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Platform 1: Introduction

Hello, and welcome to Shibuya Station a review site. I am tenshi and I will be your conductor while you stay here. Some of you might be familiar with my other site Futago, which I run with my twin sister reeuuk. I decided to open up this little station of mine to help out all those people with sites of their own who might be looking for a second opinion. I hope that with my experience with my own site I will be able to give you all pointers and helpful advice that will improve your site! So come along, there are a few places you must go before getting your TICKET, please, follow me to Platform 2: The Rules.

Reviews: OPEN

UPDATES

1-6-09
Reviewed Fruits Basket World!
Reviewed In This Moment!
Reviews are OPEN!

1-5-09
Reviewed Soroptimist Directory which is the first site to get a perfect score!

10-30-09
SO so so so so sorry you guys! I just lost my Microsoft Word trial so I wont be able to review anyone until I get it back. XD I use Word to review sites so it is very vital that I have it.

10-28-09
Heads up! I've been asked by Cass to push back Soroptimist Directory's review until she can make a banner for her new layout.

10-23-09
Reviewed Mystical Dots!

10-20-09
Reviewed Fingerprints!

10-18-09
Finally! A new site layout! I cleared out all the past updates.


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Since: Jan. 17, 2009

About the Station

Before you go on, here are some bits of information about the site. It's not so bad is it?

Number of Scores:
Total sites reviewed: about 52

8 sites have gotten scores of 70 or less.
12 sites have gotten scores between 70 and 80.
18 sites have gotten scores between 80 and 90.
13 sites have gotten scores between 90 and 99.
1 site has gotten a score of 100.

57/100 is the lowest score that has been received.
100/100 is the highest score that has been received.

32 awards have been handed out!

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Platform 2: The Rules

1) Only sites on Neopets will be reviewed.
2) I will only review sites that dedicate their time to help the PUBLIC Neopian community. I will NOT review sites that have only images you found on the web and posted up.
3) Do NOT message me back complaining about your score.
4) I WILL review sites a second time, its what I'm here for, to watch and help your site improve!
5) If you want me to review your site you MUST put up my link back button before asking me to review your site, during the review, and after the review. I'm going to have your button on MY site, so its only fair that you have my button on YOUR site.
6) Your site should be AT LEAST 1 month old.
7) If I see that you have STOLEN content I will NOT review your site.
8) Do not RUSH ME I'll review your site as soon as possible.
9) You should know that "Shibuya Station" is a very popular Train Station in: JAPAN
10) If your site is "Under Construction" "Revamp" or "Hiatus" I will NOT review it!

IMPORTANT: If your site goes under construction, hiatus, or revamp WHILE you are on my waiting list I will AUTOMATICALLY TAKE YOU OFF!!!

After you have read the rules please proceed to Platform 3: Criteria.

Platform 3: Criteria

You must know that I grade sites using FF. Your site SHOULD look okay in most browsers.

Total: 100

15 points: First Glance
Does your main layout make me think your site has good things to offer, or does it make me want to leave? Do the colors match? The main layout should be VERY attractive. It should make people want to keep looking. Did you even make your own layout, or did someone else? Is it custom or premade? Did you just use someone else's code and alter it? It's important that you make your own layout, because it tells the guests that you can actually do things on your own.

10 points: Introduction
Your site must have an introduction or a welcome. You should mention the sites name in it. It should also summarize what your site is about, and explain what guests can expect to find there. Do you welcome them sweetly or do you come off a bit rude? Do you introduce yourself?

5 points: Updates
You should keep an update log, every time you make an update or add something new to your site you should put it in the log. It should also have a date, so people know when you did it, and how new it is. Its important to keep all your past updates because it helps people know what's been going on. It should be very frequent, at least 1 update every week.

10 points: Grammar/Spelling
Do you have little to no spelling errors, or is your site full of them? Spelling mistakes are very annoying, and they can leave a bad impression on your guests. Proper grammar is also very important. If you use incorrect grammar it makes it difficult for people to read whatever's on your page. Using chat speak is a BIG NO! Its not very professional!

20 points: Organization
Organization is very important. If everything is messy, cramped or out of place it doesn't look very attractive, and it drives your guests away. Things should be categorized and have titles. Your site should also have a: Page Navigation A page navigation is very important because it helps your guests get around more easily. You should have one, and it should link to the right places.

20 points: Content
Is there a lot you offer but little quality, or little you offer but great quality? What DOES your page offer to the guest? Graphics, HTML help, a guide, a directory, etc.? Does it do its job?

10 points: Originality
Is it just another (graphics/help/guide/directory/etc) site, or does it offer more? Is it original, or just like the rest? I'll also be looking at the Name of Site. The name of your site is VERY important. It attracts people to your site. If it has a name like Lil_babygurl1234's Graphic's it makes me think you are not very creative.

5 points: Link Back Button
A link back button is important in attracting people to your site. Is it placed somewhere on your site where anyone can find it easily? Is it attractive? Does it have an ugly purple boarder because of the link? Is it a convenient size (88x31), or is it WAY to big? Does it have your sites name on it?

5 points: Extra Features
Extra Features can include, page mascots, a theme, maybe it has a section explaining your sites history, polls or any other thing that get your guests involved. Any extra things not normally found on other sites.

Last Thoughts
You won't get any points for this. This part is just for my last thoughts and comments. I may also put up the things from your site I really liked.

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Past Stops: Reviewed Sites

In This Moment
Fruits Basket World
Soroptimist Directory
Mystical Dots
Fingerprints
Landslide
Converse AllStarz
Somersault
Signature Fonts
The Goodie Box
Premades by Bess
FLARE
iFlip's Graphics
Blueprint Buttons
Cat Eyes
Courier
Radiation
Fame

In This Moment


Award Winner

First Glance 13/15 points:
The banner is great, it was made by you, so I can already tell that you have good skills with graphics making. The colors you have chosen for the sites headers, links, and previews all match very well with the banner. However the overall impression of your site is dull. A colorful layout isn't necessarily going to do better than a darker toned one, but it is the actual colors you have chosen in this particular layout that make it a little boring. I think if you simply took the banner and made the pinks, blues, and reds in it a little more brighter it would really make thinks pop.

Introduction 7/10 points:
The introduction started out good, but it went on into something I really don't think you should have in the introduction. First of which is the whole story of your bandwidth exceeding and you having to switch to a new image hosting site. It is nice that you added that to try to keep your guests informed, but it just takes up to much space int the intro. Instead why don't you take it out of the actual intro and move it under it in a completely different paragraph. What else isn't needed in there is when you say that you aren't as good as so and so at making buttons. First of all you really shouldn't be putting yourself down, your buttons are great. Second of all it really isn't something you should be saying, especially not in the intro. Its not something your guests want to hear, I mean who would want to get buttons done by someone who is saying they aren't very good at it?

Updates 5/5 points:
You update very frequently, almost every day, and when you skip its only one day. Your updates are also very informative and in depth.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
Nothings wrong with your grammar or spelling, great job!

Organization 18/20 points:
Your organization is great! Your site overall seems very neat and tidy. My favorite part is your "Sitely" part, where you have all your Affies, Listed At, and Reviews. I just really like how you have so many buttons under there but you managed to keep it nice and clean. There are some little things you may want to fix though. The first is your Reviews, I see you've been reviewed at quite a bit of sites, but you don't have any scores to show off. A lot of people look at a sites review scores for many reasons, so it is important that you have them up. Something I noticed about your site is that you have two "Pick Up" sections, or at least two signs. The second is under portfolio, after the buttons count. I don't know if that is meant to be there, but it looks a little weird.

Content 17/20 points:
You have some very spiffy buttons made. They are all of great quality, but there are some that are a little hard to read. Such as the "Hanna's Lookup", "X Reviews", "Pinyata", "Tangible", and "Aura" ones. Button Count 70 isn't that many, and I spotted quite a few that were personally for your site. Your button borders are nice, there are some in there that I have seen a lot of though, and one that looks suspiciously a lot like one of mine... XD I like all the animations and fonts you offer.

Originality 13/15 points:
All your buttons are very bright and colorful, I really like your style. As I said before, try adding some uniquely different button borders, maybe you can provide different renditions of the same button, such as taking a buttons actual border and making it dotted or lined. This is just a simple way of adding more options.

Link Back Button 5/5 points:
All very nice! Which should be expected from a button site! n.n

Extra Features 2/5 points:
I really didn't find any extra feature to your site.

Last Thoughts:
Your buttons are very nice! It's a pretty new site but I've already seen quite a bit of your buttons around Neopia. I still feel like you can do more to make your site unique from all the other button sites.

Score: 85/100

Fruits Basket World


First Glance 10/15 points:
The first glance is fair. Its the standard columned layout, nothing to spiffy, but its set up nicely. The banner looks great, however I don't feel like it really matches the sites overall color scheme. There are pinks and yellows in the image, but the pinks and yellows you have chosen for your headers, fonts, and background are the wrong shade. I think by choosing colors that match more with the banner the site may look a little more put together. You didn't make either the banner nor the CSS, I am glad to see that you edited the CSS a little though.

Introduction 10/10 points:
Perfect scores here, you've made all the points I feel you need to make.

Updates 3/5 points:
You seem to update quite often, however most of the ones up there now seem to only announce affiliates that have been added rather than actual content for the site. The placement and set up of your updates section needs a little work. It really should go in a scroll box, the way you have it now makes it so that a lot of things get bumped down lower. The Updates section is very important, there for it should be moved to the very top of the column, before affiliates.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I didn't find anything to serious, but I did find something you can fix up.
Under your affiliates section you say, "This where all my lovely affiliates are." You need a IS in between "This where..."
In rule number three for your affiliates I found this, "If you are deleting your site, please notify me." I think it will make more sense if it said, "If you delete your site, please notify me."

Organization 12/20 points:
There is a lot you need to fix up in your site. Its mostly just section positioning. I decided to position things for you and take snap shots of it so that you can see what difference it actually makes.

Something I don't show here is that I moved the "Credit" section to the very bottom of the main column. Something else you may want to do is move up your "Onigiri Adoptables" section to the very top, since they are so small. As for the Fan Art picture, try making them smaller, so two of them line up side by side.

Content 13/20 points:
I really love how you have a "How To..." section showing your guests how to make a plushie onigiri_ You also have a how to draw chibi's thing. However some of the things in your site make me feel like they benefit YOU more than your actual guests. Most of the site seems like a place for you to personally showcase your fan art and comics. I don't really see how people can use that in any way. Yeah, they can at least read the comic, but it still really isn't something they can use or find helpful. The little onigiri pixels you've made are very cute, you should definitely add more of those. Something I think you should fix when making those, however, is making the backgrounds transparent. I feel like you need to add a lot more things people can actually use such as the adoptables.

Originality 15/15 points:
The "How Too" of the onigiri is very creative, its the first time I've seen anyone offer something like that in any site. The "How Too" for making chibi's is cute too, I think you should add more of those, and maybe clean up the picture you have of it? It's a little messy. I also like how you make onigiri a big part of the site, they are on the link back buttons, you have adobtables of them, you even show people how to make their own. The whole idea of the site is great. I've seen many sites that dedicate themselves to a neopet but never one that dedicates itself to an anime. The name fits perfectly!

Link Back Button 3/5 points:
You have 5 pretty decent buttons. You made 3 of them, so I'm glad to see that you put some effort into it. But lets talk about the set up you have going on with your buttons. First of all I see a lot of unnecessary text taking up space, such as the little intro to the buttons section, and the little bio's you've made for each button. You really don't need any of that. It's a little annoying, all you need there are the button previews and the codes, oh and of course credit to the ones that need it.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
The "How Too" sections are just so unique, especially the plushie one!

Last Thoughts:
This is a very unique site, not only in it being the first site really revolving around and anime, but it has many unique features to it. It still needs more resources/graphics people can use though. Instead of focusing on showcasing art you've made, why not make more adobtable type things? Or open up the Fan Art section so people/guests of the site can show off their own fan art?

Score: 76/100

Soroptimist Directory


Award Winner!

First Glance 15/15 points:
I just love the layout! It really fits in well as a site directory's layout. The color scheme goes well with the banner, which is lovely. I also really like how you incorporate the theme of the layout (Pirates) through out the site. You have a pirate negg icons in the intro, pirate paint brush pixel links, a nice "Thank You" banner and "Search Soroptimist" Banner. You even use Pirate lingo to title your headers! I just really love the feel of your layout, the banners are great and the CSS is stupendous, you did a great job!

Link Back Button 5/5 points:
I counted a total of 16 buttons! All very lovely and of great variety to chose from. I think I only counted 2 made by you, its not a lot, but seeing as this is a Directory site and not a graphics or buttons site its fine. Maintaining your site overall is more important than making buttons! XD

Introduction 10/10 points:
The scroll box it is placed in is a little small, but I managed just fine. I usually don't like it when sites open up with some little story about the site, because usually they have this very long monotonous paragraph before the actual site introduction. However you managed to put a very creative story in your intro without making it too long. Once again you managed to incorporate your sites theme into this part of the site. Its very creative, and I just love it! Especially since you make all the right points: You introduce yourself, Sites Establishment History, Sites Mission Statement, etc.

Updates 4/5 points:
You update EVERY day and your updates are always very in depth, great job!

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
Nada!

Organization 20/20 points:
A side from making the scroll box in which the introduction is place (if you want to) I really didn't find anything wrong with your organization. I really like how everything is placed actually. You have great sections with nice names! You have everything needed to make your guests stay comfortable and convenient. Like the little mail pixels at the sides of each section in your directory. I really like those neomail buttons you made by the way.

Content 20/20 points:
This is one of the most popular directory sites for a reason. You have so many sites listed for every one of your sections its incredible. Most directory sites I've seen have what you have in ONE column, as apposed to your two columns.

Originality 15/15 points:
I already talked about the many cool way's you've incorporated your sites theme through out the site. The site name is great which really fits in with your site and sites mission statement.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Search Soroptimist is an excellent idea!

Last Thoughts:
I love this directory, love how you've set everything up, love your originality, I love your helpfulness, love it all! And I also love the fact that you get to be the first site to get a PERFECT score! You deserve it!

Score: 100/100

Mystical Dots


First Glance 8/15 points:
This is my second time reviewing this site, its changed a lot since my last review. Unfortunately I remember the first time I liked the look of the site a little better. It's nice to see that you took my advice from last time! You added a site banner, although it's a little too simple. It's a simple image with a rubber duck, which is a little weird. I do give you points for creativity because you picked out a duck with dots, and your site is called Mystical Dots! The banner is a little distracting... there is too much unnecessary text on it. You don't need the "Graphics and More" part on there, nor do you need the "Flip" part either. All you need is the sites name on there. The image does go along with your sites name, but it's done a little weird, instead of a rubber duck I think it would look better with an abstract sort of banner with dot patterns. The site CSS is basic, you didn't make it, but you altered it, so at least you are attempting to make it your own!

Link Back Button 2/5 points:
The buttons are placed too low on the column, they are very important therefore I think they should be placed higher up on the column. They aren't the best buttons I've seen, but you made most of them so you are putting effort into making them. My favorite one is the first one, made by Day and Night, but it has a transparency problem. The one I'm least fond of is the second to last one. You can't read what it says, and it's hard to see what the image is. It also isn't transparent, when I think it should.

Introduction 6/10 points:
You did a little worse here than you did the first time. You need to omit a few things from it. Such as, "I am getting better at making graphics! I will try to change up my stuff and make it better when I can!" that really isn't necessary. When you say, "The site name has changed if you haven't noticed." it comes off as a little rude, try re wording it, and mention it right after you mention the site name. Other things you need to mention are: what type of site this is, what you offer, what themes you stick too, and you also need to introduce yourself, I'm pretty sure you don't want people calling you: iflip4gymnastics1.

Updates 4/5 points:
Your updates are sort of all over the place. You sometimes update pretty often, but you also have pretty significant gaps. The updates section looks a little clustered, I think you should set it up like this:

10-23-09
Updated some things...

10-22-09
Updated some things...

The date is right about the update, rather than right next to it, and each update is spaced with a paragraph, rather than a break.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
None! Great job!

Organization 10/20 points:
You did fix up a few things since the last time, but since it's a new layout there are new issues I feel you should fix. The first of which are your headers. You need to fix up your headers in a way so that they show how important something is. Right now they all look the same. You need a main header, then one or two sub headers. Headers can be use to divide up a section. For example, see how you have a section called "Custom Graphics"? Well you would use a main header for that, and then you would go on and use sub headers for the "Buttons" because it is a section within that section. This brings me to my next point, which is: sections. You have TOO many sections! It's not necessary to have a header that says "Site Nav" then "Main Nav" then "Side Bar Nav", or to have a header for "Affies/Listed at/Waiting List/Etc." or a section that says "Request Forma and Rules" then "Form" and "Rules". You only need one header, and you only need it over the actual section. I really don't like how you have so many sections and headers. It gets to confusing. Especially in your "Request" section. First off you have a header that says "Request Forms" but no actual request forms under it. Instead what you have is another header that says "Button, Icon, and Banner Request" And under that header you have another header that says "Borders" which stand out more than the header above it, which I think should be vice versa. The "Borders" header isn't even an actual header, its part of the picture. The "Shield Colors" picture isn't necessary; it takes up to much space to show all the actual shields. Simply writing out what colors you offer is fine. Instead of writing out all the letters in the alphabet when you show the fonts you offer; just write out the name of the font. It also isn't necessary to write out the same font but in different colors. I really don't think your site is set up well at all, there are a lot of aspects of it that I feel you can change, but I really can't mention them all, sorry.

Content 10/20 points:
I'm not entirely impressed with your content, the few buttons you have made aren't of the best quality. Some of them are VERY hard to read, and seem really fuzzy. Some of the buttons you have made are WAY too big, they all should be 88x31, you yourself don't accept affies with buttons bigger than 88x31, so then why do you redistribute them? You really shouldn't offer button bases that are MEANT to be transparent when you can't make them transparent. Your Backgrounds seem okay, but you only have 4. There isn't a lot to grade you on, and what you do have is a little weak. It seems to me like you haven't added much to your site since last time I was here.

Originality 10/15 points:
The name change was a great idea, I'm glad you went through with it. Like I said before, it's cute how you tried to match the banner with the name of the site, but I think you should do it in a different way. Because you have little content, and you don't seem to have added much since last time I was here I really can't give you any more points here.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
You offer button borders that I've never seen before.

Last Thoughts:
This was a re-review and you did do better on some aspects of it, but what really got you down was the fact that your site doesn't seem to have grown much since I was last here.

Score: 60/100

Fingerprints


Award Winner

First Glance 13/15 points:
I see a lot of grey, but the color scheme works very well. It does all scheme a little dull; the same color scheme may look a little better if the shades were brighter. You made the layout all by yourself, great job on it! It works perfectly on FF, and it looks pretty much the same on IE, except for the colors being a little darker and some of the text changing font style. The site banner is cute, although a little simple. The fact that the banner is under the main text area is original, yes but it's a little distracting. I think keeping the text area overlapping would look fine just as long as you move down the banner. Just don't cover so much of the meerca with the hat.

Link Back Button 4/5 points:
Your link back buttons are all very well made, you have a lot too! It seems that you like link back buttons so it would be nice to see one or two made by you.

Introduction 10/10 points:
Everything in the introduction looks great. I'm glad you mention that you changed the site name (that helps avoid confusion). It's also nice to see the story of how they sites name came to be. The only thing I think should be moved from the introduction section would have to be the little spiel on how to preview your layouts. Instead of having that "How To" there, move it to the actual area where you have your layouts.

Updates 5/5 points:
You only have 8 updates, but they are very consecutive. I'm not sure if you normally delete your updates or if it's something you only do when you put up a new layout. Either way it would be nice if you mentioned it, that way there is a sort of "land mark" as too when your updates start.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I didn't find any grammar or spelling mistakes!

Organization 13/20 points:
Your organization is great, I really didn't find anything you need to re locate or move around besides the little "How To" spiel in your intro. There is something I do think you should change, and that is: the way you preview your layouts. I think you preview them like how they are now to both: save time, and really get to show people what the background's or image's on the layouts look like. I personally think it's annoying that you don't get to see what the actual layout looks like. Instead of just taking a screen shot of ONE, take a screen shot of all of them. If you want people to be able to better see the backgrounds on them then just make the previews bigger.

Content 16/20 points:
You have a lot of different layouts you offer: petpages, pet descriptions, and userlookups. The CSS on them is pretty basic, but it's okay because most of what you offer is meant to be used as bases. The images you offer with them are nice, but I think they can be a little better. Just try doing more to the images, use different affects, brushes, and textures.

Originality 10/15 points:
You offer pretty much the same basic one and two column CSS a lot of other CSS sites offer. It would be nice to see some different set ups in layouts, maybe some blog styled ones like your site layout.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
It's nice to see you offer seasonal goodies, not many sites do that, I think it's because it's so tedious.

Last Thoughts:
You have a pretty good site going here, it just needs a little tweaking here and there.

Score: 81/100

Landslide

First Glance 13/15 points:
What an amazing lookup! As always Kaz has outdone himself. The image just pops in contrast with the blue background. It was a great decision to get a custom from Kiss of Beauty, but as always, I must urge you to try and make your own original layout. Kaz makes great lookups, his trade mark is his style and his background usage, I'd really like to see YOUR style portrayed in YOUR site.

Link Back Button 2/5 points:
The buttons didn't really catch my attention. They are a little dull, and well the pictures on them aren't very attractive. I know the sites name is "Landslide" but that doesn't mean you HAVE to use landscape pictures. As well as with the layout, try designing your own buttons.

Introduction 10/10 points:
The intro seems a bit short, but it makes all the points it should. It sort of gives the impression that you don't really like communicating with your guests though. Try elaborating in it.

Updates 5/5 points:
You seem to update pretty frequently, but there is a little mix up in it. The oldest update was made on the 7th of October, but the one after it is the 6th, I think you messed up in it.

Grammar/Spelling 2/5 points:
Your grammar is a little... bad. I noticed this a lot in your Rules section and your "Neomail Me" section.
Well first things first, you have a punctuation error in the first rule. You say, "Be nice. Don't be rude in other words. Short, sweet, simple, and to the point." Instead of a period after, "in other word." you need a colon ":"
Rule number three needs some revising as well. You say, "Your site must not have stolen content, never been on a wall of shame, and must not be off neo." it would be best if you changed it too, "Your site must not contain stolen content, must never have been on a wall of shame, and must not be off site."
Number four is worded oddly, change it to "To get listed, say "Max" when I say "Fang." Otherwise I will ignore you."
Rule number five can be omitted, all that little explanation on affies should just go under the "To be Affies" section.
The "Neomail Me" section needs to be completely reworded. You never use the word "also" at the beginning of sentences, especially as continuous as you did. Tru changing that whole paragraph to this, "Please neomail me if you have any questions or concerns. If you spot an error, please neomail me as well! I would appreciate it if you did not send me any hatemaile. If my inbox is full, you can neomail me at warrior19_96 as well"

Organization 15/20 points:
The page looks a little sloppy. I noticed that you are already aware of the columns, but I would like to address them anyway. The come off of their area just a little bit, all you have to do is move them to the left ever so slightly. Everything is aligned to the left in your columns; it would look a bit better if you centered them. Things look a bit crowded on your right column, the credit section is rather long, it would look best if it was at the bottom of the main column. You can leave the "Page Views" section there though. It's nice to see you have more specific categories under each section, it makes it easier for your guests to look for what they need. I think that's something you can incorporate in your site navigation. You can make the broader category links bigger, and add sub category links in a different size and color. Maybe you can make bullet points under the main category links.
Oh and by the way the link to my site "Futago" doesn't link to the home page. It would probably be best if it did ;)

Content 17/20 points:
You have a lot of categories, but some of your categories only have 1or 3 sites under them. You can definitely add more to them.

Originality 10/15 points:
Well it's pretty hard to be original with directories, because all you are really doing is the same as all the other directories out there. Therefore it would really help with originality if you designed your own layout and buttons for it.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Award for affies.

Last Thoughts:
Directory sites are popping up everywhere. Most likely because they are the easiest sites to put together and maintain. You really need to try and make the site more original, make your own graphics, make it a BIG site.

Score: 79/100

Converse AllStarz


Award Winner

First Glance 13/15 points:
The layout has a plain black and white, grayish color scheme going on, but I think it looks great. You didn't make it, but I'm glad to see it was custom made, at least there is some originality to it. However, it would still be nice to see a layout made by you.

Link Back Button 4/5 points:
You didn't make any of the link back buttons for your site. But they are all very nice and well made.

Introduction 10/10 points:
The intro looks fine, it makes all the right points and it comes off as very welcoming. Good job!

Updates 5/5 points:
You update almost every day! I counted down on your updates and you aren't missing any days. The only gap I found was from the 11th of September to the 19th. Not sure what happened there, but it's the only gap. It would be a little better if you made the updates box a little bigger, right now it's somewhat tiny.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I noticed a little mistake in your intro, but it's nothing too bad.
You say, "You have found the right place!" the sentences before it make it so that it should say, "THEN you have found the right place!"
This sentence was also found in your intro, "Here at Converse AllStarz, we strive to show you as many sites that can help your needs as possible!" I honestly don't know whats wrong with it, but it sounds a little weird.
Rule number 4 has a little mistake to, "4) You must link back. After all, I am placing your link up, it is only fair id you link back to me, in some way, shape, or form." I don't know if that "id" should be "if" or if it just needs to be omitted.
Thats about it though, nothing too bad.

Organization 15/20 points:
You are pretty well organized, but the site in general looks a bit to crowded. I'm glad to see you have the basics: Intro, Site Navi, Updates, Blog, Rules, Site Overview, Status', Affies/Listed, Links, Credit and Content. But you also have quite a bit of extra stuff, such as: Mascot, Featured Site, About Me, that little Click! section, Awards, Reviews, and the Refer section. I feel like a lot of this stuff is taking up a lot of space. I'm not saying you need to delete it, all you have to do is move it around. A simple fix would be to add a third side column, like on the right, and put a lot of the extra stuff on there. I feel like the Rules, What to do & Where to do it, and the About the Girly sections are all pushing down the blog and links way too much. By adding a third column you can move these sections to it so they are not pushing this down. You can also move a few other things from the left column so there isn't too much on there, you know balance it out. Making your side column wider will also help you so that the scroll boxes where you have the Affie links and such aren't so long. If the columns are wider, the scroll boxes can be wider, lining up your links side by side.

I hope you don't mind, but I went through your code and altered it to show you how you might want to fix it up. You don't have to fix it to look exactly like this. Drag these to your address bar to view them.
Here is your layout with a third column added, notice most of the stuff on the new column is the "Extra Stuff":

Here it is with the links fixed up side by side:

And here is the end of it, notice I put the credit till the end:

Content 17/20 points:
As far as content goes you have a fair amount. There are a few sections I think need more content, such as Adoptables/Pixels, Customs, Fonts, Guild Layouts, Icons, Music, Petpages, Quizzes, SOTM's, and Screenies. I'm glad to see you have so many sections though.

Originality 15/15 points:
The name is very unique, at first I thought it was a little weird to have a site named after a shoe, but you incorporated throughout your site quite nicely, and I think the fact that your mascot is a shoe is pretty funny.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Featured Site, Mascot, Converse theme throughout site, Award for affies,

Last Thoughts:
The site looks great, but I feel you can put a bit more effort into making it a more professionally well known Directory. There are a ton of directories out there, mostly because they are one of the easiest kind of sites to maintain. Really try to make yours stand out.

Score: 89/100

Somersault


Award Winner

First Glance 13/15 points:
It's a nice layout. The colors are great, they match well with the image. You als made the entire thing, it's always nice to see that. n.n It's not very complicated though, its simple, too simple. It looks like an average layout, one you can easily find in one of the many Premade CSS site ot there. Try livening it up a little, try making it different, so it can stand out.

Link Back Button 4/5 points:
You have a lot of cute link back buttons, all very well made. The problem is that I'm not sure whether you only made one and everyone else made the rest. Seeing as you have a graphics site, it would look better if you had made most of them. I think you understand what I mean seeing as rule number eight in your Button Request page states, "08. I do not make buttons for button request sites. You should be showing off your own work, not my work."

Introduction 10/10 points:
The intro looks great, although you fail to mention one thing. Its an NR site right? Mention it in the intro n.n

Updates 5/5 points:
The updates look great, the only times you seem to go long without updating are during glitches and when you go on vacation, so it's okay n.n

Grammar/Spelling 3/5 points:
I noticed a few grammar mistakes in your intro. You have a few places where you fail to capitalize, such as your name Emily, and at one point when you say "and viola...", the word and needs to be capitalized since it's the beginning of that sentence. (BTW you really shouldn't start sentences with "and" anyway.)
Here are a few places when you need to fix up the sentence structure:
....its just the same as all emily's other sites." Should be, "...its just the same as all of Emily's other sites."
Just they all will have the same name & updates, etc." Should be, "However, they will all be part of the same site."
I really hope you enjoy everything Somersault has to offer and you neomail all your suggestions gelatisimo. " Should be, "I really hope you enjoy everything Somersault has to offer, and please neomail all your suggestions to gelatisimo."
This one was found in the intro to your Graphics page. "Only, of course If you follow the rules below." Should be, "Only, if of course you follow the rules below."
I didn't go through everything, I'll leave that up to you. n.n

Organization 20/20 points:
Your organization seems flawless. UI don't have any problems with how things are set up. It all looks neat and tidy.

Content 15/20 points:
Your content is all of great quality, your buttons are great, your banners are great, recourses and CSS all great. However you don't have much of it! You only have 4 CSS petpages and you already ran out of ideas? Only four banners, and 8 icons. Two Open/Closed pixles, seven New pixles, and seven Back To top pixles. I mean If I can count all your premade content you really should add more.

Originality 9/15 points:
As I said before, the layout isn't very original, and it's not very promesing to see that you have reun out of ideas for CSS with only 4 petpages up. The borders for Button Requests are cute, but they seem like pretty common ones, of course you link back buttons themselves are very nice. You really need to add more for me to be able to see what you really have to offer.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
That entire Competition page is great!

Last Thoughts:
The site looks pretty great, but some aspects of it seem pretty average. Liven it up a little, make a few changes to the layout, make a layout no one has ever seen before, and add more content to show off your skills.

Score: 84/100

Signature Fonts


Award Winner

First Glance 14/15 points:
The site looks pretty cute. n.n The colors are very nice, its actually a pretty simple layout, but it work very well. It looks very nice for something you made using some very lacking programs. Something that needs a little consideration is the image and the way it is cropped. All though it fits on your screen, you need to remember it won't fit on other screens. The image cuts off at the bottom, and it looks a little weird on the right side because the grays don't really mach. I don't know if this is possible to do on Picnik, or MS Paint, a good way to blend things in is to erase the edges with a soft eraser.

Link Back Button 4/5 points:
Your link back buttons are cute, very well made. I would like to see some made by you though.

Introduction 10/10 points:
I think your introduction is good. I think you could do without the part that says "(just no idea how to code a petpage for them). Once I created the perfect layout, Signature Fonts was born!" It's just not that important to mention. Other than that, its great.

Updates 4/5 points:
You seem to update quite frequently, there are times when you go about four or five days without updating, but that's not so bad. I like how you have a pattern going on with your dates; it helps them stand out from each other. It looks a little bit crowded right now though. Spacing them with a paragraph break will make it look more spacious.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
Well under your Stealers section you say, "This girl was using my font, as well as a font from Sunnyneo, and claiming it as YOUR own." It should say, "This girl was using my font, as well as a font from Sunnyneo, and claiming it as HER own." That's about it though, not a big deal.

Organization 18/20 points:
Your organization if very nice, there are a few things that I feel need some changing. I already addressed the Updates section, now about you About the Owner section. It is a little long, especially if you have it on a site, and located in a, what I think, is a random place. Since it's pretty long and detailed, why not make it's own page? I noticed the "Looks Best in IE" button at the top of your page. It looks pretty nice in Firefox, the only thing that needs work is the fact that the content areas get slightly cut off at the bottom. You really should try fixing that, at lest make the layout work in IE and FF. Everything else looks great though n.n

Content 15/20 points:
Your fonts look great, although you don't have many premade ones. You should try adding more of those, I'm not really sure how many avatars there are out there, but I'm pretty sure you don't have all of them. Try making that your goal, to put up fonts for all the default avies first, and then go for the special ones. Your requested fonts look great! Overall your content is of great quality, you just really need to add more fonts!

Originality 15/15 points:
Well honestly the only other site I know of that provides fonts is SunnyNeo. I'm not very aware of the Font sites out there, maybe that's because there aren't many. It's a good service you provide!

Extra Features 5/5 points:
It must be really complicated to make the fonts, I can't imagine how much harder it is to get requests for them. There must be really good communication in order to get them right for people. You seem to do it well!

Last Thoughts:
You have a very nice site going here, but I was surprised to see few fonts. Try adding more premade fonts, try giving yourself a goal to help you with it.

Score: 90/100

The Goodie Box


Award Winner

First Glance 13/15 points:
The layout is pretty nice. n.n You did a good job with customizing KTL's CSS, it looks very spiffy and clean. However, I'm not too fond with all the green, it all seems somewhat colorless. The banner is well made, but again, there's all that green. Nothing really seems to stand out, or pop, it all blends in. I also remember that you used pretty much the same layout about 3 times before. I think you first had a yellow one, then a magenta one, and now a green one. Some variety would be really nice with your layouts XD

Link Back Button 5/5 points:
Of course, they are very nice. Your buttons are always very nice.

Introduction 10/10 points:
Your introduction makes all the points and introduction should. Oh and by the way, I am very glad you decided to give graphics making one last try. I mean, your site has come so far!

Updates 5/5 points:
I swear you update almost every day! Your updates are very clean and to the point, but they provide a lot of input.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I looked through all your pages, mostly focusing on the intros and more important text areas and found no spelling or grammar mistakes. n.n

Organization 20/20 points:
I just love the way your site is set up. I really have no problems with any of it. There are little things you need to fix with your Index though. From what I can see you took down your userlookups, however, on your Recourses and Button Bases pages you still have the link to the Userlookup page on the Index. It's a bit confusing, as well as the fact that you still link to the Userlookups page in one of your FAQ questions. I also noticed that when you go to the FAQ page both the FAQ and Button Requests links on the Index are slashed. But really that's all I need to point out, no need to take points off for those little things.

Content 20/20 points:
Your buttons, your button bases, and button borders all rock, need I say more about them? I don't need to, but I shall. Your buttons are the best here on Neo, I can't go to a site without seeing AT LEAST one button made by you. Even my site Futago has a button on there made by you! I just love the colors you use on them, they are so bright and luminescent, and they are just so nifty! I hate looking through your portfolio because I envy you so much XD All your recourses are great, as well as your banners.

Originality 15/15 points:
It's all just too sweet. Love your work and creativeness.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Well your are the Queen of button making, there for you have the sweetest button borders ever.

Last Thoughts:
You seem to focus on the little things, buttons, backgrounds, color schemes, pixles of sorts, but they are all key when creating a site. You have the ultimate site here, keep doing what you do!

Score: 98/100

Some Fave Stuff
Um… how bout all your buttons!

Premades by Bess


Award Winner

First Glance 12/15 points:
The layout itself is very creative, very original. It's obvious you spent a lot of time on it, the CSS is amazing, and the graphics are very well designed. The theme is very nice as well. The thing I'm having a problem with is the way its set up. It looks very awkward when you scroll down. Each section is spaced very oddly; it looks like you attempted to make one of those hidden layouts without actually hiding the content. I think it will come together more nicely if you actually hid the different sections, or put them on completely different pages.

Link Back Button 4/5 points:
Your link back buttons are great, although I don't think you made any of them. Seeing as your site is a premades site, it would look batter if there were some buttons made by you as well.

Introduction 10/10 points:
Your introduction is very nice, its to the point, but very informative. Although I feel like you can add a little something telling your guests whether it's an NR site or other.

Updates 4/5 points:
You update quite frequently, there are a few odd gaps here and there, but it all looks pretty good.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I didn't go threw ALL your content, see as you have so much text to go through, which is good, I'm glad to see you communicate with your guests. Any who, I found no grammar or spelling mistakes and your grammar is just superb!

Organization 15/20 points:
Well I pointed out what it was that bugged me about the layout set up before. I'm not sure how I feel about the way you preview your petpages and layouts. I personally like viewing how a lookup or layout looks while up on a user's lookup page. They look very different from the small clip you provide, and it takes FOREVER for it to load once you click on it. Instead of having an entire page with screen shots of the entire lookup, that just seem to complicate things more, why not provide a small screen shot of the lookup? Same goes for your petpages.

Content 15/20 points:
Some of your lookups are actually pretty straight forward. Most of them are simple blends, some of the blends look a little weird though. Especially the Faerie world one, the images on it look a little blurry. I'm not to fond of the coding on your lookups, it looks like all the other neopets lookups I've seen. Or rather, the coding set up like that is too over used. I've seen your coding abilities, and I know you can make it look a little nicer. You can do more to the images themselves, use different affects, use textures, or filters. I also noticed that the fact that your coding doesn't work well in certain situations comes up quite often. You really should work on your coding so that there aren't so many issues with it. I mean you even have an entire section dedicated in your site for people who have issues with it.

Originality 10/15 points:
As I said above, your graphics are pretty straight forward, I think you can do more to them that will really make them stand out from all the other Neopets graphics out there. I really don't like it when premade sites have names like "Premades by so and so" you can be way more original with the name.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
The way you preview your lookups is very original, although some what inconvenient. Your site history section is great too.

Last Thoughts:
The site looks great, but you really need to make your content look and work just as great!

Score: 80/100

FLARE


Award Winner

First Glance 11/15 points:
I'm not so sure I like the layout very much. Its nice, but I don't think it fits your site very well. For a site with your sort of theme I think you need a more professional look. I do suppose the layout goes well with the sites name, but not so much the theme. It seems a little cramped up, with the banner on the side and 3 different text boxes, and the navigation. The fact that you put the banner to the side is very creative, but a little weird too; it kind of throws things off. It's a premade code of course, which I'm never too found of, but at least it's different than most premades I've seen.

Link Back Button 3/5 points:
You have a nice amount of link back buttons, but none of theme were made by you. I would really like to see something made by you.

Introduction 10/10 points:
Your introduction is great! One thing I do advise not to do, however, is refer to yourself in the third person, it's a bit confusing, especially since you start off by saying "I".

Updates 3/5 points:
You seem to update and blog quite frequently. Your Blog entries are REALLY long… maybe a little to long? I'm not sure about your sites history though, seeing as you deleted all but 2 blogs and 3 updates. You shouldn't delete your blogs or updates, its hard to tell how often you do update if there are only 3 entires.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I went through most of your site, except the actual posts by people, and found no grammar or spelling mistakes, great job!

Organization 13/20 points:
The site looks very, very crowded and messy. There is just so much text to keep track of. The actual site layout doesn't really help either; it makes it look even more crammed up. Instead of a blog style layout I think you would be better off using a never ending layout. You have a lot to fit into that box, so it makes it looks messy. Or you can stick to a blog layout but move certain content to different pages. Maybe you can keep all the information about the site: The welcome and the "How Do I Post" section on the home page, and make individual pages for the "Answer" section, "Ask" section, "Advertise" section, "Extras" section, and "Sitely".This way you don't have a scroll box within a scroll box within another scroll box.

Content 20/20 points:
I love the three different sections you offer for people to submit a comment too. I don't think there are any other sections you can offer, it's all fine the way it is.

Originality 15/15 points:
The theme is fantastic!

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Extras section. n.n

Last Thoughts:
I really like your site, its so original! You go beyond the simple "Comment Site" and improved it 100%. Great job!

Score: 85/100

iFlip's Graphics

First Glance 10/15 points:
When first coming to your site my first impression is: okay. It's not the best impression I've gotten, but it's not the worst. The sites background really stands out, it's an attractive background, but I see that you didn't make it. A site banner would be nice, with your sites name, it would really help you bring out some originality. I noticed you didn't make the site layout yourself either, it's a premade. It's not the best coding I've seen, I'm pretty sure you can find better CSS out there. It really doesn't look that much better on IE, but I strongly suggest you find a layout that works in all the major browsers out there. Or you can design your own original petpage.

Link Back Button 3/5 points:
Wow, what's going on in your link back button section? It seems totally disorganized? It's confusing to have the buttons to the sites that made your buttons there. It would be best if you replaced them a word link rather than the button to their site. You only made two of the link back buttons you have, and they aren't my favorite ones. It's ideal to have most of the link back buttons made by you, especially if you take link back button requests.

Introduction 8/10 points:
The introduction is okay, you have a link to yourself, but you don't really introduce yourself, you mention what you make here, but you don't say what theme you like to stick too. I noticed you are planning on changing the name, I actually like that name better than the one you have now. Although I don't think that's the right place to announce that, it's a bit random, and kind of makes you look a little indecisive.

Updates 4/5 points:
You update pretty frequently, which is great, but your actual updates section needs a little work. It looks a bit to crowded right now, it would be best to separate your updates with a paragraph rather than a break, that way they aren't so bunched together. Bolding, italicizing, or underlining the date would really make it stand out, and somewhat separate date from actual update.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:

Well I found a sentence that had some weird thing going on with it, its one of your rules, the second one I believe. You have it as "I will be affies with .you if .you have an 88x31 or smaller button" the part that say "if you" has some weird dot thing going on around it, I don't think that's necessary. That's all though.

Organization 14/20 points:
As I said before, you really need to fix up your "Link Back" section, its to confusing right now. The section where you have your site intro seems a little crowded, you don't need so many buttons for those SOTM's you have entered, they just push everything down. Your request section needs a little cleaning up. I think you should separate your rules from your request section, the rules are important enough to have their own section. All your request form should go together, again, in their own section. The button options: Borders and Fonts, should also have their own section. It isn't necessary to say that you got your borders from Google, that whole header just seems in the way. Your Fonts section is a little weird, its hard to distinguish one font name from the other, they look to bunched up right now and they read like Small Fonts Meiryo Comic Sans MS, rather than: Small Fonts, Meiryo, Comic Sans MS.

Content 10/20 points:
I'm not entirely impressed with your content, the few buttons you have made aren't of the best quality. Some of them are VERY hard to read, and seem really fuzzy. Your border options are weird, I like most of them, but some of them are too small, or have wait to much going on, such as the Square, Robot, Square 2, and Hearts 3 ones, and the Thick border one seems messy. Your Backgrounds seem okay, but you only have 3. There isn't a lot to grade you on, and what you do have is a little weak.

Originality 0/15 points:
I just couldn't really grade you on here. I didn't find anything that stood out, nothing really original. The name change would be a nice idea though.

Extra Features 0/5 points:
Nothing, sorry.

Last Thoughts:
I really suggest you pay attention the review Contemplations gave you, they REALLY pointed out some great things about your site. I agree with them 100%. They told you to fix a few things and yet you seem to have ignored them. I hope you don't ignore my review. If you fix the things both Contemplations and I pointed out, I think it would improve your site so much more. Check out my Extra Help section for more help.

Score: 64/100

Blueprint Buttons


Award Winner

First Glance 13/15 points:
The layout is nice and clean, not to extravagant or complex. It's not very original, but it does the job. I love the banner, it's very cute and blueprint-y XD It doesn't really fit the length of the main column though, it's not a big deal, but it kind of bugs me. The overall color scheme is nice, but it doesn't really match the banners shades of blues. I would link to see a banner and site layout completely made by you though. The problem with premade CSS or requested things is that they always tend to come out the same for everyone, so there isn't a big range in originality.

Link Back Button 3/5 points:
I was actually kind of shocked that only one of your buttons were made by you. I would expect a Button Request site to have made most if not all of their buttons. The buttons are great though.

Introduction 9/10 points:
The introduction is great, almost flawless. I think you should introduce yourself in there somewhere. I also think you should mention if you are a NR site or if you are open to more themes.

Updates 5/5 points:
You update pretty frequently, the updates look good.

Grammar/Spelling 4/5 points:
I did find a few grammar mistakes here and there.
In your introduction you say: "If you are in need FOR a button, then you came to the right place!" it should be "If you are in need OF a button, then you came to the right place!".
In your rules, rule number four, you say: "You may request the MOST of 2 at a time, if you would like to request more, please request AFTER I'm done with YOU 2 buttons." It should say "You may request the UPMOST of 2 at a time, if you would like to request more, please request AFTER I'm done with YOUR 2 buttons."
Under your button Bases section you say: "Please use this button IS you used one of my button bases", it should say "Please use this button IF you used one of my button bases"

Organization 19/20 points:
The overall organization is great! Although since you do have quite a bit of sections, about 8, it would be nice if you added a site navigation.

Content 15/20 points:
It looks like you haven't made a lot of buttons. I only see 6 buttons under your Pick-Ups section and 5 under your Gifts section. I'm not sure if you delete the buttons you have made, but a great way to show off your buttons is to create a Site Portfolio, where you put up all the buttons you have made. I've also noticed that you have made 3 Gift buttons using my site Futago's Button Bases, I don't mind that at all, but I sure hope you gave me credit, or asked the people who you made them for to give me credit. It is one of my rules after all.
Overall the quality of your buttons inst all there yet, they are all pretty simple and straight forward. I would like to see more extravagant buttons.

Originality 7/15 points:
I'm still hoping to see more originality from both the site in general and your buttons. They are a little to simple right now to say much of them in this topic. It would be nice to see different Border options, maybe some I've never seen before. The site name is great, it goes well with a Button Request site.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
That button Contest is great! Although it would be nice to see a button made by you up there n.n

Last Thoughts:
The site looks great so far, but it's not really standing out to me. There's still a lot you can learn, and a lot you can do.

Score: 80/100

Cat Eyes

First Glance 8/15 points:
The layout is very simple, its nice, but not very original. The banner is a little to plain, not much is done to it besides the fact that the site name has been added to it, I would really like to see a little more done to it. Doing more to the main banner would make it look a little more attractive. The color scheme is okay, I guess it does match with the banner's leaves. You should try making your own layout, or learn how to, it's a very helpful skill.

Link Back Button 2/5 points:
You have a lot of link back buttons, most of them seem to be a perfect size. Although they aren't very eye catching; I see that you got them all done as requests. They aren't the best looking buttons out there; maybe you should try requesting from other more experienced sites. You can try these few sites:

When you request a button you don't HAVE to make it match your site with a cat, just as long as it catches peoples attention and it's attractive.

Introduction 10/10 points:
Your introduction is great! There is a little something I think you should fix. In the intro you say that the site is a "directory to cat graphics", I think you should change it to "a directory to cat themed sites" since you have sites on there other than graphic sites.

Updates 5/5 points:
Wow! You actually update EVEY day! Nice job!

Grammar/Spelling 4/5 points:
I noticed a few sentence fragments here and there, and a few sentences that can be reworded. Just read threw your site and find those few sentences that are worded oddly.

Organization 15/20 points:
The organization is straight forward, but there are a few little details I think need to be revised. The first is your side column; it looks a little weird without a background. I think adding a background to it, just like the main column, will make it look more complete. The site looks a little sloppy, but this is only because the link back buttons are so different from each other. To make it all look more organized I think it would be best if you only allowed 88x31 link back buttons on your site, EXACTLY 88x31. The different size makes everything look sloppy. You really should enforce that rule, not only for your own personal benefit, but for the benefit of your affies. After all the universal button size is 88x31. I also noticed that some of the buttons have an ugly orange border around them, this is because some of the buttons are missing the border="0" code. It affects the way the buttons line up, just go back and add that simple little thing to the button codes. If you don't want to enforce the 88x31 rule, and you don't want to deal with broken images, and button borders you can always just word link the sites.

Content 15/20 points:
You don't have a lot of sites listed. There are some sections that need a lot more sites under them. 9 out of your 10 sections have 3 sites or less, try filling those up. I know it may be a little harder for you since it is a specific theme of sites you list.

Originality 15/15 points:
There are a lot of directories out there, but its always nice to see directories that specialize in a specific theme. It's always so much simpler and nicer. I'm sure you have made a lot of cat fans out there happy n.n The site name is great, its perfect for a directory.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
It's nice to see you offer an award to your affies, that's such a kind gesture n.n

Last Thoughts:
Although I'm not entirely impressed with the sites looks, I'm very impressed with the hard work and dedication you have put into it. Expand your site by looking for more cat sites, maybe you should also try giving it a more professional look as well, it will make everything more legitimit.

Score: 78/100

Courier


Award Winner

First Glance 15/15 points:
I love the layout, its very well put together. The color scheme is great too, it's nice and calm. It all seems very simple, but it looks great. I'm glad to see you made and designed it. I also like the whole professional feel to it, it goes very well with the sites theme.

Link Back Button 5/5 points:
Your link back button is very nice. It's cute how you have it go with your sites theme and called it your "Business Card". The animation looks a little choppy, but I won't take off points for that. It would be nice if you had one more button, just to give people a choice.

Introduction 10/10 points:
The intro is very nice and creative. It explains the site in a fun way, adding to the feel of the site. It would be nice if you introduced yourself though. People need to know who the person handling their gifts is.

Updates 5/5 points:
You have only been open for about a week, but so far you have managed to update almost every day, only ever skipping a day without an update.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I didn't find any grammar or spelling mistakes. I love the way you set everything up though, you make it all seem so professional.

Organization 18/20 points:
Your organization is almost flawless, there are just a few things I think need a little tweaking. The little changes I feel you need to make lie mostly under your "How To" section. It would be really nice if you set it up so that the description of a gift lined up with its image, therefore people know which one goes with which. If you do do that, then I think the paragraph that explains "How To" should go above it all. Something I think you should add to the site is a like a progress section. Maybe you can have a map of Neopia where you trace the path the parcels take. Although that may be too much work, maybe you can add a table that shows the same thing. Just add something that shows that you have been taking in parcel deliveries.

Content 20/20 points:
The five items you offer are perfect. I myself can't think of any other items that would go better with the different types of gifts you offer. The Poke gift is really cute n.n I was really glad to see that you are planning on having seasonal gifts as well.

Originality 15/15 points:
This is probably the most original site I've see on neo, its so awesome, very creative!

Extra Features 5/5 points:
I think the site itself is EXTRA special! And that little comments section is very cute n.n

Last Thoughts:
Wow, you have an amazing site here. It's incredibly original and creative. What you are doing is very nice, I myself sometimes send gifts to my friends, so its really cool to see that you took it to the next level and made it a public service.

Score: 98/100

Radiation

First Glance 10/15 points:
The layout is pretty nice, although I'm not to crazy about it. I'm glad to see you made both the banner and the CSS. The banner however doesn't seem to fit with the CSS. There is a big gap between the banner and the beginning of the main column, it looks unsightly. The page scrolls VERY far to the right; I think it may be the background. The third column, with the affie info goes off the page, something you should go by when fitting a lookup to the screen is the resolution of 1024x768. It's the most common resolution used. The headers are a little hard to read because of the two different colors, it would be a little cleaner if it was only one color.

Link Back Button 5/5 points:
Your link back button is nice and simple. It's a great size too, it would be cool to see one more though, just to have more options for your affies.

Introduction 2/10 points:
I didn't find an introduction or welcome to your site, its very important to have a welcome. You need to have one so that you can introduce yourself and your site to your guests. In the introduction you should state what type of site it is, and what your guests can find there. The intro should also be one of the first things your guests should see, it should be somewhere like where your Blog is. You do have an "About the Site" section though, you can easily turn that into an introduction with a few changes.

Updates 3/5 points:
You haven't updated in quite some time, about a week ago, but I'm glad to see you have bloged recently. As long as you do one or the other I'm fine with it, but you should make an update to the actual site soon! I'm not to fond of the marquee you are using for your updates, it scrolls a little to fast, keeping it in a scroll box would be best.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I didn't find any spelling or grammar mistakes, great job!

Organization 15/20 points:
The sites seems a little messy, but I think its just the way the columns are set up. Instead of having the columns with a background that matches the main site background I think it should have a different color. That way it doesn't blend in so much, and it looks more distinct. Like I said before the headers are a little hard to read, a single color would be better.

Content 15/20 points:
You offer a lot of different things; lookups, layouts, backgrounds, icons, button bases, blends, banners, PNG's, and animations. Everything is of great quality, and it looks really good. Although you offer a lot of different graphics, you don't have a lot XD. You only have one thing under a lot of your sections, like your lookups and layouts, PNG's, animations, and backgrounds. You should really add more to those sections.

Originality 13/15 points:
Yup, it is the first site that centers around that genre of bands, and that's great! I personally have no problem with it, but just a small warning, try not to get to into the theme. I can understand if you feel strongly about it, but Neopets does have a strict rule against anything to do with the real world, and religion qualifies under that. You don't want to get in trouble with it.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Its great to see you even offer resources in your site!

Last Thoughts:
You have a great site going on here, your graphics are of good quality. Just add more to it, you can still expand it. As I said before, be careful with that theme of yours.

Score: 73/100

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First Glance 13/15 points:
I love the color scheme, it seems so peaceful and mellow. The banner goes well with the CSS, it matches up perfectly. The banner itself is very nice, it's a cute blend, but I always see blends on Celebrity themed sites. The site name is a little hard to read, it doesn't stand out as much as I think it should. Now about the layout itself, it doesn't look very good in FF. The headers get cut off in the middle, so the bottom half of them isn't visible. Your text boxes also get affected, the scrolls on them appear horizontally instead of vertically like in IE. The scrolls also take up all of the text box, so as that there is only about one pixle in height to click inside of it for the content. I'm not sure if you are awear of these little problems.

Link Back Button 4/5 points:
The link back buttons you have now are nice, they are of nice quality, but they are a little too plain and to similar.

Introduction 6/10 points:
You don't really have an introduction, more of a little "About the Site and Me" section. You do introduce yourself, welcome the guests, and state what type of site it is, but it's not very welcoming. An actual welcome paragraph is a lot more warmhearted than a list of stats. Don't forget to mention what theme you focus on!

Updates 4/5 points:
You update almost everyday, I'm glad to see that. The Updates section itself needs a little work. Its way to small right now, increasing the height would make it stand out more. Each new update should be separated from the other with a paragraph instead of a break in line so that they don't seem so clumped together. It's also best to bold the date so that it doesn't blend too much with the actual update.

Grammar/Spelling 5/5 points:
I didn't find any spelling or grammar mistakes, but the only reason I didn't was because you don't really have any text I could analyze, this sort of makes it look like you don't really interact with your guests.

Organization 15/20 points:
The site seems a little cramped up. I think it's because the content boxes are a little to... little. Making them bigger in height would separate them more. Instead of a black border no border would also clear up some space. I think petpages and icons are more important than the button bases and such, or atleast more popular, so moving the Button section bellow the icons and petpages would be a little better.

Content 12/20 points:
You have a good amount of content for a fairly new site, and the quality of your content is great. The only thing I think you should try to do is steer away from pure blends. All your petpages and past site layouts are blends, you don't always have to make blends.

Originality 12/15 points:
I've seen many other Celeb sites here on Neo, they all seem the same to me, its always blends, Twilight, blends, Jonas Borthers, and blends; I'm glad too see your site isn't overflowing with Twilight stuff. It does reminds me of a lot of other sites though, with the same style.

Extra Features 5/5 points:
Nothing really extra stood out, but I like to see you take requests for all the graphics you offer.

Last Thoughts:
You have a pretty new site, so there is still a lot you can add and a lot you can do. It looks great so far, but it needs to stand out. Good luck expanding your site, and making it different than the rest!

Score: 81/100

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