Been a long time since I had her reviewed

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Most users ever online was 1,538, 12-18-2006 at 10:54 PM.

Created May 1, 2003

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Initial Impression
I guess the first thing that I notice you don't have is any kind of call to action or welcome message. I think this will really help your registrations by telling users what differentiates your forum from other Mustang forums out there. Brag about your stats! Tell them how big you are and what you offer that the others don't.

Organization and Feel
I think your forum organization is great. You have introductions at the top, the feedback, etc sections at the bottom, and the good stuff in the middle. I'm also glad to see you have the register buttom at the top left which is where a users eye starts on an Internet page. The one thing you could do is make it a little more apparent, change the color or add an exclamation point.

Skin and Modifications
I like your skin pretty well, it fits the theme of the forum and is simple and professional. I really like the template edits you've made. I remember you saying you've removed a lot of the useless information for guests such as users online and new post indicators at the bottom. Those are great ideas. The less fluff and the more content guests see the better.

I'm really a fan of your swear filter option - something I wish more forums had, its a great option.

I'm also glad you have a gallery, its definitely something all automotive forums should have.

The only thing with the skin that I don't really like is the ad image at the top - unless you're getting CPM with it I would have it set to contextual only, because the Windows Live Search image I'm getting really doesn't flow with the rest of your forum. If it is CPM, then you could probably set it to something less obtrusive and still get the same results, right?

Guidelines and Staff
I had a little trouble finding a set of rules or guidelines. Maybe its something you could add to the footer?

I think you have an appropriate amount of staff for the size of your forum.

Recommended Changes

• Add some kind of welcome message
• make ad less obtrusive
• Add link to rules in the footer.

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Thanks. I got the rules up and stickied in the Intro Forum. As far as the ads go not really concerned as they are CPM based and I don't want to go through and disallow certain ads. The MSN one you pointed out is High CPM. Plus most of the ads go away when you register which only takes less than a minute. The Welcome message has been tried and I never noticed a difference. Just took up valuable space and pushed the forums down even more below the fold.

Thanks for the review

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Ah ok, I didn't know they went away when you registered. Maybe add a "Register to make these ads disappear!" thing? Just a suggestion. Overall your forum looks great.

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This will show you what a regular member see as far as ad placement on my site. Plus I offer a supporting members package to remove all ads.

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