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Site Name: Cyndiee’s 8 Precious Ribbons
Owner: Cyndiee
Reviewed by: Georgina
Reviewed on: 17th August 2008
Site Name
I don’t see how ‘mycpr8′ abbreviates ‘Cyndiee’s 8 Precious Ribbons’. Cyndiee’s 8 Precious Ribbons is just too long, it’s hard to remember, especially when you’ve spelt your name in such a way. I don’t find the number necessary, you could have just had ‘Precious Ribbons’ or something like that.
Your URL is short, which is good, but it’s hard to remember because it’s not really an acronym. I can understand if you had ‘cpr’ or just ‘cyndiee’, but I’m sorry to say, it’s too long. Especially when I also have to remember your host’s name.
Layout
Overall, it’s okay. The colours work well with your CSS. However I don’t like the mix of the pixelated arrow on your left side bar, which contrasts too much with your main image in the middle. The text ‘Cyndiee’s 8 Precious Ribbons’ looks like it’s just been stuck on and it looks messy. The copyright symbol on your name on the right looks messy also. Your background just suddenly stops on my browser, it doesn’t repeat, which doesn’t look very smart either.
Your sidebars, they’re full of stuff. Your left seems to be of links, and the right of random information. It’s just too much!
First, your music. I’m sorry to say, but it really bothers me. It’s annoying because I don’t get the option whether to play it or not when I visit – it just plays at me. And when I look around your site, the music stops and starts again because I’m going to a new page. Many people don’t like being welcomed with music. People may be listening to music on their computer, or may not want to hear music at all. I suggest you remove it, or have a link for it to open in a new window – do NOT make it play straight away. It nearly made me want to stop viewing your site.
Your links box is creative, but when I want to click on one, the scrolling doesn’t cease. I sometimes want to look at one link at a time! I suggest you use these boxes only for things such as updates. Your rotations don’t move, your links should not move either.
Site temperature.. I don’t think this is such a great idea. I don’t like the fact that you have a lot of stuff on your sidebar. And that I can see you only have 11 pages makes me cringe at what score I will give you for your content section next.
Looking to your right sidebar.. I am indeed getting a little bored. Your introduction is too long, in fact I didn’t even read it. When I do, a lot of it is just unnecessary, you could just say ‘Cyndiee/Syndiee, <3 Petot. Aug 26, 90. Super happy. Loves Garfield and food with cheese and eggs’.. even that’s just too long. And you can provide a link to your ‘about me’ page if people want to find out more about you. Also, you do NOT need to credit yourself for the images. Just have a small paragraph about the layout and say it was made by you except the coding and the pixels. Your cbox colours don’t go with your layout either.
Nothing much else to say on your layout, it needs a lot of improvement in terms of graphic skill. I understand that you made it yourself, which is always a good thing. But you need to make sure it is browser compatible (with Firefox and Internet Explorer would be okay), and resolution compatible. And don’t try to put too much on your layout, keep it simple.
Content
You didn’t give me much to lay points on. And you did not link me. I don’t see my link anywhere, not on the sidebar, on your links page, not even on your blog. This was one of the rules of my reviews, and you’re actually pretty lucky I am still reviewing you, but I’m not very pleased.
Your link to ‘ask you questions’ on your sidebar leads to a page which is much like the ‘Cyndiee’ page. I sorta like that image you used, at the same time it’s messy and too big.
Your blog, I realise, has wallpapers, update boxes and such. WHY are these not on your ‘for you’ page? Not everyone will read your blog.
CYNDIEE:
I see this: sOme colors might not be suitable for “Old” ages.. Teenage Guidance, is advised!. What does this mean? And why do you have a random image link to your friendster? Also, I didn’t like this page because it was essentially a repetition of what is on your sidebar.
MY STUFF:
It really displeased me that your site was under construction. What content is there to review? There are no links, except ‘my folders’, which just leads to what seems to be a random array of blog posts. This is really disappointing.
FOR YOU:
No links here either except resources, which, again, lead to a couple of blog posts. When I click on the title though, thankfully, they lead me to.. some site links outside of your site. This is again, very disappointing. You should not make the ‘resources’ link to old blog posts – link them to the PAGE where the resources actually are, because mindless people will just realise they are blogs and press back on their browser.
Your phone wallpapers are original, at least. I like the idea.
LINKS:
I am thankful that this is at least organised, and in alphabetical order.
CONTACT ME:
I don’t find this being in your navigation necessary.
Originality
I had nothing to place points on, once again. You’ve got a couple things that do stand out, like ‘Site Temperature’, and the icons you’ve used as bullets – other than that, I didn’t find anything unique and unlike the traditional blog site.
Errors
Broken image on the bottom of your ‘Cyndiee’ page, and on your blog. Organisation really concerned me. Nothing else was wrong, though I had to take points off because you didn’t link me and because your site is under construction. I suggest you apply for a re-review when your site is completed, and only when it is completed. Sorry, but I could only give you one heart, your site needs a lot of work.
