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Review by Q, 2003 November 20, Win 98 SE, IE 6.0, 1024×768, Cable Modem
Layout: 10
I absolutely love the layout on this; it's clean, organized and easily acessible without being boring. The use of graphics was tasteful, and it didn't take me half an hour to load.
Navigability: 9
If you visit on of the links on the page, you have to use the back button to return to what you were originally looking at. Since this site has quite a lot of content, it would be impossible to include links on every page, but a "home" button might be nice.
Colour Scheme: 10
The text is very easy to read, and it's relief to finally see a pagan site that isn't fucshia.
Semantics: 7
A few mispelling and grammatical errors, but not enough to get anyone's panties in a bunch.
Originality: 9
This really is an excellent site for someone who is new to the craft. There is boatloads of information and links, yet is almost professional looking. If I were a newbie, the organization of information would make me trust this site than most of the other "beginner" sites I have seen. Then again, this isn't entirely a beginner site either, there is some stuff on there I didn't even know.
Delivery: 10
This isn't a website that screams at you "THIS IS WHAT WITCHCRAFT IS AND YOU HAD BETTER NOT QUESTION ME!!!". This is a website that was created with an open mind without being overly fluffy. Nice and balanced.
Knowledgeability: 10
Chock full of information for beginners and advanced practicioners as well.
Style: 10
I'm jealous, I want my site to look this good. Damn you Irena! :D
Fluff Factor: 9
Just enough light-heartedness to keep it balanced.
Cool Factor: 10
Tons of infomation and hella cool layout (I'm jealous) makes for hours of interesting reading and poking around.
FINAL RATING: 94% or
I have been having fun nosing around on here. Irena has done a beautiful job on this site and definitly gets my seal of approval.
Review by Justin, 2003 December 01, Win 2K Pro, IE 5.5, 1024×768, T1.
Layout: 9
I really like the layout—everything’s nice and clean, great use of colors, and appropriate use of graphics. (The only real problem is the “Top 100” graphics, but that’s a pet peeve of mine.)
Navigability: 7
The only navigation links I saw went back to the main page. That’s not specifically a problem, but some people like to have all the pages accessible from every page. (I didn’t do it that way, so I’d lose a point here, too.)
Colour Scheme: 10
Excellent. There’s enough contrast to make it easy on printers, but it’s not the stark “black on white” that can cause eyestrain.
Semantics: 8
Good use of English. I didn’t notice many spelling errors or major grammatical errors.
Originality: 6
It’s all original writing, but there’s not really that much that’s new.
Delivery: 6
It’s a bit academic for my taste. Frankly, it’s somewhat dry—not the warm, fun-loving Irena that we all know and love from her posts.
Knowledgeability: 8
What you’ve got is good—solid facts, good answers to some of the excesses.
Style: 6
Too impersonal. (Yeah, I know, I keep haranguing on this point, but it’s important.)
Fluff Factor: 9
I saw one—count them, ONE—paragraph that could be considered “fluffy.” You go, girl!
Cool Factor: 5
I hate to say it, but this is just so…distant. Frankly, if I didn’t know it was yours already, I could not have guessed it. This site looks like a collection of papers that you’d hand to a college professor—the writing is very good, but the heart, the passion, is missing.
FINAL RATING: 74% or
The most major change I’d make is to put more of yourself into the website. Hey, I’ll be the first to admit that my website is dry and academic, but I have to admit, so am I. J For you, Irena, “dry and academic” looks uncomfortable.
And yes, I know, at this point “putting more of yourself into your website” will mean a near-total rewrite, but I have confidence in you. Of course, I also know that your “copious free time” is anything but. But if you get the time, I honestly believe that putting more of yourself into the website will change it from a good site to a great one.
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