Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
On first impression's, I could easily tell that it was a Nintendo related forum. The signature blue is a great colour choice for first glance. I looked at the banner, and looked at how out of place it was. It does not blend into the background, and having it on the left does not look right, I think having it on the right would look somewhat better. The new post/topic icon's, you need new ones, the background for them hurts my eyes, and does not fit in well with the background. Also you have some weird spaces on each category header, just before the category name, which look out of place.
(16 /20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
Overall, you have a very general, but very nice layout. Having general Nintendo related forum's, like Retro and General, is good, because you dont have to clutter the category with each and every Nintendo console ever made. Having pointed this out many times, it is good to see your forum subject comes first in the order of categories, above the Off Topic area. This is great, as member's coming to post specifically on the forum's subject, will not have to scroll down the page right to the bottom. One thing I would do, is either add a description for each forum, or if the forum already has one, make it longer, your description's are very short and make the page look empty. Your shoutbox, I say this many times, dont have one, it just takes away the forum's activity, as 1 click of a button, they have their message out, rather than 5.
(15 /20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
For being in such a competitive subject, and having fairly low Statistics for 14 Months of being open, I am a bit 50/50 on this one. Yes, the subject you are based on is very popular, with a lot of forums based on the same thing, this also includes big gaming boards such as IGN and Gamespot, but nearly 8000 posts in the timeframe, is not exactly bad, but not the best for that matter.
(15 /20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Looking at your staff list, you have 1 Admin and 1 Mod. I think you should get 1 more Mod, to even things out a bit, because at this ratio, you have 1 member of staff to 55 user's, 1 member of staff to about 30 or 40 is sufficient. Also, you are setting a great example, together you have posted nearly 3500 posts, which show's you are very dedicated to the community.
(17 /20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
There are about 1 or 2 error's made in the description's of your forums, such as:
Talk all about Nintendo's Favorite little Duel Screen system!
The
Duel should be changed to
Dual
Other than that, you have perfect Grammar and Spelling.
(19 /20)
Total Score - 82 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
I like where you are heading, keep it up and you look to be very active.
What was most liked about the website/forums:
The colours chosen for the theme, and the great professionalism showed by the staff.
What was disliked most about the website/forums:
The new post/topic icon's, and the stats could be better.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website?
Personally, I love Nintendo, especially my Wii, but I am on too many sites already.
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