JeevesBond — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:47:12 +0000

The first thing that's missing is a valid DOCTYPE this describes to the browser and W3C validator what type of document you have written, in this case (and I haven't looked very carefully) it appears your site is written in HTML 4.01 Transitional, therefore your documents should all have the following as the first line of code:

Try running it through the validator now ...
The only shortfall with the W3C validator is that it isn't sentient and therefore can't always describe the errors in your document very well. Come back to us if you have any problems and I'm sure we can gude you through

That logo's much better now IMO...I like the inventive use of GIF transparency

skyraider — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:36:58 +0000

ok. i'll try to get the images sorted out.
thx for the vote button problem, that's fixed.
i went to the code validation site and tried to validate through several different methods, but all i got were errors like this:

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very confusing, and i just want to fix the errors and upload the new document. how's that done?

thanks.

JeevesBond — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:03:41 +0000

Nice background...Although it repeats which looks a little strange, is there any way of getting it to repeat in a more seamless way? Also the background file is a bit large, it could be optimised better.

The logo also looks very jagged - you need some anti-aliasing in there. Also the logo is very boring, it would be better if you chose a more unique font.

The vote button for the poll isn't appearing under the links page.

The code has a lot of junk in there - mostly commented out. It would also be a good idea to validate your code.

Those - very little - gripes aside the site is well built, clear and nice to look at - very nice!

(Oh...I just found Pong doesn't work under Opera )

Doctorrr — Tue, 11 Nov 2003 07:35:58 +0000

Looks good, exept background on the first page, i think.

Greg K — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:30:32 +0000

You might want to blend the edges of the background some, at 1024x768, there was a seam down the page right that lined up with the N in your logo, kinda stood out to me.

Using Smart Saver Pro, I was able to get the background image down to about 33-35k in size, and still look fairly decent, especially concidering how much it will be covered up.

I liked the very clean simple layout, very appealing.

-Greg

skyraider — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:43:24 +0000

ok. i've got a simple, light blue text logo now - transparent GIF. orange... good idea! that's incorparated into the heading stuff now.
as for phpBB themes... i've looked at every one, every single one (at least as of a few weeks ago) and i haven't seen a very good one to sort of match my design. maybe i should go through them again, lol.
ty.

Megan — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 14:29:15 +0000

I really like that background picture. it's very striking. I don't think that the logo graphic really goes with it though. Lose the 3D look and try using the photo as a filler for the lettering rather than that weird texture. Also try pulling your colours directly from the photo. Things would blend together a lot better that way. It would be neat to see some of the orange from the mountains used elsewhere in the design.

Otherwise there's not much to say. I like the way you've integrated the main site design into the forums. You might want to try to get a more coordinating skin for those. There's all kinds on the phpBB site, or you can get the source files and create your own.

Jshortest — Sun, 02 Nov 2003 13:32:40 +0000

I like the site layout because its simple and easy on the eyes. You seem to have a decent amount of content too.

skyraider — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 00:14:38 +0000

oops, sorry about that. i posted a request for review on two other sites, so i guess i skipped the other reviews on this one by accident. sry...

EDIT: well, i did review one before... guess i forgot to look at more before posting lol

Busy — Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:08:08 +0000

Hi skyraider, could you review some other sites as per the posting agreement, Thanks