Golden Web Award (2003-2004)

Description: The Golden Web Award is presented by the International Association of Web Masters and Designers "to those sites whose web design, originality and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of recognition." Citation: "Congratulations! Matt Wallace's The Compleat Heretic has been reviewed and chosen to bear the 2003-2004 Golden Web Award." Awarded: 20 August 2003

Netstore TOP 100% Award

Description: "Got no friends? Got no fun? Does your web site look boring? But not any longer! Vote for your web site and get the most wanted »TOP 100% Award« from Netstore! With this award you show to the whole world how popular your kewl site is. Netstore is proud to sponsor the first Top 100% Award to recognize the amazing creative work of the WWW pioneers." Citation: "Congratulations! www.CompleatHeretic.com has just been awarded as one of the TOP 100% of all web sites! Your registration no. is 1588. You earn the right to wear the TOP 100% badge on your homepage." Awarded: 17 August 2003

Canada Graphics Gold Award

Description: Canada Graphics, a Toronto, Ontario, Canada web design and internet services firm, recognizes "web designers, web developers, web masters and web programmers" for the purpose of "raising the standard of excellence for the web design industry and to get web designers, developers... closer to each other for new ideas, updates, technology, and to encourage better web design." Sites are evaluated on content, design, graphics, navigation, load time, and browser compatibility. Citation: "Your web-site has been reviewed. Your site qualifies for Canada Graphics (excellence of design) Gold Award 2003. Congratulations on a job well done." Awarded: 17 August 2003

Joschi's Award of Excellence

Description: "Joschi's Award of Excellence" is presented by Joschi, a little dog from Osnabrück, Germany with his own web site, and his human, Ulrich (Ulli) Leive, to recognize "other sites which stand above the rest." Sites are evaluated on content, design, navigation, coding, browser compatibility, load time, and overall appearance. Rating: [ Award Sites! 3.0 ] Citation: "My little dog JOSCHI and I have just visited your site, and we like it although we do not identify with the ideas of this site. Nevertheless, you have won Joschi's *Award of Excellence*. Congratulations!" Awarded: 9 November 2002

Pacoima Ranch Vision Award

Description: "The overarching criteria for the Vision Award," presented by Pacoima Ranch, "is 'breathtaking concepts that make you want to return.'" It "is a concept award" and "is not about graphics, coding, navigation, nor multimedia" but "is about knowledge, fun, horizon broadening, art and learning." Sites are evaluated on graphics, coding, and the evaluators' immediate desire to bookmark the site and make frequent return visits. Rating: [ Award Sites! 3.0 ] Citation: "Wonderful site-- the exact type we started the award for!!! Amazing content!!! Congratulations." Awarded: 31 October 2002

Southern Nytes Award of Elegance

Description: The "Southern Nytes Award of Elegance" is presented by "to recognize homepage builders who have designed an elegant site on the web." Sites are evaluated on originality, design, graphics, layout, navigation, and attitude. Rating: [ Award Sites! 3.0 ] Citation: "Congratulations!!! Your site, Matt Wallace's The Compleat Heretic, has been chosen as a winner of the SOUTHERN NYTES AWARD OF ELEGANCE for October 2002. This award is not automatic. All pages that receive this award are viewed. I was impressed by your webpage and the hard work you put into your site. Thank you for applying for the award and sharing your site with me." Awarded: 27 October 2002

Top Dogz Web Designer Award

Description: NetDogz, a Connecticut-based web design and development company, recognizes custom designed, search engine friendly, cross browser compatibile sites which possess optimized graphics and suitable content. Rating: [ Award Sites! 1.0 ] Citation: "Congratulations! You have won the Top Dogz Web Designer's Award." Awarded: 8 May 2002

ned's "Yup...It's a Web Page" Award

Description: "In order to qualify for this Prestigious Award," presented by ned lemn, a "site or home-page must meet the following Strict Criteria... 1. It MUST be a Web Page." Rating: [ Award Sites! 1.0 ] Citation: "CONGRATULATIONS! Your site has met ned's strict criteria and has won ned's Yup...It's a Web Page Award!" Awarded: 22 April 2001

Zeal of Approval Against Religious Zealots Award

Description: This award is presented by BoJo A-Go-Go, "a look inside the wacky world of Bob Jones University," to recognize any "website that (1) opposes religious extremism, intolerance, or abuse, or (2) advocates religious tolerance, freethought, or individual conscience." Citation: "Aren't you lucky, though? You've been awarded the "Zeal of Approval" against religious zealots." Awarded: 20 April 2001 Note: As of 28 February 2005, BoJo A-Go-Go appears to be a-gone-gone though its domain, nobojo.com, is still registered with Network Solutions.

"Damn! That's a Good Site!" Award

Description: This award, presented by Right Magazine, a conservative e-zine, "is one of the few awards out on the Internet that has no real criteria for winning other than being a smashing good Internet page." Citation: "You have won the "Damn! That's a Good Site!" award for having a most excellent web page!" Awarded: 11 December 1998 Note: Right Magazine was first at sgtbbq.com, then rightmagazine.com, but neither is currently working, and only the latter is still registered with Network Solutions.