http://www.acornrack.com/santamonica/
On this Super Bowl Sunday, I bring you now this review on Welcome to Santa Monica! This RP is a city RP, based in... Santa Monica, California!
The AD itself is nicely written out, giving the who, what and why's of what you need to know. Being a city RP it's difficult to write an AD that would draw in members who would otherwise not join a city RP. Now, onwards Steelers and Cardinals! Time for the review!
First Impression:
I need to visit a carnival. Now where I said just a few lines above that writing an AD to draw in people is difficult. This is where I feel most successful City RP's draw in there members, in the layout. The layout is nice it looks professional and it looks simplistic in nature.
The Public Area:
The Front page is basically an extension from the little blurb in the beginning of the AD, it's always nice to see admins expand on the initial writings instead of just copying and pasting. Nice opening kick-off though.
Rules page, the numbers are written out! Fancy. Just wanted to note that in rule Three, the last sentence, there is no space after the period before this sentence starts. (Yes, I generally read that much in detail.)
The Application:
I like the neatness of the process, there are a few guidelines for the application and then you choose which application type. Otherwise it's your normal application.
The Private Area:
Layout change! But still looks very neat and actually a rather seamless transition. Everything you need to see is on the screen when you enter so it is rather efficient also.
All the pages are written out and organized nicely, so there's not much to comment on them except that it's good.
Believe it or not, there are "technically" NO private PAGES! All the links that would seem to normally be pages are actually posts in the forum. I'll comment more on this in just a few lines down so hold the line and get ready for the snap! (Are you getting tired of these sports transitions?)
Forums:
Good amount of forums, and nice descriptions for each area. There are also hotlinks to each section and is overall very neat and clean. Now, remember when I said before that the "private pages" are actually forum posts? Well I really, really, REALLY like how the admin did the forums like that, it is something you don't see too often. Most sites have lines and borders and define things while this is rather open styled.
Other:
Member list is nicely organized, each member looks like they have a little card which contains their avatar with other pertinent information. Also there is a link to their "contact" information (if filled in) which is both in character and out of character.
Roleplaying:
From what I read on the site I categorize the RP level of this community to be Intermediate.
Rating: 7.9 out of 10 Points.
Overall I really liked this site, and this particular rating was the most difficult so far. This city RP is probably one of the best out there that can stand proudly next to Soulmate as a decent contender. However even with all the things I liked, the one thing that makes an RP tick I couldn't really find. And that little thing is the idea that makes the RP stand out as opposed to other ones. The layout makes the SITE stand out, innovations in the forums make the ADMIN stand out on creativity, but there wasn't anything that I could solely atrribute to this RP. So with that reasoning, the site misses the final Point Conversion to turn the tide. (Had to sneak in a final one!)
Reviewed by: The Jello Emperor
On this Super Bowl Sunday, I bring you now this review on Welcome to Santa Monica! This RP is a city RP, based in... Santa Monica, California!
The AD itself is nicely written out, giving the who, what and why's of what you need to know. Being a city RP it's difficult to write an AD that would draw in members who would otherwise not join a city RP. Now, onwards Steelers and Cardinals! Time for the review!
First Impression:
I need to visit a carnival. Now where I said just a few lines above that writing an AD to draw in people is difficult. This is where I feel most successful City RP's draw in there members, in the layout. The layout is nice it looks professional and it looks simplistic in nature.
The Public Area:
The Front page is basically an extension from the little blurb in the beginning of the AD, it's always nice to see admins expand on the initial writings instead of just copying and pasting. Nice opening kick-off though.
Rules page, the numbers are written out! Fancy. Just wanted to note that in rule Three, the last sentence, there is no space after the period before this sentence starts. (Yes, I generally read that much in detail.)
The Application:
I like the neatness of the process, there are a few guidelines for the application and then you choose which application type. Otherwise it's your normal application.
The Private Area:
Layout change! But still looks very neat and actually a rather seamless transition. Everything you need to see is on the screen when you enter so it is rather efficient also.
All the pages are written out and organized nicely, so there's not much to comment on them except that it's good.
Believe it or not, there are "technically" NO private PAGES! All the links that would seem to normally be pages are actually posts in the forum. I'll comment more on this in just a few lines down so hold the line and get ready for the snap! (Are you getting tired of these sports transitions?)
Forums:
Good amount of forums, and nice descriptions for each area. There are also hotlinks to each section and is overall very neat and clean. Now, remember when I said before that the "private pages" are actually forum posts? Well I really, really, REALLY like how the admin did the forums like that, it is something you don't see too often. Most sites have lines and borders and define things while this is rather open styled.
Other:
Member list is nicely organized, each member looks like they have a little card which contains their avatar with other pertinent information. Also there is a link to their "contact" information (if filled in) which is both in character and out of character.
Roleplaying:
From what I read on the site I categorize the RP level of this community to be Intermediate.
Rating: 7.9 out of 10 Points.
Overall I really liked this site, and this particular rating was the most difficult so far. This city RP is probably one of the best out there that can stand proudly next to Soulmate as a decent contender. However even with all the things I liked, the one thing that makes an RP tick I couldn't really find. And that little thing is the idea that makes the RP stand out as opposed to other ones. The layout makes the SITE stand out, innovations in the forums make the ADMIN stand out on creativity, but there wasn't anything that I could solely atrribute to this RP. So with that reasoning, the site misses the final Point Conversion to turn the tide. (Had to sneak in a final one!)
Reviewed by: The Jello Emperor
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