Your Forum Review
First Impressions - (Out of 20)
The first thing I notice when I go to your site is your logo. Your logo looks great! However, the text next to it looks odd and I think you'd be better off removing the site name and description; they aren't really necessary since you have your site's name on your logo. The rest of the site is a little nondescript, but it doesn't look bad (perhaps you could add a little more color to make everything else stand out more). Scrolling down, I see that you have some decent stats as well. The amount of users visiting in the past twenty-four hours isn't amazing, but it's not low enough to make me want to click the "back" button. Your forum appears to be pretty full, although I do see a couple of forums that are close to empty. Overall, my first impression was good.
(Scored 18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your site's layout is fairly concise, but I still see some things that could be changed to make navigating your site even less cumbersome. I think that it would be better to have links to the "Sour Grunt Blog" and the forum's YouTube channel in a sticky topic in the "Rules & Announcements" forum rather than having them on the index. I also think you'd be better off adding links to your affiliates at the bottom of the forum (if possible), rather than having them set up as redirect forums under an "Affiliates" category. Other than that, though, I don't see anything else that would make your layout any more concise than it already is.
(Scored 17.5/20)
Forum Statistics - (Out of 20)
According to my rough calculations, your forum currently has around 20-25 posts per day. You also are averaging far less than one new member each day. There is definitely room for improvement here. You appear to have a good start, so I think that post exchanges would be of little value to you at this point. Your forum is about eight months old and you have one hundred and three members, so you might try sending out a mass e-mail to remind your older members that your forum is still up and running. This may prompt some of them to come back. I would also recommend making use of the advertising services on any promotion forums that you visit. You may wish to request some sticky ads or banner ads or other services of that nature with high exposure.
(Scored 5/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Looking at your global moderator group, all your staff members have a good amount of posts. It also appears that two out of three have visited in the last twenty-four hours. That's great! Your staff members appear to really care about your forum.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling and Grammar - (Out of 20)
You do have some minor grammatical errors in your forum descriptions, but most people probably wouldn't even notice them. All of your forum descriptions appear to have perfect spelling. Your staff members also appear to reply with decent grammar. This, in my opinion, earns you the full twenty points.
(Scored 20/20)
Total Score - (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
What was most liked about the website/forums: You appear to have a very dedicated, active staff.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Your activity is probably the worst quality of your board.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? If the activity was better, it might make me more likely to join.
(Final Score 80.5/100)
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