Appearance and Style - (Out of 20)
For me, the overall style seems too bland. It's black/grey/white with edgy square corners and Times New Roman font; not very attractive. However, the style is straightforward and simple, as mention earlier it just doesn't have that new web2 look to it. The really just doesn't pop anything special out to it's readers; just pages with extraneous informations.
(Scored 13/20)
Blog Layout and Categorization - (Out of 20)
As I scrolled down the blog, I was surprised, there just tons of information all over the place, I didn't know what to focus on. It seems as if you wanted to present everything on your homepage alone. I would suggest you move things like "Our Pundits" to a page for it's self. On your main menu, the "about" link should be the last one on the list or towards the end. I really like how you have the current date right below the menu bar, really helpful, especially in a blog.
(Scored 15/20)
Commenting Activity and Other Interactions - (Out of 20)
I was very disappointed, I was unable to find all that many comments on your posts, for a blog as old as yours, I was expecting incredible amounts of comments and such from your readers. Perhaps you should input a poll or a similar idea to increase your reader's interactions.
(Scored 14/20)
Quality and Frequency of Posts - (Out of 20)
You have a mix of extremely long and short posts. Most comments are found on the short articles rather than the longer ones; I think there's a clear message here, keep your articles concise. Some of your posts just seem to go on and on, it didn't attract me to read them and I'm sure it wouldn't attract many other readers either. However, the quality of your posts where very professional and you knew exactly what you were talking about. The frequency of your posts are very constant which is actually a good thing, your readers in this way will know exactly when what type of articles are posted.
(Scored 16/20)
Spelling/Grammar - (Out of 20)
I did not catch any spelling mistakes, however I did find some grammatical errors such as capitalization of words in middle of sentences. As well as well extra spaces between words. Other than few of these grammatical errors, I thought your blog contained near-perfect spelling/grammar.
(Scored 17/20)
Total Score - 75(Out of 100)
Final Remarks:
What was most liked about the blog:
Blog's name.
What was disliked most about the blog:
Style & layout.
How could I get you (The Reviewer) to read my blog?
If I were interested in history or politics.
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