The Shrine of Stuff

The /50 SRC is here!

If you think your site has what it takes to be the best, then submit it below and it'll be entered for a review. Your website will be graded on four conditions and then given it's score out of 50. Whoever's at the top of the league each Sunday will be linked on this page and on the homepage for that week, and until someone knocks the website off. Reviews will last for one month, after which they'll have to be renewed.

Sites will be graded on the following

• Appearance (Site layout and setup, including links within pages, custom backgrounds and fonts)
• Content (Everything that's contained within your site. Also links into originality)
• Originality (Things that you have that make your site unique. Special competitions, innovative ideas etc.)
• Entertainment Value (How long a person can be attracted to your site for. How much entertainment, quality you have. Content could be a lot but unappealing.)
• Extra Marks (Anything I believe should be given extra credit. eg. custom banners, inventive names/signs etc)

Awards

• 46-50 - Gold Award
• 36-45 - Silver Award
• 26-35 - Bronze Award
• 16-25 - Competitor's Award
• 0-15 - No Award

I apologise in advance for the quality of the awards, but I'm using basic software to create them.

Strange Info has come a long way since I departed the management team and left it to Daniel, the site's current manager. He's made wonderful steps with the site, and the new template looks crisp and smart, while retaining some colour.
The information on Strange Info can be sourced from other places, but SI provides a huge bank of facts, myths, jokes and other humourous items that can keep you occupied for hours.

Appearance - 7 (Nice looking site, but could use more custom headers, logos and backgrounds)

Content - 8 (Information on the site is really well sourced, however some areas could be updated, refreshed more often)

Originality - 8 (To group all the information along with some humourous content provides a good basis that nobody on Freewebs has done that I've seen)

Entertainment Value - 10 (Maxed out! I can spent absolutely ages scouring through all the information on the site. Great entertainment value)

Extra Marks - 6 (Combines the 'Strange Info' with humour really well and it's inner-page links make the website larger than it first appears)

First of all, I was really taken back by the layout of this homepage. It looks neat, reads well and has got a good look to it. Lottery is a really unique aspect to the website, and one I really like (I even bought myself a ticket for it), it's a great way to involve the guests. Another way Unlimited involves his guests is the Savenger hunt and Tribe. These events are really good as they keep visitors coming back and gains Unlimited 'regulars'.
I really like Unlimited's use of Headings, and they look pretty cool too, which adds to the site's appeal. Lastly, I know of the 'Don't Click Here' features but still I clicked for the purpose of the review. These things are seriously annoying and is one of the big things that's going to pull the marks for the website down.

Appearance - 8 (Neat a tidy, with good streamlined appearance. Could have more 'kick' in it's look)

Content - 6 (Some great pages, let down by the Don't Click Here page and could use a little more [some videos or music, stories, dramas etc])

Originality - 9 (Great original site with brilliant features)

Entertainment Value - 9 ('return appeal' is really good and there's always something to do when visiting)

Extra Marks - 4 (Really good banners but once again the Don't Click Here page dropped the mark for this section)

Overall - 36/50

Crash Course Entertainment

Crash Course Entertainment firsts hits you with it's custom banner. I have to admit that I've seen better, but it gives the site that little edge from the start.
There are no headings on any of the homapage paragraphs, and the site throughout looks a little...plain.
The sponsors page is a bit of a waste, seeing as none of the images work, and to be honest, I can't really find any proper content. It's all just advertising. There's nothing to look at, nothing to read or listen to or laugh at.

Appearance - 5 (Plain and unappealing, although slightly improved with the custom banner)

Content - 5 (Nothing to do, only sponsors, advertising and awards)

Originality - 3 (So many websites have used this format [notable It'sWicked] who did it with a higher quality)

Entertainment Value - 3 (Nothing to keep you on the site for more than a few minuteS)

Extra Marks - 4 (Custom banner)

Overall - 20/50

My Book Project

Coming onto this site, I liked the logo, with the Matrix style backing, although they have one of my pet hates; the title for their site overlaps the logo and makes it look messy.

The homepage is fairly basic, nothing really to look at, but could be more central, there's too much wasted space in my opinion.

The site has good ideas for it's competitions, but at the moment that's all that it is. Enter the competitions and that's it, you're done. This site could use a lot more content, and stray away from competitions as a focus. It requires a lot of updating so I wonder if they'll cope.

Appearance - 4 (Very basic and messy in a few places)

Content - 4 (The competitions are good but there's no other content)

Originality - 2 (No originality)

Entertainment Value - 2 (Enter the competitions and you're done.)

Extra Marks - 5 (Good bannerand nice competition ideas)

Overall - 17/50