Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Your forum has a very unique look. This skin is quite different, and the entire thing is very interesting looking to me. I really like the color scheme. The blue and green and light colors really give your forum an inviting look to it. Your logo goes with the transparent high-tech look, which is good, because it looks very integrated. Your forum looks cramped, though. Everything is really big, and there's not much space. Your skin isn't fluid, so for people with high resolution monitors like me, it's just a bunch of space that's wasted. Your skin would look awesome if it was fluid. I love the unique parts of your skin, like the pencil transparent images and the rank images. I don't get something though.
(Scored 17/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
I don't quite get something. Why do you have these male/female images on the
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parts of posts. It's an odd layout decision, and it would look much better if the appropriate male/female icon appeared depending on the actual gender of the user. As far as your actual layout, I like the large and clear buttons for navigation. I like the simplicity and short length of your index. Keeping the number of forums to a minimum = good. However, I don't like the Introductions forum being in the "Peanut Gallery" forum. I think it would be better suited at the top, where it's more visible and accessible. Also, your header bugs me a bit. The "W" in "Welcome" runs between the two colors, and I don't like there being 2 colors in general. It's weird-looking and distracting.
(Scored 16/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
It is really just to early to tell for this section. 7 days is much too young for a forum to accurately judge its activity. I will just give you this advice:
- Make sure actual members post. As in the case of your forum, members need to see more posts by other members than staff, not vice versa.
- Keep on promoting!
- Keep making good topics.
- Don't give up.
- Nobody gets famous in a week. You've got to persist.
On your next review, you should have a more accurate analysis, but your forum is too young right now.
(Scored 15/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Yikes dude. You've been open a week, and you have 4 admins? That really is quite a bit, and it's really not needed. I could see maybe 2 admins and a moderator, maybe. 4 admins is just overstaffed though, sorry. Your four admins have basically made almost all the posts on your forum. That is a major turn-off for new members. People don't want to join a forum if every single post is by a staff member. As far as the actual jobs your staff do, they do fine. They're all active, and they all seem to do a professional job.
(Scored 14/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
I noticed a few minor spelling errors. Most were how things were worded/how words were used. Here they are:
"Want the gossip? The latest? Keep up with the latest of the entertainment medium by talking about, but not limited to, music, television and film, etc." should be, "Want the latest gossip? Keep up with the latest of the entertainment medium by talking about, but not limited to, music, television and film, etc."
"So basically what you're saying is, you want a place to chill, am I right? Well, your wish is my command. Come here and talk about anything and everything. Keep it clean though, people." should be, "So basically what you're saying is that you want a place to chill, am I right? Well, your wish is my command. Come here, and talk about anything and everything. Keep it clean though, people."
"Guess what! It's your turn - Got a suggestion or comment to leave for us? Here is definitely the place to do it. Be sure to be constructive whilst writing." should be, "Guess what?! It's your turn - Got a suggestion or comment to leave for us? Here is definitely the place to do it. Be sure to be constructive whilst writing."
(Scored 19/20)
Total Score - 81 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: You're off to a solid start.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Appearance
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Overstaffing
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? No issues were big enough that they would stop me.
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