| What
makes a good web site?
Since this is an award for worthy online work in the science
fiction and fantasy genre, we thought it would be a good idea
to detail some of the factors that should be borne in mind
when evaluating a web site.
- Depth of content: A site with 10,000 pages should
obviously score higher than a site with only five.
- Ease of navigation: Does the site let you navigate
its structure in an intuitive & easy manner? Does it
have it's own domain name, rather than an easy to forget
free webspace URL? Does it have a keyword site search engine
that makes it easy to locate content?
- Freshness of content: Is the site updated every
day, every month ... or is there a little line of text informing
you the site was last updated in 1997?
- Quality of content: Does the site feature well-written
articles by informed authors, or is it the random diseased
ramblings of an unmoderated bulletin board system?
- Originality: Is the site offering content or services
that are hard to find anywhere else, or is just a twenty
minute PHP-Nuke build for another flipping Lord of the Rings
site?
- Design: Does the site have a polished look &
feel and a quality design; or is it white text out of a
black background, using the <BLINK> command with that
animated flying saucer GIF you last saw in the PowerPoint
clipart library?
- Stability: Does the site download in a reasonable
amount of time without crashing your web browser with bizarre
Java-scripts, ASP components and PHP hacks? Does it work
as well (or at all) in Opera or Navigator as it does in
Explorer? Does it assault your PC with porn and gambling
pop-up ads that are impossible to shut down because it's
hosted on free web space?
- Personality: Does the site have a unique personality,
where you actually know - dare we say care for - the people
behind it? Or is it bland corporateware where the only human
face is contact webmaster@company.com?
- Interactivity & services: Does the site offer
anything apart from flat HTML? Does it have bulletin boards,
chat, free e-mail, dating services, shopping and Macromedia
Flash movies?
|
Award
Categories Best
Online Magazine
Any online SFF magazine which doesn't
have a print version. Best
Print-to-Web Magazine
Any online SFF magazine which has a print version. Best
Author Site
Any web presence of an author published in printed novel form. Best
Artist Site
Any web presence of an individual illustrator or painter whose
main focus is SFF. Best
Gallery Site
Any web presence of a gallery showcasing more than one artist's
work. Best
Print Publisher Site
Any web presence supporting a SFF print publisher. Best
E-book Publisher Site
Any web presence supporting an e-book publisher. Best
E-book Site
Any web presence of an SFF author published only in e-book
form. Best
Official Movie Site
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single SFF
movie. Best
Fan Movie Site
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single SFF movie. Best
Official TV Site
Any studio-created site with a focus on a single SFF
TV series. Best
Fan TV Site
Any fan-created site with a focus on a single SFF TV series. Best
Online SFF store
Any store selling SFF books, videos and merchandise. Best
Fan Site Home Page
Any SFF site created and maintained by an individual,
focusing on their life and fandom activities. Best
Directory Site
Directories or search engines with a worthy SFF section. Best
Convention/Society Site
Sites that support an annual SFF event or a regional
SFF society. Best
Foreign Language Site
Any SFF site not presented in the English language. |
