Vie's Inn of Wonders Award

Description: Tony Duthoo, a Belgian webmaster, co-founder and evaluator of the Belgica Excellence Index (BEI), and owner and rating program manager of UWSAG, operates Vie's Inn of Wonders Awards "to award those sites with not only outstanding looks and navigation, but more important, content that stimulates people to think about life and current situations in all its aspects..." "[T]he purpose of this program, goes into another direction than most award programs: not design, but content is on the main spot here. . . . The Internet is the perfect soil to let informative, useful, and reflective content grow and flourish. The vastness of the World Wide Web grants virtually no limits to the amount and type of content that can be added to it, and the size of the audience that it may reach. Vie's Inn of Wonders Award Program exists thus to reward those Webmasters who bring this kind of useful, interesting, touching, but mostly thought-provoking content to the world via their Web sites." Sites are evaluated on intellectual content, navigation, style, page layout and design, first impression and overall appearance, and user-friendliness. Citation: "Congratulations!! After thoroughly reviewing your site, we, the Staff of Vie's Inn of Wonders Awards, have decided to grant you our Silver Award. You achieved a score of: 89/100. I very much enjoyed reading through your site. You have some interesting perspective on various topics. The thing I liked the most about your site is the fact that because you’re so radical, or better perhaps, open-hearted in your views you automatically force your readers to take a stance, to form an opinion. And that is exactly what a good content site is all about: to reflect on what is written. So the maximum amount of points for content, which does not happen often, is more than well deserved here! Keep up the good work and enjoy your award!" Awarded: 5 February 2012

American Association of Webmasters Award

Description: "The American Association Of Webmasters Awards are primarily designed to supply formal recognition to webmasters and designers who have shown outstanding achievement in web design, content and creativity." Sites are evaluated on page layout and design, content, navigation, HTML coding, and technical features. Citation: "Congratulations! Your site at: Matt Wallace's The Compleat Heretic has been selected to receive The American Association Of Webmasters, "Bronze" Award. We see all the hard work and dedication that you have put into constructing your web site and your efforts are well deserved. Your site displays: A nice clean Design and Layout of Website, with quality content and informative information for your visitors." "Unlike many internet Award programs the AAWM has gone to great lengths to source the highest quality Awards available." "Congratulations once again on a wonderful website and contributing interesting content to the World Wide Web. We wish you all the best." Awarded: 27 April 2008

Casey's Celtic Charm Award

Description: Wendy and David Russell, co-owners and cowebmasters of an educational site devoted to wirehaired fox terriers, Casey's Celtic Charm, operate an awards program that "is strongly motivated by [their] desire to highlight the 'Best of the Best' websites on the Internet. While there are an infinite number of websites on the Net, there are finite numbers that leave an overwhelming feeling of being awe struck by both the content and the structure of the site. The mission of Casey's Celtic Charm Awards Program is to recognize and bring attention to these exceptional sites which demonstrate a unique blend of knowledge and technology." Sites are evaluated on content, design and layout, navigation, and lasting impression. Citation: "Our evaluators have now completed the review of your site submission. We are extremely proud to present your site with the Casey's Celtic Charm Bronze Award. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review your work, the visit was most inspiring. Your effort and dedication shine throughout your pages. You are truly deserving of our highest accolades, and for making the World Wide Web a much better and nicer place for us all to visit." Awarded: 20 April 2008 Superseded: 5 March 2011 by Casey's Celtic Charm Award: Silver [Award Sites! Rating: 5.0+]

Webmaster's Response:

I accept this award in memory of my family's wirehaired fox terrier, Angel, aka Pooners or Poonie Dog (1972-1986). She strayed into our lives when she was about six months old. The family who had owned her couldn't deal with such a "lively" and "energetic" puppy. Soon after we took her in, we realized just how truly "special" she was when we came home one day and found the recliner over six feet out of place. Angel had dragged this heavy piece of furniture across a carpeted floor by the flap on the footrest and obviously had stopped only when her haunches hit the hearth! Though she had shredded the flap in the process, no one in our family was angry with her; we all marvelled at the strength and tenacity of this young little dog. She always loved to play tug-of-war with a length of rope or an old towel; she usually won because once she clamped on, she would not let go! Until the final year of her life when she went blind, she never tired of chasing down an old tennis ball, inside or out. She was a smart, affectionate, loyal, tough, fearless, and feisty member of our family; she fit right in. I still miss her; she was such a great dog...

— Matt Wallace, aka The Compleat Heretic

JerryD's Site Award

Description: Jerry D. Tucker, owner and webmaster of JerryD's Site from Houston, Texas, offers awards "to recognize superior websites which reflect the webmaster's exceptional hard work and dedication." Sites are evaluated on load time, page layout and design, navigation, graphics, spelling and grammar, HTML coding, and content. Citation: "Hi and Congratulations! Your site - The Compleat Heretic - has been accepted as a winner of JerryD's Bronze Award, Rated AS! 5.0. We were impressed with your site as a great contribution to the internet. Your site has nice graphics and wonderful navigation. Our awards are not easy to win so keep up the great work." Awarded: 11 April 2008