Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Your forum doesn't scream art to me. I imagine an art theme with colors, designs, shapes, etc. Your skin is just…there. I mean, it's gray and brown, and very bland looking. There is no color to it whatsoever. The sign and paper images are really nice though, they look real and authentic. In fact, you could keep those but change the main background and post background. And I will say this, it looks good for ProBoards. ProBoards are some of the weirdest and oldest looking forums in my opinion, so it's refreshing to see one that isn't like all the others. Just make your skin more colorful and I think it would be great.
(Scored 16/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Your forum is laid out well. Nice and simple. Everything is categorized. 12 total forums, split into 4 categories, that's simple enough. A lot of forums have the layout issue of having too many off-topic forums, glad to see yours wasn't like that. However, I would move your off-topic forums to the bottom instead of near the top. That's a more standard type of layout, and allows the on-topic forums to be more showcased. Everything else is fine. I love how the post view is so simple and easy to read and use. That's the one thing ProBoards does seem to have going for it - it's "clean" and simple. So with the exception of the off-topic thing, your layout is absolutely fine. Keep it up!
(Scored 19/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Your forum has been open for about a year. You are doing awesome for less than a year! Many forums don't even reach 33K posts for 2 or so years. That's great. Your member count is right on track. I also like how all of your forums are balanced. No one forum has all the posts. No one forum lacks posts. Keep on promoting and I have no doubt your forum will continue to do very, very well. There's really nothing wrong with your activity, great job!
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
You have 4 or so staff members. For a forum your size, I wouldn't say you're overstaffed. Your staff is active and for the most part make great posts. I noticed some staff had quite a few spelling errors in their posts or weren't professional around the forum. It wasn't a huge problem for. I think you're doing fine. I wouldn't hire any more mods for a while though, however if you wanted to promote someone to admin, co-admins are useful so you still wouldn't be overstaffed.
(Scored 19/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
You only had a few spelling errors. It was overall good. Take a look at the few errors I noticed:
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Feel like a chat? Anything off topic in here, and why not play some of our forum games?" should be, "
Feel like a chat? Anything off topic goes in here. Also, why not play some of our forum games?"
"Come and play some of our forum games here. Don't spam too much though…" should be, "Come and play some of our forum games here. Don't spam too much, though…"
"Movies, musicals, TV, music, sport and anything else that's entertainment, or media related is here." should be, "Movies, musicals, TV, music, sports, and anything else that's entertainment or media related is here."
"Got some talent in Photoshop? Or just figured out paint... Whatever it is, we'll give opinions and comments on it." should be, "Got some talent in Photoshop? Or just figured out paint? Whatever it is, we'll give opinions and comments on it."
Those should give you a general idea on the errors you had. They're minor though.
(Scored 17/20)
Total Score - 91 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: Any issues on your forum were ultimately minor.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Layout, stats.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Skin.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? There's absolutely nothing that would keep me from joining.
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