Gadgetverse Quick Review

[jamesyfx]

Name of Forum: Gadgetverse
Forum Link: http://www.gadgetverse.net/community/
Type of Review ( Quick Review / Forum Review / Blog Review ): Quick Review.
Date Forum Opened: April 1, 2011
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Additional Notes: Opened recently and I believe some improvements could be made, but I'm not entirely sure what those are at the moment. Would like some general feedback, and perhaps suggest any improvements that could be made. Thanks.

 

[SheepishWolf]

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[SheepishWolf]

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Pros

• I think that your forums descriptions are a bit tiny, but are good. I don't see any noticeable spelling or grammar errors in them and they all (except the one I mentioned above) say basically what type of content or what you do in that forum.
• You have a favicon for the forum; that’s great. It means that when someone bookmarks your website it’ll stick out a bit in their bookmarks list.
• I how you have the advertisement on your board placed; it’s noticeable, but not in an obnoxious way.
• I think it’s good that you have at least one topic/post in each board. That’s not a high number, but if you have at least one topic per board then new members or potential members know what type of content belongs in each board.
• Both of your staff members seem to be active in the community. That’s great, because your staff members set an example. If your staff are active then your members are more likely to be active as well. Likewise in the other direction; if your staff are not active, then it’s more likely that your members will not be active (or existent).
• I really like how you have an “About Gadgetverse” page. It really helps explain the site well. However, I think it would be helpful if in the first paragraph under the image you would add some information as to what makes your website different from others and why users should join it.
• Overall I really like your theme. It's simple and nice to look at. It's very professional looking as well.
• I really like how you have the advertisement on the forum placed. It is noticeable, but not in an obnoxious way and it isn't in the way either.

Cons

• Your forum width is off for me. I think that it is the "Sign up or log in" tab in the header that is making the page longer than the forum body, and longer than my computer screen.
• From what I see, the only forum that doesn't have a description is the "General Gadgetry" forum. I believe that all forums should have a description.
• I think it would look nice if you removed the navigation bar that has “Home”, “Community”, ect. In it, moved all those links to the navigation bar in the top. Then Made the bar that has “Search Forums” in it black (with white or gray text). I don’t see a reason to have two navigation bars since one of them has so little links in it.
• You need to work on your activity. I think you should try setting a goal for yourself to make x topics and x posts a week. Or even x posts and x topics per day. That way you can ensure that decent content is getting added to your forum for your members to reply to (and to encourage them to start topics of their own in due time).
• The homepage, app center, and about gadgetverse pages do not have favicons. I would recommend that you add favicon from the forum onto these pages as well.

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Final/General Thoughts

You should be proud of...
The theme

You really need to work on...
The activity.

Score - 6/10​

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[jamesyfx]

Thanks for the review.

I'm not sure what you mean by the forum width being 'off', that was a bit vague. What do you mean?

Also, the navigation bar that has 'Home' and 'Community' in it is in fact the breadcrumb. 😛

However I will take into account your other points, you've been helpful. Thanks!

 

[Justin]

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