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Post by `` camille on Aug 20, 2008 1:07:51 GMT -7
this is the extension to the old version. we made new rules, apps, added canons & made a more unique timeline.
you know you wanna click ittt! there is no offical plot, as it's still in the making. tell me what cha think :]
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Post by krista! on Aug 20, 2008 1:24:57 GMT -7
first impression! the skin is very nice and welcoming. it's not imbalanced at all. the only small quirk i have is the welcome board and the main banner not being parallel. that's just my own quirk, though.
organisation! your site is very well organised. right now i'm looking at the "university prospectus" and how you have everything in subboards. it's very nice and doesn't cause any confusion. same goes for the rest of the forum: everything in laid neatly and it is very clear as to where everything is.
rules! i agree with all of your rules. i didn't find anything wrong in there. they leave a good standard rule layout and are very straight-forward. kudos!
boards! haha these board names are cute. i love "dippin' with dumbledore" the best. these are all very creative! and everything is organised very well. although there are a lot of boards, there aren't too many boards, either. there are many places for all your members to roleplay and such.
guest contact! other than the cbox, there is no (obvious) way for a guest to contact an admin without joining. perhaps consider making your suggestion box guest-friendly, or putting in a guest friendly board or subboard? guests may have many questions and queries before joining and may not want to register just to ask their questions.
i hope this helps! (: xx
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Post by • oriftastic! on Aug 20, 2008 1:29:46 GMT -7
hi `` camille. such a nice site you got there *wink*
skin, » the default skin is quite dark, but all the colors match together well » as i can not log in, i sincerely hope that you have a spare, lighter skin for members who have eyesight problems » there isn't much that can be improved, but an optional lighter skin would be useful
graphics, » you have quite a few graphics, but the forum is not in overload of graphics, but it is quite close » the graphics match your skin, i like that, but they're slightly annoying because wherever i look, there's a graphic » people don't just join a forum for it's looks and because of that, i'm going to say, cut down on the amount of graphics you have
posts, » you have quite a few posts and that way it's easy for new members to get acquainted » the rules and announcements are easy to find as they are in the first board, but i recommend a new board for activity checks and announcements
boards, » you have a lot of boards and for your size, i recommend that. » in most of the ctaegories, you have long descriptions [three lines] and i recommend that you make each one of them longer because it looks better and lengthens out your forum and tiny bit more
overall, » a very nice forum you have there, cami » i do feel that it can be better in places » if i had to score, i'd give it an 8.9
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Post by `` camille on Aug 20, 2008 15:04:49 GMT -7
thanks, guys. :]
i talked there being too many graphics with the other admins, but we have decided that they are liked. when it comes to the seperte annoucement board, they is one already and we're debating about a seperate one for activity checks!
we have four other skins avalible when you actually sign up, all pretty similar but some lighter than others....
for the board names, i can up with the favorite listed, it was almost 'skinny dippin' wiith dumbledore' but i decided against that xD
i still have yet to bring up with contact thing but i'll be doing that soon ^.^
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Macy
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Post by Macy on Aug 20, 2008 21:41:14 GMT -7
♠♠ Macy’s Critique<<< Alrighty, well I have to say that though Harry Potter sites don't normally catch my interest, this one did almost automatically. I absolutely love it, though these would be my personal suggestions towards your site:: - Your board is slightly stretched and it throws off the eye. Try and resize your banner length to prevent the stretch and make it even more visually appealing.
- Another thing I would suggest is just a bit more colour on your skin. The grey is nice but adding colours other than simply grey can give the site depth and it tends to look better. Maybe think of using black or a dark navy blue as your category backgrounds?
- The side bar is awesome, but one thing most admin should keep in mind when making any site, is that guests/possible members don't want to have to go through the entire site to find the rules or an application. I suggest adding links to things such as the plot, rules, claims, and so on in your side bar.
- I like the way you organized your rules but I doubt any member is actually going to read through all of them. Try shortening them and incorporating one within the other. You don't need that many/
- Lastly, I think thing to add just to make your site more uniform is a scroll bar that matches the site. I included the code to a simple code bar below. Just fill in the colours of your choice and put it in your global headers.
<STYLE type="text/css"> <!-- BODY { direction:; background-attachment:fixed; scrollbar-arrow-color: FFFFff; scrollbar-track-color: 000000; scrollbar-face-color: ffffff; scrollbar-highlight-color: 000000; scrollbar-3dlight-color: ffffff; scrollbar-darkshadow-color: 000000; scrollbar-shadow-color: ffffff; } --> </STYLE>
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Post by alexis & airwaves , on Aug 21, 2008 19:15:03 GMT -7
layout
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i really did enjoy the layout when i clicked on it, and i still do. i think all of the sidebars are very very neat & organized, and just generally look very good on your board. the backround is pretty, and i like the two grays no matter how stupid that sounds, and the custom font you used is nice, all around its a nice layout. i only had a problem with one thing. though i know practically nothing about harry potter im guessing you color the characters name by what " house" they're in, but, the colors are a little bit blinding, at least on my skin. and one more thing, i think your banner up top is just a littlee to big, i like the banner i just think that if you resized it to be a bit smaller by like 100 pixels or so it would look great :]
[/color] boards [/size] ,
i'm going to have to agree with everyone else on here on how the boards are cutely named and everything. i dont know though, honestly i had a hard time navigating around your site. my suggestion would be to make 'character information' to 'claims' or have that thing where it tells you how many sub - boards are under one board. maybe its just because im slow and i usually look for that kind of thing xD
[/color] members [/size] ,
the number of members you have is defiantly not a problem, your cbox seems very friendly and it seems like everyone’s really active; a few things that i know people - er at least me look for in a site. also, your members posts are very nice size, not intimidating long to scare people off but not extremely short. kudos for that !
[/color] rules [/size] ,
the rules that stuck out to me where the pregnancy and the girl boy ratio; they solve some of the problems that happen when it comes to roleplaying and they're said in a very nice way. all of your other rules are good from what i see, i would just suggest adding a image size limit? i dont know, stretched out boards are just a pet peeve of mine if you cant tell by now xD
[/color] other [/size] ,
okay, this is pretty random but i really like your 'accepted' thing that you post when you guys accept members, i think its super pretty. i also like your application, but just a suggestion to add some color. this is one of my first few " rate my site " kind of things i've done, let alone on a site which genera i dont roleplay, so, xD, cut me some slack. i hope i was some help <3 (:
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Post by `` camille on Aug 26, 2008 22:30:25 GMT -7
okay, well we just updated the site before i saw the last post before me. lots of the things were taken into account, actually, and i hope you think it's better now!
regarding alexis & airwaves , , you did fine! thanks for all the comments, expecially on the app format. i made it! :] i'll definitly look into putting color into it! i'm glad everyone likes the board names, i had fun with those. xD
there are now fast links, so navagation around the site is definitly easier. if people'd like to continue rating, you're more than welcome!
thanks x
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