Opinions on my WEB SERIES forum?

[Former Member]

It's a discussion forum for web series (feel free to join!) that I'm planning to get off the ground. Not quite finished though.

Here's the link to the board: webseries.boards.net

And if you want to help me out/be a Creative Director on the forum, I could really use it. So PM me.

[:~:Sarapha:~:]

Hello there, I am Sarapha, a friendly reviewer of forums. The first thing you want to do is edit this main post and take out any hint of advertising. It is against the rules of this board, this is only a place to get opinions on it. The way that I review a board is that I look it over as a guest, and write down what I see, in the order I see it. Then, I take another look, and see what details can be tweaked. I have 8+ years of experience with Proboards and its glory. Let us start

First Glance
Not a blinding color scheme, I like that, but at the same time, I really don't know what this board is about. Is it about Web series(eseseses?) as a whole, or one in particular? I also feel a heavy sense of emptiness about this board. Might be because of the newness.

Boards
In the "Introduce yourself" board, you, as the admin, and also a member, should post a thread. Empty boards decrease interest tenfold, and that's the easiest place to start.
I still don't feel like I know what this site is about...

Looking Deeper
The Rules:
+I would take out the threat about banning, maybe change it to be something more playful, like, "and you won't be eaten by a giant mechanical shark jaw." Throwing 'banned' into the mix to begin with will do one of two things, equally as bad for both. Either they will get the joke and not really take anything after that seriously to mean that they will get in trouble, or they will fear that the slightest rule broken will get them banned.
+Strictness on staying on topic is a hard thing, given a discussion forum. Maybe, instead, post is as "Stay as close to the topic matter as you possibly can. Anything that branches off from it too much into an entirely different topic will be asked to be added into a new thread." The derailing one is essentially the same thing. Knock two birds with one stone on that one.
+Having "No suspension" for the 5th warning is a bit... Unusual. Given that the suspension days increase with each warning, then nothing, then banning, it's a bit weird to think that no punishment is given on the 5th time someone is told to stop doing something.

That's all I have for now PM me as things progress, and I'll revisit this page to re-review.

Cheers!
Sarapha

[Former Member]

Sept 9, 2014 20:46:41 GMT -8 :~:Sarapha:~: said:

Hello there, I am Sarapha, a friendly reviewer of forums. The first thing you want to do is edit this main post and take out any hint of advertising. It is against the rules of this board, this is only a place to get opinions on it. The way that I review a board is that I look it over as a guest, and write down what I see, in the order I see it. Then, I take another look, and see what details can be tweaked. I have 8+ years of experience with Proboards and its glory. Let us start

First Glance
Not a blinding color scheme, I like that, but at the same time, I really don't know what this board is about. Is it about Web series(eseseses?) as a whole, or one in particular? I also feel a heavy sense of emptiness about this board. Might be because of the newness.

Boards
In the "Introduce yourself" board, you, as the admin, and also a member, should post a thread. Empty boards decrease interest tenfold, and that's the easiest place to start.
I still don't feel like I know what this site is about...

Looking Deeper
The Rules:
+I would take out the threat about banning, maybe change it to be something more playful, like, "and you won't be eaten by a giant mechanical shark jaw." Throwing 'banned' into the mix to begin with will do one of two things, equally as bad for both. Either they will get the joke and not really take anything after that seriously to mean that they will get in trouble, or they will fear that the slightest rule broken will get them banned.
+Strictness on staying on topic is a hard thing, given a discussion forum. Maybe, instead, post is as "Stay as close to the topic matter as you possibly can. Anything that branches off from it too much into an entirely different topic will be asked to be added into a new thread." The derailing one is essentially the same thing. Knock two birds with one stone on that one.
+Having "No suspension" for the 5th warning is a bit... Unusual. Given that the suspension days increase with each warning, then nothing, then banning, it's a bit weird to think that no punishment is given on the 5th time someone is told to stop doing something.

That's all I have for now PM me as things progress, and I'll revisit this page to re-review.

Cheers!
Sarapha

Thank you so much. Had to take a quick break from things online but I will def look into the points you've made and will PM you ASAP.