Site Review -yet another site needs to be reviewed

[Xphp->UG-S<-]

Hey my site is basicly done so if you would like to take a peak go ahead
here it is
http://members.lycos.nl/ugs/
comments feed back welcome

[krycek]

hmmm... before I review your site, I'd like to ask a question:

I notice your disclaimer before you enter the site. It implies that your site contains illegal content... however, I had a quick look around and didn't find anything damning... some borderline music vids etc. however I didn;t dowload them so I not sure if anything there is dodgy or not...

...which brings me to the question, which is basically, "is there anything illegal on your site?" If so, I suggest you remove the link, but if not, please just say so, so that other people will not draw mistaken conclusions (because your site does give the impression of being dodgy, what with that disclaimer and all!)

::] krycek [::

[Xphp->UG-S<-]

does say anything about illegal stuff

If you are affiliated with any government, Anti-Piracy group or any other related
group, or were formally a worker of one, you cannot enter this site, cannot access any
of its files, or do anything related to this site. If you enter this site you are not
agreeing to these terms and you are violating code 431.322.12 of the Internet Privacy
Act signed by Bill Clinton in 1995.You cannot threaten UnderGround Saiyans or any company storing the
files on this site. You cannot prosecute any person(s) affiliated with this page which
includes family, friends or individuals who run or enter this web site. Dragonball Z
and all logos, character names and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks of
TOEI ANIMATION. ©2000 BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION licensed by Funimation. If
you fully understand these terms then you may continue browsing this site. Thank you
and enjoy UnderGround Saiyans


just means that i didn't make dragonball so don't try to sue me

[krycek]

Originally posted by Xphp->UG-S<-
...If you are affiliated with any government, Anti-Piracy group or any other related
group...

That's what I am talking about.

And, your disclaimer is almost identical to that which many illegal sites use... and suffers from the same incorrectness.

The basic disclaimer such as you are using was made up by certain groups a few years ago, seemingly to make themselves feel more secure against litigation.

You can rest assured that there is nothing in that disclaimer which stops any company taking legal action against you - whether you steal their software or infringe their copyright.

I am not trying to suggest that you are doing anything illegal; it just concerns me to see that disclaimer on your site because of it's associations, hence I asked for you to confirm the site contents. I am also telling you this info for your own benefit, because you may not know that your disclaimer is invalid.

Trust me on this - I have had a lot of experience with internet security etc. in my line of work, and also in legal issues (international laws not just of one country).

Anyway, it seems we got that cleared up, so about the site:

Not all the images would load for me even though I refeshed several times (using Mozilla 1.2.1). I didn;t have chance to check the site in IE. I found that the overall design was a little crowded for my liking, yet functional, and it was clear what was what. I could navigate with no problems.

I haven't got the time to properly squint at everything but I can't see anything majorly wrong with it :)

::] krycek [::

[krycek]

Oh and also, just before anyone picks on what I have said, it is very unlikely that the copyright holders would try and sue you, because you are not trying to use their material for your own commercial advantage, or for their disadvantage. Also you are obviously a fan, and companies like fans. So I don't see that you are breaking any laws and I don't see why you would get into trouble, however if in doubt ask their permission. (Of course, they could always request that you take the material down, and then things would get more interesting if you didn;t obey).

That's just to clarify what I said earlier, but the baseline is that your disclaimer wouldn't help at all.

::] krycek [::

[krycek]

hmmm, maybe it's not that the site is actually crowded... I was just looking at it wondering why it makes me feel like that depsite having a good amount of whitespace, and I think it may be the font.

Personally, I hate Times New Roman. :p

I think it may look cleaner/tidier/less cramped with a sans serif font such as Verdana, Tahoma, etc.

Just an idea :)

::] krycek [::

[krycek]

ok I have spent a few more mins looking around.

Can you tellme why you need to have a 'warez'-style voting system to access a download area? It smells fishy to me... Personally if I see things like that I leave the site and don;t return.

::] krycek [::

[Xphp->UG-S<-]

Originally posted by krycek
ok I have spent a few more mins looking around.

Can you tellme why you need to have a 'warez'-style voting system to access a download area? It smells fishy to me... Personally if I see things like that I leave the site and don;t return.

::] krycek [::

well this is for the ppl to vote so they can see the movies , videos etc... it's like paying for it except there voting for me on the topsites

[Borgtex]

5 posts krycek, and four of them consecutives! incrementing your post count? ;)

Seems that the site still doesn't has illegal content, but Xphp plans to offer full movies, episodes, Game Rom's, etc.

Maybe that's the reason because, as krycek said, it still seems a bit empty

[ionsurge]

Originally posted by krycek
Personally if I see things like that I leave the site and don;t return.

Same here...


Ionsurge.

[Mhtml]

Hey, you know that big disclaimer thing that everyone is debating.
Well not only does it mean jack it won't serve any purpose but evidence if someone were going to sue you (don't know why).

You can't filter people. Anti-piracy people and government agents be swayed by your little dislcaimer.

Also umm..well say an Australian company wanted to sue you, they could you would be tried according to our laws which are very harsh (not capital punishment, just strict) there are almost no loop holes, some guy was just awarded millions of dollars because he was slandered on some website in the US.

[Xphp->UG-S<-]

i asked For the webpage to be reviewed not my disclamer
all i wanted to know was if my site was ok and you guys start talking about my disclamer. well thnx for all your feedback anyways

[krycek]

Originally posted by Xphp->UG-S<-
i asked For the webpage to be reviewed not my disclamer
all i wanted to know was if my site was ok and you guys start talking about my disclamer. well thnx for all your feedback anyways

The reason is, there are certain things that are unsuitable/banned in these forums.

Your site gives the very strong impression that it falls into that category.

And anyway, I did give you feedback about your site!

::] krycek [::