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The Art of Classical Riding

Presents

The Award of Giving

View the Honor List for winning sites.

Purpose of the award: To recognize and honor sites on the web that have offered knowledge and advice to the world. The environment, nature, animals, people, and education are all eligible topics that may be considered. The award is not for sites that illustrate superior web design; it is for sites that 'give' something rare or important and sites that 'care', offering more than a list of facts, but a genuine effort in spreading valuable information for the sake of our universe.

Before applying for this award, make sure your website is consistent with the following criteria:-

Content

Website must not contain rated material. It should be suitable for viewing for all ages. The award must be removed immediately if a winning site should change the content it was originally awarded for.

As previously mentioned, only sites that 'care' will be considered. No site that promotes hate, violence, sexism, paganism, or contains illegal material should apply.

Content should be accurate in the case of sites that provide facts.

The site should demonstrate a good level of professionalism, i.e. spelling, grammar, vocabulary.

Layout and Design

Although the award is not for sites that only show excellence in web design, a clean, well organized layout is essential. Some original graphic work is preferred, but not required. If the site uses graphics that belong to other websites, credit must be given as appropriate. No stolen material is accepted.

Broken images or graphics are not accepted. Exceptions are for material loading from a source other than your server, i.e. banner exchange, advertisement logos, etc.

All Links should be valid. Due to server problems, a linked page will be allowed to reload three times before the link is declared invalid. The site should demonstrate a high level of 'visitor awareness' by providing an easy and convenient navigation system.

General Guidelines

Commercial, non-profit, and personal websites are eligible.

An overall effort must be evident.

The website should have a clear, focused objective. Originality will be rewarded.

Only relevant use of graphics should be demonstrated. It is not preferred to keep visitors waiting for irrelevant graphics to load.

Scoring System

Content

Relevance: 15 points - Make sure your choice of subject is unique and relevant to the community.

Accuracy: 10 points - It is important the information you provide is not misleading.
Coverage: 15 points - Your site should provide a fair amount of information and not leave the visitor confused with lack of understanding of your subject.

Language: 15 points - Good use of vocabulary with minimum grammatical and spelling errors.

Enthusiasm: 10 points - This where your interest and concern in the subject will count. The way you approach the subject will demonstrate the degree of enthusiasm upon which the site will be judged.

Layout

Color Coordination: 10 points - Judged upon the aesthetic quality of the site.

Originality: 10 points - A unique, original design is preferable.

Graphics: 10 points - An excessive use of borrowed graphics is undesirable. Any broken images will deduct from your score.

Navigation

Functionality of links: 10 points

Ease of navigation: 15 points

General

Effort: 5 points

Loading time: 5 points

Total: 130 points

Your website will need a score of 85 percent or higher to win the Award of Giving.

If you feel your website is eligible, please submit the form below. Your site should be reviewed within 10 days. If you do not receive a reply, it means that your site did not win the award. You are welcomed to re-apply once you have improved on the website.

Award Application Form

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