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NO Chimps
This is a re-review of NO Chimps
Neutral colors, standard template. Hey, and no chimps. I guess there is some truth in advertising after all! No Chimps doesn’t reach out and grab a reader’s attention, but I must admit that my curiosity was piqued by the name of the blog.
Thomas, a student, dislikes Margaret Thatcher but declines to say why and has quite a collection of guitars. There are only a few dozen entries so far at No Chimps. Some of the entries are quite short and don’t say a lot; recently Thomas’ entries have gotten a little longer, a little more introspective. If Thomas continues to add thoughtful entries No Chimps will evolve into a good blog. As is, there are too many short entries to really hook me into becoming a regular reader. This is my personal preference, but cleaning up the occasional spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors would also really help with the flow of the reading. And, again personal preference, Thomas’ intermittent usage of capitalization is irksome.
The design really doesn’t do much for me, but it’s not hideous or anything. In fact, it is quite functional with fairly good navigation. As noted above, the whole design is just rather neutral. I suggest taking the quotation marks out from your page headers. I don’t really see the need to label the main page as “home” but maybe someone complained to Thomas about being confused. It would also be a little easier to navigate if the reader could get to the next entry or the previous entry from the current entry, instead of having to access all archived entries from the Archives page.
One of the most unique things about No Chimps is the section in the blog where the reader can download clips of Thomas’ songs. This is a really great feature – since Thomas doesn’t really have very many entries yet this may be the best reason to come to No Chimps. Thomas also includes the “Tombot” – a sort of Q&A about Thomas type of thing – and quizzes to test the reader’s knowledge of Thomas trivia. Both are really interesting elements. He also has a guestbook and an About Me page.
I might come back to catch up at No Chimps in a few months after Thomas has some time to write a little more.
This site was reviewed on 2002-11-26 by nicole.
They felt this site belonged in the Adult category.
nicole felt that NO Chimps deserved a rating of 3.
No Chimps is a sophisticated teen blog produced by Thomas Ullmann, a 17 year old student from Leeds, England. No Chimps boasts a sleek layout of grays and greens which views best in MSIE. The navigation is straightforward and links lead to various parts of Ullmann's site, including his poetry and photography. Ullmann shows definite promise with creative writing, as is evident moreso by his poetry and short stories than by his weblog entries.
No Chimps is best described as a personal journal. The author updates at will, sometimes posting several entries a day, at other times posting only once a week. Each entry is isolated to its own page, which is clever; but, this technique would better suit the author's short stories than his weblog. Ullmann's weblog entries are not "stand alone" pieces and to better understand the topics which the author discusses, the reader must delve into the archives and hope that he or she hits upon another related post. This can be a frustrating endeavor for the casual reader and prospective readers should take the time to read Ullmann's "This Site" page before reading the actual weblog.
The author's grammar and spelling are exceptionally poor in his weblog entries, yet quite good throughout other parts of the site. It is probable that the author does not plan his weblog entries as he does his poetry and short stories, but that is not a sufficient excuse for failing to proofread weblog entries before posting them for public consumption. Given a bit more attention to the structural quality and presentation of weblog entries, No Chimps may prove to be a very worthwhile read.
This site was reviewed on 2001-10-10 by Carrie.
They felt this site belonged in the Adult category.
Carrie felt that NO Chimps deserved a rating of 3.75.
I could write all day about this site, but I will keep this short and sweet, so you may see for yourself.
Wow!! What a site. Great layout, and the whole design is wonderful. It struck me as being well thought out, and planned. I love the whole look of the site.
The writing is intelligent, colorful, and descriptive. Each post is well worth the read.
The only flaw is a small one. Each post is archived, but that is a forgivable mistake.
All in all No Chimps is a great site, and is well worth a look.
This site was reviewed on 2001-10-10 by Ender.
They felt this site belonged in the Adult category.
Ender felt that NO Chimps deserved a rating of 3.75.
3 reviewers gave NO Chimps an average rating of 3.5000
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