Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Well, I can tell by the look and URL your forum is invisionfree, but for invisionfree, your forum looks really nice. I like how it goes along with the theme of your forum. Green is a hard color to pull off, but your forum makes it look very nice. Most of the default icons have been changed which is impressive. The one thing I didn't like too much is that your banner's font looks...old in a way, I don't know. It just doesn't match up that much with your skin. That's minor and so very nice job on the look.
(Scored 19/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your site is organized well. All the forums match their category nicely, and the order is all right. The welcome message isn't intrusive on the index. However, it appears on every single page, which is very annoying, and makes it more difficult to read a topic. My suggestion? Just have it appear on the index. If that's somehow not possible, remove it or make it at least not move. The only other complaint I have s the fact you have way too many staff groups
[Owner] [Co-Owner] [Head Admin] [Admin] [Head Mod] [ADV Mod] [Mod] [X Mod] [Member] [Inactive Member] [Banned]
Could that not be shortened at least to Owner, Admin, Moderators, Retired Staff, Member, Banned? It looks weird as it is now.
(Scored 16/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Your statistics are really good. 180K+ posts and 700+ members is good for a forum of any age. Keep up the good work!
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Oh my, I don't think I've seen a forum more overstaffed then yours. You have 10 admins, which itself is more than enough for 3 forums. I can not imagine any forum needing any more than 3 or 4 at the most. Then you have 17 moderators, meaning you have 27 moderating staff members. That is crazy, I understand RPGs take work, but surely it can be run without 27 people. I suggest you stop hiring staff for a very very long time, and keep holding off even when some resign. It's really intimidating to see that much staff on a forum.
(Scored 7/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Overall, your spelling was OK. I did notice some errors. Here they are:
"An exstensive mountain that covers most of the region, its peak is an intense, active Volcano that spews lava almost every hour. The mountain is also home to most of the regions fire Pokemon" should be, "An exstensive mountain that covers most of the region, its peak is an intense, active Volcano that spews lava almost every hour. The mountain is also home to most of the region's fire Pokemon."
"A very attractive, sprawling city. All the buildings are pink, The Residents only wear pink , Furthermore all the Pokemon in Pink City are...pink. If someone enters the city in something thats not pink the residents will become confused and on rare occasions aggressive..." should be, "A very attractive, sprawling city. All the buildings are pink, the Residents only wear pink; furthermore all the Pokemon in Pink City are...pink. If someone enters the city in something thats not pink the residents will become confused, and on rare occasions, aggressive..."
"Emerald City, a shopping paradise! Home to the large Pokemon Department Store. You can buy almost anything!. The Gym is right next to it, seemingly tiny." should be, "Emerald City, a shopping paradise! Home to the large Pokemon Department Store. You can buy almost anything! The Gym is right next to it, seemingly tiny."
The "Diamond Town" forum description needs a period at the end.
I'm sure there are a few more, but the ones listed above are the only noticeable ones. As far as professionalism, I would fix the spelling up and reduce the number of staff.
(Scored 12/20)
Total Score - 74 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
Your RPG is very active and looks nice, but is overstaffed.
What was most liked about the website/forums: The theme, the activity, the layout.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Intrusive welcome message, staff number.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Sorry, I never really do RPGs.
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