Angel Realm Awards Criteria

I think that a rating system with 100 specific categories is well, unnecessary, both to read, and to judge. Therefore, I have come up with a much more simple version that is easier to understand. Here it is:

Content--this is the most important factor in the judging! Themed, purposeful, a contribute to the Internet community, writing, impression = 30%
Quality--Visually pleasing, graphic quality, matching color schemes, proper rendering, no blinky animations, elegance, use of fonts = 20%
Design--layout, original graphics, alt tags, fast loading time, uniqueness = 20%
Lack of detractions--advertising, repetitiveness, pages that are too long, password restrictions, broken links/images, spelling errors, stuck in frames = 10%
Versatility--works in all browsers and resolutions, accessibility, HTML alternative to a flash or frames site = 10%
The next 10% is up to the judge to decide.

This awards program has one judge so far. I have the experience to judge these sites and can promise the judging will be fair! I will post here if more judges are added..

Mandatory criteria:

1. It should not have any broken images or links.

2. No adult sites, warez or hacker, witchcraft/wiccan, or discrimination/hate sites will be accepted, or anything that falls under those categories. They should be for all ages, including children.

3. I will not accept any sites that are stealing bandwidth from others; all of the pages on your site need to be on the same server.

5. Must not have error messages, or crash any version of Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers.

6. No "under construction" sites; sites must be finished and in working condition.

7. Must be over 14 years old.

8. The site must be understandable. English sites only; too many spelling and grammar errors will also make you disqualified.

9. Original content, more than three pages, more than just a page of links.

10. Easy to navigate. If sites do not have a proper navigation system, one can become lost in the web site. If it is not easily navigable, your site will be disqualified.

11. Fast load time; if the site takes too long to load on a 56K connection (over 30 seconds), or doesn't load at all, the site will be disqualified.

Nice things to have:

  • Creativity, new ideas, freshness. Something that hasn't been seen before.
  • Graphics that are your own; if they belong to someone else, credit must be provided.
  • Alt tags on images better explain what they are before loading, and width and height attributes.
  • Accessibility; easy translation for other countries and languages
  • Websites should have themed content and a purpose for the website, and they should make the visitor want to return again.

Not nice things to have:

  • Profanity and obscenity
  • Blinking backgrounds and/or animations that detract from the content of the page
  • Too many images that make the page take a long time to load
  • Comet cursors and other weird blinky cursors that move around the page

Process:

The above guidelines are absolute and if your site does not follow, it will automatically be disqualified. If you feel that your site still qualifies, go to the application page. If not, keep working on it, and come back later. Your site will be reviewed within 6 weeks and the winners notified. They will receive an email with the award attached (please link it back to http://www.cacwebdesign.com) and their description and URL will be added to the winners page.

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