Bearville Place

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1. First Impressions (Score: 15/20):
   When the page opened up to your forum. The first thing I noticed was that the banner and the navigation bar took up the whole page. The banner and nav bar both should be about half the screen, even a little smaller would do better. I will explain more about this later in the review. Another thing that came to my attention was the forum really lacked color. The only place that had color was the banner, header, and widgets. As it being a child friendly forum, I suggest that you add some more color; it would attract embers that are just browsing through forums seeing if it is a nice forum to join. I did notice that the "recent topics" widget was not scrolling. It might just have been an error on the loading but make sure to check that out.
   
2. Categories & Forums (Score: 9/10):
   As I see this is a BABV forum and I do believe that BABV does come out with new news most days so I would recommend activating the portal and posting the news there. When someone wants to join a forum, the first thing that they say is "Are they keeping up to date with the news?" You would want to join a forum that is on their toes with everything and the news on your forum is kind of "hidden," meaning that you have to look for it. You do have a great amount of forums and categories for your forum. The only problem that I have with them is that they are stretched out a lot but I will explain more about that later. In addition, the only thing lacking there is that you have a very low amount of topics for each forum. Try encouraging members to make more topics on each of the forums. Maybe you trash them once it is outdated because I do see a lot of topics in the trash. Never less, good job here.
   

1. Graphics (Score: 13/20):
   Banner
   As I explained earlier, the banner was huge and hook up almost half the screen; not good for newbies. Perhaps cropping out 1/3 of the banner would be better so you can see the categories without having to scroll way down. I like how you added the stars to the sides of the banners. It is unique and made it look more of a friendly environment. Good effort there. (4/5)
   Navigation Bar
   The navigation bar was OK however it would help if each button was shrunken a tad. I'd imagine that if all the buttons were there, it would take two lines, I only see a couple and they take up the whole line. This would make the forum neater also. You can go to the graphics request section and ask for it to be shrunken. Good effort there.(3/5)
   Forum Icons
   When I first entered your forum, I noted that the forum Icons were pretty big which made the forums stretch a little bit length wise. I think that the forum Icons should be 50x50 maximum, but again that is just what I think. That is the same with the forum images. Also, I had a problem with the images for "BP's Feedback" and "Shopping". For the "BP's Feedback" image, I is a bit plain, maybe try adding something in the bubble. For the "Shopping" image, the bag blends into h background so it is a bit hard to see. (3/5)
   'Who Is Online?' Image
   This was a good image but I suggest adding a background to it because as I said earlier before, the forum needs some more color to it. The bottom image on it, I think it is a bear balloon head was kind of blended in into the background. (3/5)
   
2. Forum Layout & Colors (Score: 9/10):
   As I said earlier, there were only a few places where there was color; the majority of it was white. I do believe that the main colors of BABV are blue and red, so adding a light blue to the background would give you a great amount of color. The layout of all the forums does indeed fit the requests for your type of forum. Good job there.
   

1. Population of Groups (Score: --/10):
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2. Staff Groups / User Groups (Score: 10/10):
   You have five groups. That's a great amount of groups for your forum. I can't say much because I can't view them
   

1. Post/Member Ratio & Quantity (Score: 10/10):
   

   Our users have posted a total of 16056 messages
   We have 180 registered users
   The newest registered user is Starla2hip56

   
   Your member post ratio rounds to 90. Every forum wants to get that amount of posts. Great job there! Keep it up!
   
2. Users Active (Score: 10/10):
   

   
   Our users have posted a total of 16056 messages
   We have 180 registered users
   The newest registered user is Starla2hip56
   
   In total there are 6 users online :: 4 Registered, 0 Hidden and 2 Guests
   Most users ever online was 29 on Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:31 pm
   
   Registered Users: Badge, Katelynkinzz, Starla2hip56, winter
   
   Members connected during last 48 hours : AJBubbles, AliceAwesome, Badge, BearHugger, BlueRocksForever1, Brianna, CheerBear43, chocolatemonster, Clarissa♥, Clayers, DanaWaterfall10, DinoMusicLuvr, Eveyy, gloasaur<3, HannahGemFriend30, hilol, Jacy4, JeannaBearFun, JenniIshFluffy♥, Katelynkinzz, Katherine2Hip332, Kieranbearysmart1, Kittyxd123, Mari, Mikayla, NadineLuv2Sing, Ninja Joy♥, Omgchick, Pink princess, Rubybearsrock16, Sage, Sammibubbles3, Starla2hip56, TestAwesome!, TheBerriHorizon, TieganBearyCool32, winter, Zoeybearsrule200
   
   

   
   You have 38 members that visited in the last 48 hours. That is also a great amount. Nothing else I can say except send some newsletters to get more members active. Keep up the good work.
   

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[*][b]First Impressions (Score: 15/20):[/b]
When the page opened up to your forum. The first thing I noticed was that the banner and the navigation bar took up the whole page. The banner and nav bar both should be about half the screen, even a little smaller would do better. I will explain more about this later in the review. Another thing that came to my attention was the forum really lacked color. The only place that had color was the banner, header, and widgets. As it being a child friendly forum, I suggest that you add some more color; it would attract embers that are just browsing through forums seeing if it is a nice forum to join. I did notice that the "recent topics" widget was not scrolling. It might just have been an error on the loading but make sure to check that out.
[*][b]Categories & Forums (Score: 9/10):[/b]
As I see this is a BABV forum and I do believe that BABV does come out with new news most days so I would recommend activating the portal and posting the news there. When someone wants to join a forum, the first thing that they say is "Are they keeping up to date with the news?" You would want to join a forum that is on their toes with everything and the news on your forum is kind of "hidden," meaning that you have to look for it. You do have a great amount of forums and categories for your forum. The only problem that I have with them is that they are stretched out a lot but I will explain more about that later. In addition, the only thing lacking there is that you have a very low amount of topics for each forum. Try encouraging members to make more topics on each of the forums. Maybe you trash them once it is outdated because I do see a lot of topics in the trash. Never less, good job here.
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[color=limegreen]Generalities total :: 24/30[/color]

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[list=1][*][b]Graphics (Score: 13/20):[/b]
[size=11][u][b]Banner[/b][/u][/size]
As I explained earlier, the banner was huge and hook up almost half the screen; not good for newbies. Perhaps cropping out 1/3 of the banner would be better so you can see the categories without having to scroll way down. I like how you added the stars to the sides of the banners. It is unique and made it look more of a friendly environment. Good effort there. (4/5)
[size=11][u][b]Navigation Bar[/b][/u][/size]
The navigation bar was OK however it would help if each button was shrunken a tad. I'd imagine that if all the buttons were there, it would take two lines, I only see a couple and they take up the whole line. This would make the forum neater also. You can go to the graphics request section and ask for it to be shrunken. Good effort there.(3/5)
[size=11][u][b]Forum Icons[/b][/u][/size]
When I first entered your forum, I noted that the forum Icons were pretty big which made the forums stretch a little bit length wise. I think that the forum Icons should be 50x50 maximum, but again that is just what I think. That is the same with the forum images. Also, I had a problem with the images for "BP's Feedback" and "Shopping". For the "BP's Feedback" image, I is a bit plain, maybe try adding something in the bubble. For the "Shopping" image, the bag blends into h background so it is a bit hard to see. (3/5)
[size=11][u][b]'Who Is Online?' Image[/b][/u][/size]
This was a good image but I suggest adding a background to it because as I said earlier before, the forum needs some more color to it. The bottom image on it, I think it is a bear balloon head was kind of blended in into the background. (3/5)       
[*][b]Forum Layout & Colors (Score: 9/10):[/b]
As I said earlier, there were only a few places where there was color; the majority of it was white. I do believe that the main colors of BABV are blue and red, so adding a light blue to the background would give you a great amount of color. The layout of all the forums does indeed fit the requests for your type of forum. Good job there.
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[color=darkred]Graphic Design & Layout total :: 22/30[/color]

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[*][b]Population of Groups (Score: --/10):[/b]
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[*][b]Staff Groups / User Groups (Score: 10/10):[/b]
You have five groups. That's a great amount of groups for your forum. I can't say much because I can't view them
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[color=teal]Usergroups :: 10/10[/color]

[img]http://i87.servimg.com/u/f87/13/67/77/07/foruma30.png[/img] [b][color=orange][size=19]Forum Activity[/color][/b][/size]

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[*][b]Post/Member Ratio & Quantity (Score: 10/10):[/b]
[quote]Our users have posted a total of 16056 messages
We have 180 registered users
The newest registered user is Starla2hip56 [/quote]
Your member post ratio rounds to 90. Every forum wants to get that amount of posts. Great job there! Keep it up!
[*][b]Users Active (Score: 10/10):[/b]
[quote]
   Our users have posted a total of 16056 messages
We have 180 registered users
The newest registered user is Starla2hip56

   In total there are 6 users online :: 4 Registered, 0 Hidden and 2 Guests
Most users ever online was 29 on Sat Jan 30, 2010 1:31 pm

Registered Users: Badge, Katelynkinzz, Starla2hip56, winter

   Members connected during last 48 hours : AJBubbles, AliceAwesome, Badge, BearHugger, BlueRocksForever1, Brianna, CheerBear43, chocolatemonster, Clarissa♥, Clayers, DanaWaterfall10, DinoMusicLuvr, Eveyy, gloasaur<3, HannahGemFriend30, hilol, Jacy4, JeannaBearFun, JenniIshFluffy♥, Katelynkinzz, Katherine2Hip332, Kieranbearysmart1, Kittyxd123, Mari, Mikayla, NadineLuv2Sing, Ninja Joy♥, Omgchick, Pink princess, Rubybearsrock16, Sage, Sammibubbles3, Starla2hip56, TestAwesome!, TheBerriHorizon, TieganBearyCool32, winter, Zoeybearsrule200

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You have 38 members that visited in the last 48 hours. That is also a great amount. Nothing else I can say except send some newsletters to get more members active. Keep up the good work.
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[color=orange]Forum Activity total :: 20/20[/color]

TestAwesome! wrote:Was the Forum activity total that total? Sorry, but the total is like the thing that I need to know the most