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The Best of Tokyo is looking for pages in Tokyo Hood that exhibit excellence of information offered, great web site design as well as satisfactory overall impact.

The major criteria for judging are lettered A, B and C. Those under the respective headings are simple explanation of things that should be satisfactorily met by the homesteader's pages. The purpose of the too-detailed criteria is to lessen the incidence of subjectivity as compared to some broad criteria subject to other interpretations.


A. Content - 50%

    A.1. Originality of content
  • Content is original.
  • Not a mere collection of links.
  • Not a personal site, such as biodata or curriculum vitae.
    A.2. Accuracy of Information
  • Satisfactory information offered.
  • No blatant wrong common-knowledge information.
    A.3. Unique Central Theme
  • The site theme must revolve in a singularity
  • Not a juxtaposition of several themes in one.
    A.4. Grammar / Syntax
  • No obvious spelling mistakes.
  • No obvious grammatical errors.
    A.5. Completeness
  • Pages are completed.
  • No pages under construction.
    A.6. Relevance of External Links
  • External links must be synonymous to site's theme.
  • External linkages are connected.

 

B. Graphical Design - 25%

    B.1. Recurrence of images used
  • A unique image must be similarly present for all pages.
    B.2. Consistency of background (color/image)
  • Consistent use of color or image background.
    B.3. Consistency of fonts (text, links)
  • Similar fonts on text and links.

 

C. Good Layout and User-friendliness - 25%

    C.1. Layout.
  • Menu positioning (present on all pages).
  • Minimal number of screens per page.
  • Consistency of layout (frames / no frames)
    C.2. User-Friendliness.
  • Document Weight: Page Download Time (40-60 KB to download within 1 minute)
  • Good combination of colored fonts versus background
  • Option to view without images. Use of <Alt> tags
  • Minimal use of long-loading Java applets.
    C.3. Navigation.
  • Redundancy of links (Image maps with text-based links)
  • Validity of links (Interconnection of internal links)
  • Option without Javascripting

 

Adherence to Page Requirements.

    1. Use of GeoGuide
    Although GeoCities GeoGuide is not a Page Content Requirement, per se, we would prefer that applicants should follow the preferred position GeoGuides on their pages, that is, if the homesteader pages have the GeoGuides, they should be located on top of the pages, not anywhere after the <body> tags. This would also be beneficial in promoting your pages within, as well as outside, of GeoCities. Should you want to activate your GeoGuides, please refer to GeoCities GeoGuide Manager .
    2. Right Neighborhood
    Remember that the theme of Tokyo is Anime and everything Asian. The specific topics covered by this program shall be exclusive to >Tokyo Neighborhood themes: Anime, Culture, Vacation/travel, Actors/actresses, Martial Arts and Musical Entertainers.

 

Adherence to Page Contents Guidelines.

Applying for the Best of Tokyo Award means that you have read and understood the provisions of the Page Content Guidelines and made sure that your page/s followed them to the letter.

If you are ready to apply for the Best of Tokyo award, kindly fill up the application form.



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