Stilettos and Trackbacks

Welcome, once again, to the Weekly WTF. I couldn’t have used a more apt term in the description of this blog if I tried. I think the word “Deface” says it all. Here’s how the American Heritage Dictionary defines Deface: “To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure; to impair the usefulness, value, or influence of; to obliterate; destroy”. How incredibly appropriate, don’t you think?

The Death and Defacement of a Blog

“Wow,” was the first thing I thought when I found this site. I mean, there are just no words to describe what runs through your head when you see something like this. This site is obnoxious in every way you can imagine, and way too eclectic for its own good. On top of all that, it seems to be abandoned. I wonder why..?

So, let’s talk about the background on this dead blog. It’s actually scaring me just a little. I mean, what is this, the Goth Know-It-All site? I can’t read it too well, partially because I have terrible eyesight, but mostly because they used a very skinny font, in red and white, on a black background. WHY would anyone do this? I feel like I just might have an epileptic seizure looking at this mess.

Here’s my next big problem. The content is all over the board. How can you write about Dating, Finance and Real Estate all on one blog? It was nice of them to categorize it neatly, but a blog should really focus on one main topic. Seems to me like someone is so full of themselves, they can’t even choose one topic to be an expert on. At least when I feel like it’s my turn to be the expert (like now), I stick to one topic.

Notice that I keep saying “they” instead of “he” or “she”. That’s because I can’t figure out who owns, runs or posts to this blog. The only user seems to be Admin, and Admin doesn’t have a profile or a contact page. Why do I keep finding bloggers who want to remain anonymous? Is it because you’re too embarrassed to reveal who you are?

Some Other Things That Suck:

-  There’s no RSS Subscription. That’s okay, I didn’t want to read what you have to say anymore, anyway.

-  There’s a Blogroll. We at RSS Pieces hate Blogrolls. They are like poison. I have been hearing an awful lot lately about Realtors wanting Blogrolls, and I keep having to talk them out of it. All you’re doing is adding more links to your home page, so that Google will think you’re a spammer, essentially. 

-  There’s no Site Map. How do I get back Home? Should I click my heels and hope for the best?

-  There’s no list of popular posts. Though, judging from the lack of comments and the apparently sudden lack of interest in blogging on behalf of the blog owner, I think it’s safe to say there are no popular posts anyway.

-  No Spam Filters on the Comments form. If people actually knew this site existed, can you imagine the amount of spam they would get?

-  No social bookmark buttons. Ever hear of Digg?

-  I touched on this one earlier, but let me reiterate that the Contact Form is MIA, and so is the name and profile of the blog owner. I hope you don’t want to ask them anything.

I, however, would like to ask the incredibly secretive Admin something: Why is your site called Deface Death? You aren’t talking about death, or anything close. Perhaps the site should have been called Ridiculous Ramblings About Nothing At All.

That’s all I have to say. Go ahead and shoot me your ideas on some other crappy blogs that I can make fun of. If you want to be anonymous about it, you can email me. If you’re brave, leave it in a comment. So far, I’ve been pretty disappointed in the lack of bravery I’ve seen. It seems that no one wants to “out” anyone in comment form.  Hmm…  Maybe you all should read our post on the 10 Features of Sucessful Blogs to remind yourselves what a bad blog looks like.

Looking forward to next week’s WTF…

Erin