The Bad Wolf TV

Info

Site Address: http://thebadwolftv.blogspot.com/

Web Host: Blogger

Run by: Blogger Woman

Opened: July 2008

Review

Owner

Apart from in the posts, the owner doesn't get to interact with visitors much. The cbox has recently been taken down, so to try and get more comments on posts. It looks like this isn't working much yet, as not many posts get comments. But in the posts, the words that are used seem to talk to the visitor, which makes them feel welcome to the site. At the moment, the owner cannot here thoughts and comments that visitors may want to share. At the top of the sidebar, though, is a welcome sign, which is also quite warming.

Layout

The layout for The Bad Wolf TV is very colourful and effective. It draws you to the site nicely, and keeps its audience's attention. It is satisfying and simple, but sometimes some of the colours make it hard to read.

News Posts

The news posts are updated quite regularly on the main page. Although, not all news is posted, the owner comes up with a wonderful selection. Most are written in the owner's words and are posted in rich colours. Mostly red and white, and sometimes purple. They are written in such a way that readers feel like the site is talking to them, so attracts the visitors to read them. Most posts are headed with a related picture. Sometimes, the pictures are made by the owner themselves, which look great. Sometimes, however, it is not completely clear what are quotes and what are the owner's words. Despite the fact that the site brings up great posts, I might like to see a little more content. But I might be a little to early to say this, as I'm still not sure whether some things are quotes or not.

Spelling and Grammar

All posts are written in good spelling and grammar. You might have to go a long way to find one major mistake, at least! This makes it easy to read, so it is not too taxing for the reader.

Pages

I have found two pages on the site at the moment. They are and Avatars page and a Wallpapers page. The owner has made all the pictures, and some of them are really good, and quite a lot of effort has gone into making them! It doesn't say whether you can use these or not, but I presume you can if you give credit. Maybe there should be notices on these pages explaining what you can do with them. The pages are linked near enough to the top of the sidebar to see them clearly, under the header, 'The Bad Wolf TV Stuff", so you can access the easily, without too much effort. It would be nice to see a few more pages being made and put on the site, because it has definitely got potential!

Sidebar

There are some good choices of items in The Bad Wolf TV's sidebar. There is one main problem, in which I'll get onto a bit lower down, after I've said what there is. At the top, is the site's Welcome! sign, with a delightful short comment from the owner, aimed towards visitors, to feel appreciated. Under this, which is very helpful, is the owner's email address, which you are able to use for any queries or comments regarding the site. Two gadgets to show how many visitors are online at the present time, and the site's visitor count. Under this are the page links and a comment about the removed cbox. One of the great things on the sidebar is the "Stuff of the Week", which has the character, quote and episode of that week, which is a nice fun thing! There are polls and poll results, as well as recommended websites, Next Time trailers and website awards (which the site has been awarded a lot of. Congratulations!). The main problem, unfortunately, is that, although all the colours are really pretty, and I agree that they are, but some of the colours just make the writing really hard to see on the sidebar. Mainly red and light purple. You have to strain your eyes, or tilt the computer screen to read it properly. I think it is mainly the purple background of the lower part.

Other Features

Banner; The Banner shows all three side to the Whouniverse. It has the Sarah Jane Adventures gang, the Torchwood team, and all the friends from the end of last series of Doctor Who who came back, all in three groups. They are cut out into a black background, which is quite effective! The logo stands out really well, and looks good!

Music Player; At the bottom of the page, there is a music player, so you can listen to Doctor Who-related music to liven your stay, while you look around. You can choose what to listen to.

At the bottom of the page is a picture of various new series characters from Doctor Who, as well as the site's followers. Remember to follow if you want to be up to date with the latest news!

atts key suggestions

• Possibly put the cbox back up, because it is hard to chat on posts!
• Change colours in sidebar, so it's easier to see and read!
• Make quotes in posts more clear.
• More pages?

Note - these are only suggestions, which you may or may not want to take into account.

Overall

This is a bright and colourful site with brilliant posts all about latest Doctor Who news. A few things need to be moderated though, and then it will be even better!

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