Review RoFL ZoNe please

Name of the Forum: RoFL ZoNe
Address: www.roflzone.tk
Type of Review (Do not Edit): Full Review
Your Name on the board: Dante Pellicciotti


Please keep in mind the forum itself is a little inactive. Its more about the site I have built around the forum, and the frequent updates I try to do on it. When rating, make sure you go through the whole Entertainment page, and all of its contents. Thanks

Since it seems no one else has tagged this and I'd like to try my hand at reviewing I suppose I will. :3
Should be reviewed within 24-72 hours (1-3 days).

thanks =]

First Impressions - Rating: Average

Although there wasn't really anything I disliked when I first visited your site, there was also little that compelled me to keep exploring. I do like the introduction on the homepage, but there isn't anything that reaches out and immediately grabs my attention. Large/bold text may be helpful, but it's rather plain. The homepage could use something that pops out at you. Perhaps an image to represent the site?

Graphics & Layout - Rating: Poor

Truth be told, the layout needs work. The graphics are overly simple and boring, and the contrast of blue on gray on the scrolling announcement is very bright. I like the layout on the Entertainment page, but the navigation menu and the banner probably need to be replaced. They display the bare minimum and say almost nothing about your site. Although high-quality graphics take a lot of time and effort, they attract members to your site fairly quickly and are definitely worth it. In my experience, sites with banners displaying just text don't often thrive. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a little better.

Forum Activity - Rating: Good

From what I can tell, a good amount of users are visiting your site. Although many of your members aren't super active, they are hardly inactive either. Seeing that so many people are enjoying your site often helps bring in new members. However, it seems that the members don't post all too often. I searched for today's active topics and found none; your forum also has surprisingly little posts. This is not altogether bad, since your site is geared towards entertainment more than forum interaction, but something for your members to post about wouldn't hurt.

Staff & Usergroups - Rating: Poor

Besides the Site Owner group, the names of your groups say nothing about them. I tried creating an account to learn more about the groups, but even from there I was unable to know what role the group members played on your site. From my point of view, the groups serve no purpose. Keeping groups private is certainly understandable, but you can always hide them if you don't want members to see them, instead of keeping it the way it is.

Originality & Unique Quality - Good

Even if your site's purpose isn't too original, there is much content on it that I haven't seen anywhere before. It's obvious that your members have helped with many of the features on the Entertainment page, which is good. I had a good time looking at the site's content and playing games like Ethia was fun and time-consuming, both very good factors on a site like this. It's clear that a lot if time was put into the site, and I'm guessing much of what can be found there is exclusive to your site only.

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    [list][font=Trebuchet MS]Although there wasn't really anything I disliked when I first visited your site, there was also little that compelled me to keep exploring. I do like the introduction on the homepage, but there isn't anything that reaches out and immediately grabs my attention. Large/bold text may be helpful, but it's rather plain. The homepage could use something that pops out at you. Perhaps an image to represent the site?[/font][/list]

    [img]http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/13/67/77/07/purple11.png[/img] [size=16][b][color=#9507c9]Graphics & Layout[/color][/b][/size] - [b]Rating: [color=olive]Poor[/color][/b]
    [list][font=Trebuchet MS]Truth be told, the layout needs work. The graphics are overly simple and boring, and the contrast of blue on gray on the scrolling announcement is very bright. I like the layout on the Entertainment page, but the navigation menu and the banner probably need to be replaced. They display the bare minimum and say almost nothing about your site. Although high-quality graphics take a lot of time and effort, they attract members to your site fairly quickly and are definitely worth it. In my experience, sites with banners displaying just text don't often thrive. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a little better.[/font][/list]

    [img]http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/13/67/77/07/orange12.png[/img] [size=16][b][color=#e2a718]Forum Activity[/color][/b][/size] - [b]Rating: [color=blue]Good[/color][/b]
    [list][font=Trebuchet MS]From what I can tell, a good amount of users are visiting your site. Although many of your members aren't super active, they are hardly inactive either. Seeing that so many people are enjoying your site often helps bring in new members. However, it seems that the members don't post all too often. I searched for today's active topics and found none; your forum also has surprisingly little posts. This is not altogether bad, since your site is geared towards entertainment more than forum interaction, but something for your members to post about wouldn't hurt.[/font][/list]

    [img]http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/13/67/77/07/blue11.png[/img] [size=16][b][color=#0f6ec7]Staff & Usergroups[/color][/b][/size] - [b]Rating: [color=olive]Poor[/color][/b]
    [list][font=Trebuchet MS]Besides the Site Owner group, the names of your groups say nothing about them. I tried creating an account to learn more about the groups, but even from there I was unable to know what role the group members played on your site. From my point of view, the groups serve no purpose. Keeping groups private is certainly understandable, but you can always hide them if you don't want members to see them, instead of keeping it the way it is. [/font][/list]

    [img]http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/13/67/77/07/green11.png[/img] [size=16][b][color=#3acd0d]Originality & Unique Quality[/color][/b][/size] - [b][color=blue]Good[/color][/b]
    [list][font=Trebuchet MS]Even if your site's purpose isn't too original, there is much content on it that I haven't seen anywhere before. It's obvious that your members have helped with many of the features on the Entertainment page, which is good. I had a good time looking at the site's content and playing games like Ethia was fun and time-consuming, both very good factors on a site like this. It's clear that a lot if time was put into the site, and I'm guessing much of what can be found there is exclusive to your site only. [/font][/list]

thanks man. yeah i'm already aware that my graphics are crap. i'm like the most uncreative person when it comes to that kinda stuff so i need to look for someone that can help me out..


as for the usergroups, you are right, i dont really use them. I use the custom colors for something to buy in the rofl mall.

well anyways, thanks for putting some of your time into reviewing my site. i really appreciate it. (especially when i was waiting for so long for someone to tag it =P)

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