Award Sites! started spring 1997 TPC Award Program closed November 17, 2005 Awards Awards started Oct 1997 Top Ten Awarded Sites started Oct 1997 UAG started Mar 2001 CLOSED WebsAwards started Apr 2001, down for rerating May 2004 GTA started before May 2001 CLOSED Retsof Award Index started Jun 2001 Web Awards Reference Source started before Sep 2001 CLOSED Hyakinthos Award Index started before Oct 2001 DOWN May 2004 Euro Award Index started Jan 2002 rerated May 2004 EUTODA Award Index started Jan 2002 CLOSED Apr 2004 replaced by AFA Chimaera started before Feb 2002 CLOSED UWSAG started Mar 2002 Awards for Sites in Portuguese started before May 2002 CLOSED ARC-A List started before Jun 2002 CLOSED WebsAwards Site Inspector since Sep 2002 TOTW started 2002, CLOSED 2005 Circus World Age 40+ Award Giver started before 2003 OAI started before Mar 2003 Outland started Mar 2003, CLOSED PAI started before Jun 2003 Astral Awards Peer started Jul 2003 Awards Cartel started summer 2003 TLTC Hit List started before Sep 2003 CLOSED CQD Hit List started before Sep 2003 CLOSED R.D.'s Award Listing started Oct 2003 Awards Hot List started before Nov 2003 CLOSED Bandit A.P. Listing started before Jan 2004, CLOSED 2005 I.W.A.R.A. started Spring 2004 new WebsAwards.org started May 2004 Euro Award Index rerated June 2004, relaunched Spring 2005

The Texas Precancel Club Award Program was closed on November 17, 2005. Reviews were being conducted, but there had not been any winners for awhile. HTML has changed over the years to be more Microsoft-centric, and there is now a rarity of sites that are viewable in Netscape 4. Small sites tend to run well on small systems. However, some have been not been scored rigorously enough, in line with current award program philosophy. After some experience with overall scores, more objective point values are now provided. They can be modified without warning as more review patterns are seen, since the results reflect on this award program. DETAILED SCORING: Score starts at 100%. Final score will not be over 100%. Awards are given for 70% or above. Navigation: No navigation on dependent pages (back key required) = -30% (exception for large graphics under thumbnail) Back navigation on large graphics under thumbnail = +5% Complete navigation on large graphics under thumbnail = +10% More than one way to get around e.g. graphic/text navigation, bottom navigation duplicate of top = +10% Back button only on dependent pages = -10% (causes multiple load time for each page change, since navigation page must repeatedly be loaded.) Next button (linear navigation) only on dependent pages = -10% Previous/Next only on dependent pages = -8% All pages referenced on every page, framed or unframed (good for small sites) = +5% Section/Subsection navigation (good for large sites, not possible to put links to all pages on every page) = +10% Design: Layout (creativity points) = 0% to +20% Asks to install unwanted plug-ins = -10% (Many of these may not work on 16 bit computers anyway.) Everything Centered text, which is unjustified on both sides (unless poetry, a wedding invitation or a supper menu) = -20% Excessively large text = -5% to -15% Lines of text fill complete screen from left to right, per observed page = -5% Excessive blinking text or annoying animated background, per observed page = -5% Music: ignored. My small computer has no sound card. My large computers have volume controls. Right click disabled = -3% Mouse followers on first page = -1% Mouse followers on most or all pages = -5% Windows 2000 runtime errors, per occurrence = -1% (Severe errors can cause disqualification.) Marquee text scroll = -1% per scroll Low contrast, hard-to-read text or text on similar background = -5% Domain address: I don't care where your site is. Slowness of free sites could be penalized in page load time. Load time over 5 minutes on longest page on 56k modem = -100% (disqualification point on smallest computer) My ISP disconnects after 5 minutes of inactivity. THIS INCLUDES RUNNING TIME FOR A FLASH INTRODUCTION. Load time 3-5 minutes on longest page on 56k modem = -20% Lake Applets, and animation will unduly influence load time and will be scored there. Flash introductions will not be skipped for timing. Minimal appropriate animation integrated into the design can be rewarded. Long pages without "_top" links = -5% Horizontal Scroll over 1024x768 = -10% Horizontal Scroll over 800x600 =-5% Broken internal links = -1% per observed occurrence (external links can not always be controlled, but neglect of links to sites known to be down for a while will be noted and considered as internal links.) Broken images = -1% per observed occurrence (The new .PNG graphics appear as broken, but I can not display them in 16 bit browsers and do not deduct for them.) I do not penalize for having more than a few awards since I have many myself. This should be an indication of a better site, not a bad one. However, no citations/laudatios for awards = -5% No e-mail link to webmaster (Contact forms may not always work and some award deliveries are by autoresponder.) Code it in Javascript so that spam spiders can not read it. = -5% Must sign guestbook to win award = -5% Content: Overwhelming Knowledge of subject, not merely pictures of family or pets = +1% to +10% More than 10 content pages = 0% to +10% 5-10 content pages (small sites) = -5% Content does not include chat rooms, message boards, guest books, greeting card shops, links, webring or membership pages. Copyright violations (per image) = -5% Less than 5 content pages = -20% Spelling errors, per observed occurrence, not in context = -1% Grammar errors, per observed occurrence, not in context = -2% Foreign language without English version = -5%, since spelling and grammar are not judged Portal site with only links elsewhere = -30% pornographic, hateful or satanic content = -100% I am not a follower, but gentle, family safe religions such as Wicca and Paganism are not hateful here. Please go here for an explanation. 150x150 tpcogsam.gif 150x150 tpcossam.gif 150x150 tpcobsam.gif 150x150 tpcomsam.gif Awarded Level: Gold = 96-100 points (5 point range): AS Halls: 1.0 point at 3.5 rating level Webs Awards Approved Site: (10 rating / 4 award levels) x 4 = 10 (+ 1 for Duke) = 11 points Silver=90-95 points (6 point range): AS Halls: 0.5 point at 3.5 rating level Webs Awards Approved Site: (10 rating / 4 award levels) x 3 = 7.5 (+ 1 for Duke) = 8.5 points Bronze=82-89 points (8 point range): AS Halls: 0.33 point at 3.5 rating level Webs Awards Approved Site: (10 rating / 4 award levels) x 2 = 5 (+ 1 for Duke) = 6 points Merit=70-81 points (12 point range): AS Halls: = 0.25 point at 3.5 rating level Webs Awards Approved Site: (10 rating / 4 award levels) x 1 = 2.5 (+ 1 for Duke) = 3.5 points

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