[faisj]

Forum Name:
The Movie Trailers Forum.com Launched

Forum URL:
Movie Trailers Forum.com - Powered by vBulletin

Comments:
Hi everyone, I would like to introduce to you: The Movie Trailers Forum.com ( Movie Trailers Forum.com - Powered by vBulletin ) I decided to make this easy to use forum for every movie lover. See, upload (by a easy to use YouTube system) or discuss the latest movies (trailers) I hope you can do me the favor and sign up and perhaps post some msges. I would really appreciate that. kind regards, Faisj

Overall Ratings per Category
Design
(2/5)

Features and Modifications
(1/5)

Guest Friendliness
(4/5)

Guidelines and Staff
(4/5)

Organization and Navigation
(4/5)

[Magnetism]

Review in Progress.

[Sir TVDinner]

I love the idea of your new forum. I am going to review later when I have more time, but great idea and name!

[Magnetism]

Design
Category Rating: (2/5)
Category Comments:
The Design I thought was lacking that something special, it is a nice style but I thought not appropriate for the forum choice. On entering the forum I was expecting to find something that related to the subject choice of the movies but there was nothing there. The banner is very plain and doesn’t stand out like I think it should. Maybes you could hire someone to make you one that related better to the movies, just some simple additions like actors / actresses pictures or movie scenes would make it explode so that any guest is immediately aware what you are about. The forum markers are in the same boat as the banner, stock images really do not fit with specialist forums unless it is a themed style. Getting someone to make you some markers will really add to the overall effect of the forum, something simple like the piece of equipment that they use at the beginning of each scene (Sorry don’t know the name of it) would look good. Overall the design is poor in my eyes and could do with some work, but it is much better than the standard VB style. I would maybes implement some of the above ideas and it would push it onto the next level.

Features and Modifications
Category Rating: (1/5)
Category Comments:
The first modification that I came across was the Welcome Header. Greet! This is a proven modification that entices guests to register however the text that you have entered into there is unless I’m mistaken the default text. You should edit that so that you make it suit your forum maybes include what features that you have included in the board so that people don’t have to spend time trailing through the forum to find out what’s on offer. Also I don’t know if it’s proven to help VBSEO but common practise these days is to turn that text into an image to find out how to do that check out this thread at VBSETUP that’s a really great article. Other than that I couldn’t see many other modifications to review so I had to leave it at that. But the basics all seem to be working flawlessly which is always great to see

Guest Friendliness
Category Rating: (4/5)
Category Comments:
The forum was very guest friendly and I was able to view the threads and content without any hiccups but maybes you could limit that in order to increase signups? Often by having a great first couple of posts available in a thread with the rest hidden will encourage guests to become members and keep them coming back for more. A lot of the posts seem to be one or two liners though which put me off a little as a guest I would have liked to see some more in-depth reviews or conversations about movies rather than just the “I thought it was ok...” Kind of content that I came across in the few posts that I did spend time reading, between you and your staff you could write a review each a week and build up constructive content in no time at all.

Guidelines and Staff
Category Rating: (4/5)
Category Comments:
Your staff seem to be very active within the forums which is a good thing to see them leading by example, and with the lack of spam and general tidiness of the forum it looks like you are running a tip top forum. Keep that up! I couldn’t find any rules so if they are present if you can point me in the direction of them and I’ll read them over. If you don’t have them I would suggest you get a few basic guidelines in place for your forum members.

Organization and Navigation
Category Rating: (4/5)
Category Comments:
The organisation and layout is very basic and easy to use which is something most forum owners struggle to achieve so I think you’ve done a good job with keeping it simple. However the amount of forums that you have for the level that your forum is at for me is too many. You could reduce the amount of forums by making sub forums within one main forum. For example You could have Movies as the main forum then the different Genres of Movies as the Sub-forums this would reduce the amount shown on the forum home and I think make the front page look more presentable.

[faisj]

Thank you so much Magnetism. I really appreciate your review and hope
to receive many more like it.

I will zoom into some of the points:

First of all let me say that i believe in simplicity and thats why I have not
edited a lot or made it to flashy.

- The design is made with the word simplicity in mind.
I could increase the overall feeling by editing the main forum index.
But, to add pictures of actors etc... I dont know.

- Do you perhaps know where I can change the default text of the
Welcome Header?
** the major modification is the youtube url insert to embed a movie
there are also many small once like google ads etc...

- I will take def. take this point in the next change day of the forum.
I will make some forum content/threads only viewable after registering.

- The staff is not yet working very hard. I am looking for new mods.
Some of them are in training at a bigger already running forum I own.

- I think the amount of forums will look better when there are more threads.
Perhaps I have to fill it a bit more by a paid service.


I hope to receive many more reviews

thanks again! (rep added)

[Magnetism]

No problem, the text can be changed but I can't remember where from the top of my head. Gimme an hour or so and I'll track down the mod and find out where it is.

I think it might be an option in the admincp > VBOptions

Then scroll down and I think its in that list somewhere, if not I'll find it soon.