Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Out of all honestly when I viewed your forum it reminded me more of Habbo.com than Pokemon and I ain't sure if that is a good thing or not. Although the theme was one of the best pixelated themes I have saw so far and well thought upon. The one thing that put me of the forum was the domain and ad. If you could invest money somehow to get a top level domain and then get ZB premium you could get ad removal and more advanced features. Moving back to the theme, I can't think of anything you haven't got, the affiliate button is cool, th forum posting icons look brilliant, the category header looks awesome and the topic and reply button are good. I have to give it too you, one of the best customized themes yet although the domain and ad wasn't very pleasing for a forum with basically 16,000 posts and is active and deserves a treat every once in a while.
(Scored 18/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
The site was laid out very well for a start although there isn't much to suggest but expanding your general discussion area with some entertainment, technology and computer discussion will make you one step closer to milestones. I use to watch Pokemon when I was younger but now as I am older I don't really understand the forum to be honest. The names are quite confusing and it would be a lot worse if you had not had descriptions up but somehow making the forums more noticed for their actual subject of discussion would work better. I dare say a lot of new Pokemon-ers haven't joined because they want to understand the game easier and with a forum with some confusing names just ain't gonna work. Also I think your Board Feed and Modification CP are great interactions for the site. You should use some social networks like Twitter and Facebook because as of recently Facebook passed 500 million users last week and Twitter is used by many celebrities and bands that I think may be interested in Pokemon.
(Scored 16/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
Considering your forum opened in February I really can't say the statistics are great but I can't say that they are good either. Most forums that have opened within your range have all reached 30,000 post's and more than 200 members. Your getting there though as Pokemon is one of the hardest forum genres to kick off, just promote and get it out there. Also I noticed that there weren't much topics in some of the main Pokemon boards. You should considering adding several topics each day to keep the members amused or they won't come back. Also expanding your role-playing section into all round role-playing instead of Pokemon based might get more viewers.
(Scored 16/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Actually I couldn't work out who was staff and who wasn't. This could be worked upon either having a thread containing information about the group or having information about it when you either scroll over it or click it on the next page. Also nice to see each group has it's own image to represent it. Also when a member post's a problem or feedback your higher staff(whoever they are) or yourself should know the problem straight away. If you don't know that then you don't know your forum well enough. Other than that it seems pretty fine to me.
(Scored 17/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
Skimming and scanning through your forum descriptions I never saw one spelling mistake or punctuation mistake out of place. I wouldn't change anything about your descriptions either as they are short but sweet. Although your members post length is terrible when it comes to welcoming members, it is just a quick Welcome then dash off. Either you need to have a limit amount of words you can use per post or limit on characters per post.
(Scored 15/20)
Total Score - 82(Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
Good well designed forum that can get far if it tries.
What was most liked about the website/forums: Graphics definitely also the well thought upon names of forums but they were quite confusing, least we know your creative.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: Not knowing who staff are, and expand general discussion.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? I have no interest in Pokemon although a guide around the forum to understand it a bit more.
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