Review for orangey, a user with issues
WRITTEN REVIEW (Should be at least a paragraph.. 3 to 5 sentences)
1) What are your first impressions of the journal? What did you like? Not like? How do you think things could be improved? Overall what did you think of the journal?
Orange is my favorite color, so orangey already had a point in my non-used-for-LJReview-book. What does count, however, is the smooth and orange look of the journal. And when you read the Title and Subtitle "I have issues: Read all about them." I knew I was in for a wild ride.
SCORING CARD
User Info (8 points) 2 points each
1. Can you contact the user easily? Do they have email? Messenger services? A website?
Email, AOL IM, and a website. The website is just another blog, but it serves it's purpose. I could get in touch with this person easily enough. 2 points.
2. Are interests listed?
35 interests = 2 points.
3. Do they have user pictures? Enough, too few?
11 user pictures. Varied. Interesting pics. STRONG BAD! 2 points.
4. Do the pictures reflect the user, are creative, original? Do they keep with the style of the journal?
*re-reads "issues statement" then looks at pics again* Yes. 2 points.
User Info 8 of 8 points
8- Excellent
5-7 Good
2-4 fair
0-1 Poor
User Info comments/suggestions:.
2,4,6,8, this user info's really great!
Biography (4 Points)
Does the biography tell about the user? Is it descriptive, creative, well thought out? Are images included within the biography OR Is it customized in any special way that makes it stand out (customized fonts, color, links)? Does the biography provoke interest to read the journal?
Erg...the short bio. The short sentences. It says enough about the user, but does not really describe the person. It eeks out 2 points.
Biography 2 of 4 Points
4- Excellent
3- Good
2 Fair
1 Poor
0 This user does not have a Biography
Biography comments/suggestions:
Please write more!
Journal (30 points) 6 points each
1. Do they post frequently? Are there large gaps between posts? If so do they give explanations why?
Journal has not gone 3 days without a post in the last year. 6 points.
2. Is the journal overall grammatically correct? Is the spelling, capitalization, punctuation good? Is it easy to read?
Very easy to read journal. Grammar is good, it's all good. 6 points.
3. Depth of posts: Do the posts have much substance to them? Do their posts consist of a good length or are they brief? Do the posts make you want to continue reading the journal?
It's a very day to day journal. But that's a good thing. Posts that bring something up are followed by other posts that finish the story. There was one post I didn't like, the user got a new job and all they posted was "YAY!". Her friends eventually figured out what the heck she was even talking about. But I cannot deny her points for ONE post. 6 points.
4. Do posts flow well or is it difficult to follow their train of thought in journal entries?
Other than see above, the posts are very easy to follow and flow well. 6 points.
5. Do the posts have overall variety? Do they stay on one subject or write about various things/events? Do they post pictures, links, quizzes or polls, if they do are they hidden by the lj-cut tags? Does that make up a major part of the journal or is there a balance between those things and written entries? Quizzes links and polls should be kept to a minimum and the lj cut tags should be used to cover them?
Anything that is a picture or a quiz is posted behind a cut. The day to day idea of the journal gives the posts variety. 6 points.
Journal 30 of 30 points
30 Excellent journal. Highly recommended!
22-29 Good journal. Great read. Recommended.
15-21 Fair journal. Good read, could use some changes.
8-14 Below average journal. Needs improvements.
0-7 Poor journal. Immediate improvements highly recommended.
Journal comments/suggestions:.
Could I give a perfect 30 and make any suggestions? Nice journal!
Style (8 points)
Is the journal customized with a color scheme other then the standard lj settings? Are links customized? Is the design of the journal appealing? Does it go together? Is the journal friends only or public? Are comments enabled? If so can anyone post comments?
User takes advantage of paid status with a nice layout. The orange color matches the name, and the links are customized. Comments are enabled, and anyone can comment. The journal is very appealing! 8 points!
Style 8 of 8 points
8- Excellent design/customization.
5-7 Good style.
2-4 Average style. Could use some minor customization.
0-2 Fair to poor style. Changes recommended.
Style comments/suggestions:
Total 48 (of 50 points)
50- Perfect!
45-49 - A - Great Journal! Highly recommended!
40-44 - B - Good journal. Recommended.
35-39 - C - Average journal.
30-34 - D - Below average journal. Needs mild improvement.
0- 30 - F - Poor journal. Improvements highly recommended.
Had to add a comment here. This journal was about 2 sentences more in the bio away from a perfect score!
(OPTIONAL)
LiveJournal Activity Status *****5 stars (*1 star each)
1. Are they a member of any communities?
User is not a member of any communities, but has posting access to 16. Since this may be done to avoid seeing lots of community stuff on the friends page, I give the benefit of the doubt. Happy holidays. *
2. Do they post comments to other journals?
1,446 is more than enough for a *.
3. Do they post close to or equivalent of the amount of comments they receive?
Ratio of comments posted to received is .95, or 95 comments posted for every 100 received. More than enough for a *.
4. Are they a paid user or show support of lj in other ways (help out in LJ support)?
Paid user. *
5. Do they have friends listed?
86 friends listed. And this is WITHOUT the 16 communities user can post to listed as friends. *
total: 5 stars! A smashing success!
***** Highly active and supportive member of Livejournal
**** Active and supportive member of Livejournal
*** Moderately active proud member of Livejournal
** Somewhat active member of Livejournal
* Main focus on their journal. Small participation within Livejournal.
0 Does not take advantage of the features Livejournal has to offer