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Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« on: September 20, 2006, 09:06:04 AM »

::silly::Hi All!

   I'll stick my neck out and be the first one reviewed.    ::hide::

   Luv 'N Chins at www.luvnchins.com/

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Come on ... I want some honest reviews ... if there are miss-spelled words ... out-dated information ... incorrect information, something you especially like or dislike ... Let me know!   ::nod::
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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006, 07:18:10 AM »

I haven't found anything wrong, but I don't know if I would notice it anyway. I really like your site it has a lot of great info, and good stories also. I think it is one of the best sites I have found.
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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 07:30:28 AM »

::nod:: Yep I total agree.
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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2006, 03:22:40 PM »

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2006, 08:23:21 AM »

::silly::Hi All,

     I thank-you for all the wonderful comments, but I really do want a review that will help me make corrections in spelling, information, and appearance.

     Jamie and I are in the process of restoring my opening page, I clicked the wrong button and it was all gone in one second.  I need input for my whole website! 

     I went over just the opening page on my site and found two mistakes that need to be corrected ... I haven't even gotten to the other pages yet.   I found I had misspelled a word and used links in a color of print that might be hard for some people to read/see (people with bad eyesite or that are color blind).

      Come on, please let me know any mistakes or help that you think would improve my site.  Your opinion and knowledge is respected.   ::nod::

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2006, 10:05:25 PM »

I'll review your site. It generally looks good and has a lot of information, though I don't have time to read it all at the moment. There are a couple of things I suggest.

1. The menu is at the bottom on some of the pages. It might be better if you can put it at the top since a lot of people might miss the menu if it's at the bottom.
2. Some of the links are blended into the backgroud. I can barely see the links on this page: http://luvnchins.com/photo.html -- I do like the picture index though.

A lot of modern sites today have a fixed menu for navigating to different sections. Here is an example: http://www.edchinchillas.co.uk/
That doesn't mean you have to do the same, but it could be something to think about if you decide someday to do a major renovation of the site. Hope that helps.

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2006, 08:35:08 AM »

::silly::Hi ForChins!
     Thank-you! 
 
(1) At the time the site was built the menus were more popular being at the bottom of a page, (I guess to get more people to read the whole page) but I have since added much more information to each page ... I agree ... we will try moving the menus and see what it looks like.  ::nod:: After the show in November ... Jamie has her hands full till then.  :blush2:

(2) I do need to get the numbers/letters for the different colors and change that ... I am having the same problem with those I have added to the index page ... hopefully Jamie will find time to help me with this.

We (Jamie & I) have been talking about something similar to this ... my problem is the pages I have added using a program provided by Yahoo/Geocities on some of the pages on my website will conflict with it.  I am seriously considering getting Jamie to do it for me, then use the program only on the adoption pages (because they change constantly and it is easier to place and re-size the pictures with it.

Jamie's a great web designer!   ::nod::

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2006, 11:34:54 PM »

Okay...  This will take me awhile.  You have a lot of information, which is great, but I don't always have a lot of time.   ;D

I think you'd find things easier to navigate if you used frames.  This would also allow you to put a little description of which chinchillas are pictured in the column they are pictured in rather than at the top of each page.

On the Q & A page:
You mention buying a chinchilla, but you don't mention rescuing.
"I have heard a chinchilla's teeth will grow to large" should be "too" and I would say "long" rather than "large."
"A chinchilla can not survive in tempatures above eighty degreese" should be "A chinchilla cannot survive in temperatures above eighty degrees."  (You sure you want to put eighty?)
At the bottom of the page, the background color of the linking images does not match the background color of the page itself.  The page is a bit ligher.  There is also a small line between "Photos" and "Kids" that shouldn't be there.

On the Photos page:
"After a short while she would do it anytime Bill ask her to" should be "After a short while, she would do it any time Bill asked her to."
On the 2nd Annual page, Anastasia's section should say, "for her!" at the end.
Each of the "family pages" seems to be out of date, but...
On the June New Arrivals #2, Abby likes "yougart" instead of "yogurt."
On Smokey & Storm's page, they are expecting a second set of kits in about 2 monts instead of months.
On Eileen & Cotton's page, did Cotton come from Main or Maine?  (Honestly, I don't know.  I'm thinking Main might be one of the breeders I'm not familiar with?)
On Star & Midnight's page, Star is a hetro ebony rather than a hetero ebony.  And the mouseover for Star having a snack has papya instead of papaya.
On Daisy & Jack's page, the second picture down of Jack has a mouseover with "roudy" instead of "rowdy."
On Snow White & Som's page, the picture with Sam and the wheel mouses over to say "accomidations" instead of "accommodations."
Julia & Sandi's page also has the mention of Main that may be a breeder I'm not familiar with.  It also says that Sandi is a "hetro Beige/TVO carrier" instead of "hetero beige/TOV carrier."  (Although she looks like a TOV Beige to me?)
On Fritter's page, handsome is missing the "e."  He's also from Main.
The description of the Pink White is confusing.  A Pink White must have a Beige and a White gene, but the description makes it sound like you'll get a Pink White by breeding a Black Velvet with a Mosaic.
The description of the Homo Beige mentions a "hetro beige" instead of "hetero beige."  "...it is bets to use two beige chins..." should be "...it is best..."  You don't mention that mating two hetero beiges will result in a 25% chance of getting a homo beige, but you mention a pink white and a homo beige, which has the same likelihood of producing a homo beige.
The description of the Hetero Beige also uses "hetro."
The description of Tans mentions a "beige rap."  What is that?  Can't Tans be produced with a regular Beige and an Ebony?
The description of Homo Ebonies has some misleading information... It says that one hetro (hetero) and one homo ebony are needed to produce an ebony, which is not correct.
Hetro Ebony instead of Hetero Ebony.

On several pages, you mention "raps."  Should this be "wraps"?

I'll go through more as time permits and help out as much as I can.   ::nod::

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2006, 07:45:21 AM »

  :oops:  Thanks!  I ask for it ... and I'm getting it!    :2funny:
     Your grammer and spelling are much better than mine ... you are pointing out lots of  simple mistakes (mostly spelling).   :blush2:  Part of it I can blame on using spell check (I'm not a good speller and never have been and it is something I am not proud of) and not carefully re-reading.   
     Much of the site has been up from the beginning and now I see how much I really need to go over every bit of it very carefully.  My understanding of genetics has improved drastically since this was written.
     How about PM-ing me the rest ... as you have time.    :D

     This is what we were talking about, folks ... good, constructive criticism ... and taking it as such ... instead of getting bent out of shape about it.  Our goal is to help improve all sites for the good of everyone ... namely all chinchillas!

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2006, 12:43:18 PM »

Your grammer and spelling are much better than mine ... you are pointing out lots of  simple mistakes (mostly spelling).   :blush2:  Part of it I can blame on using spell check (I'm not a good speller and never have been and it is something I am not proud of) and not carefully re-reading.   
     Much of the site has been up from the beginning and now I see how much I really need to go over every bit of it very carefully.  My understanding of genetics has improved drastically since this was written.
     How about PM-ing me the rest ... as you have time.    :D

You had specifically asked about spelling, which is really the only reason I looked at the spelling at all.  I really don't think the mistakes detract from the content in any way!  The information you have is very useful.
When you go over the genetics information, let me know.  I'm always looking to learn more about genetics.   ::nod::
And, yes, I'll be more than happy to PM you the rest.   :blush2:

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2006, 04:01:51 PM »

:::grins:: ::silly::OK, Thanks!  Yep, my spelling is one thing that has always been an embarrassment, but I'd rather someone point it out to me, than to point it out to others and laugh at me behind my back,  instead of with me to my face.   ::nod::
    Much appreciated!
    Genetics can be very tricky and I have much more to learn along that line, also.  The more you learn, the more you find there is to learn!

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2006, 04:11:25 PM »

I just sat down and started reading your page. I love the story about Joker... I am sitting at my desk crying.  ::cry222:::  What a special and heartbreaking story?
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« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2006, 07:43:21 PM »

Wheres the page about Joker?
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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2006, 08:23:40 PM »

I'd rather someone point it out to me, than to point it out to others and laugh at me behind my back

That certainly isn't happening, dear!  No worries!   |hugs|

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Re: Luv 'N Chins: Reviews, Please
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2006, 06:14:30 AM »

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That certainly isn't happening, dear!  No worries!    |hugs|

 ::howdythere::  I know it isn't, you are helping, not hurting!  ::highfive::
I must have come across the wrong way (the way I stated it) You are saying it to my face  ::nod:: ... I appreciate the help!  I ask for it, there is no reason for me to be mad.   :blush2:

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