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username: scoutd pet: kitaro, a blue leo pet: loki_wolf, red fenrir 03/01/2004 - 04/01/2004 04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004 05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004 06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004 07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004 08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004
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8.12.2004 
~me~ at 3:17 PM
8.11.2004 Oh, and have you noticed the loverly new pets that are out??? and the redraw of the Plato?    
~me~ at 11:01 AM All Zeta . . . All the Time(review) 
All Zeta, a new website by wicked_wicked186 Alrighty, so we have another new webbie to review (man they are popping up quickly with the contest going on *grins*). All Zeta is a lovely site, with a layout modified from one by FFWarpzone. I like the way she has the links that are pending crossed out on the main navigation bars, but the way the nav bar moves down as the images load kinda bothers me, but that may be just because she has posted all the avatar images on her front page, and I had to keep scrolling down, chasing the nav bar *grins* More good points: she has the images hosted on PhotoBucket, and the appropriate copyright notice (including one for her layout desginer, good job!) One thing I kinda like that is unique on this site is her item list. Yeah, I know ZetaPets Help has one too, and is much more complete, but ZPH seems to have been abandoned (no news since January, and no forum activity since the beginning of July) whereas All Zeta has at least been updated since Monday (August 9, the day all the avatar winners were released). I also really like the way she made sure it was obvious that she is hosting the images offsite by modifying of them with their names.  Well, as pretty as it is, I would like to see a homemade layout for a perfect review. And, of course, I am eager to see the promised graphics. *grins* Other than those points, nicely done.
~me~ at 10:27 AM A Return to Zetaholic (review) 
Zetaholic, a website by pinnapple36 (recently revamped!) Well, after some trials and tribulations with his host, pinnapple has finally got Zetaholic up, running and looking prettier than ever! I told you I would get back to this site, and now the navigation is such that Mozilla sees it just fine! :) So the good points: A huge amount of information, great guides, downloadable graphics coming soon, nice clean layout, good navigation. I really like the blue scheme. Images are hosted by Photo Bucket, and there's the required copyright notice. In fact, pinnapple is so fanatical about the copyright notice, he even placed one in the code for his linkback button. :) And yes, that gives him extra credit. Bad points: The header image needs a little tweaking (there's some pixelation around the edges of the individual images where the transparency isn't quite transparent). I hate waiting for graphics, so I hope he's working hard on them - I WANNA SEE EM! *grins*  Okay, so even though I would usually give one paw up for all the graphics that are promised but not delivered, I'm giving pinnapple extra credit like I said for his zealousness with the copyright notice. But I still wanna see those graphics, pinnapple! :) And yeah, I'm gonna be rethinking whether I should be not giving a perfect review when the main problem is that the creator made a place holder page for something that is in the works. I maybe changing some review scores tomorrow.
~me~ at 10:24 AM Crazy Zeta (review) 
Crazy Zeta, a new website by white_raven Well, this is a nice site. It looks like Raven is going to be working hard on making some graphics for others to use on their various lookups, as well as club layouts, backgrounds, and adoptables. I can't wait to see them! So far she has only gotten up some user lookups, but (while they are not my style) from what I see, her lookups will be very popular. Other good points to the site, of course, lots of great help articles, including gaming guides; copyright notice and images hosted on her own site; clean layout; and something I really like: on her "hidden areas" pages, she states that the various images are hidden or old and may be getting a makeover for future use. I have seen a lot of sites which show the older world maps and claiming that they are "new" and will be going up on the site in the future, but this is simply not supported by the facts. All of these images were on the servers before the downtime, and the staff don't tend to put images on the servers until just before they announce it. Okay, so the bad points: Part of this is beyond her control. Apparently Tripod does some weird stuff with their hosted sites and the page reloads several times while you're looking at it, which means that if you want to use your browser's Back and Forward button to navigate (as I like to do), you end up getting annoyed by having to click back through three versions (or more) or every page. Raven has tried to alleviate this by having very comprehensive navigation, including Back links. I also wish the page layout was a little more original. I know that it's hard to come out with a layout that doesn't look like a half a dozen other websites on the web, but this particular layout reminds me of hundreds of other petsite fansites I have seen. Nothing really bad, it just irks me a little. And lastly, there's a lot of things still left in the under construction phase, which is a problem that will of course be cured by time, but it would be nice if these linked to an "Under Construction" page, instead of back to the same page or a blank page. Overall, great page. I would heartily recommend it. One paw up, prolly two once the rest of the downloadables get up.
~me~ at 8:53 AM
8.09.2004 Well, I am so glad you asked! Not only are there the usual games (Random ZP, Keno, and Sealed!), voting (Top RP, Top Web Games), and referrals, but now with a little real life skills you can earn some cash entering in some great contests! Amanda just closed the Avatar Contest, where users were able to submit avatars to become actual avatars on the site (as well as winning 20,000zp or 10,000zp), and has announced that the next contest will be for fansites! Oh, do I think my brother is going to have a busy time reviewing all the new fanistes that are going to be popping up. So how does one go about making a great fansite? Well here are some things to get you started: First of all, find a host: Free ProHosting, 50Megs, FortuneCity, Bravenet.com, Freewebs, Doteasy, and those are just the ones that come up on the first page of a google search for "free web hosting". There are literally THOUSANDS if not MILLIONS more. I highly reccomend checking out FreeWebSpace for reviews on tons of free web hosting sites, telling you which ones are ad-free, 100GB, whatever you need to know. :) Second, find an image host: PhotoBucket, ImageShack, Village Photos, and tons more. This is a very important step, so NOT skip it. Chances are, if you are making a fansite, you would like to put up some Zeta images. If you simply link to the zetapets image server YOU ARE STEALING. You have permission to use all images on the servers, but you must upload them to your own server (and post a copyright notice saying that they belong to zetapets and not you, but you knew that, right?). Third, if you are new to html, find a help site: HTMlite, Lissa Explains it All, or one of the hundreds of other great sites out there. Fourth, GO WILD! Have fun, this is your chance to tell how great your pet is, how amazing your club is, or how fantastic you think zetapets is! Do something different, something that's just you. :) Just follow these four easy (and not so easy) steps and you are well on your way to a great fansite, and possibly an award of zetapoints!! ~me~ at 5:25 PM So if you haven't check out the news on Zetapets yet, you should go look! There are a bunch of fan sites listed, including Zetahelp.net! And members of the club have their sites posted as noteworthy as well: pinnapple36's Zetaholic and clearkid's Homepage with her adorable adoptables! *sniffle* Why wasn't this site noted?? *grin* Also newsworthy, two sites Kitaro reviewed previously and gave two paws up: MewsHangout and Alpha to Zeta. And it's Avatar Madness Time! There are 11 new avatars since I last posted, and Amanda has announced a great new contest for all you artists out there. Make an avatar, have it win, earn big bucks! Avatars must be 64x64 pixels or 65x65, enter by mailing it to amanda@zetapets.com by August 11, 2004. The best avatar will be awarded 20,000ZP and a rare item, and ALL GOOD AVATARS WILL BE MADE OFFICIAL AVATARS and be awarded a small prize! :) Hrmmm . . .*goes to beat her graphics program into submission and try to make some avvies* :) Also, all you artists out there: Zetapets is hiring! Read the news for full information about what type of artists is needed and what the requirements for application are. :) ~me~ at 9:38 AM
7.30.2004    
Okay, it looks like there's about 4 or so on the forum settings that aren't listed on the news page, so the search for secret avatars may have to wait a little longer. :) Like for when they get the avatar chat thingy set up. :) By the way . . .NEW STUFF ON THE SITE!! YAY!! KEEP IT UP!! ~me~ at 9:21 AM Oooooh . . . . A list of Top Zeta Sites! So the ever industrious pinnapple36 has brought you a new goodie to look at. A list of Top Zeta Sites, based on which ones YOU go to! :) Coolness, huh? So make sure you visit here everyday, so we can be number one! Oh, and to get the lastest news, commentary, help, and zeta fansite reviews, as well. :)~me~ at 8:03 AM
7.29.2004 ~me~ at 12:27 PM
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