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Site Name: Rogued
Owner: Sophie
Reviewed by: Georgina
Reviewed on: 1st February 2009
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- Rogued
Site Name
I said last time that Rogued is original and short and easy to remember.
Coding and Validation
Your coding has 9 errors – sure, there are errors, but it’s a lot better than last time.
One error is this:
<img src='http://www.heynounce.com/img/hug.png?id=27422' border='0' alt=''>
You’re forgetting a trailing backslash before the end >.
Also, you’re forgetting to close a div. Before </body>, you need another </div>.
Do those two things and your site will have validated coding!
Your CSS is valid – well done!
Browser Compatibility & Usability
Your site looks great in most browsers according to Browsershots.org so well done on that!
Navigation is clear; I like how you’ve used vertical navigation and it’s clear under your header. “Main” would be best replaced with “Home”.
The main text is a nice size and easy to read.
Layout
It’s centered – like your last one – which is great. It’s quite simple and I like the use of colours. The gradient is nice but it doesn’t go well with the circles behind your site name in the header.
Nice choice of colours for the CSS. I would use a bit more of the lime green and yellow, like maybe varying the sidebar links from the content links.
Personally, I’d put a little more colour into the footer and make it complement your header.
Content
Owner
Great, simple page. I suggest putting the favourites in a list but other than that, everything is okay!
Works
Your first story has different line spacing from your other pages. The lines are closer together.
I won’t be reading all these stories thoroughly as they’re lengthy and there would be no reason for me to review something such as your stories – that would be like me telling you how you should write!
‘Nineteen Minutes’ should be set out with gaps that aren’t so large. ‘Outside The Market’ has quite an interesting concept behind it! Only 50 words?!
Your article on blogging is interesting and you have good points. Particularly with the paragraphs and small text – that is so annoying! And about ‘no apologising’; I’ve not heard that before but it’s quite a smart thing to take note of.
Haha, your article on CDs makes me laugh. I have a Pink Floyd record as well, but I still play LPs/vinyls. I still have a record player! But of course, since I’m a fan, I want that album on CD too. Haha. You have an interesting conclusion here.
You have quite an opinion on the Piczo sites out there. It’s quite a stereotype and Piczo users are cheaters, stealers and liars. But there are some good ones out there. A good article, nevertheless.
I love the movie reviews! I watched Madagascar 2 the other day, and I haven’t seen the first movie, so I wasn’t as confused as you were about the cub!
The other reviews are great; I still have to check out Mamma Mia. I’d love to see more reviews, particularly of more recent movies.
Reviews
Obviously I won’t review this section. On your criteria, queue and completed reviews pages you should have the sub-navigation as well.
Domain
Your advertising and affiliate applications have fair rules.
Your credits page is good, don’t forget to credit FanUpdate. It’s great that you’ve included what you’ve used, not just a list of all the sites.
History page is fine. I like the way it’s set out.
Your hosting has fair rules as well.
Link buttons are fine; perhaps remove those with celebrity images – as you know, they’re illegal! Past layouts are also fine.
It’s good to have ‘Terms of Use’ here, but since it’s put in this section, people might not read it. It’s written well, though.
Originality & Creativity
I’m glad you removed all your visitor content so you’re now ‘within the law’! It’s always best to remove graphics such as celebrity graphics.
Your site is a lot more original and based around you, which is a lot better than being filled with visitor content that isn’t that original.
Organisation & Errors
Well organised, and your English is good. There were no broken links and your pages were very well organised.
Overall Comment
Sophie, your site has improved since the last time I reviewed it. I am glad you fixed up lots of your coding – just fix up that last part to ensure your coding is validated.
Keep up the good work on your portfolio. I’d love to see more stuff there!
