Life, Doctor Who and Combom

Info

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

Web Host: Blogger

Run by: Combom

Opened: March 2008

Review

Owner

The owner of Life, Doctor Who and Combom is sometimes refered to (well, on Planet Gallifrey, at least) as the 'Lord of Speculation'. This definitely shows, due to the amazing posts, where the owner speculates every topic imaginable! Although Life, Doctor Who and Combom lacks a cbox, like many other sites do, when are able to pick up on the owner's personality very easily, due to the amount of posts created by him every day! The site doesn't really need a chat box, as you can tell that people would only leave pleasant ones, due to the quantity of visitors the site earns every day, but there is more on visitors a bit later!

Layout

The layout for the site is one of the simplest layouts that I've come across on Blogger sites, but fortunately, this is not a bad thing, as it simply does not need an exciting, eye-catching look, due to the content itself. It stands out from the rest, so when you visit for the first time it definitely hits you as to how white and plain it is, which is great! But the best thing need not be in the layout, as it's the posts (and the sidebar) that really matters!

News Posts

There is an amazing variety to the different posts made on Life, Doctor Who and Combom. There seems to be so many bits of news posted every day! You can learn from the title of the website that it is not all about Doctor Who, but has lots of variation, in all topics the owner is interested in. From the title, 'Life' shows up clearly. As the owner goes through life as he normally would, he picks up on bits of information, stuff that he is interested in, and makes fantastic posts all about them. Material that you would never find. Even if it's something small, it's posted, and it is great and absorbing (though, not literally!). Most of it though is just all about Doctor Who, and takes loads of news, and puts them on the site. Just lately, has there been hundreds and hundreds of Torchwood filming pictures, and they're all on there! I don't have a clue where they all come from! And now there is a weekly post on who could play the Eleventh Doctor! I could go on to talk about it, but there is too much too talk about. I think the main point that I would like to get across is that the site is magnificent! All posts have images, and some more than one, like with the Torchwood Filming photos. One thing I will say though is that there is nothing to separate the quotes and his own words. I think this should be made a bit clearer.

Spelling and Grammar

From what I can see on the site at a glance, everything seems top notch, but with an occasional formal statement, and a ':)' smilie, which actually makes you feel at home, with no pressure put on you! That's good for visitors, and all the grammar is great as well!

Pages

No pages are linked onto Life, Doctor Who and Combom. There doesn't need to be though, as the site is mainly used just as a 'blog' and not like other owners, who have made their sites into bigger 'websites', as such. Plus, there is already too much to read, with the frequent posts, let alone have even one page!

Sidebar

The sidebar for the site, in itself, is one of the two main highlights, the other being posts. If I had to list and talk about every single item in their, you would probably be moving on to the next topic, as it would be too long! So, highlights anyway. At the top (here we go again!), the profile of the owner, Combom. Plus a little joke in the about me section, which is quite a laugh. Then there's a visitor count, and I must say that the site has had a suprising number of viewers (over 60,000 since August!), and I'm bewildered as to where they come from, but we know! Thanks to all the great gadgets on the sidebar, we know exactly where they've come from, with website and all, a tally of countries, showing the flag and which pages visitors most like looking at. These things are found just below that, with an option to change the language of the site. This feature must be very helpful for people who speak any language other than English. A label list helps you get to the topics you need to, and the archive, showing all posts, grouped in weekly sections. Then there's 'Links to Useful Sites'. Well, it's all said in the title really, and a blogroll of friends sites. Number online at the time is shown by a marvellous widget, and pictures linking to assorted sites, and it all come together in one neat, satisfying sidebar!

Other Features

Banner; The Banner for Life, Doctor Who and Combom looks very... different, but not in a bad way! I think, at least, it shows the back of someone's head (possibly the owner's?), with the title of the site written in a stencil-like text, but not in an organized fashion. The banner fits the site nicely!

Burp!: Well, it starts off with that anyway, but there is a section at the bottom of the pages, dedicated to telling you everything to know, so you can guide your way through, plus giving credit to whoever needs it. I actually found it quite an enjoyable read!

atts key suggestions

• Er, quotes made clearer, and that's about it! Just keep doing what you always do.

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

Overall

I couldn't think of one site better to give you news, rumours, information and anything else about Doctor Who, and any odd thing that comes up in life, so if you like that sort of thing, you'd love this incredible masterpiece of a site. With clever links in the posts and it's family friendly words to a link to the Fortean Times Magazine website, it's all fantastic!

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Word Count: 1053