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The Mad Rantings of Tam Za comes across almost as you would expect. The site’s name, perhaps a failed attempt at ironic humour, reasonably sums up content.



Though not entirely mad, the posts, or rants if you will, come across as disjointed and irksome. The site, inadvisably, makes use of a comments system that unfortunately highlights the slow traffic throughput, and there are numerous design issues that spoil an already average blog.



First of all, there is little correlation between the masthead and the rest of the colour scheme (which, incidentally, doesn’t work), and the images used in the image flip in the top corner lack taste.



The majority of the posts here are merely links elsewhere, and if you are at all like me you might find yourself following them and not bothering to return.Mad Rantings of Tam Za

I’ve been a regular reader of ben’s since he was a pitas and I have to say this site is a far step up…

The weblog is as funny and filled with the same amount of self-deprecating humor as it ever was. The design is far superior then the old one and much more interesting. This site also offers far more features then the last one, while most are links they are still entertaining ones, and the title sure lives up to it’s name with some off -color stuff found on ben’s page.



In all though this is pretty complete and once everything is up I would say this site goes from pretty good to excellentunconformity

Twisted Reality is a lot like any other weblog. It is basically a chronicle of the everyday life of Andy. I would be lying pretty hardcore if I said I liked this site. The site is just divided up into way to many sections. I don’t like a site that makes you scroll forever to read everything. If you are not viewing this site in 1028×768 it will not fit on your screen. It is also just a Blogger template with a few modifications. I don’t mind Blogger templates, but so many of them are in use. I suppose if the posts were more entertaining, or interesting it would take away from the layout. The other problem that added to my “don’t like” list, is the lack of archives. From what I can tell, his site has not been up for awhile, but his posts are so large, you must scroll forever to catch up to the present. He should also make sure all his links are working properly. I hoe the Andy understand what I am saying here, because his site has potential to become a great weblog. Twisted Reality

A lot of websites rely heavily on design, but this one is obviously content based. Without being pretentious, depressing, excessively wordy, or all of the above, this site is definitley interesting and well written. I was immediately struck by the writer’s rundown of the songs that have affected her life. She wrote so beautifully on the subject, waxing nostalgic on her daddy, reminiscing about falling in love. Damn, if I were a better person, I might have cried. Design wise, although design is not the integral part of the site, it is very fresh and green. Very green. I really dig the image of the flower at the top of the page. No-nonsense, pleasing to the eyes, overall good design. There’s something I can’t put my finger on about the writer’s style. I guess she has the articulation necessary to say what she wants without garbling the ideas. Poetic. Clean. Interesting. And not written by a teenager for once! I’d definitley recommend snazzykat. It looks like i’ll be keeping up with it for a while.snazzykat

Here, ladies and gentlemen, is a fine specimen of a weblog if I have ever seen one. The layout is crisp (black text on white background), the entries are concise and interesting, the navigation is easy, and the photo section is artsy.



The frequent links to outside sites are timely and of top quality. His politics are right-on, and his links allow the thinking reader to make their own decisions.



The author seems very intelligent and thoughtful. This site definitely deserves more than the measley 10 visitors a day it’s been getting.



fin.

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