Review for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rose_of_pain
Oct. 24th, 2002 12:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mousmeThe Mad Reviewer strikes again! Mwahahahahaaaaa!
*swishes by in a cape and mask*
^_-
Main: Worth 10 points each
Intelligence: 7/10rose_of_pain is pretty intelligent, and definitely eloquent in some of her posts. This shows up a lot in her more recent posts, whereas her early posts were mostly quizzes and whatnot, so I'm quite glad to have reviewed my policy of reading journals in chronological order. ^_-
Emotional Value: 7/10 Again, her recent posts about the sniper attacks in her area have been insightful and moving in parts. Otherwise in most of her posts she comes across as being sensitive and capable of a wide range of emotions.
Creativity: 8/10 The journal is indeed customised, and has been several times in the past, although I couldn't see the older looks of course (one of my regrets in this business, she seems incredibly creative). She's a fan of anime and a number of (what seem to me, the untrained eye) punk bands, and this is reflected in the look of her journal. The colours work well together, as do the pictures. The comments links have been customised in the main view, although not in the day view. Very pleasing to the eye, and well worked on, especially as it's a free account.
Individuality: 7/10rose_of_pain is definitely an individual whose tastes matter a lot to her. She has strong opinions on the subjects she holds dear, and doesn't conform at all in many respects to the norm. Yay nonconformity!
Sense of Humor: 8/10 She feeds stuff she doesn't like to her dragon to burn. Yep, this girl has a sense of humour, and a nifty one at that. :)
Sub Catergories: Worth 5 points each
Bio: 3/5 If I could give half-marks I would, but I can't, and I don't think it's quite worth a 4. The bio has some nice pictures, and tells a bit about her interests, but it's not that informative, and at the end is overcrowded with anime pictures and no text. I like to see a little bit of context in order to know why she picked those particular pictures to put in.
User Pics: 5/5 All three for a free account are there, all of them well in accordance with the established theme of the journal, all of them customised. Go her!
Contactability: 4/5 Eminently contactable if you want.
Impression: 4/5 Very good impression indeed. Creative, fun-loving, and good at what she does.
Style: 2/5 Well, enh. The entries are a bit sporadic and all over the place, and while it's not difficult to follow her train of thought she does jump around a lot and interrupt her posts with quizzes or pictures and then start up again.
Openess: 3/5 Well, she doesn't exactly bare her soul to the internet at large, but nor is that always desirable. She posts her feelings and explains them where necesary.
Courtesy: 3/I think lj-cut may be a more or less recent discovery, or at least one that wasn't used much in the beginning. However, all the long quizzes and whatnot that I came across were cut, and she posts nice comments to people and is pretty sensitive to her readers' needs.
Grammatical: 2/10 My one major quibble about this journal: spelling, while not a disaster, is obviously not her forte. Repeated errors, syntax that leaves just a little bit to be desired (but it's not dramatic or anything), and a few grammar errors scarttered about. If she posted more often, these might not stand out as much.
Quantity: 2/5 The length of the posts is more than adequate, but there are significant gaps between posts.
Bonus: 5/5 This was a really fun journal to read, and it was mostly the technical side that lost her points, so I want to make it up a little bit. :)
66-75 Average
*swishes by in a cape and mask*
^_-
Main: Worth 10 points each
Intelligence: 7/10
rose_of_pain is pretty intelligent, and definitely eloquent in some of her posts. This shows up a lot in her more recent posts, whereas her early posts were mostly quizzes and whatnot, so I'm quite glad to have reviewed my policy of reading journals in chronological order. ^_-Emotional Value: 7/10 Again, her recent posts about the sniper attacks in her area have been insightful and moving in parts. Otherwise in most of her posts she comes across as being sensitive and capable of a wide range of emotions.
Creativity: 8/10 The journal is indeed customised, and has been several times in the past, although I couldn't see the older looks of course (one of my regrets in this business, she seems incredibly creative). She's a fan of anime and a number of (what seem to me, the untrained eye) punk bands, and this is reflected in the look of her journal. The colours work well together, as do the pictures. The comments links have been customised in the main view, although not in the day view. Very pleasing to the eye, and well worked on, especially as it's a free account.
Individuality: 7/10
rose_of_pain is definitely an individual whose tastes matter a lot to her. She has strong opinions on the subjects she holds dear, and doesn't conform at all in many respects to the norm. Yay nonconformity!Sense of Humor: 8/10 She feeds stuff she doesn't like to her dragon to burn. Yep, this girl has a sense of humour, and a nifty one at that. :)
Sub Catergories: Worth 5 points each
Bio: 3/5 If I could give half-marks I would, but I can't, and I don't think it's quite worth a 4. The bio has some nice pictures, and tells a bit about her interests, but it's not that informative, and at the end is overcrowded with anime pictures and no text. I like to see a little bit of context in order to know why she picked those particular pictures to put in.
User Pics: 5/5 All three for a free account are there, all of them well in accordance with the established theme of the journal, all of them customised. Go her!
Contactability: 4/5 Eminently contactable if you want.
Impression: 4/5 Very good impression indeed. Creative, fun-loving, and good at what she does.
Style: 2/5 Well, enh. The entries are a bit sporadic and all over the place, and while it's not difficult to follow her train of thought she does jump around a lot and interrupt her posts with quizzes or pictures and then start up again.
Openess: 3/5 Well, she doesn't exactly bare her soul to the internet at large, but nor is that always desirable. She posts her feelings and explains them where necesary.
Courtesy: 3/I think lj-cut may be a more or less recent discovery, or at least one that wasn't used much in the beginning. However, all the long quizzes and whatnot that I came across were cut, and she posts nice comments to people and is pretty sensitive to her readers' needs.
Grammatical: 2/10 My one major quibble about this journal: spelling, while not a disaster, is obviously not her forte. Repeated errors, syntax that leaves just a little bit to be desired (but it's not dramatic or anything), and a few grammar errors scarttered about. If she posted more often, these might not stand out as much.
Quantity: 2/5 The length of the posts is more than adequate, but there are significant gaps between posts.
Bonus: 5/5 This was a really fun journal to read, and it was mostly the technical side that lost her points, so I want to make it up a little bit. :)
66-75 Average
