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	Saturday, January 24, 2004

KING OF THE BLOGS JUDGE'S CHALLENGE & WHOLE BLOG REVIEW This week's King of the Blogs Challenge Question from Vigilance Matters: What is the biggest problem with most other blogs, but not your own? I'm posting my reviews, but not the scores. You'll have to wait for the official annoucement for that. Vessel of Honour Good Points: Answers the question, offers a solution to the problem, makes a jest at his own expense to wrap up. Bad Points: Except for that small jest, pretty dry ChristWeb: Good Points: "Blogspot has become the tract homes of the Internet" Heh. I like that line Bad Points: A little unfair to the part-time bloggers & non-geeks who have neither the time nor the inclination to learn enough HTML to go template-diving. Bloody elitist. Blown Fuse (see KotB page): Good Points: Tiffany gets it. Blogging isn't about tech-savvy, it's about the person behind the blog. I really like that she takes this theme and runs with it, tossing in all sorts of vivid imagery in the process. She has such a way with words – "Cabbage Patch doll" [*snicker*]. Bad Points: None visible. Score 10: The Whole Blog: Technical Merit & Personality Here are some technical things I like to see on a blog: Comments enabled Permalinks working E-mail contact info available Blogger's name/pseudonym prominently displayed Site search feature enabled Link to an "About Me" post on the sidebar Blogger's gender is easily discernable Blogroll Readable font style & size Readable color scheme (for example, NOT bright red type on bright green background) Divisions between posts clearly marked Paragraphing in entries (NOT just writing one fat block of text) Aside from the tech stuff, I also like to see a blogger's personality shining through, to remind us of the person behind the words. ChristWeb: Good Points: Technical perfection, with serious, insightful & informative posts. Bad Points: A little too dry & neat. It's like sitting in your spinster aunt's immaculate parlor. Not a lot of fun to be had. I also didn't like that he often hides his thoughts in the extended entry. That's backwards, my man. Folks come to your place to hear what you have to say. You should be the star attraction, but you're acting like a trembling wallflower. Whip it out, please. Vessel of Honour: Good Points: Technically excellent, plus lots of creative smiley icons for emphasis. Looks like a fun place to be. Bad Points: White text on a black background? I thought black was the color of sin? You're not NEARLY sinful enough for a black background… unless you're hiding something… [narrowing eyes suspiciously] Blown Fuse: Good Points: Recently completed a harrowing move from another host and software platform, so you'd think the new place would be a chaotic mess. Well, it is, but it's that kind of fun, homey, welcoming chaos that makes you want to come in, put your feet up, relax, and have a good time. Pretty pictures of the lovely hostess abound, and even her "Ultimate Bad Hair Day" shot is not without its charms. I could spend the whole day here. Bad Points: There's no specific "About Me" post that I could find, although so much of Tiffany shows through all over the place, it's not the scarring flaw it might be on a different blog. Also, it wouldn't hurt to have an extra line of space, or maybe a horizontal line, between the bottom of one post and the top of the previous one. Stay tuned for the final results, or go to the King of the Blogs page and obsessively click the "refresh" button on your browser. posted by Harvey at 4:39:05 PM  permalink    Crappy Broken Radio Comments (do not use) [] trackback []  HOME

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