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Post by ?Britt? on Jan 10, 2011 18:19:16 GMT -8
Forum URL: www.xbrokenpiecesx.proboards.comForum Name: Broken Pieces Description: A Vampire Diaries/Supernatural/Buffy The Vampire Slayer crossover site. Everyone heads down to Mystic Falls and meets new friends, encounters new enemies, and an Apocalypse is on the horizon. Desired Outcome of Rate: I Want to know how I can get more members.
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Ara (Crow)
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Post by Ara (Crow) on Jan 10, 2011 18:31:53 GMT -8
Rated Using Google Chrome
Good Aspects:
Bad Aspects: - You're using the default info center icons.
- The border around the forum does not end at the bottom of the site, thus it goes on forever.
Should Be Changed: - Add a category splitter.
- Obtain the footer portion of the border around forum code so that it comes to a close at the bottom of your site, this will improve the look.
- Remove the Google search bar.
- Remove the forum jump.
- Remove the info center icons.
- Remove the info center title bar.
- Remove (# of sub-boards) from the board titles.
- Might I suggest adding a Navigation Mod to the site?
Overall Rating :: 6.5 / 10
Please keep in mind:
-- My eyes are sensitive. -- My eyesight is very poor. -- I rate mostly on appearance. -- I think all sites should be cross browser.
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Maybe the duck is in the hat.
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Post by Trublu on Jan 11, 2011 10:56:42 GMT -8
Hi there! Here is my review. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me, or if they are coding questions, create a thread in [codesupport].
Skinning: Your skin definitely fits in the vampiric theme, with the dark background and blood red category title text. Your images don't quite fit with this; they're all very bright, and so they distract from the mood of the forum. I would suggest adding some filters to them to make them a little darker, which will also help hide the fact that the images are merged. The logo could use the same treatment, especially since the center characters are so different from the others (with the facial close ups). The text is just bright enough to be seen and read clearly, which is always a plus.
The white borders on such a dark skin are a little distracting. I would suggest a slightly darker color, or removing them entirely. If you use a category splitter as the previous rater suggests (and I would as well) then I would just remove them entirely, as your text separates itself enough. Check in the [codeindex] for these codes.
Coding: In your side tables, a couple things to be mindful of:
- line breaks should be: <br /> - When possible, use CSS in <div> tags instead of <font>; also, there is no </size> tag, it would be </font>. Since you're using <div> with inline styling anyway, I would suggest just adding
font-size: 8px;
to your styling. (That's approx size 0 font, which is really hard on the eyes, fyi.)
- img tags should have these basic elements: <img src="url of image" alt="" /> (note that they are self closing, and that the "alt" should be there, whether you add actual alternate text or leave it blank. This is so the browser will do something if the image cannot be displayed for whatever reason, or that page readers will have something for an image.) - keep in mind that HTML tags should be in lower case. - try using <td align="center"> or for CSS, text-align: center; instead of <center> tags.
Content: The red/white outlined text in your threads is a bit hard to read, even with the white outlining; it also stands out a bit awkwardly against the rest of the text.
Specifically in your announcement/rules etc. boards, be careful of some grammar snafus; with your forum being an RP, you want flawless spelling and grammar to attract players. Your rules could use a bit of polishing; they've got some major grammar squicks, and they are a bit hard to read with the way you have your paragraphs bunched together. You might also consider softening up your language some, as it is a bit harsh. You have the name of a site at the beginning that isn't this one, so you may want to fix that.
Also, your rules state that R content is allowed; please be aware that sites must be rated at least PG-13, meaning no adult content at all. I would adjust your rules ASAP, otherwise you risk having your forum removed.
Good luck!
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Meme
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Post by Meme on Jan 11, 2011 15:17:37 GMT -8
Personally and I'm not a mod or anything but I think your banner is perfect, because it will attract more than just very dark people. It's based on TV shows and movies so hey the daylight tone brings a little light to it. If that is not what you want and you want something very, very dark and goth then change it, but I think you will get a better variety of people with what you have.
I also did notice that your tables didn't quite match up I think Tru mentioned that above.
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?Britt?
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nightsparkles
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Post by ?Britt? on Jan 24, 2012 11:08:43 GMT -8
Thanks to those who have given their opinions. Anymore?
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