The Black Swan, aka Ugly Little Rubber Duckling (rubber_duckiez) wrote in journalreviews, @ 2003-12-31 23:36:00

Review of darkangel_208.
Well, while waiting for empyreal to add me I decided to give you.... darkangel_208.

Main: Worth 10 points each

Intelligence: I found a strange thing with this journal. I found that darkangel_208 is capable of logical thinking, is aware of the world around herself, knows her native language well enough not to slaughter it, yet she is writing about getting poor grades, but also promises herself to get better grades. She plays Tennis and is in the school band and has a very good taste in music, and seemingly an open mind. She is still young, so there is still room for growth. 7/10

Emotional Value: A great plus is the frequent appropriate use of mood icons. Sometimes she explores her thoughts and feelings, mostly she states them. There is something about her writing that reflects her emotions. I wasn't particularly touched by any of her entries though. 7/10

Individuality: From the 17 entries on her Blurty I didn't get to know darkangel_208 too well. Yet I found that she seemed to be different from many other teens on LJ in her avoiding netspeak 90% of the time. Maybe her personality would come through more if there were more entries. 5/10

Customization: It is a free account, customization is limited to overrides. There layout is pleasing to the eye, even if the text box is a little too narrow for my taste. The text is easy to read, which is a great plus. A major annoyance is the strike through effect on links. From the text I gathered that the layout was not darkangel_208's own creation, but since that was a while back, that might have been a different layout. 8/10

Courtesy and grammar: No LJ cuts, but there has been only one quiz. Spelling is ok, grammar is good. An occasional "cuz", "OMG" and the like show up. There are really practically no comments to reply to. 8/10
Sub Categories: Worth 5 points each

Journal mechanics:

Bio: No bio. 0/5

User Pics: 2 userpics, the default one matches the layout really nice. The other one is a nice Beatles pic, but alas, there is no keyword, so it cannot be used! 2/5

Contactability: Website, e-mail, two IMs, general location given in journal, comments. Fairly stalkable. 5/5

Quantity: 17 entries since April. The entries vary between one paragraph and nice length. 1/5

Blurty Involvement: She is a member of 5 communities, no other friends. She has written 17 entries since April 17, 2003, posted 3 comments, received 1. Practically not using her Blurty. 0/5

Journal Style:

Impression: Well, thi sis a tough one. What I like is that she writes standard English, that she is open, that she has a good taste in music. What I don't like is that she is 16 and on Blurty. 2/5

Sense of Humour: I can't really remember smiling much. Well, 17 entries... other than a comment made me smile on Matt's survey. 1/5

Style: The style is good, suitable for a 16-year-old. Her entries are easy to read, though sometimes I get confused by names. She writes as the thoughts come. 4/5

Openness: Although she writes very little, she is very open about things that are on her mind at the moment. She writes about things that most people would not for fear of being judged. 5/5

Bonus: As I have already addressed her age in Impression, she gets an extra point for liking The Beatles. I'd like to point darkangel_208 towards LJ where invite codes are no longer required.4/5

Total Score:59

0-19 Worst Journal Ever
20-29 Horrible
30-39 Really Awful
40-49 Awful
50-59 Not Too Good
60-65 So So
66-75 Average
76-80 Cool
81-84 Good
85-89 Very Good
90-94 Excellent
95-99 Elite
100 Extremely Elite (Perfect)

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