Criteria

Introduction: This program is on-line since January 9th, 2003 and I've had the pleasure to visit and to review a lot of web sites. Naturally since then, I developed myself, and with me, my awards program, consequently the awards criteria had to be changed.

When applying for my award, you are giving me authority to review your web site according to my award program’s criteria as listed below. If you will not win any of my awards, do not take it personally or be disappointed, on the contrary take it as a challenge to improve your web site. There is always the chance to reapply!

All websites are welcome to apply, naturally, excluding the HOT websites. The most important thing is that your web site does not contain any pornography, nudity, animal abuse, racism, smoking and alcohol, foul language or hatred of any kind. Commercial sites created by professional web designers will be judged a bit harder.

You have to be at least 16 years old and if you are an American citizen have a C.O.P.P.A. Statement.

The web site must be either in Italian, English, French or Spanish, or have a translated version into these languages. Remember, I don't accept a free translation online. I can translate some words, but not all the contents. Thank you!

Sites need to be complete and functional with at least 8 pages of original content. The following pages will not be considered as original content; Copyright, Privacy Policy, Code of Ethics, Guest Book, Webrings, Awards, About Me, Contact Me, Forums, Chat Rooms and Classified Ads.

The web site must not have more than three (3) pop-up advertisements windows; the automatic pop-ups caused by free servers will not be counted.

The web site’s loading time must not exceed 1 minute on a 56k modem.

Internal links must open in the same window, while external links must open in a new window.

Horizontal scrolls in 800x600 screen mode are not accepted with exceptions of Guest Books and Forums hosted on external resources.

All images and HTML need to work properly and must have "alt", "width" and "height" tags.

All images in your web site must show well, and we only tolerate 1 external broken link.

A copyright statement must be included on the web site.

Your web site’s content must be original without any copyright infringements. If you use contents or images from books or other sources, you must give them credit and quote any references. Please read more information here.

Privacy Policy

1. A web site with an award program should have a clearly visible link to the PRIVACY statement.

2. All business and commercial related web sites should have a Privacy Policy in place.

3. Personal web site that collect personal information should also have a Privacy Policy.

Your web site must be easy to navigate without making use of the back button. The design theme of your web site must be consistent throughout the web site.

All text must be easy to read on your web site’s background.

Sites with a Flash Intro page must provide a Skip Intro option.

When you apply for the PREMIO NAPOLI, you must write "O' Sole Mio", in the comment box of the application form.

I would appreciate a notification if you change the location of the award, or you change your URL, so that no broken links will be found within PREMIO NAPOLI .

You should have a page to display your won awards. If you say "None Yet", it is fine with me, but if you have no plans of displaying your won award, then please have the courtesy not to apply for this award. It is important the awards won section will be easily found on your web site.

Remember that your site must give me something; your site must educate me. I love photography but I don't look for sites full of photography, photography, and again photography without explanations.

Re-submissions are welcome as long as at least 60 days have passed since the last evaluation.

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