Mithlond Review

Layout/Coding
Your site is very easily navigated - and I didn't come across any broken links. Even though you have skins, I have not gone through each and everyone of them because most of them are the same format. The one that's different, with Liv Tyler, is different, and it's beautiful, like all the others. I like how you've done an image map on that layout for the links. I think your usage of space is quite indeed perfect. There is enough room for the all the links, and yet the content area does not look too, for lack of a better term, 'squished'. The colours you've used in each layout are beautiful, and fit well with the theme of the particular layout. Though, I must say that my favourite layout is skin 2. The way you've used colour there is gorgeous! I like it very much. All your text is a great size, and every layout is able to be read perfectly. Thanks for not using extremely small fonts. :-)

From what I see, these are all original looks, and it seems that you code yourself - great! I love that you use pHp - it makes it much easier if you ever want to change layouts, and it, of course, allows skins. Good job!

Graphics
Your images all load fast, which of course means that it doesn't take up a lot of space either. Your graphics are all gorgeous, at least in my humble opinion - contrary to what some on your tagboard might say. ;-) I particularly like the Harry Potter wallpapers. You seem to put a lot time into your images, and it really shows.

Content
Now, being as kind as I am, I've gone through each of your sections, not just the Middle-Earth one. Now, going through each of your sections:

Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Caribbean, Other Worlds - there are no broken links in any of these sections. I love your banners and wallpapers, they're absolutely gorgeous! Your avatars and blinkies are quite nice too. I have a problem though. Even though I love your graphics and everything that you have here, you seem to lack information. I understand that writing biographies and such can be a very hard task, and in the end you might feel like it was a complete waste of time. Maybe you could think about adding 'quick facts' to your sections. Things like 'name meanings' could be fun.

Your skins page is nicely set up, and I like the fact that you have screencaps of each skin - and they're a good size as well. You should possibly think about adding information about the skins underneath each screencap, or maybe put information into the 'alt' of the image source.

Chat, Games, About Me, Site, Guestbook, and Link Directory - I love that you have a chat room! It's great to really interact! Your games are great, I got lost in them for about half an hour before I realised I needed to continue with this review. I'm glad that you have an 'about me' page. It's always good when people get to find something out about the person who runs a site, it allows you to feel like you really know the person. Your site section is nicely organized - good job. I think your guest book page needs to be fixed up, it seems to have somethings wrong with it, or maybe it's just my browser, but HTML is just showing up all down the page and there are some areas at the bottom of the page which are just black. Having a link directory is a great idea, lets people advertise their own site. Nicely done! I see that you've credited all the sites that you've used, that's great. I really don't like it when sites don't credit their sources, it;s unfair to other webmasters, and really lowers your whole image on the web. So, good for you!

Interactivity
Your site is basically made of interactivity! There is so much to do there! I love the games and the quizzes, they're really fun. I particularly like the 'concentration of pairs' game - once you start, you can't stop! Overall, your site is awesome for interactivity.

Webmaster
You don't update daily, which is fine as your site is not one which needs so many, but you do update on a regular basis, and that's great. There are no spelling errors, at least none that I can see. You seem to have a clear grasp of proper grammar, and it's great to see that when there are so many websites now which write things so badly. I see clear dedication everywhere - in your layouts, your banners, wallpapers, and everything. You seem to really love working on the site, and really do your best to make it wonderful. That is shown quite clearly. You seem to have a great personality, and you seem like you're very nice to visitors, this is shown nicely on the tagboard. Speaking of which, thanks for having clear contact information, both in tagboard form and on the 'contact me' page. Thanks!

Originality/Overall Appeal
Your layouts are quite orginal, they may all lok similar in appearance, but I'm sure I've never seen anything quite like them before. You have your own special talent in blending and designing, and that makes everything so much more original. As much as I am fond of your site, I'd have to say that overall, not much of your content is original. It's original in the sense that you created everything and made everything yourself, but I know that there are a lot of sites that are dedicated to banners, wallpapers, etc. However, your site is quite unique having it dedicated to M-E, Hogwarts, and the Caribbean. I love looking around your site. I can simply sit here and look at your banners and wallpapers for hours, I did in fact sometime ago. I would definitely come back here! Well done on your site! :-)