Your Forum Review
First Impressions - (Out of 20)
The first thing I notice when I go to your forum is your amazing banner. Scrolling down, the rest of your template is simple, but still looks great. Your site also looks very professional. I also really like your icons, especially the Safari icon for browser links. Your stats appear to be okay at a glance. However, I do see a total of three empty forums. Empty forums can make a board look empty, and so you should probably try to start some topics in the empty forums (even if they are just rules or something). Other than that, though, your forum appears VERY good at a glance; I even see five users active at the moment I'm writing this review!
(Scored 18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your index is quite long. You appear to be using phpBB3, which means that you have sub-forum capability. To condense your index a bit, I see many changes that could be made. Your "Community" forum could be made a sub-forum under your "Announcements & Rules" forum. Since your forum is not a general discussion community, you should probably combine some of the forums in your "Off-Topic" category. You could easily combine the "Sports" and "Media Chat" sections into one "Entertainment" forum. I would also recommend making "Forum Games" a sub-forum under your "Chat" forum. You could probably also make "Betting" a sub-forum under the "Chat" forum. I would recommend getting rid of your "Credit Central" forum and moving the topics to your "Buying" and "Selling" forums (your "Buying" forum is also empty, so this would make your forum appear more active). As for your "Apple" categories, I would recommend removing your "Apple Other" category and just putting those forums with your "Apple" category. Personally, I think the "Mac" and "Help" forums could be combined, to make one "Mac Discussion & Support" forum, since your "Help" forum is currently empty. After you do that, you could make "iPod" and "iPhone" sub-forums under the new "Mac Discussion & Support" forum. I would recommend combining your "Apps/iPod Games" forum with the "Mac Games" forum to make one big "Apps/Games" forum, since your "Mac Games" forum is currently empty. If you make these changes, your index will be MUCH shorter, and your forum will be easier to navigate.
(Scored 10/20)
Forum Statistics - (Out of 20)
According to my calculations, your forum is currently averaging over 100 posts per day after a little less than a month. You also have nearly two new users per day. That's great! Don't get lazy now, though. Your forum isn't that old, so it could still go the other way. Continue to advertise your forum through the means you have been. If you notice some slowdowns, you may also want to try some post exchanges to keep the amount of posts high, and keep your forum looking good to prospective members. You may also wish to request a package here on Forum Promotion. Continue to look for other promotion forums to post ads on for your forum. Overall, just keep up the good work!
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
It appears that you currently have three staff members. The first thing I notice is that one of them is very inactive with only nine posts. The other two appear to be active, but I would recommend encouraging the staff member who is inactive to post more. Having staff members who post frequently make a forum appear more cared for. It doesn't appear that you need any more staff members at this point, but be prepared to hire more if your site grows in members.
(Scored 16/20)
Spelling and Grammar - (Out of 20)
I do not notice any flaws on your forum index as far as spelling and grammar go. Your staff members also appear to use very good spelling and grammar in their posts. Good.
(Scored 20/20)
Total Score - (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
What was most liked about the website/forums: Your activity and your template are both awesome.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The only thing I didn't like about your forum was the length of the index.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? As I'm not an Apple guy, I do not see myself joining your forum. Sorry! ;-)
(Final Score 84/100)
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