Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
Your look is just sort of meh. I mean, it's OK and all for a gaming forum, but I've seen it done so many times. What is there here that is going to wow people and make them want to join? I will give you this - some of the icons are you unique but other than that it's not that great. The color scheme is OK but the amount of black is overwhelming. I will say that the colors and ranks on the post view screen are nice. I think the main problem is that I've seen this skin so many times on these generic gaming forums, if you could get like a custom skin or at least custom icons, that would be great. I will give you this though, your banner is nice.
(Scored 10/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
I like how you have a small and concise layout, but the problem is related to that. You have 3 gaming forums and then 3 off-topic forums. If you're going to have a gaming board, at least make the main focus gaming. I cannot tell you how many forums are like yours where it's like the subject + general discussion. It's fine to have a general discussion forum, but not when it reaches the amount of forums on your overall subject. Not to mention, the "Play Games" section barely qualifies as a discussion forum. Speaking of which though, the way you have the "Play Games" forum setup is kinda cool, and I've never quite seen an arcade done like that. Also, it looks like you have a cash system. That's good because I have found those encourage members to post.
(Scored 15/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
1K posts in a month is about average I would say. It's not bad at all. 52 members is a little higher than average I would say, which is good. Most of your forums had recent posts in them which ensures your forum doesn't look "dead". The only thing is you have about 1/3 of the posts and a lot on the index which can intimidate new members. There's a fine line between helping out your own foum and going overboard. I think maybe if you made your forum more unique then you would get more members.
(Scored 16/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
It just seems to be you and a co-admin. A co-admin can he helpful to have and your forum isn't especially big so I'd say your staff size is perfect for your forum. I wouldn't hire any more until activity picks up enough to where you honestly need help moderating it. Note that some of the staff's posts aren't always professional. Most of the times they were, but watch it because you don't want to make members feel unwelcome or make them feel like they're joining a forum run by bad admins.
(Scored 17/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
There were a few things I'd like to point out:
"Need help, got a idea?" should be, "Need help? Got an idea?"
"Say hi here." should be, "Say, "Hi" here."
"Talk about the PS3, xBox360 etc here." should be, "Talk about the PS3, Xbox360 etc here." (This should really be fixed since you're a gaming forum.)
That's about it for grammar issues. As far as professionalism, watch your staff posts and fix your spelling. Having a gaming console even just punctuated wrong is bad for a gaming-dedicated forum.
(Scored 14/20)
Total Score - 72 (Out of 100)
Final Remarks: You're just another gaming forum among the thousands and thousands out there. That's the problem.
What was most liked about the website/forums: The play games section is unique.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: The blandness, the skin.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? Take my suggestions above and just generally make your forum have more wow factor.
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