Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
One of the first things that one may notice when viewing your site is that you do not have a logo or banner of any kind. I would definitely recommend making a banner or logo or having one made; a logo or banner will help you stand out more from other forums. Scrolling down, the rest of your theme is also quite bland. It is very default-looking. I would recommend finding or making a theme that makes your forum stand out a little more. Many prospective members may be turned off by a default-looking theme. However, you do not have any empty forums, and your stats look great at a glance. You also have many users active at the moment. Overall, my first impression was slightly positive.
(Scored 12/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your layout is pretty decent thus far. Your index isn't too terribly long, and it's relatively organized. However, I see some changes that could be made. I think that you should eliminate the "Sports & Hobbies" forum. Sports can be discussed in either "The Red Carpet" (for sports on television) or "Home, Hobbies, Life, and Crafts" (for sports in real life). Hobbies can be discussed in the previously mentioned forum as well. I would also recommend making "Videos/Pictures" a sub-forum under "Humor" since you make it clear in the description that it's for
funny videos and pictures. You may also consider making "Gaming" a sub-forum under "Technology." These are just a couple of suggestions that may make your index a bit more concise. Failing these suggestions, you may wish to look for other forums that you can merge, convert to sub-forums, et cetera. You may even consider turning the entire "Entertainment" category into a sub-forum. That may seem extreme, but it would really make your index a lot more concise.
(Scored 15/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Currently, your forum is receiving an average of over one hundred and fifty posts per day. That's great! You have thirty-four posts to each member. That seems like a good ratio to have considering your forum is just over two weeks old. You also have well over four members per day. Those are great stats, but don't get lazy! Your forum is still new, so it could easily turn the other way. Since your forum is new, post exchanges are still on the table. Post exchanges are a great way to make newer forums look more active. Be sure to keep up on your advertising, too. You may find services offered at Forum Advertiser and abroad useful to you. Overall, though, your activity looks great so far.
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Currently, you employ one administrator (yourself, obviously) and two moderators. That seems like a good amount of staff members to start with. Your staff members also appear to be very active posters. That's great! Having staff members who post often really make a forum appear to be cared for well. At the moment, I do not believe that you have any staffing issues.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
You have done a decent job of keeping your descriptions free of errors, but I can spot some errors. You may wish to proofread your descriptions for errors. Some of your descriptions aren't complete sentences, either (i.e. "OTD FM," "Red Carpet"). Your descriptions are also fairly robotic; I would recommend making them more exciting. In my opinion, descriptions are one of the most important parts of a forum; prospective members can learn a lot about a forum simply by reading descriptions (how laid back a forum is, how much effort the staff puts into the forum, et cetera). One grammar mistake I see a lot is the use of a comma to join two complete sentences. If you're joining two complete sentences together, you must use a semicolon (
😉. You also seem to have some words capitalized that don't need to be; the only two words I see on your forum that need to be capitalized mid-sentence are "OTDen" and "Hollywood." All other words used in your descriptions do not require capitalization mid-sentence.
(Scored 15/20)
Score - 82 (Out of 100)
Closing remarks: Your forum is off to a really great start! There are still some improvements to be made, though.
Forum's strong points: Your activity is definitely your strongest point. Your staff also appears to be wonderful.
Improvements to make: I would recommend a better theme, a logo or banner, and some more creative forum descriptions.
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