Poetic Motion // Passionate Action

Myspace AND BEYOND!!!!!!!!1

2006-10-26T09:38:00.000+10:00

Many people go for MySpace as the best online community, but who could think it's the only interesting community? Some are themed for certain audiences, others operate solely through mobile blogging and some like There use 3-D Avatars to illustrate the visual side to the virtual community.

Here's the Article

I think its excellent to think that people are joining community sites that are not so mainstream. I mean, who couldn't resist thinking of creative ideas and methods for online communities!? The Internet needs variety and so do people's minds! So a hundred million zombies out there think MySpace is so fun and exciting but really the only community that has only grown and not improved in layout or usability. When I sign on to MySpace (yes, I'm a zombie too :O, but i won't bite) my profile page takes about a minute to load on a bandwidth connection! It's over packed with annoying advertisements and people that just want to be noticed so they can feel better about their status and social life. I totally agree that the majority of MySpace is only seeking shallow popularity to boost their ego.

Self-Esteem of a Magazine

2006-10-22T02:41:00.000+10:00

Animations

2006-10-15T03:09:00.000+10:00

Isn't it fun?

I'm gonna make something like this soon. About Pots!

Arn't I potty?

hehehehehehehehe

CLAY!!!!

2006-10-14T17:45:00.000+10:00

I love clay!!

See this guy make clay on a potter's wheel!

Mosherina!

2006-10-13T21:39:00.000+10:00

Latest work for English. These character designs are for a teenage rock concert computer game called "Mosh Pit". It was fun making these - I sub-consciously used characteristics from people I know..or at least they reminded me of them..

Back online!

2006-10-11T00:57:00.000+10:00

Greetings to all - I'm back up and posting from being away on holidays!
I'm glad to be back at home catching up on all I need to do. I was out having a great time at Black Stump '06 which was absolutely AWESOME for the first time going there! I got heaps of stuff out of the camp, like getting off ya butt and doing something (Make Poverty History) where they hung underpants on a clothes line just to show off lol. There was also poetry which I loved, I bought Camron Simmon's book - he's a performing artist with a witty collection poems and I also become star-struck (or sun struck in this case!) with the Sundance Kids who did an awesome performance I absolutely loved! There were plenty of other bands playing like Antiskeptic and Angela's Dish which rocked hardcore!

Apart from that amazing weekend @ Black Stump, I had to go straight up to sydney to help my parents clean and finish my old house. There's no comfy furniture or entertainment, it was quite boring. However! Yesterday I peered outside a window on the top floor and so a wolf/dog walking around the pool!! Half scared, half enthrawlled I ran down the stairs to tell Dad, who told me it was a Malbumut - which is like those Huskies that pull heavy sleds in the icy north pole. It was very young and extremely playful so we decided to lock it in so we could send it to RSPCA so they can take him back to his owner. It was such a beautiful dog! I wish i could love it forever but it would cost too much to look after him and take care of it and it would get very bored when we're not there. Awww it was sooo cute!!!

Website Evaluation #10 - Cultural Surveillance

2006-09-29T02:10:00.001+10:00

What web browser are you using?	Explorer
Does the site suggest that it is better viewed with one kind of web browser in particular?	No
What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?	Url
Have a look at the domain name of the URL. How does the fact that the site is an .edu; .com; .gov; or .org influence your opinions about the site?	.com, yes
Who put this information here?	Andrew Hearst
Does the source of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes. It is a personal/business website
How often is the site up-dated?	Updated Weekly, monthly
Can you tell when was the last time particular page/section was changed?	Yes
Does the currency of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes
How old is the material?	Most of the material is recent
Who wrote the information?	Andrew Hearst
Is the author’s signature on the page?	Pretty much
Is the author’s e-mail address included?	Yes
Is there any other way of identifying the author?	Yes
If you can’t identify the writer does this have any effect on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
Does the institutional affiliation have any effect on your judgement about this site.?	No
Why is this material here?	Modern Culture and Media Blog
Is the purpose of this page indicated clearly in a prominent place?	Yes
Is there any evident bias in the information at this site?	No
Does the reason for this have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
Can I do a cross check?	Don't need to.
Do I have any doubts about the accuracy of the material?	Only slightly
If so, is there any way I can cross-check the accuracy of the information?	Yes, Check related websites or news sites.
Is the information available anywhere else?	Yes
Would it have been easier to get the information in some other way?	Most Likely.
Does the site include links to other sites?	Yes
Is there any selection process for the links?	Yes
Are the links organised (i.e. by subject category)?	Yes
Are the links described?	Yes
Are the links all still active?	Yes
Do the links seem relevant to the subject of the web page?	Yes
Is the page only viewable by a specific browser or release of browser?	No
Is the site often busy and difficult to access?	No
Does the page download in a reasonable time?	Yes
Does it include any large graphics or files which take a long time to download?	Yes
Is it organised in a way that makes it easy to navigate?	Yes
Are the navigational links clear?	Yes.
Do you have to scroll through the entire document to find information you want?	Yes
Is there any provision for searching the site?	Yes
Is the page viewable by a text-based browser only?	Yes
Do all the graphics have a text explanation?	Most of them.
Does the design complement the content?	No

Website Evaluation #9 - Tandem Activities

2006-09-29T01:53:00.000+10:00

What web browser are you using?	Explorer
Does the site suggest that it is better viewed with one kind of web browser in particular?	No
What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?	Url
Have a look at the domain name of the URL. How does the fact that the site is an .edu; .com; .gov; or .org influence your opinions about the site?	.de, yes
Who put this information here?	Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
Does the source of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes. It is a website from a different country
How often is the site up-dated?	Yearly at least
Can you tell when was the last time particular page/section was changed?	No
Does the currency of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
How old is the material?	Can't Tell
Who wrote the information?	Someone or some people from the university
Is the author’s signature on the page?	Yes
Is the author’s e-mail address included?	No
Is there any other way of identifying the author?	No
If you can’t identify the writer does this have any effect on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes
Does the institutional affiliation have any effect on your judgement about this site.?	No
Why is this material here?	For internation communication purposes
Is the purpose of this page indicated clearly in a prominent place?	Yes
Is there any evident bias in the information at this site?	No
Does the reason for this have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
Can I do a cross check?	Perhaps
Do I have any doubts about the accuracy of the material?	No
If so, is there any way I can cross-check the accuracy of the information?	Check related websites
Is the information available anywhere else?	Perhaps
Would it have been easier to get the information in some other way?	Don't know.
Does the site include links to other sites?	No
Is there any selection process for the links?	No
Are the links organised (i.e. by subject category)?	No
Are the links described?	No
Are the links all still active?	No
Do the links seem relevant to the subject of the web page?	Yes
Is the page only viewable by a specific browser or release of browser?	No
Is the site often busy and difficult to access?	No
Does the page download in a reasonable time?	Yes
Does it include any large graphics or files which take a long time to download?	No
Is it organised in a way that makes it easy to navigate?	Yes
Are the navigational links clear?	Yes.
Do you have to scroll through the entire document to find information you want?	No
Is there any provision for searching the site?	Yes
Is the page viewable by a text-based browser only?	Yes
Do all the graphics have a text explanation?	No
Does the design complement the content?	Perhaps.

Website Evaluation #8 - MySpace

2006-09-29T01:26:00.000+10:00

What web browser are you using?	Explorer
Does the site suggest that it is better viewed with one kind of web browser in particular?	No
What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?	Url
Have a look at the domain name of the URL. How does the fact that the site is an .edu; .com; .gov; or .org influence your opinions about the site?	.com, yes
Who put this information here?	Myspace Corporation
Does the source of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes. It is a commerical website
How often is the site up-dated?	Updated Daily
Can you tell when was the last time particular page/section was changed?	No
Does the currency of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
How old is the material?	Most of the material is recent
Who wrote the information?	Myspace Corporation, Tom
Is the author’s signature on the page?	Yes
Is the author’s e-mail address included?	No but they have an email form sheet.
Is there any other way of identifying the author?	Yes
If you can’t identify the writer does this have any effect on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
Does the institutional affiliation have any effect on your judgement about this site.?	Yes, cheap annoying advertisements
Why is this material here?	For internet community purposes
Is the purpose of this page indicated clearly in a prominent place?	Yes
Is there any evident bias in the information at this site?	No
Does the reason for this have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
Can I do a cross check?	Don't need to.
Do I have any doubts about the accuracy of the material?	Not about the company itself no, but the customers yes.
If so, is there any way I can cross-check the accuracy of the information?	Check related websites or news sites.
Is the information available anywhere else?	No
Would it have been easier to get the information in some other way?	Don't know.
Does the site include links to other sites?	Yes
Is there any selection process for the links?	Yes
Are the links organised (i.e. by subject category)?	Yes
Are the links described?	Yes
Are the links all still active?	Yes
Do the links seem relevant to the subject of the web page?	Most do.
Is the page only viewable by a specific browser or release of browser?	No
Is the site often busy and difficult to access?	Sometimes
Does the page download in a reasonable time?	Not always.
Does it include any large graphics or files which take a long time to download?	Yes
Is it organised in a way that makes it easy to navigate?	Sort of.
Are the navigational links clear?	Yes.
Do you have to scroll through the entire document to find information you want?	No
Is there any provision for searching the site?	Yes
Is the page viewable by a text-based browser only?	Yes
Do all the graphics have a text explanation?	Most of them.
Does the design complement the content?	No

Cyberspace Article #10 - Tolls on the internet?

2006-09-29T00:32:00.000+10:00

URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060702108.html

Date: 8th June 2006

Publication: Lawrence Lessig and Robert W. McChesney - Washington Times

Summary: The Congress are voting and deciding on whether the internet should have "network neutrality". This term means that all content and webpages over the internet are treated all the same and do not have certain websites sent at a higher speed than others. If network neutrality is not voted for by the Congress, the owners of internet wires/cables have the right to discriminate and exploit the system of speed and the free transition between provider and consumer. These "gatekeepers" claim they will serve to provide "garentee quality of delivery" by adding another link to the chain and ask consumers to pay to get to certain websites. The journalist is very much against this and mentioned grass-roots coalition. Visit: savetheinternet.com

Impact: Millions of people are against this process and structure of the internet. Unless I am mistaken from any bias in the article, this whole situation sounds ridiculous! Are telephone companies and internet servers really that greedy as to add another link in the "fastness" of internet broadband just so they can regulate a price on viewing certain websites??? If this was to happen, many people would be outraged and the lowness companies have to get to suck the money out of us.

Cyberspace Article #9 - 3 year old e-shops!

2006-09-28T21:12:00.000+10:00

URL: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2491644

Date: September 26 2006

Publisher: Unknown publisher of ABC News

Summary: Jack Neal, at the age of three years old, bought a pink convertible car for $17, 000 from eBay. Apparently his mother left her account active and Jack, being a whizz at computer as all children are, managed to click all the right buttons to get his car. The seller, amused at this, did not sell this bid through.

Impact: Technology is easy for a three year old to understand. What is the world coming to!? There are so many eBay mishaps that somehow end up on the news quite regularly. Maybe Jack wanted to take Barbie out on a date in his new pink convertible.

A perfect song for this moment would be the eBay song from Weird Al Yankovic.

Cyberspace Article #8 - Internet Grammar

2006-09-28T20:20:00.000+10:00

URL: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/InternetGrammar.asp

Date: 10th March 2006

Publication: unknown author from Webopedia

Summary: As with every new technology, new jargon is developed. However the jargon over the internet are used with varying standardisations in different dictionary publications.

eg1- World Wide Web and the Internet are proper nouns yet many do not write them with capitals.

eg2 - website; Website; web site; Web site

eg3- online; on-line - depends on whether it's used as an adjective or adverb.

eg4- Email; email; e-mail; E-mail.

To get around this confusion in jargon, this article advices to be consistent with the style that you choose. The style of the internet in fact, invites a lack of standardization.

Impact: This article impacts just about anyone that cares about the standardizations of words of the internet. I'm not sure how many people there would be that would specifically be interested or be propelled to make sure what is the correct term. The last sentence of where the style of the internet is to have a lack of standardization, sounds like the internet is designed to be an informal and relative place. It shows how the communication on the internet is flexible and anything goes as long as each other understands. However this can commonly cause misunderstandings, I do not think many people will be confused about whether email should be Email or E-mail.

Stress Pimples

2006-09-28T19:22:00.000+10:00

When over a term's work of hard school work, pop your stress pimples with this nice, stress-relief game. It may be gross and damaging to skin, but its good to get rid of the yucky goo off your face.

Acne Be Gone

Articles Coming Soon

2006-09-27T22:54:00.000+10:00

Hey everyone,
Sorry I've been absent from my blog because of all the work I've been doing. I haven't found much time for extra stuff in my life. But I'll get the rest of the website evaluations and articles in the next couple of days, so new posts will be up soon.

Sunday Bloody Sunday - Bush vs U2

2006-09-27T22:53:00.000+10:00

It is FINISHED!!! MHA HA HA!!!!

2006-09-11T04:32:00.001+10:00

You have no idea how much of a victory this is for me.

This was very difficult to make.

This picture is actually a bus stop! I'm meant to design a concept that will aid transport in an anti gravity situation (Isn't that stupid? I talked to my psychics friends about it and they say the situation is impossible! So much for imagination making sense.)

So, because this will be "ACTion buses" version 1.2, I named my design concept "TrACTion", which makes perfect sense - just take a look at the definition!

I know the perspective of some things are slightly out of perspective, but still, I welcome all comments, opinions or critques. Thanks for reading, I'm really happy I got this finished finally.

I'll get my other design concepts still in progress up and blogging soon, stay tuned.

Sci-Fi Unoriginal Idea

2006-09-08T01:40:00.000+10:00

While I was in school I suggested in a brainstorm of "future education" the idea of computer contact lenses. Apparently that idea has already hi-jaked before me.

Don't worry, it's a fake computer graphic. Check the link for the article on it.

Link to article.

Overworked Healthrisk

2006-09-08T01:31:00.000+10:00

One day I will probably pass out from working too much for college.

How do they expect me to have a 8 page script, a short story and a major design work piece finished in 2 weeks?

The light endures to examine the shadows

2006-09-04T20:59:00.000+10:00

Hey all, this here is a picture of me gone through photoshop. I know it looks way depressing and emo but I still like it very much. It has expression and a message, so it's still great. I love interpretive pictures like this. It makes you want to just stare at the picture for ages and wonder what she is thinking...

Cyberspace Article #7 - The Web is Unflat

2006-09-04T14:54:00.001+10:00

I found this article that was reviewed on another blog called "The End of Cyberspace" which was quite interesting and useful to read for my studies. I encourage you to scan through it and pick up some info.

Date: 1st August 2006

Publication: "nick" from Rough Type

Summary: Is the government really in control of the Internet? There are some that believe that because the Internet is so huge and vast, the government will never fully grasp power over this technology medium. This article asked whether the demographics of politics are really affecting the Internet. Is everyone really equal in power on the Internet? No.

An example is eBay - even though some people praise this website as a way of shopping without fraud or cheating, this could only be done with the government keeping a close eye on the transactions in its business.

The Internet may seem like the new technology that supports globalization, free of territorial boundaries, but the truth stands that in order for the this ever-growing communication system to exist without fraud and cheaters is to control with the law and authorities. The problem with this however is if the fraud and cheaters are found in the control. That's when the Internet become chaotic in its peaks and troughs in power.

Impact:
This divides people's beliefs about the freedom of the internet. It asks us what is freedom on the internet? Is it to be good and obey the regulations of terms and use when signing up for a website? Or is freedom on the internet the ability to have everyone downloadable on the internet free? Is it to have the ability to have access to all or any information on the internet and no privacy?

In my opinion, politics are usually confusing and untrustable. So I'm not going to even try to answer these questions. Some debates should be left for those who want to argue with no solution or turning point.

Website Evaluation #7 - Defective By Design

2006-09-04T14:34:00.000+10:00

This is hilarious!

What web browser are you using?	Explorer
Does the site suggest that it is better viewed with one kind of web browser in particular?	No
What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?	http://defectivebydesign.org/en/node
Have a look at the domain name of the URL. How does the fact that the site is an .edu; .com; .gov; or .org influence your opinions about the site?	.org, yes
Who put this information here?	Free Software Foundation
Does the source of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes. It is a website promoting an opinion.
How often is the site up-dated?	Updated Daily, however unsure.
Can you tell when was the last time particular page/section was changed?	Yes
Does the currency of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
How old is the material?	Most of the material is recent
Who wrote the information?	Free Software Foundation Inc.
Is the author’s signature on the page?	Yes
Is the author’s e-mail address included?	No but they have an email form sheet.
Is there any other way of identifying the author?	Yes
If you can’t identify the writer does this have any effect on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	-
Does the institutional affiliation have any effect on your judgement about this site.?	Yes
Why is this material here?	To promote the logic of freedom in choice of software provided from Apple.
Is the purpose of this page indicated clearly in a prominent place?	Yes, through a link
Is there any evident bias in the information at this site?	Yes, there is no perspective of reasoning from Apple.
Does the reason for this have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes, it's opinions are slightly one-sided.
Can I do a cross check?	Check out the purchasing regulations for iTunes and iPods.
Do I have any doubts about the accuracy of the material?	No
If so, is there any way I can cross-check the accuracy of the information?	Check related websites.
Is the information available anywhere else?	Perhaps - there are articles from other websites that were reporting their moves.
Would it have been easier to get the information in some other way?	From not that I know of.
Does the site include links to other sites?	Yes
Is there any selection process for the links?	Yes
Are the links organised (i.e. by subject category)?	No, they are organised according to how recent they are.
Are the links described?	Yes
Are the links all still active?	Yes
Do the links seem relevant to the subject of the web page?	Yes
Is the page only viewable by a specific browser or release of browser?	No
Is the site often busy and difficult to access?	No
Does the page download in a reasonable time?	Yes
Does it include any large graphics or files which take a long time to download?	Yes
Is it organised in a way that makes it easy to navigate?	Yes.
Are the navigational links clear?	Yes.
Do you have to scroll through the entire document to find information you want?	No
Is there any provision for searching the site?	Yes
Is the page viewable by a text-based browser only?	Yes
Do all the graphics have a text explanation?	Most of them.
Does the design complement the content?	Yes

Oops..

2006-09-04T01:26:00.000+10:00

What are your mistakes in typing up a story?

Sleepy Info

2006-09-02T02:17:00.000+10:00

Hey all,

It's 2 am in the morning, visions getting a bit blurry, but I'll type up this info, just for you readers to understand what I'm doing. Just 'cuz I love ya! *dies*

I'm sorry for all those website evaluations I've posted up lately, I don't really have a choice in posting them or not, it's a part of my duty for schoolwork. I'm in a english class which is themed around website publishing, and part of the assessment is to type up these forms checking the efficiency level of 10 websites and to write about technology-related articles. The evaluations may be boring but the websites aren't!

Here are some examples (that are "cyberspace" related):

Someone with the name Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 on Wikipedia.
There's also a "Beginner's Guide to the Darkness of Cyberspace" article on Associated Content PLUS a Blogger Explanation Tutorial for n00bs with a woman with a nice voice talking. ;)

GFX Artist Website

PLUS the very famous Save Dickson College song - made mainly by Callum from music.

Image Hosting

I was surfing around after I did my website evaluations and I came across my favourite game on Newgrounds.

It's called "Dad'n'Me" and it was made by Tom Fulp, the founder of Newgrounds. I just find the flash game helarious, even though it violent. The great thing about it is that I don't feel sick from beating up all these defenseless people because the game is just so animated. I laughed several times the first time I played it and it still makes me smile now.

Website Evaluation #6 - GFX Artist

2006-09-02T02:03:00.000+10:00

What web browser are you using?	Explorer
Does the site suggest that it is better viewed with one kind of web browser in particular?	No
What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?	http://www.gfxartist.com/
Have a look at the domain name of the URL. How does the fact that the site is an .edu; .com; .gov; or .org influence your opinions about the site?	.com, No
Who put this information here?	Commerical Organisation
Does the source of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Only Slightly - There will just be a few ads. in your face and that would be it.
How often is the site up-dated?	Updated Daily
Can you tell when was the last time particular page/section was changed?	Yes
Does the currency of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	No
How old is the material?	Most of the material is relatively new
Who wrote the information?	The "GFX Team" and users
Is the author’s signature on the page?	Yes
Is the author’s e-mail address included?	Yes
Is there any other way of identifying the author?	Yes
If you can’t identify the writer does this have any effect on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	-
Does the institutional affiliation have any effect on your judgement about this site.?	No
Why is this material here?	To provide an online artist community.
Is the purpose of this page indicated clearly in a prominent place?	Yes, through a link
Is there any evident bias in the information at this site?	No
Does the reason for this have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	-
Can I do a cross check?	There are other artist communities on the internet but there is not really a need to cross check.
Do I have any doubts about the accuracy of the material?	No
If so, is there any way I can cross-check the accuracy of the information?	Check related websites.
Is the information available anywhere else?	Most Likely, might be easiest to ask someone who is very artistic.
Would it have been easier to get the information in some other way?	No, unless you want to.
Does the site include links to other sites?	Yes
Is there any selection process for the links?	Yes
Are the links organised (i.e. by subject category)?	Yes
Are the links described?	Yes
Are the links all still active?	Some are. I tried some tutorial links that don't work.
Do the links seem relevant to the subject of the web page?	Yes
Is the page only viewable by a specific browser or release of browser?	No
Is the site often busy and difficult to access?	No
Does the page download in a reasonable time?	Yes
Does it include any large graphics or files which take a long time to download?	Yes, but that is required in this website.
Is it organised in a way that makes it easy to navigate?	Yes, the fonts in the menu is quite small though.
Are the navigational links clear?	Yes.
Do you have to scroll through the entire document to find information you want?	Yes
Is there any provision for searching the site?	Yes
Is the page viewable by a text-based browser only?	Yes
Do all the graphics have a text explanation?	Most of them.
Does the design complement the content?	Yes

Website Evaluation #5 - Wikipedia

2006-09-02T01:42:00.000+10:00

What web browser are you using?	Explorer
Does the site suggest that it is better viewed with one kind of web browser in particular?	No
What is the URL of the Web page you are evaluating?	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Have a look at the domain name of the URL. How does the fact that the site is an .edu; .com; .gov; or .org influence your opinions about the site?	.org - Yes
Who put this information here?	Special Interest Group
Does the source of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes
How often is the site up-dated?	Updated Daily
Can you tell when was the last time particular page/section was changed?	Yes
Does the currency of the information have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	Yes
How old is the material?	Most of the material is relatively new
Who wrote the information?	"Wikipedians" - both moderators and subscribers
Is the author’s signature on the page?	Yes
Is the author’s e-mail address included?	Yes
Is there any other way of identifying the author?	Yes
If you can’t identify the writer does this have any effect on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	-
Does the institutional affiliation have any effect on your judgement about this site.?	Yes
Why is this material here?	To provide information for the readers, from the readers.
Is the purpose of this page indicated clearly in a prominent place?	Yes, through a link
Is there any evident bias in the information at this site?	Yes
Does the reason for this have any influence on your judgement about the usefulness of this site?	The matter of whether the information on Wikipedia is accurate is very sketchy. There have been debates about this issue and Wikipedia believes it's method is reasonable.
Can I do a cross check?	Other resources anywhere
Do I have any doubts about the accuracy of the material?	Yes
If so, is there any way I can cross-check the accuracy of the information?	Books and other websites are the first places I'll look to to verify the information's accuracy.
Is the information available anywhere else?	Encyclopedias On the Internet.
Would it have been easier to get the information in some other way?	Maybe, but it's very conveinient to just look it up on this website.
Does the site include links to other sites?	Yes
Is there any selection process for the links?	Yes
Are the links organised (i.e. by subject category)?	Yes
Are the links described?	Yes
Are the links all still active?	No, but most are and the ones that are not are correctly quickly.
Do the links seem relevant to the subject of the web page?	Yes
Is the page only viewable by a specific browser or release of browser?	No
Is the site often busy and difficult to access?	No
Does the page download in a reasonable time?	Yes
Does it include any large graphics or files which take a long time to download?	In some places, but not all.
Is it organised in a way that makes it easy to navigate?	Yes, but it is slightly cluttered, and to read through it the info you want to read sometimes takes paitience.
Are the navigational links clear?	Yes.
Do you have to scroll through the entire document to find information you want?	Yes
Is there any provision for searching the site?	Yes
Is the page viewable by a text-based browser only?	Yes
Do all the graphics have a text explanation?	Yes
Does the design complement the content?	Yes