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PURPOSE
The purpose of The Useful Free Site Award is :
bullet To encourage and promote sites that show creativity, imagination, superior design, quality, beauty, useful and creative content.
bullet To recognize and reward webmasters for their skill, hard work,dedication, long hours and talent.
bullet To honor the webmasters who strive to better the world wide web and make it a great place for all to use and enjoy.
bullet To give webmasters a sense of accomplishment and heap praise on them for work well done.
bullet To inform others of the excellent nature of the website that has won this award.

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CRITERIA
To win The Useful Free Site Award , the site must fulfill the following criteria :
bullet All Text is easily readable on all pages.
bullet Good original, informative and interesting content.
bullet Correct spelling, grammar and sentence construction.
bullet All graphics to be working, be properly displayed and not be not missing.
bullet All internal links to be working. No more than 5 external links not working.
bullet The navigation system must be user friendly and functional.
bullet The visitor must be able to interact with the Webmaster, in the form of a guest book, contact, or e-mail.
bullet There should be a separate section on your web site for the awards you have won.
bullet If you have music, there must be a means of turning it off.
bullet If you use flash intros, there must be a skip function.
bullet The design should be consistent in background, graphics, menus, navigation symbols and layout.
bullet Backgrounds images should not make reading difficult, and not change without justification.
bullet There should be a highly visible link back to the home page on all pages.
bullet The website should have a Privacy Policy.
bullet The website should have a Copyright Policy.
Criteria updated on 01-04-2006

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DISQUALIFIERS
Any website will be automatically disqualified if the site has any of the following :
bullet A language medium other than English.
bullet Any content which promotes, displays or encourages any illegal activity.
bullet Any content which implies hate, racist, violence, profane language, satanism, occultism, discrimination or extremism.
bullet Mouse trails or comet cursors which are very disturbing to the surfer.
bullet A 404 error, blank page, under construction message, or coming-soon sign.
bullet An invalid URL, email address or any part of the web site which cannot be accessed.
bullet Crashes or freezes the browser or computer.
bullet A password or a download to enter or view the content.
bullet Forces visitors to download programs or plug-ins to view website.
bullet An applicant that is under the age of 18, in accordance with C.O.P.P.A.

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SCORING
Scoring Consideration
bullet 30 Points Content : The topic, quality and nature of the content should be interesting, friendly and highly informative.
bullet 15 Points Design : Links and images to be working. Text and theme to be consistent on all pages.
bullet 15 Points Appearance : Compatibility and usage of colors, text, graphics and background. Grammar and spelling to be correct.
bullet 10 Points Navigation : External links should open in a new window and internal links in the same window. No need for back button.
bullet 10 Points Originality : Is the site memorable, innovative and has a sense of individuality ?
bullet 05 Points Credit : Credit should be given to creators of items that are not yours including graphics, scripts, text, forms, etc...
bullet 05 Points Privacy : The information acquired from visitors must be subject to a privacy policy on your site.
bullet 05 Points Copyright : All copyright items should be mentioned including the copyright policy of the website.
bullet 05 Points Personal : My own personal impression and feeling of the site, including the first impression.

Scoring System
bullet 90 to 100 points : GOLD
bullet 80 to 89 points : SILVER
bullet 70 to 79 points : BRONZE
bullet 60 to 69 points : MERIT
bullet 00 to 59 points : NONE

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ETHICS
I, Ebrahim Sadak, Owner of the Awards Program held at the WebSite, The Useful Free Site, do hereby declare :
bullet That I will visit all Websites that apply for the award listed on my website.
bullet That in judging the applicants for my award that I will do so with honesty, integrity, fairness and impartiality.
bullet That I will judge all websites by the criteria listed by my awards program.
bullet That I will show no prejudice to anyone, for any reason, when considering them for my award.
bullet That my award program is not a give away award, reciprocal award. My site has criteria that must be met, and I judge by this criteria.
bullet Applicants from all sites are welcome, except as stated on my site.
bullet That I will not consider any site that contains illegal content, pornography or explicit sexual content or any site connected to such content.
bullet I will not discriminate against any person that applies for my award.
bullet I agree to maintain a professional, friendly and positive manner in any correspondence with any applicant.
bullet I will respect the privacy of all applicants. All information received from applications will be deemed private, except that which is stated on award program.
bullet I agree to uphold the pledge of The Ethics Pledge Program , at all times maintaining high standards of honesty, integrity, fairness and impartiality.
Submitted on 05-05-2006, Date Ethics Statement Placed on Site.

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MEMBERSHIP

Websawards
Upgraded : 31-07-2006

Saturn Index
Initial Rating : 29-05-2006

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AWARDS

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GOLD
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SILVER
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BRONZE
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MERIT
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APPLICATION
Please fill the form below to win The Useful Free Site Award.
bullet All sites will be reviewed and processed within 7 days.
bullet All applicants will be sent a confirmation e-mail upon receipt of application.
bullet All applicants will be contacted with the result, both winners and non winners.
bullet All sites will have feedback included with the final decision.
bullet If your browser does not support forms please send me an e-mail.
bullet E-mail bullet Privacy Policy. bullet Copyright Policy.    

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EVALUATOR

EVALUATOR :
bullet Name : Ebrahim Sadak
bullet Gender : Male
bullet Age : 41
bullet City : Pietermaritzburg
bullet Country : South Africa
EVALUATION SYSTEM :
bullet Computer: Mecer Laptop 3GHz
bullet Operating System: Windows XP
bullet Browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0
bullet Connection: 56K modem
bullet Resolution: 1024 x 768

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T.U.F.S.
bullet Awards Winners star : Many websites and webmasters have been rewarded with an award. Check these sites out.
bullet Awards Won Page 1 star : Received numerous awards from a broad spectrum of Websites.
bullet Awards Won Page 2 : More awards.
bullet Awards Won Page 3 : Even more awards.
bullet Awards Won Page 4 : More awards won.
bullet Awards Won Page 5 : Even more awards won.
bullet Awards Won Page 6 : More awards.
bullet Awards Won Page 7 : Even more awards.
bullet Awards Won Page 8 : More awards to come.
bullet T.U.F.S. Home star : The Useful Free Site.

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