Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
By request, I will not review the current theme, but I will say that it is pretty nice, and I would see no reason to change it at the moment. Now, when I first see your forum, I notice it has no banner. Im not sure if SMF does not allow you to have a banner, but it sticks out. Your forum's Appearance is nice: the colors blend, everything flows, and it all just fits together. (Your forum has a semi-unique idea behind it, and you will not find many serious Pagan forums around, so you have the chance to make a decent one.) The news box on the Index is somewhat large. If you could, I would make it a little less tall. So, overall, your appearance is nice, and I see no need to change it at the moment, but that is your choice. Slim down the newsbox for a better look on the Index.
(18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your "Pagan Forums" Category is pretty crowded. I am sure that you can clear up some room in there by making some subforums... I looked over them and had a great idea. For the forums that deal with History, Books, Runes, etc, you can make a "Knowladge Base" forum and have all of those forums as sub-forums. That way, the Index is not crowded, and things are a little more organized. In "General Discussion" category, I would move "In Loving Memory" into "The Den" as a sub-forum. I would also rename "Pagan Prose" due to the fact that not everything in that section is going to be Pagan. I would take off the Prose and maybe add Public Prose, Member Prose, or something more fitting.
(14/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
(Forum Stats: 6252 Posts in 656 Topics by 107 Members) You have been open for about 5 months now and you have 107 members. For a topic like yours, this is a good amount, if they are all active and all Pagan. Now, I font know how much you are advertising, but you need to start taking a different approach. Start talking to your friends in real life if need be, but get some more members and activity going here! I would like to point this out: "Most Online Today: 12. Most Online Ever: 68". 12 members online today? That is pretty good for your 107 total members. That shows that 1 out of 10 of your members come on daily. Good job with that. (Most forums I review have loads of members but no activity
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Sorry, I was caught up in the members and forgot to mention the massive amount of posts you have! You have only 107 members, but over 6,000 posts! That is amazing! That shows that your members truely care.
(17/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
I could not find a list of the Staff, but I managed to find out that there are 5 moderators. Now, if I compare that to your members, that is a pretty high number to be moderators. I don't know how much spam you get on your forum, but at most, you should have 3 mods, with yourself. On the other side of this, I scanned the forum and found almost no spam posts, so your mods are doing a good job.
(17/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
When I was looking at your forum, I saw minimum spelling mistakes, and almost no Grammar mistakes. For the Professionalism, your forum is pretty professional. I like the style, and the idea behind it all. I am not Pagan, but if I was, I would defiantly join your site.
(19/20)
Total Score - 85
Final Remarks: You have a really good site going there, don't mess it up!
What was most liked about the website/forums: The idea behind it, and the amount of posts you have.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The amount of members you have, and how active your forum is.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? I would if I was Pagan.
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