Review my site?

[gearspro]

Hello, been working a good while on the skin of my forums. Just wanted a second opinion before i start promoting the site!

http://www.gearspro.com/forums

Please say what you like if any, and what you dont like and maybe how to improve?

Thanks alot fellow vbulletin lovers,

Look forward to the feed back. Thanks.

-Gearspro

[merk_aus]

I like the look of the website... however you have two welcome box's to the guests, maybe edit the default one to include about joining to access the additional boards etc rather than having to - and if guests can't use the chatbox/shoutbox does your version have an option to hide it from guests normally customized through the usergroup permissions.

One other thing I do hate, and have fixed on my sites, is that you shouldn't require guests (or members for that matter) to scroll before seeing any boards.

This is just my 2cents you don't need to listen to me just thought I would share them as looking at your page I navigated straight back here before even trying to find out what the site is about - to me the stuff I listed is one quick fire way to turn guests away, it definately turned me away.

[gearspro]

Originally Posted by merk_aus

I like the look of the website... however you have two welcome box's to the guests, maybe edit the default one to include about joining to access the additional boards etc rather than having to - and if guests can't use the chatbox/shoutbox does your version have an option to hide it from guests normally customized through the usergroup permissions.

One other thing I do hate, and have fixed on my sites, is that you shouldn't require guests (or members for that matter) to scroll before seeing any boards.

This is just my 2cents you don't need to listen to me just thought I would share them as looking at your page I navigated straight back here before even trying to find out what the site is about - to me the stuff I listed is one quick fire way to turn guests away, it definately turned me away.

I fixed the welcome message, at the time i didnt know how to remove it.

With the chatbox, that guests cannot use, but they can see. I thought it might be a bit of an attraction because alot of people like chatbox's.

By scrolling down to see the boards, are you referring to seeing the forum leaders etc? or the actual forums them selves? And thanks for your opinion, very appreciated

[TheLastSuperman]

All those red links to white - the red is tooooo much so just do red on mouseover is my only suggestion for now but short on time, otherwise nice site being a dark style (I like light styles but that is nice).

[gearspro]

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

All those red links to white - the red is tooooo much so just do red on mouseover is my only suggestion for now but short on time, otherwise nice site being a dark style (I like light styles but that is nice).

Ohh ok nice idea I didnt think of doing that! .

Is the grey description underneath ok though?

Do i need to use a style sheet? or is there a html markup way of doing this, because the css way doesnt work :/

[gearspro]

Anyone?

[matthewhotdude]

Only thing I don't like, there is too much at the top, before you get to the actual forums. (adverts, chatbox)

Apart from that it's looking good