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Site Name: Shiny.nu
Owner: Arwen
Reviewed by: Georgina
Reviewed on: 17th February 2009
Site Name
I like it! It’s short and easy to remember. Very cool.
Coding and Validation
Your coding is valid.
Your stylesheet is also validated.
Great job Arwen! that saves me a lot of work. 
Browser Compatibility & Usability
According to Browsershots.org your site looks the same in most browsers.
You note on your layout that it’s “optimised for Mozilla Firefox” but everything is looking good in Internet Explorer as well. It’s centered and very neat.
The font is really easy to read. The navigation is also really clear, but ‘Blog’ would be better as ‘Home’.
Layout
It’s so cute. Apart from the obvious, it’s neat, organised and colourful. It really makes me want to come back.
The header image is cute and I like the little introduction on yourself. Your sidebar’s very organised too. I like the colours of the sidebar and content.
The footer is a little too cluttered for me. I think your daily links could go in your sidebar, as most of your sidebar is just text. That way the images from Flickr and your plugboard and following icons would be more spread out and less cluttered.
I’m going to be a bit picky and say that your header should have a little white space on top as you have the white border on both sides. I constantly think that I still need to scroll up.
Content
Girl
Your basic profile is great. No problems there.
Aquarius is taken from a book so I don’t feel the need to review that.
A lot of your cam images made me laugh. Sorry about you having to clean that toilet. There are some images here from your old site. I’m not sure if you kept them deliberately or not.
I enjoyed reading your ‘Eric and Arwen’ page. Nice conclusion! And written flawlessly.
Your extended bio was also written flawlessly. I’m impressed at how you fit a biography into just a page.
I like your life goals page but all the bold text is a little offputting. I don’t think you need the text effects.
Referring to your likes and dislikes, the president of the United States just changed. So do you mean the current Obama, or Bush?
Italicising the movie names would be a good idea.
The pets page is all in good order.
I love reading random facts! I’m the opposite of you with the mouse. I use my left hand for it when I’m right-handed.
competetive should be competitive.
Site
‘WordPress plugins’ would be better as ‘WordPress plugins used’.
Good awards page! Makes me realise that I should have one too. 
Normally I don’t like disclaimers or policies or anything similar to be buried in a site section. Yours was interesting to read though and it’s good that you linked to this page on your comment section in your blog.
Noooo! You’re not entered in any contests. Would you consider putting contests you have already entered?
Credits and resources are all good.
Fanlistings is under construction. I suggest you remove the link; ‘under construction’ pages aren’t very attractive.
Links, Listed At, Report and Error and Reviews are all in good order.
I like your site history and how you’ve managed to keep it short. I’m at my third domain host now.
Articles
Your article on abortion is written well. It’s your opinion, but I’d just like to say that I agree with what you’ve said.
Your article on public bathroom etiquette really made me laugh.
god damned could be offensive to some people due to blasphemy. Not to me though.
Ditto for the GODDAMN in your subway etiquette article. Also, in your title, Etiquitte should be, you know, Etiquette.
And I think K? would be nicer as OKAY?.
A lot of swearing in the articles I’ve seen. To me it doesn’t matter but maybe on the main articles page you should add a little warning for mild swearing.
I like all your memoirs. They’re vivid and you write very well. I like the School Bus one in particular.
Scrotum Self-Repair really made me cringe but at the same time laugh, even though you didn’t write this yourself.
Extra
Aw, no one’s asked you a question yet! Shame that I don’t have one to ask.
I love caption contests. I have one of my own but I don’t see many around. I’m entering!
splendiforous should be splendiferous.
The corgi’s very cute and scavenger hunts are always a fun idea.
I can’t see the plug board and I’m unsure of how to make the cache directory writable.. nuts.
You haven’t had a Site of the Moment entry in a while. Hope you don’t mind if I enter!
All the graphics are very cute and well made! I love the smilies and their unique shape.
On your California Roll Sushi recipe, matt should be mat. I love the Japanese recipes. Especially the miso soup ones.. I pretty much just buy the instant packets xD. All these recipes are making me hungry and I should eat lunch soon..
Quote of the week.. no problems there.
Photos
It’s a separate section so I won’t review it. Just photos, looking quite organised. Colours are a little too bright though.
Originality & Creativity
Great! I loved the original layout and the interesting articles you wrote yourself, both in your ‘Girl’ and ‘Articles’ section. You’ve got a creative layout and your site was lovely to look through.
Organisation & Errors
Well organised. Only a few tiny errors. I didn’t spot broken links or images.
Overall Comment
Arwen, you have an amazing site that I enjoyed reviewing. You write very well, and having read a couple of your blogs I know you keep your visitors entertained!
I couldn’t find your corgi, though, and I could’ve sworn I looked everywhere.
Nevertheless, I don’t have many suggestions, just to fix those tiny errors I pointed out and consider putting a warning for the cuss words. Personally, I’d love to see more articles. Keep up the great work.
