My connection line has serious issues.
First it searches for the site for ages only to come with the conclusion “time out”. Then I try entering the site *again* and it loads perfectly fine. But should I try go somewhere else it does the exact same thing. So far, the only thing working properly is my own sites.
Which is something I always thought was weird. No matter what kind of host I had and no matter how screwy my connection line was, my sites *always* worked perfectly fine. I have no idea why, but I’m certainly not gonna complain on *that* matter.
I’ve been lurking about on yoursite.nu lately. (I’m dowanor btw. *cough*) And its when I add my own review to various sites I realize I’m a really mean reviewer. I frequently have to stop myself in the middle of typing down my opinions, go back and rephrase it to something much more polite and less bitchy. I’m not writing garbage such as; “Your site sucks.” or “I hate it because..” I try my very best to point out that slapping in your occasional body, head and title-tag is not considered a good way of coding. And that’s just the top of the iceberg.
Considering the amount of people out there who has absolutely no clue on how to code I’ve been able to use the words ‘horrendous’ and ‘terrifying’ quite a lot. And for some reason I managed to click myself into the sites that are the same old same old. Big header, two columns containging buggy iframe “you,me,site” navigation and shitty content EVERYBODY has. I’m not talking blog-content, I’m talking the A-typical “You” page filled with “games” and “puzzles” and other alleged “fun” things.
Whatever happened to the really good satiric articles people used to write? The kind of articles that you could practicly hear the acid boil from. The articles you enjoyed reading so much you just HAD to revisit later on to see if that person had written anything new. Whatever happened to them?
Today as I click from site to site to site, all I read is “Today I did this and that” or the even more common beginning “My parents doesn’t understand me. *insert silly reason*”. Allow me to make something perfectly clear. If parents were supposed to understand you, evolution would have done something about it YEARS ago.
Then there’s the people who doesn’t blog that frequently, but still somewhat suck at it as they can’t stop beginning their entries with “Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while.” In those cases, notice what kind of visitors you have. Are they your loyal friends who look up to you as if you’re the new Gandhi, or are they random bypassers who’re just there to check out your shit and move on?
Lets try thinking about the visitor for once and not just yourself. Your visitors don’t want to be bored out of their mind, they want to read interesting things and preferbly not hear you whine about how little you cope with reality.
For once in your life. Do something creative and different. .
Gah, the first time I read a blog or whatever entry that long completely O.o. I absolutely agree. I don’t say I’m that much good with coding since they wouldn’t validate if I were to try it =.= Anyways… hate that kind of blogs… those kind of blogs with a celeb picture/blend on they’re layout and boring entries *swt*
Nice layout btw, the colors go great with the pictures
I took one look at yoursite.nu and figured that those types of sites were riddled amoung there. When paradise was put on there for a review, I thought I’d join just to add a review. I honestly don’t bother with the rest of the stuff because it’s simply a pool of drama filled tween reviewers with no integrity whatsoever. Seriously, I almost hate going to any review site because there are so many people reviewing who really should not, AT ALL, be giving people advice.
I don’t think I’ve ever been mean, just straight to the point. And personally, saying someone’s coding is horid isn’t mean, chances are that’s saying it lightly.
Oh man.. yes, review sites get on my nevers sometimes.
/rant
For me, I occasionally get sick of seeing sites with the same old layouts styles as well, especially those celeb ones where these ‘designers’ simply think that plastering a big photo of Britney Spears and adding brush effects to it counts as a layout.
But hopefully, there would come a time where these people would improve, eventually.
I just signed up for yoursite.nu last night out of curiousity. Hehe.
Funny you should mention that as I *just* clicked in to my own site after leaving behind a site with a, and you guessed it, Britney Spears images slaughtered in Paint Shop Pro with some “cutsey” brusheffects followed by “I’ll be right back” message.
Well.. I won’t :b
That’s the problem with websites these days … there is very little that is unique. Everyone is so into having a “content” site that they don’t actually realise the content is crap.
Bah. not everyone has flair for writing. I’m one of those. I simply can’t write flowery languages or any more creative than a science report. :p
Amen.
Word.
*Whatever other trendy phrase for “I agree lots!!”*
I’m also listed on yoursite.nu and argh, there is a mighty load of garbage there. I can’t even bring myself to browse it, it’s so huge in its mediocrity, it *is* terrifying.
I’m stalking through CodeGrrl. It’s Vixx/Vikki here.
Amen to what you said about Yoursite.nu. I joined up only recently in a genuine bid to get some decent feedback and suggestions, and the wealth of anime and celeb layouts is kinda scary. I also can’t see the point of people asking for “honest”feedback and then getting all fucking defensive about it when you do. Gah.
/rant
V xx