June
26th, 2001
Sakura Online: A place,
a source and everything CCS!
http://www.cardcaptors.net/index.shtml

(2 stars)
Design and Layout:
Woo-hoo! Check out this one. Really. In the picture you see to
the left, the site actually does look better that it would in
real life because the first thing I encountered here was that
the title and the sidebar do not line up. I made a few
adjustments for them, cause I knew what they were struggling
to do. Ummm..... but the color scheme is nice. I mean, it's
not Christmas time (note the top image) but perhaps they
believe in the whole "Christmas in July." Also, the
side bar menu on the side is way way way to long. Heck, I even
cropped it a bit for the picture but still, they have a bit to
learn. And might I also add, there is also an uncanny amount
of *.PNG images! Stop! Bad, bad!
1 out of 2 stars
Organization:
Well, conveniently, every link on their site is right on their
side bar. Oooh. Great. Even to individual gallery pages. Man,
I can only call that one thing: lazy. They're just too lazy to
make the effort to have sections. Here's another thing: their
little news blog is practically a diary! Can they at least
stay on topic? It is after all a Card Captor Sakura/ Card
Captors (I think) site, and yet, here's a review on the main
page for the movie Tomb Raider. Guess what? No one really
cares what you did with your weekend, Captor.
0 out of 2 stars
Advertising and Broken links:
Okay, so there's none of that annoying pop-up advertising
here. I will give them the point. However, this place is chock
full of broken links. Almost none of their images even work in
their TCG gallery. And it's not a TCG you idiots! They are
just TRADING CARDS!
1 out of 2 stars
Content:
Allow me to give you a sampling of the information available
here:
"This is the back of the cover!
See it is in 3D! ^_^
It even shows you some shots of the game ^_^
So now you have to believe that the game is real ^_^"
WTF?!? That is in reality, all they knew about it. No title,
no anything. And the rest of their SITE reflects that trend
perfectly. This is perhaps the emptiest site I have ever seen.
And might I add, if this site suddenly develops content after
my site opens, well then, we know what happened.
0 out of 2 stars
Overall:
After looking at this site I feel like I need to maim a small
furry animal. Never have I seen a site that knew less about
Card Captors or Card Captor Sakura than this one. There is NO
information. And the kids think that the site is a diary. The
final blow was looking in their "Site Tips" section
and reading this:
1) Make sure that your site has a lot
of information on what it is based on. For example a CCS site
with just character bios is not complete. Work hard on the
information, what visitors look for most.
Wow. Apparently they can't even use their own advice. Then
again, they probably stole that...
0 out of 2 stars
This site finishes with a whopping 2
out of 10 stars.
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