Antique Collector Best Site Award (2009)

Description: Philip Chave of Antique Collector, an online bookstore of "antique and specialist books by UK and world authors," awards web sites to recognize webmasters for their "effort and time," "flair for design," "eye for detail," and "knowledge" used "to create and maintain [their] site." Sites are evaluated on content, load time, ease of navigation, graphic quality, page layout and design. Citation: "Congratulations on a really great website! Very entertaining. I am more than pleased to offer you the Antique Collector Award. . . . My very best regards and your continued online success, Phil" Awarded: 6 March 2009

Mearnswood Media Excellence in Design Award (2009)

Description: Mearnswood Media, a Scottish web design and hosting company, offers its award "to give official recognition and acknowledgement for the hard work and dedication that [webmasters] put into constructing their web sites using their own brand of style, creativity, and content." Sites are evaluated on content, design, and HTML coding. Citation: "Congratulations Again!!! Your Web site has been selected to win the Mearnswood Media Excellence in Design Award. . . . I have chosen your site to be a worthy of our Excellence in Design Award. . . . Again, Congratulations from the team at Mearnswood Media and keep up the good work!" Awarded: 6 March 2009

Vintage Kin Green Ribbon Award

Description: Vintage Kin, "a genealogical design studio dedicated to providing free graphics and associated links," offers awards to genealogical, community, family, and other web sites. The Green Ribbon Award recognizes "hobby homepages or sites promoting community awareness. These sites are user friendly; visually appealing and most of all, fun to explore! They may or may not contain genealogical or social histories." Sites are evaluated on page layout and design, content, and ease of navigation. Citation: "Congratulations Matt, your site has been awarded the Vintage Kin Green Ribbon Award. Your award was actually granted in December 2008. Apologies for the delay in responding. The site is currently undergoing a major overhaul with updates scheduled to go online in the first week of February 2009. Your link has been added to the new awards page and will be updated as per the schedule. In the meantime I have attached your awards graphic. Well done. Regards, Ric (Vintage Kin Genealogical Design Studio)" Awarded: 24 January 2009

Gal's Preferred Site Award

Description: Sherri Charland of Fort Worth, Texas, owner and designer of e-commerce site Phat Gal Super Store, recognizes other webmasters with her awards. Sites are evaluated on page layout and design, ease of navigation, HTML coding, and content. Citation: "Congratulations, You have won a Phat Gal Store Web Award. After reviewing your web site it is apparent that you have spent numerous hours building a quality web site." Awarded: 12 December 2008

Golden WebPage Award of Excellence

Description: George P. Crofton, MSgt, USAF Retired offers several awards to recognize other webmasters. Sites are evaluated on content and design. Citation: "I like your "The Compleat Heretic's Irritations" and I agree... Congratulation for creating an award winning WebSite. I visited your WebSite and found it to be outstanding in appearance and in content. Your effort to improve the wonder of the Internet is clearly reflected on each page. Please continue to move ahead with your talents. Please accept the attached Golden WebPage Award Of Excellence." Awarded: 1 December 2008

A1 Web Works Designs Award 2008

Description: A1 Web Works Designs, an Australian web services firm located in Belmont, Queensland, offers its award to recognize webmasters for the "time and effort to create a quality site." Sites are evaluated on content, design, and HTML expertise. Citation: "Congratulations. Your Web site has been selected to win a Web Works Site Award. I have chosen your site to be worthy of our Designs Award." Awarded: 25 November 2008

W.R. Benton Top 100 Writing Sites Award

Description: W.R. Benton (nom de plume of Western fiction writer and U.S. Air Force veteran Gary L. Benton) offers his awards to recognize other webmasters. Citation: "You've got a very good site and I enjoyed my visit. Here is your award." Awarded: 7 September 2008

Chameleon's Eye Award

Description: Chamowners Web, a site devoted to Old World chameleons operated by David Pickering, offers awards "to recognize sites that present information in a manner that educates as well as entertains." Sites are evaluated on purpose, entertainment and educational value, content, page layout and design, ease of navigation, and graphic quality. [Award Sites! Rating: 3.5] Citation: "Thank you for your interest in the "Chameleon's Eye Award". I have reviewed your site and I am pleased to announce your score has earned your site the Bronze Chameleon's Eye Award. You certainly have some fascinating opinions. Your site is clean and easily navigated." Awarded: 22 June 2008 as an upgrade from Chameleon's Eye Award [Unrated Award]

River Pirate Guide Service Elite Website Award

Description: River Pirate Guide Service, a northern California fishing guide service located in Anderson, recognizes the work of other webmasters with their award. Sites are evaluated on concept, design, layout, content, and navigation. Citation: "After carefully reviewing your site, we would like to honor you with River Pirate Guide Service's Elite Website Award for surpassing our criteria of excellence in concept, design, layout, rich content and easy navigation. ... We have added your site to our awardees database. ... We acknowledge the effort you have put into your website; the time, hours and countless obstacles. Display your award with pride! Congratulations on producing a site of excellence." Awarded: 17 June 2008

W.R. Benton Award of Excellence

Description: W.R. Benton (nom de plume of Western fiction writer and U.S. Air Force veteran Gary L. Benton) offers his awards to recognize other webmasters. Citation: "I've been busy, but have attached your award. You've got a very good site and I enjoyed my visit." Awarded: 12 June 2008

ProFish-N-Sea Charters World Class Website Award

Description: ProFish-N-Sea Charters, a sport fishing company located in Seward, Alaska, recognizes the work of other webmasters with their award. Sites are evaluated on concept, design, layout, content, and navigation. Citation: "After carefully reviewing your site, we would like to honor you with ProFish-N-Sea Charters' World Class Website Award for surpassing our criteria of excellence in concept, design, layout, rich content and easy navigation. ... We have added your site to our awardees database. ... We acknowledge the effort you have put into your website; the time, hours and countless obstacles. Display your award with pride! Congratulations on producing a site of excellence." Awarded: 23 May 2008

Police Guide Award

Description: James C. (Jim) Casey, retired police chief, author, and webmaster of Police Guide, offers his award to recognize overall excellence in web site design. Citation: "Congratulations, your web site has been nominated and approved for the Police Guide Web Site Award." Awarded: 9 May 2008