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jaydee · 02-14-2004, 01:40 PM

To Liquid3D:

How about less talk and dribble and more numbers. People are generally less patient these days and don't want to read a freaking book on what should be a simple review.

1) State your testing methods and equipment with as little wording and most detail as possible. In fact making a seperate webage with all that info and link to it is prefable (IMO). This can be setup as a time table/log type of thing that let's everyone know how you progressed with your testing methods and equipment over time. By linking to this page it cuts down on the size of the review and it also lets people not interested in that (the majority) to be able to skip it and get to what they want to see. It also makes us critics more happy to be able to see your progress over time. The more changes for the better the less we have to bash you about.

I would also recommend getting your OWN webspace for this (Not for the reviews, but your testing setup and methods). It is your info and would be a shame to loose it if the site goes down or you decide to write for other sites. Also makes it easer for you to change things. If you need hosting let me know and I can set you up a subdomain and FTP account on my host at no charge and no ads or anything.

2) Basics of the block design. Anyone that is interested in the design of the block normally already knows how it works, the rest don't care about the design and more so how it performs. Show a few pics of the design and a VERY BASIC theory on how you think it works and/or how the designer thinks it works. Should only need 2 pics and less than a paragraph of wording.

3) The results should be in 2 forms (IMO). One in graphs and Two with just numbers. Your graphs were ok. They showed both. Remember the majority of readers are not to enlightened with technical knowlege. Simpler the better amd that goes for WORDING aswell.

4) Conclusions at the end. Make it short and sweet. One paragraph or less.

IMO a review of one block should not take up more than 1 page. IMO 1 page per block on comparisons. The article in question here should have been no more than 1 1/2 pages long IMO.

All this is my own opinion of course I speak for myself as always and not for ProCooling.

Glad you posted here Liquid3D. Get tired of people coming here backing up OTHER people's work. Much better to discuss it with the author him/her self.

02-14-2004, 01:40 PM	#52
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	To Liquid3D: How about less talk and dribble and more numbers. People are generally less patient these days and don't want to read a freaking book on what should be a simple review. 1) State your testing methods and equipment with as little wording and most detail as possible. In fact making a seperate webage with all that info and link to it is prefable (IMO). This can be setup as a time table/log type of thing that let's everyone know how you progressed with your testing methods and equipment over time. By linking to this page it cuts down on the size of the review and it also lets people not interested in that (the majority) to be able to skip it and get to what they want to see. It also makes us critics more happy to be able to see your progress over time. The more changes for the better the less we have to bash you about. I would also recommend getting your OWN webspace for this (Not for the reviews, but your testing setup and methods). It is your info and would be a shame to loose it if the site goes down or you decide to write for other sites. Also makes it easer for you to change things. If you need hosting let me know and I can set you up a subdomain and FTP account on my host at no charge and no ads or anything. 2) Basics of the block design. Anyone that is interested in the design of the block normally already knows how it works, the rest don't care about the design and more so how it performs. Show a few pics of the design and a VERY BASIC theory on how you think it works and/or how the designer thinks it works. Should only need 2 pics and less than a paragraph of wording. 3) The results should be in 2 forms (IMO). One in graphs and Two with just numbers. Your graphs were ok. They showed both. Remember the majority of readers are not to enlightened with technical knowlege. Simpler the better amd that goes for WORDING aswell. 4) Conclusions at the end. Make it short and sweet. One paragraph or less. IMO a review of one block should not take up more than 1 page. IMO 1 page per block on comparisons. The article in question here should have been no more than 1 1/2 pages long IMO. All this is my own opinion of course I speak for myself as always and not for ProCooling. Glad you posted here Liquid3D. Get tired of people coming here backing up OTHER people's work. Much better to discuss it with the author him/her self.