WebsAwards Criteria Self-Test.

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WebsAwards offers an Award Program Self Test facility in order you may check your Award Program against our requirements as we are aware that criteria can often be confusing. When your AP has been assessed by our Judges we will provide to you information on what they found. WebsAwards does not, by the provision of this information, suggest in any way that you alter your Award Program to meet our requirements nor are we being critical of same. That is not our position. This information will be sent to you as a respectful courtesy only.

Your reaching a conclusion through the use of the Self Test that your award program meets all our requirements does not guarantee any rating will be issued. Many factors within our criteria go into our assessors final decisions.

How a rating will be applied

The rating will be applied against the applicant site at the level where it no longer meets requirements - e.g. - A site is assessed at Level 2 and passes but at a Level 3 assessment the site does not pass. The site is then eligible for a Level 2 rating.

Check the options that applies to your program

Purpose:
- No purpose stated.
- Lightly explained.
- Minimal explained.
- Reasonably explained.
- Unique, clear and fully explained.
Criteria:
- Minimal provided. [ Clarification: Very basic. ]
- Explained. [ Clarification: Moderate. ]
- Explained. [ Clarification: Reasonable. ]
- Clearly explained with hints included.
- Clear and fully explained with hints included.
Award Image:
- Original. ( Definition: Unlike any other; individual; not copied or adapted / derived from another )
- Original and well defined. ( Definition: Unlike any other; individual; not copied or adapted / derived from another )
- Original, well defined and displays quality. ( Definition: Unlike any other; individual; not copied or adapted / derived from another; showing a degree of excellence )
- Original, well defined, displays quality and is optimized. ( Definition: Unlike any other; individual; not copied or adapted / derived from another; showing a degree of excellence; loading as effectively as possible )
- Original, well defined, displays quality, optimized and meet the award program purpose. ( Definition: Unlike any other; individual; not copied or adapted / derived from another; showing a degree of excellence; loading as effectively as possible, meeting the object to which the award program purpose strives - its aim, goal )
Contact: availability
- Link available somewhere within Award Program, but not readily available.
- Link is available within Award Program.
- Link is available from most of the Award Program pages.
- Link is available through entire program including any framed navigation.
Application:
- Email or Guest Book.
- Form with Alternate email.
- Form displayed with clear requirements; Provision of an alternate email.
Guest Book:
- We ask that the Guest Book be signed to meet the Award Program Criteria.
- We ask that the Guest Book be signed allowed but signing is not mandatory to meet the Criteria.
- No request that the Guest Book be signed to meet the criteria is made. Guest Book link is present.
- No request that the Guest Book be signed to meet the criteria is made. No Guest Book link is displayed within Award Program.
Owner / Evaluators Qualifications:
- Not present.
- Brief description of Manager .
- Description of Manager and all Evaluators qualifications.
- Descriptions of Manager and all Evaluator qualifications displayed with links to Evaluator websites.
Added Features:
- None present.
- Some additional features displayed such as Self-Tests.
- Several additional on site features that aid award seekers or givers e.g.: Articles; Tutorials; Self-Tests.
Award Winners Display:
- Not present.
- Links listing only.
- Organized list of text links displayed.
- Organized lists of winners of top level awards will have descriptions.
Award Winners Quality
We are cognizant that award program owners have no control over the ongoing quality of winning websites - allowances will be made for this factor.
- Not required.
- Most winners meet or exceed the posted criteria.
- Majority of winners meet or exceed the posted criteria.
- All winners will meet or exceed the posted criteria.
Policies:
- None present.
- Privacy Policy and / or Code of Ethics including taking into consideration the internet safety and privacy needs of children displayed.
- Privacy and Copyright Policies and / or Code of Ethics including taking into consideration the internet safety and privacy needs of children displayed.
- Privacy Policy ( including taking into consideration the internet safety and privacy needs of children ), Copyright Policy and Code of Ethics displayed.
Web site Design:
- Requires overall improvement.
- Moderate overall but displays some flaws.
- Good overall but displays some minor flaws.
- Displays quality with no visible flaws.
Navigation:
- Not user friendly - flawed.
- Some use of browser back button is required.
- User friendly; functional; no use of browser back button is required.
- Entire award program content available within a range of three ( 3 ) clicks including any sectioned areas; no use of browser back button allowed. ( Clarification: The Award program is available within a range of three ( 3 ) clicks if the award is part of a web site. )
- Entire award program content available within a range of two ( 2 ) clicks including any sectioned areas; no use of browser back button allowed; no navigational options to be disabled. ( Clarification: The Award program is available within a range of two ( 2 ) clicks if the award is part of a web site. )
Typography:
- Multiple font or color changes; Inappropriate font sizes; Busy background.
- Some errors; Font is of readable size; Good contrast color used.
- Minimal errors; Font is of readable size; Good contrast between page and text colors displayed.
- Minimal errors; Readable size; Good contrast between page and text colors displayed.
- No errors; Readable size; Good contrast between page and text colors displayed; Minimal color changes displayed with visible purpose; Consistency of font type used.
Browser Compatibility:
- Designed for one browser; does not work in others.
- Designed to be viewable in all major browsers.
Copyrights:
- No obvious violations.
- No violations; owner holds copyrights to or can provide authorization for use of all award program elements.
Web site compliance with own Criteria:
- Not compliant.
- Meets all but three items from AP Criteria.
- Meets all but two items from AP Criteria.
- Meets all but one item from AP Criteria.
- Meets all items from AP Criteria.
Correct External Links Display:
We make allowances for external sites being off line but will check to determine whether they are actually closed.
- Several broken links may occur.
- No broken links.
Right click disabled:
- Yes.
- No.
Contact with applicants:
- No contact with non-winners and no status page for applicants.
- We contact both winners and non-winners or we do not contact non-winners but we have a status page for applicants.

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