Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The first time I clicked onto your site I was totally stunned. The forum theme is out of this world, the banner is amazing, and the purple on the board category names also really just looks incredible.
The green, orange, and purple words on the banner is also great looking.. to be honest, there isn't one thing wrong with your skin, your banner, your category colors.. absolutely nothing wrong, the appearance is just mind blowing, and if I were a guest, I'd register to your site right away.
(Scored 20/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Looking at the layout, I don't really see anything wrong at all here. I'd suggest you re-arrange the " Introductions " board a bit, as follows:
Category: Introductions
--Board:Announcements & Competitions
--Board:Welcome
--Board
😛lease vote for us!
I also suggest you rename the board something like " Welcome to SwapitShop " or " SwapitShop HQ " or " SwapitShop Front Desk " because naming it " Introductions" doesn't seem fitting to me.
Scrolling through the rest of the board, I don't see anything wrong at all... although, on your bottom forum, where you discuss the forum, I really suggest you get rid of that "Report " board because reports should always be done privately with the staff and a member, not in public forums like that.
I also suggest that you just use a thread in announcements board to announce moderator vacancies, a whole board for it really isn't necessary.
Overall, you've got a pretty good layout, other than those tiny nitpicky things I hit you for.
(Scored 18/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
The board was opened in December of 2008, and has 80,000~ posts and 5,000~ members. This is absolutely phenomenal. That's roughly 10,000 posts a month... great work! Keep up the promotion!
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
You didn't provide me with an account so I couldn't see your staff team list but I found a topic called the " Current Staff List " so I hope this is accurate..
I see four administrators, and three global moderators. This is the perfect number of staff, but I really don't like the idea of four people with administrator access on one forum. However, if you trust them with that job, then all I can say is good luck with it.. and make sure your staff keeps active, posting at least 5 times a day.
(Scored 19/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Professionalism seems in order, but I notice a few grammar errors in your " General Chat " Category.
First:
The board description for " Gaming " is as follows:
Board Description for Gaming said:
Talk about everything to do with all things gaming!
It should be:
Talk about all things gaming here!
Second:
The board description for polls is as follows:
Board Description for Polls said:
Want to know what everyone else thinks of anything? Ask them here!
It should be:
Want to know what everyone thinks of something? Ask them here!
Third:
The board description for Media Chat is as follows:
Board Description for Media Chat said:
Talk about anything to do with things like movies to music to television programmes.
It should be:
Talk about anything to do with movies, to television programs, to video games.
That's it for spelling errors, the rest is all in order.
(Scored 15/20)
Total Score - 92 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
Your forum is in great shape. It's really progressing quickly in membership and posts, with almost 10,000 posts a month, and with 5,000 members! Your forum is really doing great. I can't really suggest a lot other than what I already suggested.. just fix up those spelling errors, that's what bothered me the most.
What was most liked about the website/forums:
I really liked the appearance in all. The theme was just heavenly, the board colors and banner, were just amazing... the whole board appearance really blew my mind.
What was disliked most about the website/forums:
The spelling and grammar errors in your off topic boards.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website?
I would have already joined if I were more into the genre.
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