First glance:
When I open the site I notice the light and dark feature - I always love this! On the light theme though the Welcome message needs to get a different color as it is not legible to a guest. Like the change color feature as well.
Go to Forums area:
I like the layout - simple and has a bit of everything. I notice you have an affiliates section. I wonder if it would be an interest to your members to have a section dedicated to Member's Streaming/Youtube channels? I would think this would fit well under "Content Creator's Lounge"
I like the icons next to each forum.
As I'm writing this, I did think of a change of the order of forums for the World of Gaming category. I think I would do the following:
- General Gaming Discussion
- Individual Game Threads
- Console Discussion
- PC Gaming
- Content Creators Lounge
The reason is because it prioritizes general gaming and specific game discussion.
I think something that is missing currently is a graphic logo that represents Bayside Gamers.
I see a logo with BG and a controller somehow embedded perhaps!
Overall I think you're doing great! I like the overall appearance of the community and it appears to be otherwise well organized! Great job!