Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The splash screen before entering your forum's portal looks nice. Other than that, though, your theme is a little dry. It has a really neat-looking header (although a banner with a picture of some kind would be nice), but the rest of the theme is pretty default-looking. I don't think it's necessarily that the theme below is horrible; it's just that it looks really bad in comparison to your splash screen and header. I would recommend making the rest of the theme follow the same colour scheme (make it dark) or using a different theme. I don't like the attractive, dark header in comparison to the more default-looking light part of the theme.
However, your forum really seems to shine in activity. I see that you've got a lot of posts, and you haven't got a single empty forum. I
seriously doubt that lack of activity would drive many users away from your forum.
Overall, my first impression of your forum was decent.
(Scored 14/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your layout isn't excessively long, but I think it's organized a bit inefficiently. Firstly, I would recommend moving "The Help Desk" to the top. I think that users should see forums for announcements, suggestions, and technical help first. After that, I would definitely recommend moving your introduction forum to "The Help Desk." I think it looks more newbie-friendly to have your introductions where the more "official" forums are. However, if you choose not to move "The Help Desk" to the top, then do not move the introduction forum. My next suggestion may seem a little odd. I recommend that you eliminate the "Public Listings" category and the "Hot Deals" forum. There are tons of forums out there where users can find cheap products. As for "The Referrals," I would actually recommend that you eliminate that forum as well. That forum doesn't seem to be getting much use. If you do not want to remove it, then move it elsewhere (perhaps a sub-forum under some other forum). Remember that users can always use their signatures to promote their own sites and referral links. Their signatures would probably get more views anyway. You want to keep your layout as minimalistic as you can.
(Scored 14/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Your forum's activity is definitely its strong point. You currently receive over two hundred posts per day with about 143 posts per member (including inactive members). These statistics are fantastic! Whatever you're doing to promote your forum must really be working. I would recommend that you keep doing exactly what you're doing now. Don't get lazy, though. If you stop promoting, then your activity could decline. People sometimes have to leave for many different reasons (e.g. taking that dark, scary trip into the "real world"). Be sure to increase your advertisement. Never decrease it.
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
You currently have one administrator and two moderators. Although your activity is quite high, I would say that you're sufficiently staffed. General discussion forums typically police themselves in a way since regular members usually report or correct rulebreakers. Also, you typically want an extreme minority of staff members policing a majority of users on a forum dedicated to free speech. Your staff members are also very active, and your new members are welcomed warmly. I do not recommend any changes to your staff for the time being. Be prepared to staff up if your activity suddenly takes off, though.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Your descriptions could use some work. Most of your descriptions are very short, have capitalization errors, and lack full stops. Each description should be one or two meaty, complete sentences. A word does not need to be capitalized in the middle of the sentence unless it is a proper name (e.g. "Forum Promotion," "SociallyUncensored.com"). Also, please use full stops.
(Scored 12/20)
Total Score - 80 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
Your forum looks really nice! I like the principle behind your forum, too. Censorship is a pretty big problem on the internet and in the real world. I also read recently that you were having problems with popular staff members acting out and not expecting anything to happen. Stick to your guns. Especially on a free speech forum, you need to be sure that the rules are applied fairly regardless of the rule.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Your activity is, without a doubt, your forum's strong point.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Your theme is probably the weakest part of your forum at this point. Your descriptions also could use some work.
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