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Established on Sept. 5th 2011, RAM is a diverse yet seemingly random request site built to provide people with almost anything they should need in their neo life. With graphic, font, review and even avatar lend requests offered here, we hope you'll stay and take a look around. Maybe you'll find something that pipes your interest during your visit.
To get started, simply browse the navigation to see what you can request. Don't forget to check the side bar status to see if requests are open first! Also feel free to check out the DigiPortal to view my other sites, some of which contain premade graphics, news, rankings and more!
UpdatesJuly 17 2012 Site is summer holidays since I'm very preoccupied this summer. I'll try to have it back up soon as I'm really missing making banners (although not so much the other stuff). When it's back, expect a new layout and a bit of a site structure change. |
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I will send you a mail once I've completed your request. If you've requested multiple things I will send the notification once all requests have been completed.
Linking back is appreciated but not required. I have, however, included link backs in the textarea codes that you may use when picking up your request.
Old requests will be deleted every few weeks.
Old requests will be deleted every few weeks.
No fonts for pickup at this time.
I will mail you with the direct link to your review once it is completed. Reviews will be sent to an archive (under construction) when there are more than three reviews in the pickup area at a time.
Type of Review: DRAM on Feb 7 2011
Browser: ChromeThe following review only suggests possible improvements for your site in a point form manner that is also not scored. It is categorized by the pages of your current layout.
At the end of the layout is a preview of all my suggestions as well as instructions on how to retrieve the coding should you require it.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to neomail me. Thank you for requesting a review at RAM.
The justified text in your updates looks slightly off, especially since the text is in a single column and the length of your updates are short. I'd suggest making the text left aligned. Justified text is normally used for newspapers and magazines.
The overall quality of your layout is a bit low. The background is very bold and doesn't really match the rest of the layout. The font is unattractive, especially in the nav. The font used in the titles (Updates & A Shining Beacon) are oddly colored in a light blue, making it hard to read in the small size that they are presented in. The banner doesn't seem to have anything special to it as no textures or recoloring was added. Your scroll for the main content box is slightly out of line. Make the width of the main div box about 5px smaller.
The word "home" can be removed from the home page. Your welcome message already tells us that this is the home page.
You should also remove the small "welcome" underneath your title as it's hard to read, unattractive and unecessary since the rest of your introduction greets the visitor as well.
Your text should be left aligned. Centering all your text makes it hard to read.
Your introduction is long and a bit rambling. Your site is basically a premades directory. You should just state that simply right after you introduce yourself.
Example:Hello! I'm Grace and welcome to A Shining Beacon, a premades directory to help people find premade petpages, pet and userlookups to use.
Should you wish to include the explanation part, you can add it in after the above.
Your Get Listed form textbox is a bit hard to see as I almost skipped over it. Perhaps center it or make it larger.
There's nothing wrong with the grammar in your star rankings but it's quite a bit to read and it can easily be summarized into a table/legend like so:
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: recommended |
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: closed |
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: hiatus, material up |
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: inactive |
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: hiatus, material down |
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: under construction/ revamp |
It's a bit frustrating constantly switching back to the ranking page to view what star represents what. What you can do is split your update box so that the legend above can be placed there below your updates. You can keep the Star Rankings page if you'd like to provide more detail to the stars but doubling up with a legend would be more user friendly.
The site Brilliant Secrets should have an orange star as it was last updated on Dec 23 2011.
To reduce the amount of scrolling in your sitely page your link back buttons should be side by side. To do this, place the images on one row (make sure each image code is on a different line though for proper padding). Type (br) in angle brackets and then place the textarea codes on the next row.
Credits should be left aligned, as you add more credits it will become hard to read when the text is centered.
Overall your site mechanics are good. Your ranking system covers everything and is nicely explained. Your site is easy to navigate and understand. To really make this site successful I'd strongly encourage you to seek out more sites to list. You don't have to wait for people to come to you, asking for a listing. You can go to them and ask if they'd like to be listed too!
HERE
is the coding to your site with most of the above suggestions already added. To view the code (in Chrome): right click anywhere on the layout - view page source.
Graphic requests include banners, icons and shields. I do NOT do buttons, layouts or animations.
I take requests on any subject; for any reason. Yes, I can do off site forum signatures, tags etc.
Default banner size: 500px by 200px. Default icon size: 100px by 100px.
Read the rules to be taken to the forms.
Do not claim my work as your own. You don't have to give me credit, just don't say you made them.
Please title your requests appropriately. An appropriate subject for your neomail, when requesting, is located in the first line of every request form. Use it!
I don't like using text in my graphics so if you want text it is HIGHLY recommended that you give me some font recommendations. It would just make everyone's lives easier. I can use any font provided with Photoshop CS3 or from dafont. Click on the pixel in the top left corner to proceed. Eg of font names: Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman
Only request when the requests are open. Check the side bar for the most up to date status.
Go back to the rules?
You don't always have to fill in the form, a detailed description of what you want is fine as long as you follow the rules (appropriate mail title, font recommendation(s) etc).
If a section does not apply or you'd like me to choose, put NA or leave it blank.
If you specifically don't want to have something (eg: no text), put None.
If providing a specific image, a URL of the exact image would be most helpful. Telling me to "search this thing and choose the image with the blue sky on the fourth row" for example, doesn't necessarily narrow down my choices.
If providing a specific size, I'm looking for a size in pixels NOT "small", "medium" or "large". If you would like me to use the default size (500X200px) simply leave the section blank.
RAM font/siggie requests are only text and symbols. I do NOT do neoboard pen fonts or picture fonts.
Font types are chosen by me. You may choose to customize your own font colors, faces and/or sizes or leave it entirely up to me. A form explanation is waiting for you inside.
Keep in mind that there is a maximum character limit of 240 characters. This includes not only what you want to say but also the coding for colors, sizes and faces. The longer your headers, the less options we get for adjusting the rest of the coding.
Read the rules to be taken to the forms.
Do not claim my work as your own. You don't have to give me credit, just don't say you made them.
Please title your requests appropriately. An appropriate subject for your neomail, when requesting, is located in the first line of every request form. Use it!
I take requests on any subject; for any reason. Click on the pixel in the top left corner to proceed. I can make you fonts for side accounts, friends etc.
Only request when the requests are open. Check the side bar for the most up to date status.
Go back to the rules?
This is a basic font/siggie:
A top header should generally be used for symbols rather than text as some people find them annoying to read otherwise (I know I do).
Below are some form options you can choose from if you'd like or you can let me decide them for you.
I use avatars to decide what color palette to use in making the fonts. You do not necessarily have to own the avatar to use the font. Alternatively, you may also provide general color themes such as "blues" or "reds" or even the hexadecimal codes for certain colors.
If you'd like to specify what color palette to use, you can search through the links below.
If you want to choose your own symbols you can search through the links below. Keep in mind that Wingdings and Webdings do not work for users who use Firefox. It may be easier to use symbols from the Character Map/Palette in your System Tools (see first link).
Below is a list of font faces you can choose from as they are generally installed in all computers. If you can see the fonts below then you have them installed. Web/Wingdings do not work for Firefox users.
Arial Broadway Centaur
Chiller Courier Elephant
fixedsys Garamond Georgia
Haettenschweiler Harrington
Impact Jester Jokerman
Magneto Mistral Onyx
Papyrus Parchment Perpetua
Pristina Rockwell Tahoma
Verdana Vivaldi
Webdings(Webdings)
Wingdings(Wingdings)
Font face list from Fontastic Font Help
There are four font sizes. 1,2,3,4 with 1 being the smallest and 4 being the largest. Pretty simple. If you want certain words larger than others, state so in your form.
Here I offer opinion reviews, link sweeps and/or spelling checks for all petpages. This includes sites, pet applications, guild webbies, writing and art pages etc.
Reviews are all point form and not scored. I want to provide opinions to help people improve their sites, not mark a test.
All reviews are my opinion. I know what I want to see in a site and what I don't, but this may clash with others!
I am not good with coding. If you have a coding oriented question I'm sorry but I may not be able to help as my knowledge of HTML and CSS is very limited. :(
Read the rules to be taken to the forms and rubrics.
Please be serious about receiving a review. Do not request if you have no intention of making changes around your site. It is fine if you do not agree with my review but tell me and I may be able to help you through neomail.
Please do not make any major changes to your site after sending in a request.
Only request when the requests are open. Check the side bar for the most up to date status. Click on the pixel in the top left corner to proceed.
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Each rubric may be adjusted slightly when taking into account your page/site type. As the reviews are not scored, this is simply a way of telling you what I will be looking for in your site.
This review is in point form and not scored. It is the standard review I offer here at RAM that goes over your site as a whole based on the following categories:
Introduction:Introductions are usually the first thing someone sees when entering a site. It's also one of the first things they skip. Is your introduction long and rambling or simple and straightforward? I'll be going over your intro to see if it outlines the purpose of your site, introduces yourself and remains a level of professionalism.
Layout & Organization:Is your site's layout stylish and functional? An attractive, easy to use layout helps keep people looking at your site but no one likes a site that's hard to navigate. So, I'll be looking at if your site manages to have a nice layout without scattering it's content everywhere.
Content & Grammar:Here I go over the content of your site. I'll look over rules, explanations and/or stories for spelling, grammar, professionalism and understandability. I will also critique the overall quality of whatever your site has to offer. For quality, I may pull out specific examples of things that interested me and things that I feel should be improved.
Sitely & Links:A full sitely section normally has link back buttons, active sibling sites, active affiliates, past reviews, credits and maybe even past achievements. I'll be looking at all that in this part of the review. I will also be going through links and checking textbox codes to make sure you have the right image codes and links in them.
Final CommentsOverall comments about your site will go here as well as a summary of your review and key things to note.
This review is a list of suggestions and possible improvements to your site. I may pull out specific examples or critique the site as a whole. A customary link sweep and a simple spelling/grammar check will be included.
Suggestions:
Suggestion/Improvement
Suggestion/Improvement
Suggestion/Improvement
In this review I will only look at the quality of your content, regardless of quantity.
In this review I will pull out specific examples of your work and discuss the positives and negatives. I will not pull out all your work, mostly the ones that caught my attention.
For graphic sites I may discuss subjects such as style, use of textures, colors, fonts, borders, creativity and/or overall quality and unity of your graphic.
For apps, webbies and writing based sites, I may discuss flow of writing, information given, creativity, grammar and/or spelling.
Final Comments:
In this review I will go over some fundamentals to layout design and functionality while ignoring the quality and quantity of your content.
I will take a few screenshots of your layout and comment directly on the pictures. I will be looking specifically for the following:
For this review, I will go through your site, section by section, page by page, and find broken links, images and grammar. I will note links to sites that have moved, are closed or are on hiatus in directory listings, sitely sections etc. This review will normally be structured according to your current layout.
I will check basic spelling, capitalization, spacing and grammar for everything you've written.
If a sentence irks me, I will make note of it and provide an alternate way to portray your message.
I will not go too in depth on grammar unless requested. I will tell you what works and what doesn't but I won't be teaching you how to properly use things like a colon or berate you about parallel structure etc.
All personal comments (ie: site updates) will not be editted unless requested.
Other things I look for: Chat speak, tone of voice, if you have a neomail link to a blank neomail, if link back buttons link to the wrong place.
If you would like me to disregard something above please let me know!
The fastest and easiest "review" I offer is a private question and answer consultation. Just mail me a list of questions (or even one question) that you would like answered. I will try to answer your questions to the best of my abilities and we will swap messages back and forth until you are satisfied. This consultation will be mostly be done through neomail unless the list of questions is very long in which case I will put my answers on a private petpage.
Possible Questions:Questions may be very general or specific. Possible questions include "What do you think or my site?" "Is my content OK?" or "How's my latest icon?" You may ask one question at a time or multiple questions at once it's entirely up to you!
This is a pet lending agency only, which means I do not lend items or np. This page is affiliated with the guilds Project: Clean Up Neopia. and Scarlet Memories. Please read the rules and requirements at the bottom before requesting a lend. The rules will direct you to the forms.
I have these pets/petpets but they are unfortunately not available for lend this month. Mouse over the avatars to see when they are next available.
Do you have any of the pets below? If so, check out my Pets UFT. If you see something you like send me a neomail and I'd be happy to trade with you!
To qualify for a lend, your account must be 4 months of age and have available in and out transfers for the date you specify in your form.
On top of the requirements you must also agree to:
Please title your requests appropriately. An appropriate subject for your neomail, when requesting, is located in the first line of every request form. Use it!
Only request when the requests are open. Check the side bar for the most up to date status. Click the pixel in the top left corner of this page to proceed to the request form and the lending process.
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The process is NOT a lending chain. I or a friend will send the pet to you and you are expected to send it right back through a one on one pet transfer. Please check the available pets this month to make sure we have your expected pet for lend!
The lending process is meant to be quick and simple. When you send in the form I will mail you back acknowledging that I have received it. This should never be more than 3 days. If I do not reply back by 3 days, send the form again with a new expected lend date.
Once I have replied, I or a friend will send the pet on the day you requested, to the account you requested. As the lend day is by your decision, we will expect no problems. Please mail me if you suddenly can not make the expected date and we will reschedule.
Once you have accepted the pet, mail me a notification and inform me of when we can expect the pet back to the original owner. We do expect pets back by the end of the month so that they may be available for lend again next month.
Small, simple requests that I also offer. For now these kinds of requests include habitarium gifting, coding retrieval and pet customization.
What used to be many of RAMs extras have now been turned into mini sites so that I can focus on different things at a time without feeling swamped. Enter the DigiPortal and you will find a list of sites featuring premades, site names, rankings, content submissions and much more!
My graphics/art portfolio. Unlike other portfolios, not all requests are featured here as I don't often save them all and it is updated sporadically so the newest requests may not yet be available. Please also note that even though my portfolio might showcase certain types of art/graphics it doesn't mean that I offer them here at RAM.
My review portfolio started on Sept 7 2011. Requests before this date might not be found here. Like my gfx portfolio, this place will be updated sporadically. It's basically just a place for people to see my reviewing style.
Ever wonder why I've named my review rubrics the way I do? Well here I can explain it all.
A small page of me and my friend's pets UFT/A. We are currently looking for a coconut jubjub, n island quiggle or a halloween ruki but we will look at all offers.
A brief look at RAM's history and more about it's development over time that hopefully answers some Frequently Asked Questions.
On top of the main things offered at RAM I can also provide a few small, simple things for other neopians to use and benefit from.
Note that these requests are always open unless RAM itself is on hiatus/vacation.
Currently, RAM offers the following in extra requestables:
As I am constantly swamped in habi resources you may be able to find my habi gifting board here No board currently available .
If there is no board available and you are seeing this for the first time then the process is simple.
As I often get gifting mails I will not mail you back when I have received your request/mail.
Neopets rules only allow one item per account per day. If you want more than one item simply send another mail the next day. I do not make reservations and I ask you send one mail at a time.
Lost the coding for your petpage or userlookup? I may be able to retrieve it. Simply fill in the info form below and send it in.
I can not guarantee that your coding will be retrieved. It will largely depend on how long you had your page up and how long ago you lost your coding.
If you only had your coding saved for a single week or less, there is a 95% chance I will not be able to retrieve it. :(
Working on a pet application? Need ideas for a customization for your plain and boring neopet? Well I'm here to help. I love dressing up different pets so if you need some customization ideas feel free to send in a request. I can match by theme, budget or whatever you like!
Keep in mind when considering budget that it is an approximate value. I will check the Trading Post and the Shop Wizard for the general price range but it may change by the time you buy the item!
Upon completing your request I will give you an image of your pet with their customization and names of the items used in the picture. You may edit the final image as you please.
RAM started off as a small avatar lending page for my guild and eventually grew to include requests, premades and a whole bunch of other things to accommodate my ever changing interests.
RAM officialy opened on Sept 5 2011 as an all in one site featuring avatar lending, buttons, shields, banners and icon requests and premades. Extras included tutorials, site names, habitarium gifting, rankings and Pets UFT.
I wasn't good at buttons, animation (.gifs) weren't supported by my image hosting site and really, they weren't fun to make so I removed them after a while which is why you may see buttons in my portfolio but nothing offered here anymore. I've decided to give button making another go. You can view my button request site here.
While I lost one interest, I gained another in reviews and I added link sweeps and eventually regular reviews to my site after a time. Then, in Dec 2011 I began dabbling in fonts making and I began taking font requests in Jan 2012.
You may have seen other people with userlookups saying they were made or edited by me but I do not take layout requests. I never have and I probably never will as I cannot code HTML/CSS. The main reason I broke up RAM into different sites (see the The DigiPortal) was because all the extra coding I had to scroll through every time I updated the page was driving me crazy.
The people you see with layouts by me are friends or guild members who asked that I edit a premade for them for personal use. I have no intention of redistributing someone else's work on my site. The only layout I can claim to own is this one and it took days of work, not something I want to do again any time soon.
The following pets are UFT/A by either my friends or me. For UFT pets we are currently seeking the following avatar pets: coconut jubjub, island quiggle and halloween ruki for lend at RAM's avatar lending page but we will look at all offers. If you see anything you like feel free to neomail me.
Hover for names. Click to view lookup.
Hover for names. Click to view lookup. No application is required, simply send a neomail.
Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) is the main memory in computers and must be refreshed periodically. The Standard Review is the main review here at RAM and I can't write this review without taking a few breaks in between I need to be "refreshed periodically" while writing this type of review).
Static random-access memory is the second main memory type but unlike DRAM it doesn't need to be refreshed constantly. This is true in the review nature as well, I can get through a Simple Review quicker than a Standard Review and people usually choose this type of review if they don't feel like they're ready for the DRAM just yet.
Fast page mode dynamic random access memory, the original form of DRAM. It goes through the whole process of finding a bit of data and reading it before it starts on the next bit. (as opposed to EDO RAM where soon as it finds the first bit, it begins looking for the next one). Anyways, for most sites, the most important aspect is the content the site provides. So, really, the DRAM Review is just a build up on the FPM Review which looks through all your content and assess the major works before continuing on. This is much like how DRAM is a build up of FPM DRAM in computers.
Synchronous graphics RAM is used in most graphic cards today and my Layout Reviews are graphic based (I comment about layout graphics on a screenshot image).
Synchronous dynamic random access memory, a high performance type of RAM that starts reading information on the row containing the requested bit and moving rapidly through the columns, reading each bit as it goes. This is basically the same way I complete Grammar and Link Reviews.
Rambus dynamic random access memory, the fastest type of RAM for the fastest review.
Layout and Coding by Charida at Memoir. Edited by Kuroida
Background from 49 Days
Textures from Nienke's Resources
Digimon pixels from The Happy Galgomon Gif Factory
Digimon layout images from Konachan Wallpapers
Bullets from Bedazzled
Status resources from The Lunch Box
Header 3 code editted from Vibe
Counter by boingdragon.
All other images found through search engine.
Thanks to my friends, guilders and sister for providing account space for some of the avatar pets. (names removed on request)
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