Month: January 1970

As much as I try to think of something to say about metafocker, the only thing I can come up with is “mediocre”. Nothing about it is really that interesting. And it doesn’t even look that good.



The content is average. This guy talks at length about terrorism, but doesn’t seem to have an informed stance on it at all. Yeah, conceded, nearly everyone is talking about terrorism and Bin Laden and nukes and Anthrax, but this guy doesn’t even have a valid argument or point to establish. I was a tad bit irked by what he had to say about the people who oppose bombing Afghanistan, but I digress.



Anything else he has to say, about mediocre mainstream radio stations or sports groups or any other topic, is marginal as well. It isn’t poorly written, for lack of a better excuse, but it’s superficial. It isn’t thought-provoking. I honestly don’t see the point in most of what he says. Normally, I would believe that better writing skills could help this weblogger, but here I would suggest better thinking skills.



The design is average. The navigation is muddled; I couldn’t tell the site navigation from the links from the web rings. The font is Verdana. Unoriginal, basically.



Normally, I would list the merits of the blog here. But there really aren’t any. Props for the lack of toggle case, use of web-ebonics, and emoticons is about the only positive thing I can come up with. metafocker.com

Coloured Glass is a striking website. Although I’m not into anime myself, I have many friends who are and have quite an appreciation of it. Anther plus is the fact that is an Australian website. Ever since I was a child my dream vacation would be to go there. And stay. The photos and stories I have heard and seen from people who have been there are extraordinary!



This group blog isn’t quite a “blog”. It is more of a chat site between the many members of it and seem to exclude individual thoughts and matters. It gets boring when they talk about “that one class today” or some other subject that outsiders would have no clue what they mean.



When I typed in the web address and hit the enter key, I received more than five script error messages. This is a major turn-off for those that read over six blogs a day. I was tempted to leave the site just after I had seen the script errors. I decided to wait for the images to load. This, I regret. It took over a minute for the images to load, and when they did, it wasn’t quite worth it. If a site takes more than 30 seconds to load, it gets annoying.



Another major “fault” with websites is that they have a space for an image, and it turns out to be an “x” because it either wasn’t coded the right way or the image doesn’t exist on the directory. When you cannot see half the layout, what is the point of the code? The layout is un-original and I have seen it on at least 50 other blogs or sites. Obviously, the creator doesn’t take risks with art or doesn’t know how.



As I surf blogs, I always look for archives so that I can look into past entries and other thoughts of the bloggers. I scanned the site three times, and did not succeed in locating one. While scanning the site for archives, I counted the use of emoticons and words with * these * around them on the front blog only. It totaled to 70! Seventy times of usage! It tends to get annoying and tiring.



To conclude, I must say this again. The site rating was based on everything. The design, bloggers, and the way they blog. The point of this review is for the public to see if they would like to visit this blog, and for the owners to see how they could revise it by others opinion.

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This site is more of a collection of links than a personal weblog.

The author doesnt really mention herself very much.



Im not normally one for these types of blog but the links are actually quite intresting or amusing , however I would like to know more about the author.



The blog is updated regularly and more often than not there are a lot of links to go look at aswell.



My only real gripe is the template.



The sidebars are completly filled with links and although these too are good (of the ones Ive seen , there are a LOT ) , it just looks a bit dull.



An excellent blog with lots to keep you entertained and extra praise must go out to the author for linking all those sites. eclectica, a weblog

Well this is a review of the anti-weblog, so maybe I should call this the anti-review. First thing when I loaded the page I was completely taken aback by the ugliness that this site possess. Now I am not claiming to be a miracle site designer, but I know a good looking site when I see it.



So there are three little iframes in this page and the first one I see is the Anti-About. I read it, and don’t think too much of it, just some kid venting. Then comes the little warning at the very bottom of it explaining the site and what not. He says it looks good on 1024×768, but better on 1280×960. Who in their right mind designs a site for 1280×960? So I set my browser to it, and it didn’t look any better. Back to the little box. Requires IE 5.5+ Netscape 6, Opera 5 plus and if you are on a Mac well to quote him “FUCK YOU”.



So now that I am completely irritated by some kid that doesn’t seem to know what he is doing, I decide to read what he is writing about. Every day life of stuff that isn’t interesting, nor is it funny. The one thing that he does have going for him is that he does have a good writing ability, just isn’t putting it to use.



I don’t know if this site is supposed to just be a parody of the typical weblog or if it is supposed to be serious. I did not like the design nor the attitude that was portrayed and I really don’t suggest visiting unless you want to visit a site that looks bad.

Anti-Weblog

First post I read was a poem that was very good. I wasn’t sure if this weblog was supposed to be of just poems (second post was also a poem) so I quickly headed over to the about me section.



I found out he has a lot in common with me. Computers are fun and what not, declaring a major is not a fun idea, and taking time off from school helped figure out what was going on.



Back to the weblog. Reading, reading, reading. Normal, general bs stuff you would typically get from a college student. After all in his about me he said it is kind of like a dot com keepsake so he can look back at it when he gets old and remember what it was like to be a college student again.



What I liked most about this site was the poetry that was written. There is something very interesting about a college guy posting about drinking with buddies, and then writting a poem. I reall enjoyed it.



The design of the site is very slick and clean. It does justice for the site. Enjoy this site for what it has, as it will be something to remember.Savingface