Chalupa":3gtl6vxt said:
Aww, nobody commented on mine :sad:
Shamelessly bumping your work back up is sort of futile since this topic isn't so huge yet that people will miss posts altogether. If no one commented on your work, it's not because they didn't notice it but because they had other things to do.
Here goes anyway, though.
I find it kind of plain, actually. The blue background with lighter blue text isn't very stimulating to the eye, and the idea with ads is always to catch attention. In addition, the slogan "because we're awesome" is a little too flippant to fit the situation, and it would reflect poorly on the maturity of the memberbase. It seems like forced humour, somehow.
And now, allow me to nitpick: your cycling is irregular. That is, the time it takes for the animation to move to a different slide is inconsistent. It's a common mistake in people new to Flash programs, but it can be quite jarring.
I'd suggest you take it back, give it a once-over, and refine it again. To me, most of the problems seem to stem from the banner being rushed -- there's no amazing deadline here, so you don't have to knock these things off bunny-quick. Just put in the time to give it some polish and work out the roughness and it should be a lot better for wear.