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We scored 85%
Topic Started: Jul 10 2008, 08:01 PM (1,528 Views)
Livyatan


I recently had our board reviewed at Revision Reviews and here is how we fared:

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Member & Post Statistics: 7
Board Organization: 10
Theme and Graphics: 7
Unique Features: 9
Moderation Quality: 10
Administration Quality: 8
Overall: 51/60 (85%)

I could be considered somewhat biased in reviewing your board, since I am a big fan of science, Chemistry & Biology especially, but I do not think it can be denied that your board is fantastic. With a few things changed, you could easily have a Hall of Fame Board.

Your statistics in general are what hurt you the most. 2000 posts is a good number, but 30 members is a bit low, and what is more, you(owner) have more than 25% of the total posts. You just need to continue to get the word out about your board. Frequenting board that would have science-oriented members is one way you could do that. For example, a homework board specialized in offering science help. On the other side of your statistics, your members are posting very actively for a board of your size, and age (opening in late May). Finally yet importantly, it was great to see a number of members come online and view the board. With those members being active it shows you have conquered the hurdle of getting core active members on your board, a big achievement for new boards.

Your board organization is in my opinion, almost perfect. You have the Announcements category, the Biology category, the Competition/Activity category, and the general category. My only suggestion would be to add a general biology forum, to talk about non-speculative-evolution topics. Another option is a news forum where recent news topics on science/biology could be posted. Both of those could fit into the Forum Ecosystem category, as they do not pertain to Speculative Biology.

I like the graphics and theme you have set on the board right now, they are simple, and easy on the eyes. I do however have several problems with the board appearance. Firstly, I notice you have the themes "Simple Blue" and "Snaiad Theme" . Both appear to be the same save the banner, which is slightly changed. It seems like if you have two different themes in use they should be different, so prevent redundancy unnecessary extras. Another problem I have is with the banners used on all of the themes except the ZB Default. The banner is not wide enough to compensate for the advertisement beneath it, so sometimes your attention is drawn to the advertisement instead of the banner. To new members and guests, the banner can be very important for creating an image of the board. Lastly, none of the themes really have the Biology feel to them. The custom theme approaches that feeling but has too much blue/tan in it to give exactly the right feeling. The use of an image in the maintitle or background could help to give the Biology feel.

Your board has almost all unique features, with its unique types of discussions throughout the board, however to me it lacked a media aspect. You need something more than just text and speculation. Images or some kind of multimedia could enhance your board a lot in my opinion. I saw one use of images to show the kinds of speculative evolution talked about, but I think images and drawings/designs by the members could be used a lot more. In addition to using multimedia in the general discussion, a competition could be created to design future species'.

I have no problem with the moderator quality on the board. It’s good to see you can keep things in line with two Admins and one moderator. I took points away from the administrator quality because I place responsibility on the administrators for all problems addressed on the board thus far.

Keep up the hard work and keep improving your board!
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http://revisionreviews.net/topic/7014269/1/
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It was a pleasure reviewing your board. The scratched out part was due to a mistake I made in the process of the review. I somehow completely missed a whole forum.
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Livyatan


With that, I say that we all as a forum try to get that minimum three more points for a total of 90%!
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I'm going back to basics.

Yeah! 85%!

*Breaks out cake and party hats*

I don't quite understand why he took away points on the administration thing.
Edited by Sliver Slave, Jul 10 2008, 08:46 PM.
Something is upsetting the ostriches.

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Livyatan


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Jul 10 2008, 08:45 PM
Yeah! 85%!

*Breaks out cake and party hats*

I don't quite understand why he took away points on the administration thing.
Failure to have an appropriate, fitting theme and similarly biology themed graphics. Also for having too many posts when compared to total forum count. Not to worry though, the next theme should be better and my post percentage has been going down compared to the total anyway.
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Glad to know that the board has become so well off! Hope to get that 90% soon!
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Well we have two weeks until I can request another review and hopefully I can get a full image set for the custom theme by at least 3 weeks from now.
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I'm going back to basics.

Well,now that the themes are better, and we have more members, our score might go up slightly if it was reviewed.
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Jul 22 2008, 04:18 PM
Well,now that the themes are better, and we have more members, our score might go up slightly if it was reviewed.
I'm going to wait a month or so before I request another review. I want to have the full graphic set and all of the new features to be added before I apply for anything. Anywho: We got selected for random advertising on the Revision Reviews index so hopefully that'll at least get us some hits.
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Wow, this is amazing! We were actually reviewed!
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http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/topic/5724950/

Terra Alternativa:
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Very nice review. Good job =]
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When will the next review happen?
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Probably never. Or at least not from the same group, as I think that group only did "sytes" which we were, not "zetaboards" which we are now.
I wish I could give the public a true picture of the queen as she appeared at her best, but this would be impossible, even had she permitted a photograph to be taken, for her charming play of expression while in conversation, the character and intellect which were then revealed, were only half seen when the face was in repose. -Lilias Underwood when speaking of Empress Myeongseong

"I was born in the dark. I went out into the light, and your Majesty, it is my displeasure to inform you that I have returned to the dark. I envision a Seoul of towering buildings filled with Western establishments that will place herself back above the Japanese barbarians. Great things lie ahead for the Kingdom, great things. We must take action, your Majesty, without hesitation, to further modernize this still ancient kingdom."-Min Young-ik to Empress Myeongseong
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Are you plausible?

Is there somewhere in zetaboards we can go to petition for another review? I think it's interesting to get an "outsider critique" of how the ship is running...
Take a look at my exobiology subforum of the planet Nereus!

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I'm certain there is one, but I can't find it.
I wish I could give the public a true picture of the queen as she appeared at her best, but this would be impossible, even had she permitted a photograph to be taken, for her charming play of expression while in conversation, the character and intellect which were then revealed, were only half seen when the face was in repose. -Lilias Underwood when speaking of Empress Myeongseong

"I was born in the dark. I went out into the light, and your Majesty, it is my displeasure to inform you that I have returned to the dark. I envision a Seoul of towering buildings filled with Western establishments that will place herself back above the Japanese barbarians. Great things lie ahead for the Kingdom, great things. We must take action, your Majesty, without hesitation, to further modernize this still ancient kingdom."-Min Young-ik to Empress Myeongseong
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