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Post by Fiera Nyx on Feb 4, 2015 1:03:33 GMT -8
Wow... okay, I'm going to give you a few suggestions for 'War Between Wolves'.
- The forum banner seems to be a bit large and I'm not sure if it's the picture itself, or it's split up, but it's not exactly pleasing to the eye - make a smaller, less intense banner if possible. (this pic's nice )
- Shrink the forum size a little, perhaps to 75% of what it currently is.
- Change the forum background from the grey/tiled picture to something more suited to what your forum is about and perhaps fix it in place? (like this, maybe?)
- The board hover colour is a little too light to be able to read the text, perhaps change it to a darker grey (i.e, #333333)
- Try to find appropriate icons for your boards (new posts/no new posts etc) - perhaps a white wolf for new posts and a grey wolf for no new posts (32x32 pixels). I find PNG/GIF are the best to use/resize. (here's an example of one you may like to use)
- Perhaps use the RPG plugin? Or something to make it a little more interesting - think about your 'targeted audience' and what they'd like (i.e, an awards system, pack achievements etc)
Anyway, that's all I could think of for now - hope it helps! Best of luck getting more members.
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A tree that refuses to bend, breaks. A tree that bends too much, falls.
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A tree that refuses to bend, breaks. A tree that bends too much, falls.
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Post by guardianangel1438 on Feb 19, 2015 8:17:01 GMT -8
Thank you for all of your wonderful suggestions. I'm thinking of things to try and make it better, and i would love to see what you suggested, but when I click on the link, a picture doesn't seem to pop up. I just get an article. As for everything else, I plan on going in and changing it soon. Thank you again.
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Post by guardianangel1438 on Feb 20, 2015 19:56:27 GMT -8
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Post by guardianangel1438 on Feb 22, 2015 9:02:50 GMT -8
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Post by guardianangel1438 on Feb 23, 2015 9:07:12 GMT -8
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Post by URBAN on Feb 24, 2015 14:15:17 GMT -8
Hello there guardianangel1438 ! ,
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Its not a bad start, the layout style is clean and you have a good setup for your forum, however the first thing I noticed is your theme. The colors (red, black, and white) come across as a little abrasive (you strain your eyes when looking on colors that bright against a black background), I recommend using more neutral colors (greys, browns, maybe some more muted reds) in your sites theme (I can recommend a few resource sites / premade themes if you need some examples).
I also wanted to recommend a few small layout changes that can make a difference as well:
- Move your banner below the google adverts, having the ad where it is now really takes away from the theme. -Reorder your boards, at the moment they come across as very cluttered (I think you over organized). I recommend something like: Information --> Plot, important info, archive, activity checks, and such | Character Boards --> creation, accepted, plots | Rp cats -- your rp boards | OOC --> archive, affiliates, advertise, chat, and such. - Maybe remove the folder icons (old/new) and/or replace them with images that fit better with the theme of your site. - Perhaps have someone make some graphic headers for your side tables, both so they draw the eye and so they don't seem as empty. On the same subject, you may want to fill them out a bit more, for instance you could add important links to the the first one, or maybe add small staff bios to the staff one.
LOOKING DEEPER Your plot is very simple, which is definitely not a bad thing, in fact it offers up a lot of story opportunities that more overbearing plots do not. My only suggestion would be to maybe flush it out a bit and add some "pazzaz", you don't have to add any new information, just dress it up.
ALL IN ALL: You have a very good base to work off, really minor changes can make your site even better and should draw in more members 6/10
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Post by guardianangel1438 on Feb 24, 2015 17:34:06 GMT -8
Thanks so much URBAN. I'll take your advice into consideration and make the necessary changes as soon as I can.
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Post by URBAN on Feb 24, 2015 17:35:23 GMT -8
Thanks so much urban. I'll take your advice into consideration and make the necessary changes as soon as I can. You're very welcome, its always fun reviewing good rp sites
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