I'll admit to being partial to
Renal Failure because the author has been a strong proponent of the
cause of Huey Lewis, but this blog received an excellent review without me having to step in and fudge the scores. Which I wouldn't do anyway, because it would be wrong.
| Category | Score | Points |
| Content | 6.55 | 46/70 |
| Writing | 7.27 | 4/5 |
| Web Design | 6.73 | 3/5 |
| Intangibles | 6.36 | 3/5 |
| Read Regularly | 5.45 | 5/10 |
| Frequency | 10 | 5/5 |
| Total | | 66 |
Percentile Rank: 81 Some quotes from our reviewers:
Well done. I loved the Huey Lewis post - really nailed it.
The site looks pretty ordinary and the writing didn't do much for me. Funny in parts but the parts were spaced a little too distant from each other.
Put it in my bookmarks, and immediately forwarded the post about Philly cheesesteaks to friends.
The little semi-cyborg dog laughed to see such fun and the ninja on the roof ran away with an anonymous thug.. all good
Anyone who quotes Kids in the Hall is OK by me. What I like about RF is that the post topics are so completely unique and different than most other blogs out there. I'm not a huge fan of the fact that he name drops all his friends, but after a few posts you kind of get used to it and figure out "who's who" as they become characters in the overall story. Overall, it's a lot of fun and I'll be back.
This blog is funny and well thought out. I especially like the description of the characters in the Renal Failure Players section. A lot of effort has been put into this blog, and it hasn't been wasted! Well done!
I still haven't figured this blog out. I think it might be funny once you get to know it, but at first glance it is just strange.
Visually very boring. The humor is good at points, but pretty random. Some posts are good, others not.
I would certainly go along with the "visually boring" comment. This blog definitely needs some help in the design department. The somewhat off-kilter writing style is also a bit out of sync with the bland design, so that I can definitely see why someone would say that "I think it might be funny once you get to know it, but at first glance it is just strange." The "name-dropping" threw me a little at first too.
My suggestion: Get a newer, more fun-looking template. If you're going to refer to people like "Tina the Lesbian" or "Ninja Vicki" on a regular basis, put something on the sidebar identifying who they are, like a cast of characters. I don't care if it's a photo or a caricature or what, but since these people seem to be recurring characters, give first time visitors a clue who they are.
Also, WTF is with the name? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it's not "RF's Ruminations" or "Musings of a Kidney Transplant Victim", but "Renal Failure" is a little macabre for a humor blog, isn't it?
Anyway, whatever you do, keep the writing just as it is. It's original and often quite funny. Great job, RF.