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Awards Criteria

  1. The web site you are nominating must be a genealogy web site that has individuals with the  Ratzenberger surname, a website that contains specific information on the Ratzenberger surname, or be a website that has interesting information on an individual(s) with the Ratzenberger surname.

  2. If the site is a genealogical web site, it must contain useful genealogical content. The site should help researchers! Content is the most critical criterion.

  3. Attractive presentation and good organization -  although content is most important, winning Web sites must be presented in such an appealing way that visitors will be attracted to the excellent content. Organization of the web site that facilitates the visitor finding what he/she is looking for is important.

  4. Attention to detail - While anyone can make a typographical error (myself included), the content must be accurate.

  5. The nominated web site must be suitable for all ages (must be tasteful and absolutely no offensive material allowed).  Prejudicial, violent and/or adult-only content will make a site ineligible.

  6. Not just links for links sake - useful links to relevant resources. Winning pages are likely to be bookmarked by Web-utilizing genealogists as good starting points in research projects.

  7. Interesting graphics and/or photos.

  8. The address you submit MUST be the same as where the Award will appear.

  9. Sites eligible for my award must share Ratzenberger genealogical information and/or other interesting Ratzenberger information with others, be set up nicely, user friendly, without broken/outdated links and be in good taste.

  10. Sites that automatically redirect to me to sites that I have no interest in visiting will automatically be disqualified. Although I am against pop-up boxes, I understand that with some free web servers, this is unavoidable.

  11. Not all nominated sites are eligible for my award.

  12. My graphic is prohibited from appearing on anyone's web site without my written permission (e-mail message from me).

  13. Although signing my guestbook is not required, it would be nice!