It seems that a couple months ago, somebody at Bloggyawards.com did a review of my site Angryken.com. Let’s just say the critic’s comments were less than flattering. But no matter, because now he/she gets to feel the wrath of Angry Ken.

First of all, based on the review I was given, it doesn’t seem like the critic read more than 1 post, because nothing they said made a whole lot of sense. You can read the actual page below.

http://www.bloggyaward.com/?p=248

Now I’ll add my own comments (in bold) to this “review”:

This blog is like a long hate letter which is probably what the author is going for but is honestly quite tedious. (Hate letter? Maybe. But most of the time I’m really just randomly ranting about things that anger me and piss me off, or just throwing things out there that I find interesting. I don’t know where he gets it as being tedious because it’s not like I talk about the same things all the time. My topics really don’t follow any pattern. I just write about what’s on my mind at that particular time.)
Visual Aesthetics � 3

The use of red against black is appropriate for the mood the blog wants to set. The complete absence of visuals though leaves a lot of empty black spaces on the right side of the page giving it a stilted look. (Did they even move their beady little eyes over to the right of the screen and see all the crap that’s there; blog lists, topics, ads, etc. Maybe he wants some purty little pictures to go along with the writing.)

User Friendliness � 2

The blog opens quickly but its dark theme combined with the profane language it uses on its posts hardly make the blog friendly. (Well no shit! I never set out to do a “friendly” blog. This guy should’ve realized that just from the title, ANGRY Ken. I kinda always thought “user friendliness had to do with the ease of navigating a site. With regard to that, my site is pretty simple. Click on something and you go there. The categories and links to other blogs are all layed out in front of you, and leaving comments is so easy, even a Bloggy Award Critic can do it. Well, maybe not.)

Reading Enjoyment � 2

As mentioned, the posts are mostly the author’s angry opinions about things and people. Misspellings abound as is the use of slang and cuss words. As expected, the writer gets equally abusive, hate comments. This blog and its angry theme is just an excuse to hit on anyone. (Duh again! That’s exactly what it is. As far as misspellings go, maybe early on when I just threw stuff up without proofreading, but I take some pride in making sure I use correct spelling and grammar, except of course when using slang, which is why it is called slang. And I know I use profanity, but I really don’t think I use four letter words all that often, and half the time I censor them. Of course I’m going to cuss sometimes though. That’s what I do when I’m angry, and it gets my point across.)

Useful Info � 1

I do not think this blog will be useful to anyone unless the reader is looking for a venue to write expletives. (We’re not buidling goddam ladders here! You want to find something useful, go to a cooking blog, or build your own canoe blog. If you want to read random, funny nonsense, then this is the place. When the hell did I ever say anything on here was useful? Is a comedy show on tv considered useful?

Overall Experience � 2

This is not a blog that merits recognition. It has too many cuss words to give it any degree of respectability. While it may get revisits from people who may be similarly inclined toward gutter language, I do not think it should be bookmarked. (Again, what was this guy reading? I don’t cuss that much, and even if I did, SO WHAT? It’s called Angry Ken. I even try to keep profanity at a minimum because I know you lose respectability if you can’t utter more than 4 letter words all the time. They do serve a purpose though. Would Dave Chappelle or Chris Rock be as funny if they didn’t ever cuss? I guess too, that all you readers are “similarly inclined toward gutter language”.

So based on the Bloggy rating system, it looks like I scored a whopping 10 out of a total 50. But considering this particular critic probably didn’t read more than 1 post, or maybe even the correct blog for that matter, I pretty much dismiss his comments altogether. If I were to review this review, I’d give it a 1 out of 10, because the critic clearly missed the whole point completely.

People should bookmark this page if they like what they read. When I stop coming up with stuff they find entertaining, they can stop visiting. Everyone else can go to the make your own ladder blog if they want something with instructions.