Hey SimLink, I like your new forum! I noticed it is forumotion hosted, which I am very experienced with. I just have a few tips & ideas; one has been mentioned before, too.
1. HTML is disabled. Please enable this. It is much easier for many people to post in HTML rather than BBCode. <li> tags for example.
2. I see that you are using the member ranks to show site status (admin, mod, etc.). This is perfectly fine, but I am a fan of rating systems base on posts. Similar to Simtropolis. I can probably find a tutorial on how to add extra items next to the post. For example: Username then Member title, then member rank/group a linebreak or two down.
3. Chat (Mentioned before). The chat on forumotion is basic, but very efficient. No need for separate registration for chatting. You can disable the chat in the forum page and just have a link in the nav bar to "Website/chatbox."
4. This one is just for eye candy. A portal/homepage for the site might be nice some time in the future.
So those are just my 2 cents. If you have questions or need a little more explanation just ask.
1. HTML is disabled. Please enable this. It is much easier for many people to post in HTML rather than BBCode. <li> tags for example.
2. I see that you are using the member ranks to show site status (admin, mod, etc.). This is perfectly fine, but I am a fan of rating systems base on posts. Similar to Simtropolis. I can probably find a tutorial on how to add extra items next to the post. For example: Username then Member title, then member rank/group a linebreak or two down.
3. Chat (Mentioned before). The chat on forumotion is basic, but very efficient. No need for separate registration for chatting. You can disable the chat in the forum page and just have a link in the nav bar to "Website/chatbox."
4. This one is just for eye candy. A portal/homepage for the site might be nice some time in the future.
So those are just my 2 cents. If you have questions or need a little more explanation just ask.