Half Blood RPG - Review Request

by **Marvin** Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:26 pm

Forum Link: http://halfbloodrpg.darkbb.com
Request Type: Full review
Extra Notes: Thanks! Very Happy

by **Dumbledore27** Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:03 pm

Sorry for the delay (I have been on vacation), I'll get on it after a few hours (still got many emails to check Razz

).

In progress

by **Dumbledore27** Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:51 am

REVIEW
From Advertise Pilot

Half Blood RPG

Half Blood RPG - Review Request Review12

Congratulations! Your free forum review has been completed. The forum review will hold many tips, suggestions, comments, and feedback that's convenient and voluntary for your forum. Here is your forum review:

Half Blood RPG - Review Request Genera12

Generalities

First Impressions (Score: 9/20):
First thing I saw was the homepage. I really like it. You have nice description at it, and it's interesting because almost whole homepage is image, so people can't steal it. Nice. But when I looked at the forum, I wasn't that happy about it any more. You have quite horrible background image.
Many people will also check widgets. I think you should get rid of some of them. Here are some I think you should remove: "Forum", "Navigation", "Staff" and maybe "Credits". For those two (Staff and Credits) you could make a topic.
Categories & Forums (Score: 8/10):
You have 14 forums. Nice. But I (again) don't like Forum-In-Category - you have only one forum in the category. There are three such categories: Mount Olympus (forum: Olympus), The Underworld (forum: The Underworld) and The Mortal World (forum: The World). I see you have used grammar almost everywhere: I could find only one mistake in "The Plot" forum, where you wrote "rp" and not "RP". It's nice that you care about grammar.

Generalities total ::17 /30

Half Blood RPG - Review Request Forums10

Forum Style

Major Graphics (Score: 3/10):
Banner
Banner itself is nice. Good animation. But it doesn't fit the forum colors. I think you should make it match the colors. 2/5
Navigation Bar
Nice navigation bar, though I can see white background (not everywhere) on Home image. This is not very nice... Remove the background.
This is the Log In image: Why so much blank at the side? 1/5
Forum Layout & Color Scheme (Score: 8/10):
Well, I like everything matching the forum color. I just don't like the header, as I already said. And I don't know why is background image blue? Anyway, even though I prefer bright forums, I was impressed by this one - dark one.
Images & Icons (Score: 4/10):
Hmm... I like the forum icons, though I don't know do they have anything to do with RPG.
I think you should resize topic icons (new, new - popular, new - locked, no new, no new - popular, no new - locked, sticky and announcement). They look too big for me. I am hundred percent sure you should change the Global Announcement icon. If you wouldn't have any GA-s, then I wouldn's say, but you have two right now. It needs to be changed. I like Who Is Online image.

Forum Style total :: 15/30

Half Blood RPG - Review Request Usergr10

Usergroups

Population of Groups (Score: 3/10):
You have VERY many usergroups! It shows that you're seeing a Role-Play Game forum, because there are no visible Administrators and Moderator groups etc. I cannot say the population of usergroups, because I don't have a reviewing account, and I must be registered and logged in. So I can't say how populated groups are.
Staff Groups / User Groups (Score: 4/10):
You have extremely interesting names: "Gods", "Satyr", "Centaur", "Monsters", "Titans", "Character Sitters" and "Son of" and name of God. You do not have any staff groups.

Usergroups :: 7/20

Half Blood RPG - Review Request Foruma30

Forum Activity

Post/Member Ratio & Quantity (Score: 6/10):
Our users have posted a total of 1245 messages
We have 49 registered users
The newest registered user is WarStopper
Huh, 1200 messages with 50 members? Sorry, but the number of posts is quite depressing. But it's still fine. You have quite many members on your forum! I like that. Actually, depends on your forum age. May I ask you how old your forum is?
Users Active (Score: 3/10):
Members connected during last 24 hours : Alex Jones, Alyssa, Apollo, David & Grover, Percy Jackson
Only 5 members active? Disappointing, but shows why such small number of posts. I would suggest you to make your forum more attractive, and add what people want, so they will be active. And you can also email inactive members (don't forget to give link to your forum ) saying that they're inactive.

Forum Activity total :: 9/20
And total points?
48; How sad... You need to work hard on your forum...

Would you like to share your review on your forum, on another forum, or with your friends? Then here you go... grab the code!

Code:: [center][b][size=24][color=orange]R[/color][color=purple]E[/color][color=gray]V[/color][color=pink]I[/color][color=red]E[/color][color=darkred]W[/color][/size] [size=15][color=green]From[/color] [color=darkorange]Advertise[/color] [color=grassgreen]Pilot[/color][/size][/b] [color=limegreen][b][font=Trebuchet MS Bold Italic][size=24]Half Blood RPG[/font][/b][/size][/color] [/center] [table][tr][td][img]http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/77/07/review12.png[/img][/td] [td]Congratulations! Your free forum review has been completed. The forum review will hold many tips, suggestions, comments, and feedback that's convenient and voluntary for your forum. Here is your forum review:[/td][/tr][/table] [img]http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/77/07/genera12.png[/img] [b][color=limegreen][size=19]Generalities[/size][/color][/b] [list=1] [*][b]First Impressions (Score: 9/20):[/b] First thing I saw was the homepage. I really like it. You have nice description at it, and it's interesting because almost whole homepage is image, so people can't steal it. Nice. But when I looked at the forum, I wasn't that happy about it any more. You have quite horrible background image. Many people will also check widgets. I think you should get rid of some of them. Here are some I think you should remove: "Forum", "Navigation", "Staff" and maybe "Credits". For those two (Staff and Credits) you could make a topic. [*][b]Categories & Forums (Score: 8/10):[/b] You have 14 forums. Nice. :) But I (again) don't like Forum-In-Category - you have only one forum in the category. There are three such categories: Mount Olympus (forum: Olympus), The Underworld (forum: The Underworld) and The Mortal World (forum: The World). I see you have used grammar almost everywhere: I could find only one mistake in "The Plot" forum, where you wrote "rp" and not "RP". It's nice that you care about grammar. ;) [/list] [color=limegreen]Generalities total ::17 /30[/color] [img]http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/77/07/forums10.png[/img] [b][color=darkred][size=19]Forum Style[/color][/b][/size] [list=1] [*][b]Major Graphics (Score: 3/10):[/b] [size=11][u][b]Banner[/b][/u][/size] Banner itself is nice. Good animation. But it doesn't fit the forum colors. I think you should make it match the colors. [b]2/5[/b] [size=11][u][b]Navigation Bar[/b][/u][/size] Nice navigation bar, though I can see white background (not everywhere) on Home image. This is not very nice... Remove the background. This is the Log In image: [img]http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt343/_kaichi_/Amoureux/HBRPG/images2_11.png[/img] Why so much blank at the side? [b]1/5[/b] [*][b]Forum Layout & Color Scheme (Score: 8/10):[/b] Well, I like everything matching the forum color. I just don't like the header, as I already said. And I don't know why is background image blue? Anyway, even though I prefer bright forums, I was impressed by this one - dark one. :) [*][b]Images & Icons (Score: 4/10):[/b] Hmm... I like the forum icons, though I don't know do they have anything to do with RPG. I think you should resize topic icons (new, new - popular, new - locked, no new, no new - popular, no new - locked, sticky and announcement). They look too big for me. I am hundred percent sure you should change the Global Announcement icon. If you wouldn't have any GA-s, then I wouldn's say, but you have two right now. It needs to be changed. I like Who Is Online image. [/list] [color=darkred]Forum Style total :: 15/30[/color] [img]http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/77/07/usergr10.png[/img] [b][color=teal][size=19]Usergroups[/size][/color][/b] [list=1] [*][b]Population of Groups (Score: 3/10):[/b] You have VERY many usergroups! It shows that you're seeing a Role-Play Game forum, because there are no visible Administrators and Moderator groups etc. I cannot say the population of usergroups, because I don't have a reviewing account, and I must be registered and logged in. So I can't say how populated groups are. ;) [*][b]Staff Groups / User Groups (Score: 4/10):[/b] You have extremely interesting names: "Gods", "Satyr", "Centaur", "Monsters", "Titans", "Character Sitters" and "Son of" and name of God. You do not have any staff groups. [/list] [color=teal]Usergroups :: 7/20[/color] [img]http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/77/07/foruma30.png[/img] [b][color=orange][size=19]Forum Activity[/color][/b][/size] [list=1] [*][b]Post/Member Ratio & Quantity (Score: 6/10):[/b] [quote]Our users have posted a total of 1245 messages We have 49 registered users The newest registered user is WarStopper[/quote] Huh, 1200 messages with 50 members? Sorry, but the number of posts is quite depressing. But it's still fine. You have quite many members on your forum! I like that. Actually, depends on your forum age. May I ask you how old your forum is? [*][b]Users Active (Score: 3/10):[/b] [quote]Members connected during last 24 hours : Alex Jones, Alyssa, Apollo, David & Grover, Percy Jackson[/quote] Only 5 members active? Disappointing, but shows why such small number of posts. I would suggest you to make your forum more attractive, and add what people want, so they will be active. ;) And you can also email inactive members (don't forget to give link to your forum :P) saying that they're inactive. [/list] [color=orange]Forum Activity total :: 9/20[/color] [size=18][b][color=orange]And total points?[/color] [color=red]48; How sad... You need to work hard on your forum...[/color][/b][/size]

Solved? If no reply will be received in 24 hours, I will lock this topic.

by **Marvin** Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:10 pm

Okay Thanks Dumbledore, I'll be having a staff talk in my site XD for forum theme changes Very Happy

by **Dumbledore27** Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:11 pm

Completed > Locked

by Sponsored content

Half Blood RPG - Review Request

Half Blood RPG - Review Request

Re: Half Blood RPG - Review Request

Re: Half Blood RPG - Review Request

Re: Half Blood RPG - Review Request

Re: Half Blood RPG - Review Request

Re: Half Blood RPG - Review Request