Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Man, that skin is slick. Much different and better than I've seen than other skins for MyBB. The blue and black glossy colors go great together. The AJAX (I'm assuming it's AJAX) minimize boxes were neat and functional. All the custom icons were great, the only icon I had trouble with the thread icon in forum view. This one:
http://www.newgamingera.com/images/blac ... folder.gif . I don't know, it just doesn't seem to fit the theme. It would be neat if it were the glossy blue color or a black outline. That really was the only thing. The banner was good because it matched the theme. One thing to consider though is that your skin could be more gaming themed, as it is, nothing on your skin really is gaming themed. That's not a problem, just wanted to point that out.
(Scored 18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
The tabbed interface was really cool. I've only seen that on maybe one other forum, so it's a pretty unique and cool thing. The only thing is that I'd switch the first and second categories to have General first and then Gaming Discussions. Why? Well, it's pretty normal and accepted to have the "Announcements" and "Introductions" board on the index, and that's really not something you want to change. Having gaming forums first and then the announcement board on a different page seems strange. Also speaking of AJAX functionality, I appreciated not having to load a whole new page to switch between tabs. Overall the layout was great. The only other minor thing is that the Buyers and Sellers forums could be merged, and just have people specify whether they're buying or selling. The forums don't seem too active so I don't see the need for both of the forums.
(Scored 17/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Meh. You have about 1,000 posts and 30 members. For a 3-4 month old forum, you could be doing better. You could be doing worse, of course, but this section didn't wow me at all. A lot of the forums seemed inactive, which isn't good. I would suggest revving up your promotion and maybe do some post exchanges and have them focus on your inactive forums.
(Scored 13/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Your main forum moderators seem to be you and a co-admin. A co-admin can always be helpful so that's fine. I wouldn't consider you overstaffed. Because, I can understand having a graphics team. That's always good for being able to have custom images. (And I suggested some above in the appearance categories.) Really not much to write about in this category.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Your spelling was fine for the most part. You just had some minor errors, and I'll point them out below just so you know about them. Again, your spelling wasn't bad, these are minor:
"Want to talk about any game you want or anything else about gaming? Post inside of here." should be, "Want to talk about any game you want, or anything else about gaming? Post inside of here."
"Discuss the PS1, PS2, and PS3 in here. Discussions can range from games, cheats, experiences, or anything else." should be, "Discuss the PS1, PS2, and PS3 in here. Discussions can range from games, cheats, experiences, to anything else."
"Talk about the Nintendo Wii and the GameCube here." should be, "Talk about the Nintendo Wii and the Gamecube here."
"Talk about MMORPG's in this forum. Some examples are WoW, Gunz, Exteel, and many others." should be, "Talk about MMORPGs in this forum. Some examples are WoW, Gunz, Exteel, and many others."
"Do you love playing FPS games? Or do you like other games? Then you are at the right place." should be, "Do you love playing FPS games, or do you like other games? Then you are at the right place."
"Are you needing help with something PC related? Or are you having problems with your PC? Come on in." should be, "Are you needing help with something PC related, or are you having problems with your PC? Come on in."
Professionalism was fine. Your skin and forums were professional. The banner was nice, etc.
(Scored 17/20)
Total Score - 85 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: I really enjoyed reviewing your forum, and any issues I had were minor.
What was most liked about the website/forums: The skin and tabbed system.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Only very minor problems.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Sorry, I don't join many forums anymore. However, there would be nothing if I did still join many forums to stop me from joining.
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