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So I saw a picture of the Eiger, and thought, "If that mountain had a personality, it would be an egomaniac." This was the result. In depth, please. ~~Sir Fightstar Rocks! CUN 20:39, September 24, 2010 (UTC)

I'm reviewing this. Right now. This very instant. I am. ~ *shifty eyes* (talk) (stalk) -- 20101021 - 14:54 (UTC)

Or not; I apparently got sidetracked shortly after typing that... oh well. Doing it now.

Concept:	8	Oh, hello, Eiger. Are you really the most badass mountain in the Alps? Frankly, it's sounding like you're all talk. Sure, you killed some climbers, but what mountain worth its bedrock hasn't, hmm? And why are you informing a little hillock such as myself about your awesomeness; why do you care what I know or think? Am I not beneath you, literally and figuratively? Sorry, love, but if you need to actually defend your awesomeness to one such as me, I'ma only doubt it more; you're just trying to prove it to yourself, aren't you? Convince the little ones you really are grand and thus cement the notion in your mind. Kill your own nagging doubts. Sure, sure, you've killed a few dozen climbers, but really, haven't we all? Alright, I admit, the ones I killed were actually half a colony of ants, but still. Officially classified hillock, here. But you're actually a full-blown mountain, a monolith, a monstrosity. And ogre... no, you are the Ogre, so live up to your name! Stop trying to convince yourself and just do it! ...okay, in all seriousness, I ain't a hillock. And the fact of the matter is, even if the mountain wouldn't normally be bothered to explain itself to the rest of us because we are beneath it, it doesn't matter; it's a story. An article. Mountains don't generally talk, anyhow. So really, lovely idea, especially considering that it's not just an eiger, but The Eiger; of course it should be egotistical, and of course it should talk down to us. You could, of course, take it even further, but I'll address that in later sections if I can think of what I mean or how. Although, if you get bored enough, you could build in the hillock's notion that the mountain is actually uncertain of itself; little hints and clues. It could be kind of funny. It could also fail and utterly ruin it. Er, don't do that unless you really want to.
Humour:	6	The awesomeness... eh, you could really use more of an introduction. Something introducing. Something awesome. Really awesome. Maybe just a ramble about just how really awesome it is, maybe some highlights, maybe just some further emphatic insistence upon the awesomeness... just add something; it feels so barren and baseless like that. The sections themselves are somewhat disparate, though. I'm not sure why they're divided up the way they are; I'm called this, folks think this of me, here's some other stuff. It's not really backing up how awesome it is. Granted, the thing ain't a writer, but even the average fellow talks about itself in a logical order, with each thing flowing from the previous, and the more self-absorbed, the more needless detail woven into it all. And the more (often) subtle and unconscious derogation of the audience than whom it's better. What I am suggesting is that reorganise the thing - the name, the reputation, the general awesomeness could of course stay rather effectively - perhaps even end with a section of literally awesomeness, but weave the 'stuff about it' into the other sections. The sections as they are: Name - So it's smart, eh? How smart is it? It's not being very convincing... I like the emphasis on the whole ogreness and parallel between the mythical creature and the mountain, but there are so many details into which it could go. So many potential funnies, so much ego stroking. Dick jokes, on the other hand, are downright odd coming from a mountain. It's a mountain. Mountains don't have penises; they don't reproduce. They don't need to. They're so damn big they just last. Reputation - Yay for killing people. I could rather like this mountain, oh, aye... except I suspect its means are rather more crude than my tastes, but don't tell it I said that. In all seriousness, though, so vague! And is that really all? I'm surprised; surely it has killed more than the pitiful humans have kept track of. Like how serial killers always have these other folks who were never found... Ninja? Odd way to put it. Surely it's more awesome than that... so why's the other one gay? Could be a funny story to that. And what would 'gay' even mean for a mountain? I mean, the things don't reproduce in the first place... Stuff - Yawn... numbers. I mean, the mountain clearly cares, but all massed up like that makes them a mite boring. There's a history between this ogre and that virgin... the virgin didn't try to rape the ogre, did it? Okay, that's kind of stupid, since they're mountains and all, but... eh. Who knows? What is their history, anyhow? It seems proud of its rockfalls, but this is fitting. They do seem rather impressive... yes. A subject of much legend and lore...? That's so bland. Like it doesn't even care... Other stuff - The bit about the amazing performance just being is pretty funny. Actually, this whole section has some hilarious info - the apathetic, self-absorbed take on popular culture and whatnot: yeah, it was actually all about me, but whatever... How's it so sure about the people wanting to hear about it, though? And what does being anti-semitic have to do with anything? Eh, the problem with this section is that it just doesn't fit, as it's laid out, and the header title doesn't really make sense. As something about popular culture and/or its legends, and/or whatnot, though, it's lovely. Except the anti-semiticism bit. At very least put that somewhere else, if it actually has some reason for being there.
Prose and formatting:	5	Eh, since the thing's pretty short, you might as well hide the table of contents, unless it's really important to you. Like, reeaally important. Or if you add more stuff. Or something. I, of course, would say go with what looks prettiest! Also, it gets fairly listy... so let alone ego-stroking, you should probably sort out the sections into a more logical concept flow just for the sake of readability. Go from idea to idea. It starts by introducing the idea of the egotistical mountain, where does the mountain really make solid the idea of its awesomeness? Where does it tie together all of it into definite awesome? Needs more of a conclusion, love. And try to keep your units straight. If you're using feet, stick to feet. If km, stick to km. Although the thing is in Switzerland; who uses feet in Switzerland? In other news, proofread. Even the image captions.
Images:	6	Bigger images would suit the huge ego better, dontcha think? I say this because they look small even on my tiny screen, so why not make them bigger? Pretty sure 1024 is the smallest anyone uses these days, so it can't hurt to feed the ego. General picture of the Eiger - good choice. The clouds add to the epic feel, rather serving its massive stature... not sure about cowering, though. What makes it so glorious? I'm inclined to go siding with the hillock again... Climber - it's so tiny! Aww. So it died, then? How'd it die? Surely one so proud of itself might want to go into a little detail, relive the event a mite? I know I keep going back to the creek I buried the young lady and her baby... she was such a pretty thing, and that baby put up a hell of a fight. It's nice to just sit and remember... okay, I admit, the mountain's not a serial killer guy or anything, but... well, it does take its reputation seriously, at any rate, and its reputation involves killing people, so it might put more stake in the killings. Eiger Sanction - but the Eiger itself isn't even pictured! Why would it show such an image, some guy climbing it, when it's not actually shown? The referring to him as some guy, as with the others, is a nice touch, at least.
Miscellaneous:	5	Number based on the other numbers and the fact that it caught my interest.
Final Score:	30	Make this flow and make it truly self-absorbed and obsessive, and it should be lovely, indeed. You certainly have the start of something grand, here. Anyhoo, hopefully this will help and won't make too little sense. Best of luck to you, and all. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go reminisce about my old possessions.
Reviewer:	~ *shifty eyes* (talk) (stalk) -- 20101022 - 03:55 (UTC)

8	Concept The idea, the angle, the grand funny of the article...
	Oh, hello, Eiger. Are you really the most badass mountain in the Alps? Frankly, it's sounding like you're all talk. Sure, you killed some climbers, but what mountain worth its bedrock hasn't, hmm? And why are you informing a little hillock such as myself about your awesomeness; why do you care what I know or think? Am I not beneath you, literally and figuratively? Sorry, love, but if you need to actually defend your awesomeness to one such as me, I'ma only doubt it more; you're just trying to prove it to yourself, aren't you? Convince the little ones you really are grand and thus cement the notion in your mind. Kill your own nagging doubts. Sure, sure, you've killed a few dozen climbers, but really, haven't we all? Alright, I admit, the ones I killed were actually half a colony of ants, but still. Officially classified hillock, here. But you're actually a full-blown mountain, a monolith, a monstrosity. And ogre... no, you are the Ogre, so live up to your name! Stop trying to convince yourself and just do it! ...okay, in all seriousness, I ain't a hillock. And the fact of the matter is, even if the mountain wouldn't normally be bothered to explain itself to the rest of us because we are beneath it, it doesn't matter; it's a story. An article. Mountains don't generally talk, anyhow. So really, lovely idea, especially considering that it's not just an eiger, but The Eiger; of course it should be egotistical, and of course it should talk down to us. You could, of course, take it even further, but I'll address that in later sections if I can think of what I mean or how. Although, if you get bored enough, you could build in the hillock's notion that the mountain is actually uncertain of itself; little hints and clues. It could be kind of funny. It could also fail and utterly ruin it. Er, don't do that unless you really want to.
6	Humour The implementation, how funny the article comes out...
	The awesomeness... eh, you could really use more of an introduction. Something introducing. Something awesome. Really awesome. Maybe just a ramble about just how really awesome it is, maybe some highlights, maybe just some further emphatic insistence upon the awesomeness... just add something; it feels so barren and baseless like that. The sections themselves are somewhat disparate, though. I'm not sure why they're divided up the way they are; I'm called this, folks think this of me, here's some other stuff. It's not really backing up how awesome it is. Granted, the thing ain't a writer, but even the average fellow talks about itself in a logical order, with each thing flowing from the previous, and the more self-absorbed, the more needless detail woven into it all. And the more (often) subtle and unconscious derogation of the audience than whom it's better. What I am suggesting is that reorganise the thing - the name, the reputation, the general awesomeness could of course stay rather effectively - perhaps even end with a section of literally awesomeness, but weave the 'stuff about it' into the other sections. The sections as they are: Name - So it's smart, eh? How smart is it? It's not being very convincing... I like the emphasis on the whole ogreness and parallel between the mythical creature and the mountain, but there are so many details into which it could go. So many potential funnies, so much ego stroking. Dick jokes, on the other hand, are downright odd coming from a mountain. It's a mountain. Mountains don't have penises; they don't reproduce. They don't need to. They're so damn big they just last. Reputation - Yay for killing people. I could rather like this mountain, oh, aye... except I suspect its means are rather more crude than my tastes, but don't tell it I said that. In all seriousness, though, so vague! And is that really all? I'm surprised; surely it has killed more than the pitiful humans have kept track of. Like how serial killers always have these other folks who were never found... Ninja? Odd way to put it. Surely it's more awesome than that... so why's the other one gay? Could be a funny story to that. And what would 'gay' even mean for a mountain? I mean, the things don't reproduce in the first place... Stuff - Yawn... numbers. I mean, the mountain clearly cares, but all massed up like that makes them a mite boring. There's a history between this ogre and that virgin... the virgin didn't try to rape the ogre, did it? Okay, that's kind of stupid, since they're mountains and all, but... eh. Who knows? What is their history, anyhow? It seems proud of its rockfalls, but this is fitting. They do seem rather impressive... yes. A subject of much legend and lore...? That's so bland. Like it doesn't even care... Other stuff - The bit about the amazing performance just being is pretty funny. Actually, this whole section has some hilarious info - the apathetic, self-absorbed take on popular culture and whatnot: yeah, it was actually all about me, but whatever... How's it so sure about the people wanting to hear about it, though? And what does being anti-semitic have to do with anything? Eh, the problem with this section is that it just doesn't fit, as it's laid out, and the header title doesn't really make sense. As something about popular culture and/or its legends, and/or whatnot, though, it's lovely. Except the anti-semiticism bit. At very least put that somewhere else, if it actually has some reason for being there.
5	Prose and formatting Appearance, flow, overall presentation...
	Eh, since the thing's pretty short, you might as well hide the table of contents, unless it's really important to you. Like, reeaally important. Or if you add more stuff. Or something. I, of course, would say go with what looks prettiest! Also, it gets fairly listy... so let alone ego-stroking, you should probably sort out the sections into a more logical concept flow just for the sake of readability. Go from idea to idea. It starts by introducing the idea of the egotistical mountain, where does the mountain really make solid the idea of its awesomeness? Where does it tie together all of it into definite awesome? Needs more of a conclusion, love. And try to keep your units straight. If you're using feet, stick to feet. If km, stick to km. Although the thing is in Switzerland; who uses feet in Switzerland? In other news, proofread. Even the image captions.
6	Images The graphics themselves, as well as their humour and relevance...
	Bigger images would suit the huge ego better, dontcha think? I say this because they look small even on my tiny screen, so why not make them bigger? Pretty sure 1024 is the smallest anyone uses these days, so it can't hurt to feed the ego. General picture of the Eiger - good choice. The clouds add to the epic feel, rather serving its massive stature... not sure about cowering, though. What makes it so glorious? I'm inclined to go siding with the hillock again... Climber - it's so tiny! Aww. So it died, then? How'd it die? Surely one so proud of itself might want to go into a little detail, relive the event a mite? I know I keep going back to the creek I buried the young lady and her baby... she was such a pretty thing, and that baby put up a hell of a fight. It's nice to just sit and remember... okay, I admit, the mountain's not a serial killer guy or anything, but... well, it does take its reputation seriously, at any rate, and its reputation involves killing people, so it might put more stake in the killings. Eiger Sanction - but the Eiger itself isn't even pictured! Why would it show such an image, some guy climbing it, when it's not actually shown? The referring to him as some guy, as with the others, is a nice touch, at least.
5	Miscellaneous Anything else... or not...
	Number based on the other numbers and the fact that it caught my interest.
30	Final score ~ *shifty eyes* (talk) (stalk) -- 20101022 - 03:55 (UTC)
	Make this flow and make it truly self-absorbed and obsessive, and it should be lovely, indeed. You certainly have the start of something grand, here. Anyhoo, hopefully this will help and won't make too little sense. Best of luck to you, and all. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go reminisce about my old possessions.