Your Forum Review
First Impressions & Appearance - (Out of 20)
When I first visited ZoneXbox, I thought wow, what a decent looking forum. The portal was a nice touch to keep the important information. Like most portals, it isn't over crowded with information. You've managed to add the most important threads/articles and the side widgets also include basic, but effective information.
The appearance is awesome aswell. Not much I can say except great job! The big yellow box on the homepage is a real eye catcher, especially the orange register button which looks very cool. The theme looks nice and welcoming/professional and the banner looks real clean. But one thing that I was confused by was the main forum Icons. To be exact the:
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Read forum icons. I know you were going for the ZX text but to be honest, the X overpowers the Z and it makes the Z look sort of like a thunder bolt. I would suggest fixing those buttons. Other than that, the overall appearance looks great!
(Scored 19/20)
Site Layout - (Out of 20)
The site layout was alright, there were some forums that seemed to be in the wrong place but other than that good job. To pinpoint the errors, I thought that the Xbox, Xbox and more Xbox category should have included the two forums; Xbox Gaming & Xbox Upcoming that are located under the Gaming Central category. Since the category name is Xbox, Xbox and more Xbox, it should include all the Xbox related forums to make it more convenient for the members.
I also think that you should have placed the Introductions forum under the ZoneXbox.com category so that its one of the first things the member sees when they register. You should also include some more "Off Topic" forums such as General Discussion, Sports, World Events, etc. Other than that, your layout is nice and neat with some short and simple forum descriptions.
(Scored 17/20)
Statistics and Activity - (Out of 20)
While I was looking at the statistics, I noticed that you've changed the default "Members" to "Gamers" which is very unique. Great job with that.
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But to get back onto topic, for a forum that started beta testing in the beginning of July, and opened today, the statistics and activity is great. You've managed to pull off 287 Threads, 2,179 Posts, & 39 Members in which 10 visited today, the day it opened. Awesome Job with the overall activity, hope it can get more activity as it progresses.
(Scored 20/20)
Staff Moderation - (Out of 20)
Currently, your staff consists of 4 members, 2 Administrators, 1 Team Leader, and 1 Community Team member. This is a great start since your forum is still small, but more staff may be needed once you hit about 100 members.
Your staff seems to be nice to the community overall, and the moderation is also good for a start. I dont really have much to say for the moderation part as you've only opened today but your staff is on a great start.
(Scored 20/20)
Spelling/Grammar & Professionalism - (Out of 20)
The spelling and grammar overall is great, but the punctuation of some staff members is kind of off. Some of the staff, really pinpointing at the Administrator Alex tends to forget to add that period at the end of his sentences which really isn't that professional. Other than that, your professionalism & Spelling/Grammar looks great, especially in the Forum Rules.
(Scored 18/20)
Total Score - (94 Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
Great work with the overall forum. I think that Zone Xbox really has a big chance in going far. I really enjoyed doing the review and I plan on seeing the other projects that Zone Gaming has in store for the future. Good Luck with the new forum!
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What was most liked about the website/forums: I really loved the looks of it. Especially the forum banner.
What was disliked most about the website/forums: I disliked the site layout as there were some forums in the wrong place, and I thought that there could've been a few more off topic forums.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to join my website? I would've joined if I owned a Xbox 360 as I own a PS3.
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