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Site: Ricepaper
Owner: Lili
Reviewer: Kodachi
Completed: June 22nd, 2003

First Impression: 2/5
Wow. It's all white! No splash, which doesn't bother me, but I think the lack of color really shocked me... And I don't think in a good way.

Layout (Appearance): 2/10
I'm looking for it... But I can't find it. I think you could have at least made a banner for the page. The way it is now bores me. And where'd the pink/orange links come from? I'm drawn to them because the rest of the page is so blank. Plain layouts are nice, but this one is too plain. Even a gray background would have added more interest.

Layout (Practicality): 8/10
Nicely organized. I don't like how clicking a link on the left brings you to a page of more links though. That's always bothered me. I see why you've done it though; you write notes on each page before the links.

Content: 6/10
It's good. You draw a more intellectual crowd than the teeny-bopper sites. I don't have time to read all your stories, but I skimmed the first two, and I plan to go back and read them later. You write well from what I saw, and am happy to see that the focus of your site does seem to be your content, not your layout.

Originality: 7/10
Well... I thought about this... And decided because you don't have the same cookie-cutter content as other sites I'd boost your originality up. Your site is a lot more personal because of your notes on each page.

Interactive/Interest: 7/10
I can't say a lot of people will have interest in your site. Why? Because cookie-cutter look-at-the-layout-only sites are what is predominant at the moment, and the people who make those kid of sites would not be attracted to a site that focuses primarily on content. While I find your site interesting, a lot of people won't. I'll be biased for you and give you a seven because I want to read your stories.

Site Errors: 10/10
I have found none. I really wish people like you would add some broken links so all my link clicking meant something!

Spelling/Grammar: 10/10
You even use big words.

Credit: 10/10
All nicely placed on an easy-to-find page. Great!

Loading Time: 5/5
Well there wasn't much to load graphics wise... Full points.

Bonus: 2/5
I'm really, really, wanting free-time to read your stories.

Total: 69/105
Good site, work on the layout. You're going to discourage a lot of people from visiting if you have such a blank looking page. You can do simple without doing barren. Great job on organization and not following the trends. I'll be back to read your stories!

chiiyo's comments :
This was a review that was both short and amusing. I don't actually like short reviews, in fact I go around checking whether the particular reviewer has longer reviews or short reviews and I usually would submit my site for the ones with more detailed reviews. The beginning of the review was depressing enough, but nearing the end I found myself more and more amused... I'm not particularly sure whether this is a good thing or not... But I swear I laughed out loud at "You even use big words" in the Spelling/Grammar section. Though to be honest, if they were still around and still having such short reviews, I might think twice about submitting again...



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