Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The first impression that I get when I see your forum is it is so pretty. I like the colors and the "flow" of it if you will. I like how you have all that you need to on the Navigation, and I also like how you have your "New Messages" and "Log Out" positioned. The banner also matches your forum's topic, so thats also a plus. The appearance of your forum is nice. I like the icons that show new posts and all of that. The forums are separated well too. Freshwater and Saltwater, all of that have a great selection of forums to post in. One thing I would change is the viewing of the forum moderators. I would take that off so they all look a tad better. I would also (if you can) un-bold the member's names. Bolding them makes them look sort of like staff.
(18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
The layout, like I stated above is very well done. All of the categories have the right amount of forums and all of the forums fit the category's topic. I also like how you have a section for members only. That shows your members that you appearance them. Good job on that. One thing that I would suggest is to show the sub-forums in the parent's index listing. That would make the Sub-Forum's a tad more popular and easy to find.
(19/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
You currently have: Total posts 34812 | Total topics 1952 | Total members 878. In 3 days, your forum will have been open for a year. First, I would like to say Congrats on your 1 Year anniversary. Second, I would like to say that you have some pretty good statistics for a forum based on Fish. Now, don't take me wrong, but any specialty forum has trouble growing to the size you are at in a few years. You are growing pretty well and fast. Keep it up!
(20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
First off, on your Legend, you have 2 groups for administrators. You want to combine them into one. Second, you want to list your moderators on there, since they are staff. I would also list all of those other groups that you have that are colored. I see a pink name, green, dark green, and I had to click their name to find out what they were. I would put that fix as a top priority.
(14/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
The forum does not look professional at the moment to me, but I feel that it can. I see the professinal senses in the forum. All you have to do is think like an artist and fix it up. If you follow everything I said, you will most likely have a very professional forum!
(15/20)
Total Score - 86
Final Remarks: Like I said, the forum can be very professional, you just have to make it.
What was most liked about the website/forums: The community. They were very kind to each other.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The staff legend mess up.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Get me into fishies. -razz-
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