Doctor Who Fansite

Info

Site Address: http://doctorwho-fansite.blogspot.com/

Web Host: Blogger (+ Piczo)

Run by: thedoctorwho07

Opened: May 2008

Review

Owner

The owner of Doctor Who Fansite, thedoctorwho07, is always polite and welcoming to new and regular visitors. He isn't always talking on the site's cbox as frequently as he used to, but it does not matter, because you can see the amount of hard work they're putting into the site. The fansite is growing quite rapidly, with new pages and features being added on as we speak, that the owner is providing for us, making the site much bigger and better than it used to be.

Layout

A first look at the site, and you may think the black background is pretty boring. You thought wrong. Even though it looks simple, the dark colour looks amazing, and helps make everything stand out clearly, and definitely professionally. You cannot even see the joins around the banner because the background of that is also black, which, in fact looks great. If you had different colours for each bit, it wouldn't work so well. Ther pages are displayed at the top, very clearly and in a lasrg font to see them. And they're not just writing, they're linked pictures, which you wouldn't be able to tell at first glance. In fact, it looks like it is part of the banner! Titles of posts are in red, and stand out perfectly. The sidebar is neat and tidy, which makes the site fantastic to look at, drawing a very large amount of visitors. This could be one of the main highlights to the site.

News Posts

Posts are not as frequent as you might expect, with such a good site, but the posts that are made are the top news, and also interesting news that you may not find in other places, sometimes. The quality of each one, as a matter of fact, makes up for this loss. Each post has a fantastic bright rectangle picture, made by the owner. With some great picture editing tools, they stand out really well and look amazing! There is a clear notice on each explaining that you are not allowed to use them in any way. The text covers much of the information you need on a certain topic, and quotes or press releases are clearly marked in a different colour. When pictures are needed in posts, extra ones, apart from the main one at the top, are put on. If there is new the owner want to publish, they are quick to do so, which makes it realible and always up-to-date.

Spelling and Grammar

The spelling and grammar on the site is perfect in nerly every way. I can hardly spot a mistake, and that means on the normal posts, sidebar and pages! The owner always thinks about his posts and pages rather than going straight into them , whch means that they are well structured and very enjoyable!

Pages

Pages are quite a new thing at Doctor Who Fansite. Many hve opened in the past few weeks/months, and now their links have a home at the top of the page. Each one has a superb banner, which shows an up close picture of the Doctor Who logo, with some editing to make it look even better. The logo for the site is placed in the middle of each one, and the name of the page in the bottom left hand corner. It looks very clear and fitting. The pages are linked below that, just like on the main page, but when new pages open, the links do not change, so that could be sorted.

• Plamet Files has very recently opened, and has every single planet mentioned or seen in all three shows; Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. This is a great achievement, as there are so many different ones, and to go through all that trouble in finding them. They are not detailed, though, but just tell you a bit about each one. I don't think this should be changed, as there would just be too much information, when there are so many files!
  
• There is a page devoted to spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures. This covers Monster Files, Episode Guides, Character Files and Videos. They have fantastic pictures to go with them. All episodes have their guides, with a bit of inormation on the story. The files are brilliant, as they tell you loads of information about enemies and friends in the show. And then the vidoes have every trailer from both series.
  
• There is a great selection of links on the page of that name. It does not have every link, but enough to keep you going.
• Adventures In Time and Space is a fan-made series, made by the owner. They are videos, which has figures and monsters with great sets and landscapes, with wording put on for each character. They have Doctor Who music that fits each scene, and they are quite good! This is a marvellous part of the site, because not many people have come up with it, so is very unique. My only concern is how many people tend to watch them, as no-one has commented.
• The Advent Calendar is the Christmas page, and is hosted on Piczo. The graphics are amazing, and all the features should be amazing when it gets to the 1st of December. Each day has a hexagonal panel from the interior of the Tardis. This should be a big hit nearer Christmas time.
  

Sidebar

A wonderful sidebar for a wonderful site! The hit counter is presented at the top, and it just proves that there are many people that come on the site each day. Since starting from August, there are already over 13000 page hits! The site has just started putting videos in the sidebar, at the moment showing trailers and previews for Whi-releated shows. There is usually a poll going, and followers are shown below this. There are quite a few followers, which is pleasing. The box is used often, and rules are clearly stated above it. This is good so there isn't anything unpleasant to look at. A spinning Max Capricorn Cruiseliners logo is diplayed under this, which shows that the site is alive, and not stationary. Under that is a Youtube link to the owners account, and he has made many amazing videos which you should definitely check out! There is a picture of a Cyberman and three awards the site has won. You can then suscribe or add a sign saying 'I'm a fan of Doctor Who... Are You?', to your site. Have a look at old posts under there and then a splendid part are the spin-off sites. These are sites which are not official, but have relations to things in the Whoniverse, and treat is as if it is real, and not just a TV programme.

Other Features

Banner; The banner for Doctor Who Fansite is changed quite a lot, and always shwos the logo. At the moment is shows pictures to promote the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, which is on at the moment.

atts key suggestions

• More frequent news posts
• Sort out page links in the pages

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

Overall

Just the name of the site, Doctor Who Fansite, just proves that it is where any Doctor Who fan should be heading, and when they do, they will be thoroughly greeted by the many amazing features and news it has to offer!

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