Site Reviewer: Doctor Who Down Under

Info

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

Web Host: Blogger

Run by: Alexander

Opened: June 2008

Review

Owner

The owner of Doctor Who Down Under like to talk to new visitors, and also chat with others in the site's cbox, and is always polite in the news posts. Lately, there doesn't seems to be much interaction in the cbox from the owner, as people are talking to him, but there is no response. But what we do know is that Alex respects his owners, and tries to make them happy in a number of different ways.

Layout

The layout for Doctor Who Down Under is not the usual design you would come across, when looking at a Blogger site. It is so different, as there is one big picture in the background, showing a great blue outer space image, with the main part of the site slightly transparent, so you can see the background through it. This is very effective, and much attract visitors to the site, just to admire the look of it! As you scroll down, the centre part of the site moves, but the background does not, which also looks very impressive. This main centre piece, where the site actually is, is displayed very clearly to see. Even though there is this fantastic background, there is a darker surround to the main part, to make it less complicated. I think the whole layout makes Doctor Who Down Under just that little bit more special than other sites, as an extra added on.

News Posts

From the title, Doctor Who Down Under, you may have worked out that the site is all about what goes down in Who world... down there! The site is based in Australia, and is reliable enough on giving you the latest news from Australia! All the posts seem great for if you live there, and i hope the posts provide you with very useful information. By the looks of it, it all looks very well structured, and I'm sure that all news is correct and up-to-date. The only problem is that there aren't very frequent posts, so it would be nice to see a little more, a little more often. But I also don't know how much news they get, so news down there might well be quite slow at the time. Pictures are normally displayed for each post, but no all of them.

Spelling and Grammar

All spelling seems very accurate, and, by the looks of it, hardly every a mistake is made. The same can be said about the grammar. This is great, as it makes it look very professional.

Pages

The are no pages featured on Doctor Who Down Under, as of yet. It may be nice to see some being produced in the future, as news updates don't seem to occur that often.

Sidebar

There isn't a large amount of gadgets in the sidebar, but there certainly is a great selection, so that you won't get bored too easily. Page Hits are displayed across the top, but unfortuntely, the site doesn't receive the amount of visitors a day that it deserves at the moment. A terrific feature lets you search the site to find exactly what you want to know. The owner's profile and then followers are displayed, and there isn't a bad amount of followers! A poll, with a new one pretty regularly is below this, including a next time section, showing the next episode of Doctor Who in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand! The links look really good in the layout they have been put in, in the sidebar. There is a wide variety of different sites listed, which is a hit for the visitors, so that they can pay a visit to some other great related sites! Lastly, at the bottom, is the cbox. This isn't used too often, but occasionally new visitors, and regular ones say hello, but no chatting seems to take place. If the cbox were moved further up the sidebar, then this should occur more often.

Other Features

Banner; The Banner for Doctor Who Down Under is quite plain, and not too fussy. It doesn't show any pictures, but the (cleverly designed) logo is on it, and now, it has the Sarah Jane Adventures logo on it, saying that it is on the site. But this statement doesn't seem correct, as no posts have lately been to do with the matter.

Archive; The archive is displayed under the banner, but I'm not sure if this is the best place for it. It could possibly be moved into the sidebar, so there is more room for posts to come all the way up the page.

Online Now; At the very bottom, there is an online now widget, showing the amount of visitors on the site, at the time you enter.

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