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As you are walking along the Krawk Island shore you stumble upon a port with monumental ships all waiting at the dock. You see a large white building with a sign on top of it. As you stare against the blazing sun you squint to read the words "Kraken of the Sea". Curious you walk inside the building. As soon as you walk in you see five desks with a person behind each. All but one have an open line. You walk to the desk and see a pamphlet that says "Welcome to the tropical cruises of Kraken of the Sea. Hop aboard and glide through beautiful oceans while you stay in our marvelous suits!


Welcome to Kraken of the Sea, a cruise themed review site. Hop aboard an adventure of a lifetime while you sail past breath-taking views! Sit back, relax, and let us do all of the work. Have comments or suggestions? Click the envelope below to neomail the owner or post on our blog here!


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The Stargaze: Here is our basic review. We will review your layout, links (if they work or not), and the over all idea of the site/guild. We will also tell you what needs to be fixed. This review is best for guilds.

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The Paper Lantern: This review is a little more advanced. We will review your layout, links, grammar, overall idea, and your forms (if there is one). We will also tell you what you need to add and what needs to be fixed. This review is best for guides.

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Maraqua: Take a cruise on our marvelous Maraqua cruise ship. We will review your layout, premades, graphics, layouts, buttons, banners, and/or shields. This review is only for graphic or layout sites.

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The Sea Snake: This once in a lifetime getaway if great for just about any neopian. Here we will review your layout, grammar, links, forms, graphics, premades, and/or banners. This review is best for graphic or layout sites.

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Seaweed This review is a level up from The Stargaze. We will review your layout, webbie, portal, grammar, events, activities, and we will tell you what needs to be fixed and suggestions. This review is only for guilds.

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Kraken of the Sea: Our original review is great for any directory looking for the best review that suits them. Here we will review your layout, grammar, links, buttons, and activity (how active you are). This review is best for directories.

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Krawk Island: Need someone to critique your application? We will read all the way through your pet app and review your layout, grammar, links, images, story (optional), and the overall idea of the app. This review is best for pet applications.

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The Blue Reef: Cruise through our beautiful blue reef. This review looks at everything and tells you what needs to be fixed. This review is best for all review types.

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Overwhelmed you ask the person behind the desk how much this will cost you. She responds with a smile on her face, "Nothing at all! All you have to do is fill out a form and we can get you on your cruise today!". "Great!", you say with a smirk. You fill out their form and put it in their mailbox. The girl behind the desk then says, "Excellent! As soon as one of our managers receive it, you will be on your way! Thank you for choosing Kraken of the Sea".







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As you drift into shore your journey comes to an end. You step off the boat and walk onto the shore. What a trip! I can't wait to get home and tell everyone about my adventure!

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Kayla @ Possession | The Sea Snake | Dec. 3


Score: 75/100


Layout: 14/20

Your layout is modern and doesn't make a statement. Since your site is a graphic site it needs to be colorful and have a lot of texture. Making a background with more texture would make the layout pop out more. If you would like you could get a new layout all together at Seraphic. They make colorful layouts that would be perfect for your site. If you want to keep your layout I would suggest getting a background from Nienke's Resources. At the bottom of your first page it shows some of your second page. I do not know if it is just my browser (Safari) or if it shows that on all browsers.



Grammer: 11/20

In your first paragraph on the first page of your site is says, "Welcome katevp, to Possession. A brand new neopets graphic and recourse site!". It should be, "Welcome katevp, to Possession, a brand new neopets graphic and resource site!". In the sentence following Neopian should be capitalized. On your "About the Owner" page you are missing many punctuation marks. Finally on your waiting list I would suggest deleting all of your crossed out names.



Links: 9/10

When you hover over the "Plushie Reviews" button your score doesn't show up.



Forms: 0/10

You don't have any forms! You need to add forms to your site so people can send in their requests. Please correct me if I am missing them!



Banners and Signs: 20/20

I love all of the texture in your graphics! They make them one of a kind and pop out to a visitor. I love how you make the text on them pop out.



Premade Layouts: 20/20

Your layouts are colorful and have great designs! I have no negative comments about them.




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Reviewed by katevp
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Naomi @ Inverno

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Points Earned: 13/20 pts


Layout: 2/4 Your layout is very organized and neat. I love that. However, I don't really think that it matches the name of your site. I would also suggest putting a link to your portfolio on your main navigation. One of the first things I look for on a graphic request site is the portfolio. To have it in a easier to reach place is better than keeping it in your extras.

Portal: 2/4 I would make the link to the portal pop out. The layout for the portal is very unique but it doesn't fit your theme. I would suggest getting a new layout that has more room for activities and fits your theme. Use that layout for something else. Maybe a guild blog?

Webbie 3/4 I love the layout for your webbie. It is very modern yet fits your theme perfectly. It is hard tell the difference between the link names. I would suggest putting a | between the link names so you can see the difference. Another thing I would add is some images. Your webbie seems very bland.

Grammar: 4/4 On the council page you put "Naomi does't feel like we need need other council members yet." Instead of "like" you should put "that". Other than that I find nothing else wrong.

Overall Idea: 2/4 Your guild seems like a great place to chat and make friends. I hope to see you become bigger! Good luck to you!

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Reviewed by katevp


Jory @ Vintage


Jory @ Vintage | Maraqua | 20/9/22



Score: 7/10


Layout: 10/10

Your layout is gorgeous! It is well-organized and fits the theme of your sites perfectly. However, I would suggest putting the pick-ups page on the same petpage as the rest of your site.



Grammar: 8/10

The sentences in rules 1,3, and 4 all need periods at the end. Also, rule number six is kind of awkwardly worded, I would suggest saying something like "I do not make PETPAGE layouts if you request one I will not reply or will tell you to read the rules. I do make userlookups, however. You may submit a user lookup request...", and so on. Everything else looks great!



Content: 7/10

Your banners are kinda average; they could use a little more work. I do really like your Disco Bruce banner.
I think you should use a less noticeable watermark on the glitters and icons. Your backgrounds are pretty good, though; you have a nice variety.





Likes

Once again, I love the layout of your site. It goes great with the name. C: I aslo really like the layouts you make. They are so colorful and bright!



Dislikes

Your banners are sort of... eh. There's notmuch about them that makes them look interesting. I do think with some more practice, you will be able to make amazing banners.




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Reviewed by rainbowfieldsoflove



Liz @ Carousel| Blue Reef | 10/2/11



Score: 10/10


Layout: 10/10

I love your site's layout! All the colors fit together nicely and create a very warm feeling. It's well-organized, so one can get around the site very easily. I have one suggestion, though: On your pages where you have your pixels, resources and other content, I think you should have a button on each of those pages that links back to the original content page. Everything looks great here!

Grammer: 10/10

In your first paragraph under Welcome, there should be a comma after the word Carousel. You have great grammer; as I see bad grammer is one of your pet peeves. ^-^



Pixels: 10/10


Your pixels are very pretty and are high-quality. I would suggest to have more of a variety in the types of pixels you offer because most pixels sites I have seen don't really have much variety.

Sitely & About Me Sections: 10/10


Looks great and very organized!

Please remember to leave a credit! Reviewed by rainbowfieldsoflove




Genafire @ Genafire's Art | The Blue Reef | October 1



Score: 5/10



Layout: 3/10

Your layout is very dark. I love the font of the heading. It is very artsy and inviting. I do not understand how the rest of your layout fits your theme though. When I think of an art site I think of a colorful or more modern layout. I would suggest a layout from /~dreamee or/~nienkju.



Grammer: 4/10

First off I would make the "Hi!" in the first paragraph more literate because are is a very literate subject. "Hello", "Welcome", or "Greetings" would work a lot better. Under the Info section it says "Hi there katevp!! I'm genafire, but you can call me gena". It should really look more like this: "Greetings katevp! I am Genafire, but you can call me Gena". Along with that the Oops page says "If you got to this page, it's cuz you didn't read the rules!! Please go back and read them, then I'll gladly draw your request :3". I would change it to: "If you got to this page, it is because you didn't read the rules! Please go back and read them, then I'll gladly draw your request." Throughout your site you do not capitalize your name.



Art: 10/10

I love your art! It looks a lot like the pet itself. You are great at making 3D art.



Links: 9/10

I would remove the Sitely from the Extras section and make it its own page. Other than that all of your links are fine.



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Reviewed by katevp


Star @ The Paper Lantern | The Sea Snake | September 30



Score: 93/100

Layout: 18/20

Your layout fits your theme very well. It invites visitors in and does not have too much going on. If I were to change anything it would be the color of the links. It fits your background but not the layout layout itself. I would change the color to red or another color that you like in your layout. I suggest red because it is the color right next to the links.



Grammar: 9/10

The pink text is very creative. It really puts an images in your head of the theme of your site. In the your first paragraph it says "If our owner, msclvr33's Neomail Inbox is full, please send her a Pile of Dung to remind her to clean it out." I would make it "If my mailbox is full, please send me a Pile of Dung to remind mer to clean it out.



Content: 20/20

Your site is very organized. Everything is spaced out and not crammed into one space. I see no negatives with your content.



Links: 10/10

All of your links and buttons work fine.



Forms: 20/20

All of your forms have excellent grammar and spelling.



Banners: 16/20

The last one you did was vey bland. The text is just a plain brown and the font is boring. Also the Oasis banner is the same way. The background is colorful but the text is plain. The rest of your banners, however, are great! They are all colorful and the banner text color fits the theme perfectly.



Likes

Overall I love the idea of your site. The narration on the pages are creative and embrace the theme of your site. As I said earlier your banners wonderful. Keep it up!



Dislikes

The counter on your home page should probably start from an estimated page view count. Also it is boring. Search "Neopets counters" and click the first link to get some really good counters where you can set an amount for it to start out. You can look at your page views at the same place where you can edit your pet's page. I would round up the amount of page views for the past month or so and make that the starting point.




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Reviewed by katevp


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You start to walk home, but you look back for one last look at the ship. Right next to it you see a souvenir shop. Maybe you could get a postcard. You walk inside and find several, each one different from the other. You look at a sign next to them. "Free! Take as many as you would like!" it says.








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