Acer's Supreme Forum Hits - Please Rate My Forum!

[Acer]

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Acer's Supreme Forum Hits

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Current Members Count Toll: Over 225+ members and counting so far! Woot!

[Anselm]

First of all, your banner is very professional. The images are blended in really well but the text could be more seeable. You need to remove the <<Home>> text too.

Get some custom menu buttons to replace those text menus. There's no doubt about it; they're ugly.

Your welcome table is a bit long. Give the staff list a marquee and it'll be fine. About as high as the middle one.

The skin is quite unusual but works well. However, lighten the cell highlight a bit. Your gradients are nice too.

Customise the scrollbar to the colours of your forum. Also, resize the forum width to 700, not 750 as the banner looks quite skinny on it.

Your on/off icons are good but have some white dots around it. Try using gifworks.com to get rid of it. It looks unprofessional.

Increase the spacing between the categories and separate the news fader from the boards. The gap is too small at the moment, it doesn't look good.

You have far too many boards. Make use of subboards as they do have good post counts. Put the ones with lower post counts together. Other than that, your post counts are excellent.

Congratulations on your 155 members. It is well deserved. However, on looking at that info center, it looks a bit ugly. I suggest getting a custom one.

Good luck!

[leah]

Hello, Acer.

I agree, your banner is very professional. But it looks awfully gloomy! It's a general forum...but it looks very spooky, at least to me, at first sight!

Your forum loads pretty slowly for me. Maybe shrink the info center.

Maybe (you may have other skins) but maybe make another skin, and make it a little lighter/friendlier, it looks awfully masculine.

And there are many boards. Maybe try making sub-boards!

My rating: 7/10

[Acer]

transfermktforum said:

First of all, your banner is very professional. The images are blended in really well but the text could be more seeable. You need to remove the <<Home>> text too.

Get some custom menu buttons to replace those text menus. There's no doubt about it; they're ugly.

Your welcome table is a bit long. Give the staff list a marquee and it'll be fine. About as high as the middle one.

The skin is quite unusual but works well. However, lighten the cell highlight a bit. Your gradients are nice too.

Customise the scrollbar to the colours of your forum. Also, resize the forum width to 700, not 750 as the banner looks quite skinny on it.

Your on/off icons are good but have some white dots around it. Try using gifworks.com to get rid of it. It looks unprofessional.

Increase the spacing between the categories and separate the news fader from the boards. The gap is too small at the moment, it doesn't look good.

You have far too many boards. Make use of subboards as they do have good post counts. Put the ones with lower post counts together. Other than that, your post counts are excellent.

Congratulations on your 155 members. It is well deserved. However, on looking at that info center, it looks a bit ugly. I suggest getting a custom one.

Good luck!

- Thanks for your sweet time on the banner! It was made by someone else! How can I make my text more seeable? I need the code for removing <<Home>> if it's good.

- Yeah, I would get those custom menu icons with the theme I have, but nobody's making them. I need someone to make them for me. So far, I have none.

- Yeah, I know. And how I can do that? Can you help me with that? What's the code and everything?

- Heh, thanks. But it does need more skins, right? If so, what kind and what should I make them with? How should I lighten the Cell Highlight. Thanks for complimenting my Gradients!

- Uhh, how can I customize my scroll bar to the exact colours within my forum? And how can I size it to 700? >_<;

- Hmm, I didn't know that. How can I get rid of it? How can I use it? Do I need to ask someone else to create it for me again?

- How can I increase the spacing within the News Fader and the Category sections?

- I'm trying to reduce some main boards into sub-boards. What's the required amount of MAIN boards and sub-boards anyway of each?

- Thanks for complimenting about the amount of members I have. And yeah, the scroll bar is indeed plain. How can I get a custom one? I need someone to do that for me.

katqueen said:

Hello, Acer.

I agree, your banner is very professional. But it looks awfully gloomy! It's a general forum...but it looks very spooky, at least to me, at first sight!

Your forum loads pretty slowly for me. Maybe shrink the info center.

Maybe (you may have other skins) but maybe make another skin, and make it a little lighter/friendlier, it looks awfully masculine.

And there are many boards. Maybe try making sub-boards!

My rating: 7/10

Monica... Wow! I can't believe you posted about the suggestions here! You're Jodie Fanatic, correct? Hmm... if so, I see... now let's see about your suggestions:

- Well, it's my forum, right? How can I get in within the mix of things?

- Slow? The speed of it is a bit normal for me. How can I shrink the speed?

- What kind of skins would you suggest? What colours should they be and what preferred ProBoards Colour hexes should include?

- I'm trying to make sub-boards!

- Thanks for your rating.

Thanks to the two people that suggested me about my forums. I'll get right to work.

Any more suggestions? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Post it here please. Thank you!

I might need help with the following, so please contact me if you're a good professional forum maker. Thank you.

[Anselm]

acer said:

- Thanks for your sweet time on the banner! It was made by someone else! How can I make my text more seeable? I need the code for removing <<Home>> if it's good.

- Yeah, I would get those custom menu icons with the theme I have, but nobody's making them. I need someone to make them for me. So far, I have none.

- Yeah, I know. And how I can do that? Can you help me with that? What's the code and everything?

- Heh, thanks. But it does need more skins, right? If so, what kind and what should I make them with? How should I lighten the Cell Highlight. Thanks for complimenting my Gradients!

- Uhh, how can I customize my scroll bar to the exact colours within my forum? And how can I size it to 700? >_<;

- Hmm, I didn't know that. How can I get rid of it? How can I use it? Do I need to ask someone else to create it for me again?

- How can I increase the spacing within the News Fader and the Category sections?

- I'm trying to reduce some main boards into sub-boards. What's the required amount of MAIN boards and sub-boards anyway of each?

- Thanks for complimenting about the amount of members I have. And yeah, the scroll bar is indeed plain. How can I get a custom one? I need someone to do that for me.

If you want to remove <<Home>>, the code's in the database under Simple Welcome Table codes (towards the bottom of the index). Same goes for resizing the forum width, it's called Resize Forum Width under Main Page Hacks.

Go to graphics request for the menu buttons. Or do you have graphics designers? If you haven't had them in a week, PM me and I'll make you some.

Scrollbar: here is a generator. You'll have to click through a few links first though.

The cell highlight - have you got PSP or PS? If you have, type in the HEX of the colour behind and then push it down/up a bit.

The banner - make the text bigger to make it seeable.

Find the dividing categories code in your main footer and put whatever number there is up a bit.

There is a code called Separate News Fader from boards in the database (Main Page Hacks).

As for boards, that is your choice. I'd say for your member count have about 15 boards on the main page.

And you're welcome

[leah]

acer said:

transfermktforum said:

First of all, your banner is very professional. The images are blended in really well but the text could be more seeable. You need to remove the <<Home>> text too.

Get some custom menu buttons to replace those text menus. There's no doubt about it; they're ugly.

Your welcome table is a bit long. Give the staff list a marquee and it'll be fine. About as high as the middle one.

The skin is quite unusual but works well. However, lighten the cell highlight a bit. Your gradients are nice too.

Customise the scrollbar to the colours of your forum. Also, resize the forum width to 700, not 750 as the banner looks quite skinny on it.

Your on/off icons are good but have some white dots around it. Try using gifworks.com to get rid of it. It looks unprofessional.

Increase the spacing between the categories and separate the news fader from the boards. The gap is too small at the moment, it doesn't look good.

You have far too many boards. Make use of subboards as they do have good post counts. Put the ones with lower post counts together. Other than that, your post counts are excellent.

Congratulations on your 155 members. It is well deserved. However, on looking at that info center, it looks a bit ugly. I suggest getting a custom one.

Good luck!

- Thanks for your sweet time on the banner! It was made by someone else! How can I make my text more seeable? I need the code for removing <<Home>> if it's good.

- Yeah, I would get those custom menu icons with the theme I have, but nobody's making them. I need someone to make them for me. So far, I have none.

- Yeah, I know. And how I can do that? Can you help me with that? What's the code and everything?

- Heh, thanks. But it does need more skins, right? If so, what kind and what should I make them with? How should I lighten the Cell Highlight. Thanks for complimenting my Gradients!

- Uhh, how can I customize my scroll bar to the exact colours within my forum? And how can I size it to 700? >_<;

- Hmm, I didn't know that. How can I get rid of it? How can I use it? Do I need to ask someone else to create it for me again?

- How can I increase the spacing within the News Fader and the Category sections?

- I'm trying to reduce some main boards into sub-boards. What's the required amount of MAIN boards and sub-boards anyway of each?

- Thanks for complimenting about the amount of members I have. And yeah, the scroll bar is indeed plain. How can I get a custom one? I need someone to do that for me.

katqueen said:

Hello, Acer.

I agree, your banner is very professional. But it looks awfully gloomy! It's a general forum...but it looks very spooky, at least to me, at first sight!

Your forum loads pretty slowly for me. Maybe shrink the info center.

Maybe (you may have other skins) but maybe make another skin, and make it a little lighter/friendlier, it looks awfully masculine.

And there are many boards. Maybe try making sub-boards!

My rating: 7/10

Monica... Wow! I can't believe you posted about the suggestions here! You're Jodie Fanatic, correct? Hmm... if so, I see... now let's see about your suggestions:

- Well, it's my forum, right? How can I get in within the mix of things?

- Slow? The speed of it is a bit normal for me. How can I shrink the speed?

- What kind of skins would you suggest? What colours should they be and what preferred ProBoards Colour hexes should include?

- I'm trying to make sub-boards!

- Thanks for your rating.

Thanks to the two people that suggested me about my forums. I'll get right to work.

Any more suggestions? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Post it here please. Thank you!

I might need help with the following, so please contact me if you're a good professional forum maker. Thank you.

Yes i'm Jodie Fanatic ;D I didn't understand your first comment. You should shrink the info center, maybe find a new code with a smaller one. I would just suggest...maybe, i'm not sure, ones that would appeal to girls more. Not all pink or whatever, maybe some blues, or at least grays instead of a lot of black. Just a suggestion. Okay ;D And you're welcome!

[Acer]

transfermktforum said:

If you want to remove <<Home>>, the code's in the database under Simple Welcome Table codes (towards the bottom of the index). Same goes for resizing the forum width, it's called Resize Forum Width under Main Page Hacks.

Go to graphics request for the menu buttons. Or do you have graphics designers? If you haven't had them in a week, PM me and I'll make you some.

Scrollbar: here is a generator. You'll have to click through a few links first though.

The cell highlight - have you got PSP or PS? If you have, type in the HEX of the colour behind and then push it down/up a bit.

The banner - make the text bigger to make it seeable.

Find the dividing categories code in your main footer and put whatever number there is up a bit.

There is a code called Separate News Fader from boards in the database (Main Page Hacks).

As for boards, that is your choice. I'd say for your member count have about 15 boards on the main page.

And you're welcome

- Done and done. It should be all good now for that.

- The Graphics Request board here could be busy. Are you good in making graphics like menu buttons and such? If you are, you can look at the forum's theme, and I want the buttons to look like that, if you know how.

- Where would I find it on SolidSnakeDesigns or some site? Or should I go to www.maketemplate.com/scrollbar/ and pick my colour from there? But I need help with the colour sorting. What would be the recommended colours for those categories in that site?

- I don't have PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro, sorry. What should I do if I don't?

- How can I make the text of the banner more seeable and a bit bigger? Do I need PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro to do that? If so, I can't. I don't have it. Can someone do this for me?

- I find that my Dividing Categories gap size is 25. What number should I increase it to? What's the recommended number?

- 15 boards on the main? Wow... are you really sure about this? I'm trying to make some boards sub-boards within my choosing. As you can see, you can see the amount of sub-boards in the main boards.

- Thanks for your time.

katqueen said:

Yes i'm Jodie Fanatic ;D I didn't understand your first comment. You should shrink the info center, maybe find a new code with a smaller one. I would just suggest...maybe, i'm not sure, ones that would appeal to girls more. Not all pink or whatever, maybe some blues, or at least grays instead of a lot of black. Just a suggestion. Okay ;D And you're welcome!

- Lol, so you are. Nice to see you here as Kat Queen!

- Oh, sorry if I misunderstood you about that first comment. Don't try to be naughty though.

- How can I shrink the Information Center or finding a new code with it?

- How would I appeal to gals if they like the colours or don't mind them?

- Thanks for your time!

Any more of your suggestions? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Slow in? Pros? Cons? Post it all here please. Thank you!

Again, I might need help with the following, so please contact me if you're a good professional forum maker. Thank you and good day.

[xXx $ Pepiño $ xXx]

Okay

The forum colors are extrenley good the buttons and banners are also awesome...grads and affiliate box and info center are sick!!

Overall 10/10...

[Acer]

dsgb said:

Okay

The forum colors are extrenley good the buttons and banners are also awesome...grads and affiliate box and info center are sick!!

Overall 10/10...

Wow, $ Ruƒƒ Ryder $. Holy cabooses! I would never expected this to happen. Somehow for the very first time in my forum career, I got my first perfect rating. Oh my! !

Thank you for that! I do hope that you'll support it!

Now then, any more suggestions, questions, improvements, comments, concerns, and stuff? If you have any, then please post and reply it all right here please! ;D!

[tortuga]

Like others have said, your banner is very well done and matches your forum perfectly. That traffic storm banner is an ugly white and annoying, perhaps if it is an affiliate or sponsor it could go below your info center? Your three cell welcome bar scrolls a bit fast for me, maybe a tad bit slower. Your on/off icons have white speckles along the edges, perhaps you could clean those up a bit to make em look proffesional? Besides that it looks awesome

[Acer]

tortuga said:

Like others have said, your banner is very well done and matches your forum perfectly. That traffic storm banner is an ugly white and annoying, perhaps if it is an affiliate or sponsor it could go below your info center? Your three cell welcome bar scrolls a bit fast for me, maybe a tad bit slower. Your on/off icons have white speckles along the edges, perhaps you could clean those up a bit to make em look proffesional? Besides that it looks awesome

- Yes, it does. It really blends in with the forum well. The Matrix has it all covered!

- TrafficSwarm is just a sponsor to get "more" traffic into the forums. Don't you know what it means? And I'll consider it, thanks.

- What's the amount of speed should I set it under since it's fast for you?

- How can I clean the On/Off Icons with those white spots off?

- Thanks for your time!

Any more suggestions, questions, improvements, comments, concerns, and stuff? If you have any, then please post and reply it all right here please! Thank you everyone!

[tortuga]

The scroller doesn't have to be much faster, I just find I have read three fourths of a line and then it disapears. You can take your images to the graphics board and they'll clean em up for you, or if you have a graphics program, cut off the very tip of the circle and all the white will disappear. it's kinda hard to do without harming the graphic sometimes though. And I clicked on the traffic banner and learned of it. An interesting idea, but I still think you should move it.

[Acer]

tortuga said:

The scroller doesn't have to be much faster, I just find I have read three fourths of a line and then it disapears. You can take your images to the graphics board and they'll clean em up for you, or if you have a graphics program, cut off the very tip of the circle and all the white will disappear. it's kinda hard to do without harming the graphic sometimes though. And I clicked on the traffic banner and learned of it. An interesting idea, but I still think you should move it.

- Really? Hmm, but I don't know the amount of speed that I should set to though. That's good then, I guess.

- Should I take the On/Off Icon Images into the Graphics Request board because I don't have a graphics program? And yes, it is tough.

- I did move the TrafficSwarm banner down below to the Footers, silly.

Thanks for your time again, Anubis!

Any more suggestions, questions, improvements, comments, concerns, and stuff? If you have any, then please post and reply it all right here please! Thank you everyone!

[DMOC]

I am already registered as you know, but...

1. There are too many sub boards, you should shorten them down a bit.
2. The page always takes a long time for my computer to load...any ideas why?
3. Move the "Hey, X, you have X messages, X are new" below the banner or get rid of it, it is cramped on the right side of the banner.
4. You need some new buttons, all I see is [home]...[search]. All the menu choices are in [these].
5. There might be some errors in coding. When I went on a sub board, and I clicked on a choice (you know in a board there is Home...General...Spam...the homepage, the category name, the board name...). When I clicked on one, it brought me to a whole new board!
6. You have way too many affiliates.
7. You should get a new info center

Other than this, the forum looks great. 9.2/10

[Acer]

dmoc said:

I am already registered as you know, but...

1. There are too many sub boards, you should shorten them down a bit.
2. The page always takes a long time for my computer to load...any ideas why?
3. Move the "Hey, X, you have X messages, X are new" below the banner or get rid of it, it is cramped on the right side of the banner.
4. You need some new buttons, all I see is [home]...[search]. All the menu choices are in [these].
5. There might be some errors in coding. When I went on a sub board, and I clicked on a choice (you know in a board there is Home...General...Spam...the homepage, the category name, the board name...). When I clicked on one, it brought me to a whole new board!
6. You have way too many affiliates.
7. You should get a new info center

Other than this, the forum looks great. 9.2/10

- Well, I know, but having some sub-boards is a good idea. Which sub-boards should I shorten up to anyway? Any ideas?

- The main page and some others because of the amount of coding maybe. But I'm not sure if it is, or which code puts up the longest in every 5 second intervals.

- How can I move it? Again, any ideas or what's the code for it?

- Yes, I do, but I don't know who's going to make those customized menu buttons for me to match the skin.

- It does? And which new board is that? I'm confused.

- I know, but I want to get a code with double affiliates, you know. A single one is just too much to handle, but where?

- Maybe, but where?

- Thanks for your rating!

Any more guys?