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Aruffell

Aruffell

Aruffell

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Just after some feedback on my site -

www.eteknix.com

And my forums -

http://forums.eteknix.com

I know the site is a bit sparse on reviews but it is getting there and has a steady flow of traffic. I have started video reviews, so as you can appreciate, it takes time to film, edit and render.

Whats your opinions?

Thanks,

Andy
 
First: I dont like the gaps between the navigation items at the top. Give them the some padding so they appear the same distance apart but the clickable areas meet each other.

Second: Homepage is too long, make it scale more for browsers if you want that much info on one page or remove some stuff.

Pretty bland, more gradients! Maybe a splash of colour somewhere, although I do like the blue link highlights etc, would probably try and use that blue somewhere else too.
 
Isn't this considered advertising? I've seen this site posted at least 3 times now..

I also agree that the homepage is a little long, with the bare black space in the lower right hand corner.
 
Ciphon said:
Isn't this considered advertising? I've seen this site posted at least 3 times now..

I also agree that the homepage is a little long, with the bare black space in the lower right hand corner.
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Not to my knowledge but a don will deal with it if need be.

The black space will be filled shortly.

Flanders said:
Its a template, there isn't much to "critique". More colour needed and OSX Safari doesn't like it.
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What happens with it in OSX Safari?

I know that IE8 doesn't like it and i'm working on that now.

Thanks,

Andy
 
Bit too many box sections that all bleed into a large grey area. Sort of like the bbc site but they have used colour to make them all stand out.
 
fourms just look like any vBulletin imo. Quite like the homepage, but there's way too much going on in a single page imo. Maybe add some sort of highlight to break up the grey?
 
Ciphon said:
Isn't this considered advertising? I've seen this site posted at least 3 times now..
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Actually it's 5 times he has started threads about this site, not to mention the site link and forum link in his sig. No idea if it is classed as advertising but I am sure it goes some way to his unique hits ;)

EDIT: just checked the FAQ and:

No promotion of business interests
You may not promote any website or business you have a financial or other interest in, or use the popularity of this community to help build one of your own. The forums are here to allow people to freely share knowledge, not provide them with personal financial gain, or free advertising.
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However, on topic.

It is bland and boring. Boxes of info all over the place with massive open space in between makes it look very unprofessional.

Personally, if I was looking at your About page, Contacts page or in fact most of the pages I do not want all that crap down the left side of the screen. If don't want to see video links, competitions or subscription info while browsing the site. It's fine on the main page, in fact it may help to move it about and fill in those big gaps, but I don't need it repeated on every single page making me scroll right down to the bottom!

In fact, I am sure I've seen the same layout on a website doing the exact same thing, except the other one looked better! ;)

As for your forums, generic looking with nothing different than 100's of others out there. Not a bad thing, it is easy enough to navigate.
 
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I have to say I quite like it. Nothing stands out as terrible but equally nothing on it makes me want to stay. I did notice the competition and the Intel vs AMD vote so it did keep my attention for a good 5 seconds and thats more than most websites.
 
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