1. All applicants for Starchaser's
Awards must be 15 years or older to submit an application.
2. Sites must NOT contain explicit language or
pornography.
3. All sites submitted must have at least 5
pages of original content.
4. Sites should have very few if any 'under
construction' or 'coming soon' signs. I understand that web sites can
be works in progress.
5. When I first started my web page, I added
music to every page. I learned from surfing other sites just how
annoying that really is. Sites that play music must have a way to
turn it off. It would be best to not have any at all.
6. ALL images on the site must load! This
includes web ring graphics and banners. I have webrings with graphics
that just stopped loading. I removed them from my page.
7. Give credit where credit is due especially
with graphics. Sites must display their copyright information or
reference information.
8. There must not be an excessive amount of
broken links within your pages.
9. Please, no unnecessary plugins that require
a download.
10. Avoid excessive use of animations and clip
art. Load time is also an issue here.. I can handle a FEW animated
graphics. I hate animated backgrounds.
11. Pages with multi-colored and crazy fonts
are not a good idea. I hate the tiny tiny font crazy. You pages need
to be easy for everyone to read! That's the entire point of a web
site.
12. Sites that are password protected or
require a membership to view the contents will not be
evaluated.
13. I understand that many webmasters build
their sites on free servers and can not help but to have banner ads
or pop ups, so try to not have anything in excess of this.. like
banner ads that take up more a great deal of your page. This does not
include banner exchange pages!
14. Sites must not crash my browser.
15. Excessive scrolling on a web page is
unnecessary, you can separate your pages for better viewing.
18. You MUST be willing to display t award some
where on your site and link back to my site. If you don't want to
display the award, then please don't bother to apply! After all, I
will be putting your site up on the winners list and linking to your
site.
19..Sites should be easy to navigate. Avoid
making your views go back to your first page to link to every other
page on your site.
20. No commercial sites.
21. No border lines around graphics. I will
provide a link to a wonderful site that will help you correct that
issue. Visit Lissa Explains It All. This is a great site for many fun effects. See for yourself. 
22. If you have a side border make sure the
content of your page does NOT cover it. Use a table with a clear
graphic to avoid that problem. I will provide a link to a wonderful
site that will help you correct that problem. Go see Lissa at
23. Have very few applets.
24. English only, please
25. You may re-apply for an award after 8
weeks.
26. I reserve the right to substitute one award
with another. If you apply for one but I think a different award
would better suite your site, I will offer that -in place of the one
you applied for.
