Review...
Ok, well in the midst of finals, school ending, and then holiday hoopla, I finished my second review, woohoo!
Here ya go agillious:
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?
Overall, I think Greg is a really cool guy who seems to have a great personality and that comes through in his writing. You can guess a lot about him by the things he writes, especially about his friends and his girlfriend. He seems to be very caring, and concerned about world issues, not just day to day life, which is appealing.
SCORING CARD
User Info (8 points) 2 points each
1. Can you contact the user easily? Do they have email? Messenger servicews? A website?
Offers email, ICQ, text messaging, no website, 2 points
2. Are interests listed?
106 listed, very diverse taste, 2 points
3. Do they have user pictures? Enough, too few?
12 unique pictures, 2 points
4. Do the pictures reflect the user, are creative, original? Do they keep with the style of the journal?
well...the style of the journal was kinda blah in my opinion, and the pics are too. Mostly abstract pics, simple, which is probably what he was going for. How they reflect him? I'm not sure, to me, they didn't seem to fit his dynamic personality. 1 point
USER INFO 7 of 8 points
8-Excellent
5-7 Good
2-4 Fair
0-1 Poor
User Info Comments/suggestions:
Biography (4 points)
Does the biography tell about the user? Is it descriptive, creative, well though 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?
Ok, for his biography he just leaves us with a creative quote, not much of a bio. 1 point
Biography 1 of 4 points
4-Excellent
3-Good
2-Fair
1-Poor
0-This user does not have a biography
Biography comments/suggestions:
well as I illuded to in my initial reactions, Greg has a great personality and sense of humor, is very caring, and has a wide variety of diverse interests and passions, it would have been nice to hear more about him in the bio.
Journal (30 points) 6 points each
1. Do they post frequently? Are there large gaps between posts? If so, do they give explanations why?
I started in Jan. of this year, entries were pretty frequent, then in June, large gaps every month til November, no explanation, other than day to day busyness. But on some days there were several posts, although a lot of them, quizzes and one liners. I'll go with 3 points here.
2. Is the journal overall grammatically correct? Is the spelling, capitalization, punctuation good? Is it easy to read?
Overall, grammar was good, easy to read, 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?
More posts didn't have substance than the ones that did. And the ones that did, few and far between, and still not very substantial. Some entries were fairly long, detailing every grueling minute of his weekend, others were really short. Honestly, sorry, no, I had to force myself to keep reading. 2 points
4. Do post flow well or is it difficult to follow their train of thought in journal entries?
Flowed well, except when he was on meds for his back, and I can relate, 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 their a balance between those things and written entries? Quizzes links and polls should be kept to a minimum and the lj-cut tages should be used to cover them.
Initially the posts had variety to me, I thought this is a cool, intelligent, interesting guy, but as I read on, he wrote in detail about his weekends, etc. and it was all the same old, same old, so therefore, no variety. He did include poetry now and then, not much of it I got his message on, and he did several quizzes, some multiple in one day, and they were not behind cut tags. 2 points
Journal 19 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:
Maybe use a different style, more indicitive of his creative personality (poetry). Talk more about his feelings, that was only sporadic in the journal. Don't necessarily need lunch details everyday, but hey, maybe that's where he came up with Lunchbox for his name?
Style 2 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.
Come on Greg, your a computer geek for God's sake, AND you write poetry, be creative in your LJ!! ;-)
Total 29 ( 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.
OPTIONAL:
Live Journal Activity Status *****5 stars (*1 star each)
1. Are they a member of any communities?
Member of 2, so ok, here's the *.
2. Do they post comments to other journals?
Posted over 2,000, received a little less than 2,000, *
3. Do they post close to or equivalent of the amount of comments they receive?
yup *
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?
39, friend of 35, *
Total:
***** 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
Here ya go agillious:
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?
Overall, I think Greg is a really cool guy who seems to have a great personality and that comes through in his writing. You can guess a lot about him by the things he writes, especially about his friends and his girlfriend. He seems to be very caring, and concerned about world issues, not just day to day life, which is appealing.
SCORING CARD
User Info (8 points) 2 points each
1. Can you contact the user easily? Do they have email? Messenger servicews? A website?
Offers email, ICQ, text messaging, no website, 2 points
2. Are interests listed?
106 listed, very diverse taste, 2 points
3. Do they have user pictures? Enough, too few?
12 unique pictures, 2 points
4. Do the pictures reflect the user, are creative, original? Do they keep with the style of the journal?
well...the style of the journal was kinda blah in my opinion, and the pics are too. Mostly abstract pics, simple, which is probably what he was going for. How they reflect him? I'm not sure, to me, they didn't seem to fit his dynamic personality. 1 point
USER INFO 7 of 8 points
8-Excellent
5-7 Good
2-4 Fair
0-1 Poor
User Info Comments/suggestions:
Biography (4 points)
Does the biography tell about the user? Is it descriptive, creative, well though 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?
Ok, for his biography he just leaves us with a creative quote, not much of a bio. 1 point
Biography 1 of 4 points
4-Excellent
3-Good
2-Fair
1-Poor
0-This user does not have a biography
Biography comments/suggestions:
well as I illuded to in my initial reactions, Greg has a great personality and sense of humor, is very caring, and has a wide variety of diverse interests and passions, it would have been nice to hear more about him in the bio.
Journal (30 points) 6 points each
1. Do they post frequently? Are there large gaps between posts? If so, do they give explanations why?
I started in Jan. of this year, entries were pretty frequent, then in June, large gaps every month til November, no explanation, other than day to day busyness. But on some days there were several posts, although a lot of them, quizzes and one liners. I'll go with 3 points here.
2. Is the journal overall grammatically correct? Is the spelling, capitalization, punctuation good? Is it easy to read?
Overall, grammar was good, easy to read, 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?
More posts didn't have substance than the ones that did. And the ones that did, few and far between, and still not very substantial. Some entries were fairly long, detailing every grueling minute of his weekend, others were really short. Honestly, sorry, no, I had to force myself to keep reading. 2 points
4. Do post flow well or is it difficult to follow their train of thought in journal entries?
Flowed well, except when he was on meds for his back, and I can relate, 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 their a balance between those things and written entries? Quizzes links and polls should be kept to a minimum and the lj-cut tages should be used to cover them.
Initially the posts had variety to me, I thought this is a cool, intelligent, interesting guy, but as I read on, he wrote in detail about his weekends, etc. and it was all the same old, same old, so therefore, no variety. He did include poetry now and then, not much of it I got his message on, and he did several quizzes, some multiple in one day, and they were not behind cut tags. 2 points
Journal 19 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:
Maybe use a different style, more indicitive of his creative personality (poetry). Talk more about his feelings, that was only sporadic in the journal. Don't necessarily need lunch details everyday, but hey, maybe that's where he came up with Lunchbox for his name?
Style 2 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.
Come on Greg, your a computer geek for God's sake, AND you write poetry, be creative in your LJ!! ;-)
Total 29 ( 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.
OPTIONAL:
Live Journal Activity Status *****5 stars (*1 star each)
1. Are they a member of any communities?
Member of 2, so ok, here's the *.
2. Do they post comments to other journals?
Posted over 2,000, received a little less than 2,000, *
3. Do they post close to or equivalent of the amount of comments they receive?
yup *
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?
39, friend of 35, *
Total:
***** 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