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| Number of Members - 8 - You currently have 1434 members, which shows that you're dedicated to your forum and you have put a lot of time into RPG-Directory. From what I can tell you opened this forum on February 20th, 2006; Which gives you a total of about 5 members a day (4.5) which is magnificent for as long as RPG-Directory has been open; Most forums that have been open that long, only get 1-2 members per day. It also seems like your rule where the members must have your affiliate on their board before they advertise is helping you get members, so even if the members complain about that rule, you should keep it. :) Members seem to like your forum also when they join; so that helped your score. Number of Posts - 5 - Your members have a total of 23.8 posts per person, and I expected better from RPG-Directory. Yes, the post count is great, but because of the number of members you have, you should be able to have them post more then what they currently are. Don't get me wrong, it seems like once members join they get to about 60-100 posts, but once they hit there, they're done, they don't post very much. At the same time there are members who don't even have any posts. I think it would help if you had some kind of contest that got your members posting; Be creative, most members don't want to participate in a contest that is whored, such as a "Posting Contest". If you do decide to make a contest that will get members posting, always make sure you're being creative. Originality - 5 - Well, you do have the basics of all advertisement forums, but you also have some nice features that relate to R.P.G.'s. I like this feature because when members register they will have something to do, instead of just talking about advertisements and such. Plus you should have somethings to do with R.P.G.'s because that's in your title. :p I also like how you help people with problems they are having with their forums (Managing your RPG), but it's exclusively for only helping R.P.G. boards and it's under the category Forum Development and Services so this service should help all kinds of forums. Like I said before, there's nothing on your forum that I haven't see before, but you did mix the R.P.G./Advertisement forum well. :) Layout - 4 - It seems easy to get around your forum, and I haven't gotten lost or confused about what goes where, and where I need to be if I want a certain thing, which is great. But none of your forum names are very creative and are quite boring; I suggest you pull up http://thesaurus.reference.com/ and get some more creative names. I also noticed that your forum descriptions are short, and I couldn't find a description that was longer then two lines; You really need to make them long, it looks a lot more professional. The last thing I want to comment on about your layout is the location of your RPG Fans! category. To me, it would be more reasonable if you had the R.P.G. forums by the general chat forums, because it's not really a service compared to every other category (minue RPG-D Lounging). I hope you take a few of those tips into consideration it'll make the forum look better and professional. Appearance - 9 - I personally love the skin you're using. Nicola is a great skinner, and this skin seems to go well with your forum; Although it kind of reminds me of a general chat forums skin. Besides that, I would first start to comment on the .maintitle it's a great maintite and I love the effects/colors. I also love the double-line border around the forums; It gives the skin a nice touch. Next thing I want to comment on is the banner. It doesn't match the skin the best, but it's a holiday skin so I think that's okay, as long as it's not a permanent banner. Your folders on RPG-Directory are flat to me, and not very appealing. I love the team icons you're using, they match the skin perfectly and the design is beautiful. The buttons on your skin are nice, and simple; I like how the two lines go across the top of the buttons. Again, I really like how your forum looks! Quality of Staff - 7 - All of your staff seem pretty active, but at the same time there's a Graphics Moderator who only has 85 posts, and compared to the rest of your staff he/she looks inactive, so maybe try getting them to post more. Ever since I started the review, only one staff member has come on to the forum. With the number of staff you have, they should be more active seeing as I started this review probably about an hour ago. Your staff are doing a great job with your forum, so I suggest you let them know they're doing good; They seem to get along nicely. Overall Score - (6.3/10) |
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| So, you're not-too great at skinning or making graphics? Well the next best thing to do, if you want to be staff at a forum would be to join the Community Panel! Well if Community Panel is your choice of staff, then here's a few tips that I would like to share with you. If you don't agree with these, or would like for me to add something, then feel free to PM me here. 1. Be active. The best thing you can do, is be active at the forum you're staff at. It shows that you're dedicated to the forum, and that you can help members when they need help. If you think about it, a Community Panel member is just a Admin (minus the ACP); They give out warnings, they're almost always the first people that an admin goes to when making big decisions. 2. Participate. You need to participate in dicussion in the general chat forums. This will help you get a good-knowledge of how members interact with each other, and it'll give members a chance to get-to-know you. If they feel like they know you, then chances are they'll always want to come back to that forum, and particularly you. You'll also get bonus points with your manager and admin if you create topics, but don't create too many where it looks as if you're the only one creating topics. 3. Be Nice. You need to be nice with the members, and make them feel welcome when they come. Cause almost all people that register on a new forum will have question about that forum, and they need to feel like it would be okay to come to you with questions. Make sure you never call them names such as Noob, Idiot, etc., etc.. If you really feel like you need to flame a member, just post a topic in the staff room and that's where you can post comments about them. 4. Good grammar. You always need to have good grammar, or at least decent grammar. Members need to be able to think that you're professional, and that they're in a professional community. But make sure you don't try to look too professional, and make it so that the members can't understand what you're saying. It would help you if you went to http://www.spellcheck.net to make sure all of your spelling is correct. 5. Interact with staff. Be sure that all the staff members know you. If the admin isn't on, you'll be the first person they come to if they have any problems. That may sound kind of lame, but it's true; I guess it's just natural instinct. |
| QUOTE (Kamaria @ Jan 10 2007, 02:19 PM) |
| Hi, I will gladly offer you the position of iReviewer at my board, iDreams. You seem pretty dedicated and i trust that you will be active every day. Board URL: http://www.ifsos.tk If, you would like this position please join my board and I will change your account. Also, please could you tell me what you would like your email address forwarder to be: YOURNAME@IFSOS.tk and I need to know the email address you wish me to forward it to Thank you, Kamaria (smile) |