Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
The homepage is excellent. The content is perfect, and shows everything that's needed. Scrolling on your forum, I'm loving the color scheme. The blue is just the right shade. I noticed there are allot of user albums, which is by all means a good thing. However, I'd suggest making some of those albums viewable to members only. From my experience, people will save images they like, regardless of where the image is. Best to maybe add a copyright to the images themselves. It'd be allot of work to go through all the images now, so I guess they are ok. But I'd suggest your members maybe add a copyright on the image itself.
(Scored 20/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Going back to the splash page, I love the layout of it. The 3 boxes look really good. I don't think the 'recent topics' is really needed though. Maybe for members, but when guests view your homepage, I don't think they would care about what topics/posts have been made.
Forum wise, the layout is pretty much perfect. Easy to navigate.
(Scored 19/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Your forum is very active, and gets allot of visits from members. Forty-Two may not seem like allot, but for forums such as mine that are dead, Forty-Two is like..god.
😛 You also receive about 500 guests, which again is pretty good. I could be wrong, but it seems like you get allot of new members on your forum.
(Scored 19/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Besides from you, there are 6 staff members. Normally, this would be my pet-peeve, but seeing as they each have a major role in the forum, I can look over that.
🙂 All of your staff are very active, and have each logged on recently.
I did notice that some of your staff lack the active post count. I have no doubt they log on allot, but logging on and posting are 2 separate things.
🙂
(Scored 17/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
On the homepage, there is "Welcome to TheHazey.co.uk," - is the .co.uk really necessary? I personally wouldn't care to see a .co.uk in the actual name of the forum.
"We have combined graphics, forum services, forum, website" - I would switch Forum and Forum services, that way, it's We have combined graphics, forum, forum services, website"
"We are an active site, with one aim to be the best!." - I would add a : after aim. (We are an active site, with one aim: to be the best)
"we have an ever expanding graphics database as well as a photo gallery" - I'd add a comma after database. (We have an ever expanding database
, as well as photo gallery)
Under graphic request service (still on the homepage) - "The graphic service is here for users to request custom made graphics for you and your forums" - I would add a period after forums, instead of the comma.
For the "Hire a member" - "For as long as you hired them for," - I'd remove the comma, and add a period.
Under mod service - The mod service is here for users to request a phpBB mod installed on to their site or for us" - I would add a command after on to their site.
For your forum descriptions, 'New to Thehazey' - "Come and introduce yourself to all the community and also to read our welcome guides. "
I'd add a comma after community.
Forum Discussion - "We cover all platforms" - I'd add a comma after platforms.
To be honest, my picky-ness could go on and on. lmao. It's probably best I stop there, and if you'd like to know if there's any others, I'd be happy to answer in PM.
🙂
(Scored 15/20)
Total Score - 90 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: Overall, this is a brilliant forum.
What was most liked about the website/forums:
The fact that this forum is just about flawless.
What was disliked most about the website/forums:
The six staff members. I'm quite picky, though. It's not that big of a deal.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website?
I'm already registered.
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