Criteria's

Disqualifying Criteria

1. I will review/evaluate Personal websites Only.

2. Incomplete applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.

3. All applicants need to be at least 16 or old to apply or be eligible for this award.

4. Family friendly websites are equally as important to be eligible to receive one these award.

5. All applicants need to be the webmaster of the website for which they are applying.

6. Under construction signs or text stating under construction or coming soon.

7. If you apply with a group site of any type.

8. Having only links to other websites.

9. All applicants need to have a copyright and privacy statement typed in their own words on their website.

10. Having any type of pornography, and/or links to such.

11. Having hatred or discrimination, and/or links to such.

12. Having warz, crackz, or hackz or any other form of illegal activities whatsoever, and/or links to such.

13. Having mocking and/or demeaning material, and/or links to such.

14. Your website should not have involuntary popup windows.

15. Website should NOT have a scroll bar at the bottom when viewing in any browser no matter what resolution is use, and I do check for 1024 x 768 and 800 x 600.

16. Not having an option to skip Flash Introductions pages.

17. If you have JavaScripting that forces me to view your website in full screen resolution.

18. No Translation of another language to English or the lack of such. English is the only language I understand.

19. If your scroll bar is hidden in any way.

20. Text that looks like this ¢ TyPiNg LiKe ThIs Is NoT AcCePtEd.

21. Advertisement websites for sending spam email for different companies or themselves.

22. Your website should have no 404 errors.

23. It is unacceptable to ask me for my name and/or other information to enter any given page on your website.

1. All applicants needs to have at least 5 pages of actual content typed onto their website pages.

2. All applicants needs to have a separate awards won page residing on their website.

3. Your website images should all have alt tags.

4. Your entire website should not have more than 1 spelling error per page.

5. Your website needs to a purpose for its existence.

6. If you have music of any type on your website pages, you need to have it so I can turn it on or off at my discretion.

7. Your website needs to be easy to navigate.

8. NO more than 3 broken images.

9. NO more than 3 broken links.

10. Animated backgrounds.

11. Internal links (inside your own website) should open in the same browser window.

12. External links (outside your website) should open in a new browser window.

13. The navigation menu needs to be organized the same on all the pages.

14. The images and layout of your web site should be original without the use of any type of templates, including templates from other website sources.

15. The color theme needs to match throughout your website.

16. Visitors should never have to use their back button to navigate through your site.

17. Your website should load in 90 seconds or less on slow connections using 56k modems.

18. Your website needs to have an alternative email address along with your contact forms.

19. There should be a way to get back to the top of any given page without having to scroll up the page on long pages.

20. Website Competition sites are not my idea of personal websites, and will not be eligible to receive one of my awards.

Deductions Criteria

1. If your site contains more than 1 spelling error per page. -5 points

2. No awards won page. -5 points

3. No way to turn on or off any music on your website. -5 points

4. If you do not have alt tags on all images. -5 points

5. NO more than 3 broken images. -5 points

6. NO more than 3 broken links. -5 points

7. If your external links do not open in a new window. -5 points

8. If your internal links load in a new window. -5 points

9. Color theme not matching throughout your website. -5 points

10. Having to use the back button to navigate. -5 points

11. Not loading in 90 seconds or less. -5 points

12. No Flash skip option. -5 points

13. Having less then 5 pages to your website. -5 points

14. No way to return to the top without scrolling up the page. -5 points

15. Not having an alternative email address. -5 points

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