, black... Make it a bit nicer on the eyes by finding a good colour pallet
- The Forum icons could be made a bit smoother and more interesting
- Try some different fonts, the ones you are using are a little bland and aren't that easy on the eyes
Overall a good job on your forums Cessepedes17, just a few fairly easy fixes and I think you will be on to a winner!
Well my first option I like to see on this website that the main board width to be changed to full width. That background image is very big is storage size.
Website loads pretty fast
Website loads pretty fast
TalesofCrime
Reviewer
A good tip for you that I use on my website, I render or use an image twice as big as the resolution that I am displaying at. It makes all the images look amazing and to be fair doesn't effect my load times by that much but may effect people differently. It's the same technique that is used on retina ready sites.
also depends on there side, Like there internet and there PC
TalesofCrime
Reviewer
That is true, but it's one image that isn't going to change regularly, the browser cache should handle it fine. Also, the forum will still load quickly, only the background image will load slower on a bad connection. I have tested my website which is very image heavy and even on mobile loads pretty quick.
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Full Review of Sports Wrestling Community
www.TheSportsWorldV1.Com
by Grimalkin
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by Grimalkin
I have many thoughts on my first reaction to your forum but I won't express many of them here because I'll discuss them in more detail in other parts of this review. I do like your forum and what it offers to your members, however, I do think there is more that you can provide your community. It's nice that you have news/announcements at the top, just under the banner/header of your forum. That can be useful in keeping your members up-to-date about your forum without them having to search for it.
Average
There are some aspects of your current "theme" that seem to go along with the niche` of your forum and there are some aspects of it that have left me scratch my head. The niche` of your forum seems to relate to sports and wrestling...what has left me scratching my head is the fact that Eminem has been incorporated into the "theme". While I don't have anything against Eminem, I fail to see what he has do with wrestling or sports since he is a rapper and not an athlete. I would see about creating a "theme" that relates more to just the niche` on your forum. Adding other things might confuse some people about your forum and what it is.
As far as spelling & grammar, the first section needs to say "Welcome Pavilion". Pavilion is spelled with just one L and not two. Some of the descriptions have words that need to be capitalized and there are some words that don't need to be capitalized. In the section "Team Sports", the word "team" does not need to be capitalized. Also, the word "everything" in "Individual Sports" needs to be capitalized. It is important to have proper spelling & grammar on your forum. Without it, some people might find that a bit unprofessional and decide not to join because of it.
Average
My first observation would be that I noticed that you had a bunch of other areas of discussion ahead of the main niche` of the forum. I would think the main niche` of your forum (sports and wrestling) would me the main thing on display on your forum and not at the bottom of your forum. If it were me, I would structure the forum this way...
~Welcome Pavilion~
- Forum Updates
- Greetings! (for posting introductions and getting to know your members when they join)
~Sports Hub~
- Sports Betting
- Pro Wrestling
- Individual Sports
- Team Sports
~Off Topic~
- Entertainment
- SWC Lounge
- Advertise Your Site
- SWC V.I.P. Board
Another thing I noticed it the descriptions for each section. Each one of them seems a bit generic to me. I would try to make them a little longer and more informative to your members, especially new members who are just joining your community.
Average
I've seen forums that are sports related, however, I've never seen a forum that offers "sports betting". It is important to do things to make your forum stand out, especially if there are others who have a similar niche` as you. Having the section for betting is one thing that you are doing differently. Something else that you can do is some kind of contest that is sports related but this would have to be something that would be unique to your forum.
Average
For your forum, you seem to be doing pretty well. I noticed that your forum is just under 3 months old and you seem to have a pretty decent amount of posts/threads/members for you forum. I know you've been using the exchange center to do exchanges with some members on FP and that's a great way to help get started. I also noticed that you also requested the "Ruby" package from our package team. That is another great way to get some activity going on your forum to give your members more to discuss. Both will continue to help push your activity in the right direction. I encourage you to continue to seek out other ways to help keep up the activity on your forum and you can do that through hard work.
Good
The thing I liked the best: The activity level of the forum so far & trying to stand out from the crowd.
The thing I liked the least: A "theme" that goes better with the forum niche` and the current layout of your forum.
Overall Mark:
You have a lot going for you on your forum. I do see a bright future ahead of you and your forum. I would continue to put forth the hard work that you've been giving your forum and never give up that work ethic. Best of luck to you and your forum!
You have a lot going for you on your forum. I do see a bright future ahead of you and your forum. I would continue to put forth the hard work that you've been giving your forum and never give up that work ethic. Best of luck to you and your forum!
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