[The Ottoman]

Name of Forum: Red Leather Couch
Link: http://redleathercouch.com/
Number of Posts: 13,282
Number of Threads: 857
Number of Members: ~74
Other notes: This fast-paced corner pub type atmosphere has been online for a little more than a month now. We offer 6 main forums for users to get their feet wet and join in the fun. After that, other parts of the board (additional forums, arcade, etc) become visable to you based on post count or reputation level. Best viewed in the "Red Leather Basic" style.

[Michael]

Post Count: 3/10
Member Count: 2/10
Skin and Images: 5/10
Layout: 10/10
Administration: 7/10
Moderation: 8/10
Member Activity: 10/10
Originality: 8/10
Overall: 6.89/10

Additional Notes: Firstly, vBulletin default skin = I would recommend you popped yourself down to either www.vbskinworks.com, www.cinvin.com or www.vbstyles.com and make use of the special Staff Lounge skin discounts avaiable to members here to get 10% off the pricing. Also perhaps you could look at reducing the banner height currently used, as it dominates most of the top of the page, whilst not stretching the bredth of the page leaving behind an welcome background. Clearly this site isnt readily optimized for all computer resolutions, working best under a 800x600 resolution which is no longer the predominantly used resolution by the majority of todays websurfers. A welcome community, with a simplistic, yet relevant atmosphere which will undoubtabally do really well in the future. As soon as you get in a new skin which can help members and guests alike understand the brand image of your forums the better.

[The Ottoman]

I've got an issue with going out to purchase things that are available to me free, or give me a good launching pad to design my own; so that's why I don't particularly like "shopping" for skins.

Saying that, I've added 5 new styles for the user community which has been warmly received.

The logo that I had for the Holidays *was* too big, and I didn't like it. I've since removed it and have gone back to our regular brand.

I'm kind of curious as to how to go about increasing my user and post count scores. Currently, we have 97 members with 23,000 posts within 60 days. Granted, I'm not expecting thousands of members overnight...yet; but I'm kinda of curious as to what makes for good post and user stats.