Forum Rate Please

[Salem Sandstone]

hogwartslake13.proboards39.com/index.cgi

Could you please rate my forum? You have to be registered to see some, well most, of the features there. One thing that should be checked out, is the Sorting Hat. That is if you choose to rate my forum.

[Hermione Granger]

Format from HP A-Z Directory:

*Date of Site Rate
7/30/06
* Url
hogwartslake13.proboards39.com/index.cgi
* Splash Page (If there is one)
N/A
* First Impression When Arriving at Forum
Very nice, good use of dark colors.
* Banner
A little cut off looking, but very nice as well.
* Selection Buttons
They match the banner nicely, well done.
* Information/Welcome board
Gets information across w/o being too long. That's good because people don't like to scroll down too much to get to the boards.
* Old/New Buttons
Look good to me.
* Forum Skin - Colour Scheme, Gradients, Background, cell
Might want to get some gradients, I can make you some if you want. The background is nice, it's fits in with the theme. The color scheme is good, it's easy on the eyes and not over-bearing like some I've seen.
* Graphics on display on Home Page
They all seem to coordinate well together. The on/off buttons are different than everything else. It throws off the sense of continuity.
* Forum Content, Subject Knowledge, and Topic coverage
Everything seems to be covered well.
* Affiliates Section
Definitely present.
* Members Activity/Post Count
A total of 7 registered Wizards.
Total Topics: 20 Total Posts: 39
* Any other Comments
I wish I could access the Sorting Ceremony.. =(
* Overall Impression of the forum
Seems well put together, might want to advertise more to get more active members.
* Rate score
**** = VERY GOOD SITE NEEDS MINOR CHANGES


New Star system

***** = EXCELLENT CANNOT BE IMPROVED UPON

**** = VERY GOOD SITE NEEDS MINOR CHANGES

*** = AVERAGE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

** = NEEDS HELP AND SUPPORT TO BE A GOOD SITE

* = YOU NEED TO RE-EVALUATE YOUR FORUM

[Salem Sandstone]

Okay, thank you. I just opened yesterday so . . .

Umm, did you know that Bella made the graphics? Lol. The banner was made after the on/off icons and the menu buttons. I don't know how I could fix the buttons. Gradients I haven't got around to, yet it would be really cool if you could make them Hermione. Once again, thank you.

I'll let the Sorting Ceremony be seen for now, but you might not be able to do the last half of it...

[Hermione Granger]

Oh ok. Do you know your forum width? If you do, I could make you some gradients really fast.

[Salem Sandstone]

No I don't . . . I want it to be like this width, but I do not know how to make it that way.

[Hermione Granger]

A few Codes

Global Footers

<script language="JavaScript">
var boardwidth = document.getElementsByTagName('TABLE');
for(i=0;i<boardwidth.length;i++) {
if(boardwidth[i].width=="92%"){
boardwidth[i].width='745 px';}}
</script>

<style type="text/css">
<!--
.catbg {background-image: url(GRADIENT URL HERE); background-repeat: repeat;}
-->
</style>

Main Footers

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/*
Dividing Categories - Created by Peter

This code cannot be reposted anywhere other than SSDesigns or ProBoards Support.

This header must stay intact.
*/

// Size of the gap between categories
var gapSize = [color=red]35[/color];

var tabHTML = '<td id="rr" colspan="5"></table></td></tr></table><div style="height:' + gapSize + '"></div><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordercolor"><tr><td><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr>';

if(location.href.match(/\.com(\/|.+cgi(\?|#.+|\?\w+=home)?)?$/i)){
var tBod = document.getElementsByTagName("tbody");
for(tb = 0; tb < tBod.length; tb ++){
for(r = 2; r < tBod.item(tb).rows.length; r ++){
var tBodObj = tBod.item(tb).rows.item(r).cells.item(0);
if(tBodObj.className == "catbg" && tBodObj.colSpan == "5" && tBodObj.align != "right"){
var c = tabHTML + tBod.item(tb).firstChild.innerHTML + "</tr>";
var p = tBodObj.parentNode.innerHTML;
var tBodPar = tBod.item(tb).parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode;
tBodPar.parentNode.innerHTML = tBodPar.parentNode.innerHTML.replace(p, c + p);
}
if(tBod.item(tb).rows.item(r).firstChild.id == "rr"){
tBod.item(tb).rows.item(r).style.display = "none";
}
}
}
}

//-->
</script>


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
/* remove Forum Name | Topics | Posts...
and add thread & post info by california */
var td=document.getElementsByTagName("td");
if(location.href.match(/com\/?((index\.cgi)?\??(action=(ma.+ad|logout|home))?(#.+)?)?$/)){
   for(i=0;i<td.length;i++){
       if(td[i].width=="1%" && td[i].innerHTML.match(/\d/)){
           if(td[i+1].width.match(/^(1|7)%$/)){
               td[i].innerHTML+="<br />threads";
               td[i].width="8%";
           }else{
               td[i].innerHTML+="<br />posts";
               td[i].width="7%";
           }
       }
       if(td[i].width=="8%" && !td[i].innerHTML.match(/thread/)){
           td[i].width="4%";
       }
       if(td[i].className=="titlebg" && td[i].innerHTML.match(/Forum Name/i)){
           td[i].parentNode.style.display="none";
       }
   }
}
//-->
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
/* Sub Boards in board cell
created by CrAzY_J ( http://hatakeforum.proboards30.com )
Do not redistribute this code without the creator's permission*/
var gCell = document.body.getElementsByTagName( "td" );

if( this.location.href.match(/\.com(\/(index\.cgi(#\w+|\?(action=home)?)?)?)?$/))
{
 for( var sel = gCell.length-1 ; sel > 0 ; sel -- )
 {
   for( var bol = 0 ; bol < gCell.length ; bol ++ )
   {
     if( gCell[sel].align == "right" && gCell[sel].firstChild.options)
     {
       var Options = ( gCell[sel].firstChild.options[2].value.match(/\/index\.cgi$/) )? gCell[sel].firstChild.options:false;
       if( gCell[bol].width == "66%" && gCell[bol].innerHTML.match(/\((\d+)\ssub-boar(d|ds)\)/i) )
       {
         var BoardName = gCell[bol].getElementsByTagName( "b" )[0].innerHTML;
         var Subs = parseInt(RegExp.$1);
         gCell[bol].innerHTML.match(/Moderator/)? gCell[bol].appendChild( document.createElement('br') ):null;
         gCell[bol].appendChild( document.createTextNode("Sub-Boards: ") );
         for( var opl = 0 ; opl < Options.length ; opl ++ )
         {
           if( new RegExp('^-\\s'+BoardName+'$','').test(Options[opl].innerHTML ))
           {
             for( var opl2 = Math.floor( opl + 1 ) ; opl2 < Math.floor( Math.floor( opl + Subs ) + 1 ) ; opl2 ++ )
             {
               var Link = document.createElement("a");
               Link.href = Options[opl2].value;
               Link.appendChild( document.createTextNode( Options[opl2].innerHTML.split(/-\s/)[1] ) );
               gCell[bol].appendChild( Link );
               ( opl2 != Math.floor( opl + Subs) )?gCell[bol].appendChild( document.createTextNode(', ')):null;
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }
   }
 }
}
</script>

[Hermione Granger]

Put this gradient in the very first code I gave you where specified:

i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/calli8492/gradient-8.jpg

[Salem Sandstone]

Wow. It looks much better now. ^^ Thank you so much.

[Hermione Granger]

No problem

[Salem Sandstone]

How would you rate it now? Would anything be changed? I'm going to see if Bella can change the color fade on the Old icon. ^^

[Hermione Granger]

I think it looks nice =)

[Salem Sandstone]

Okay. Thank you. ^^