During the summer of 2006, adults involved in giving website awards published an illustrated book. The little book is not just for infants, but for adults too. A receiver and giver can learn simple truths. Therefore our ABC Book of Award Givers is dedicated to the child in each of us.
A is for answer to our secret word-Denny
A is for awards which we're about-Shelly
A is for always read the criteria before applying for an award-Sandy
A is for assistance, which is an indispensable interactive method-Juhani
A is for those who apply for our web awards, for we would be noting without them-Rhonda
A is for access keys that help make some web lives easier - Rhonda
A is for average - what some AP's do to points achieved - Rhonda.
A is for applicant's Checklist-Diane
B is because, we want to be sure our criteria has been read-Denny
B is for the best that we all want to be-Shelly
B is for the betterment of the web-Sandy
B is for beauty, the most wonderful of which are felt with the heart-Denny
B is for bravery as this is often required to make applications-Rhonda
B is for a beautiful site that makes us say wow-Bill Morgen
B is for a bronze - an award that is just as good as any other - Rhonda.
B is for bravo-Diane
C is for criteria, the foundation of our award programs-Tony
C is for creation of how beautiful a site is made-Bernie
C is for consistency, which for its own part keeps us on the tracks-Juhani
C is for compassion always needed-Seapyramid
C is for great Content we hope to find-Seapyramid
C is for the care with which the site is maintained-Shelly
C is for criteria: may it be clear and to the point-Sandy
C is for cool-Diane
C is for caring-Diane
C is for copyright that gives us exclusive rights to our work-Rhonda
C is for the coffee we consume as we work in the early morning hours-Rhonda
C is to be careful with the feelings of those we deal with-Rhonda
C is for read the creed. A suggestion for all applicants-Bill Morgen
C is for the creativity we all strive to display - Rhonda
C is for criteria and how we view a site-Bernie
D is for disqualifiers that we don't like to see-Aiko
D is for direction of how we navigate our guests-Bernie
D is for dyn-o-mite web site-Diane
D is for deserving a winner should be-Shelly
D is for design and a good one makes a site more interesting to view-Sandy
D is for the downtime when our sites are offline-Rhonda
D is for the dread felt when we get coding wrong and don't know how to correct it - Rhonda
D is for the difference we can make to many lives - Rhonda.
D is for delight when we find a good site-Bernie
E is for ethical which we promise to be-Denny
E is for encouragement to offer those trying-Seapyramid
E is also for education which we try to give and receive-Seapyramid
E is for excellence-Diane
E is for exciting-Diane
E is for everything is in tip top condition-Shelly
E is for evaluators who are fair and honest-Sandy
E is for the many EXTRAORDINARY web sites we are privileged to evaluate-Rhonda
E is the eagerness we feel when we learning new things-Rhonda
E is for etiquette in dealing with applicants, evaluators, and overall communication-Bill Morgen
E is for the web site enhancements we continually add in order to be differnent - Rhonda.
E is for ethical in how we try to act-Bernie
F is for fabulous that our winners are to be-Tony
F is for the future that our programs help better the web for-Sandy
F is for fantastic-Diane
F is for the flair of the talented Webmaster or mistress-Shelly
F is for families that we enjoy having visit-Rhonda
F is for being fearless when we take new technology and apply it in our sites-Rhonda
F is for flippant - something we should never be - Rhonda
F is for familiar - something we must always be with our criteria - Rhonda
F is for fabulous-Diane
G is for gold, our highest award-Aiko
G is for the gratification we achieve personally by helping others-Sandy
G is for our goal of a better net-Seapyramid
G is for gold that the applicants can win-Shelly
G is for grammar which we all hope is good-Rhonda
G is for gratitude - which we are to all who have helped us with our web sites-Rhonda
G is for us to be generous and kind to our applicants - Rhonda.
G is for great-Diane
H is for honorable, the way we judge-Tony
H is for Holy Cow!, which is an expression we use when viewing a very good site!-Aiko
H is also for heuristic, which is how our criteria's are developed with experience in award giving-Denny
H is for honors for the winners-Shelly
H is for help which we should supply to all-Sandy
H is for our site hosts - the people who provide homes for our web sites-Rhonda
H is to be helpful to alle who seek assistance - Rhonda.
H is for the high we feel when our awards are achieved - Rhonda
H is for how did they do that-Diane
I is for impression we get from a site-Aiko
I is for Internet, where we find maggic-Maggi
I is also for interesting sites, what we hope to find on the Internet-Maggi
I is for intelligence, the gathering of-Shelly
I is for integrity a word that should be foremost with all we do-Sandy
I is for imagery - the use of expressive images-Rhonda
I is for impression - we all hope to make a positive one-Rhonda
I is for IP - the ever stalwart Internet Providers we each do business with-Rhonda
I is for ignorance - something we should never practice - Rhonda
I is for the importance of our applicants feelings - Rhonda.
I is for information-Diane
J is for jury, whether it's a qualified team or simply the owner alone... all we know is it takes dedication and perseverance to do-Tony
J is for a jolly good website-Shelly
J is for justification we should justify why they won or lost our awards-Sandy
J is for the jealosy we should never feel when others succeed - Rhonda
J is to never be judgemental outside of our criteria - Rhonda.
J is for the joy when we judge a worthy site-Seapyramid
K is for the kindness we all hope to get when we give our results-Brian
K is for keeping your website maintained-Shelly
K is for knowledge may we learn as much as possible along the way-Sandy
K is for kindred spirits which all in the award community are - Rhonda
K is to keep to our standards no matter the cost - Rhonda.
K is for kind like how we treat our applicants-Bernie
L is for learning-Pam
L is for lessons, for we to learn from those whom we review-Denny
L is for lovingly ensuring the site is up to date-Shelly
L is for laudation and may it be encouraging-Sandy
L is for links - of which we have many - Rhonda
L is to learn from those kind enough to teach us new things - Rhonda.
L is for look at this-Diane
M is for markup to make our pages better-Bernie
M is for Meta tags that we like to see in the source-Aiko
M is for making sure your HTML is in place-Shelly
M is for mentoring may we give help when called upon-Sandy
M is for memberships that tell our state of belonging-Rhonda
M is for the magnificant work done by our Judges - Rhonda
M is to manage as best we can when sites are offline - Rhonda.
M is for my, my, my-Diane
N is for notify all applications-Tim
N is for nominations which we can't do without-Shelly
N is for nurturing: may we always enrich those we come in contact with-Sandy
N is for neat which all web sites should be - Rhonda
N is to notice when when our Judges are overworked - Rhonda.
N is for notable recognition-Lorelei
O is for Oscar another name for an award-Shelly
O is for observing: may we learn from others by keeping an eye out for new things-Sandy
O is for ourselves, the main part of our sites, which becomes secondary when we consider you-Seapyramid
O is for outstanding-Diane
O is for overwhelming-Diane
O is to have an open criteria - Rhonda.
O is for Oh my!-Diane
P is for perfection something all of us strive for-Shelly
P is for participation in forum discussions we broaden our knowledge-Sandy
P is for praise that we should offer-Seapyramid
P is for the general public who looks to us and we must consider-Seapyramid
P is for purpose - the object toward which award programs strive-Rhonda
P is for privacy which we try hard to protect-Rhonda
P is for perfect code - something we all strive to achieve - Rhonda.
P is for professionalism-Diane
Q is for quality the applications we prefer-Shelly
Q is for how quickly we handle our evaluations in a quick and timely fashion-Sandy
Q is for quintessence - the most perfect web site embodiment - Rhonda.
Q is for qualifications-Diane
R is for reading the criteria carefully-Shelly
R is for respect which is how our applicants are treated-Sandy
R is for readability-Diane
R is for roses which we always find in your WebPages-Denny
R is for within reason which our criteria must be - Rhonda.
R is for responsibility-Diane
S is for sure that we meet the criteria-Shelly
S is for stability: let us all judge by our criteria and not deviate from it-Sandy
S is for Socrates who shows us we know nothing and therefore strive to learn-Seapyramid
S is for search Engines that enable our web sites to be more easily found-Rhonda
S is for the safety of the children we love-Rhonda
S is for the solid combination we desire our judging teams to be - Rhonda.
S is for simply the best-Diane
T is for tools with which a site can be reviewed-Shelly
T is for tact which is used when needed to deal with a losing site webmaster-Sandy
T is for taste that we must understand differs by the individual-Seapyramid
T is for trying-Diane
T is for testing, which can determine who Wins (and who does not)-Bob
T is for self test that some ask applicants to go through-Rhonda
T is for time zones - between us there are many-Rhonda
T is for trumphant which we want all applicants to be - Rhonda.
T is for thank you-Diane
U is for unusual sites, some of which are very good-Shelly
U is for unity of the awards community which will further the betterment of the web and applicants too-Sandy
U is for universal which is what we want all award programs to be - Rhonda.
U is for understated-Diane
U is for URL What we use to go to a site to review and give award or rating if qualified-Pam
V is for verification that the criteria are met-Shelly
V is for voice may all applicants be free to voice their views-Sandy
V is for validation, which is important for a site-Bob
V is for very good-Diane
V is for victorious - which one is when winning difficult to achieve awards - Rhonda.
V is for the vast cyber space world of the internet- Rhonda
V is for victory-Diane
W is for winning sites that we hope we will have a few-Shelly
W is for Wisdom which is passed on the others by our review process-Sandy
W is for wonder when we learn something special-Seapyramid
W is for winning which our applicants wish to do-Seapyramid
W is for W3C - that all important validation web site - Rhonda.
W is for WWW - short for the World Wide Web- Rhonda
W is for wonderful-Diane
X is for the Xtra effort given to help an applicant improve-Seapyramid
X is for Xhtml: may we all have the patience to learn it some time-Sandy
X is for XMAS when some award programs take a break - Rhonda
X is for Xenophobic, which in an award giver no one will find-Denny
Y is for yes you've won an Award-Shelly
Y is for yield: let us not yield to adversity-Sandy
Y is for you won-Diane
Y is for yard-stick - the standard we hang our measurements on-Peter
Y is for YAHOO - an internet Search Engine- Rhonda
Y is for yearn, for a better Web experience-Peter
Z is for zeal with which we award our winners-Shelly
Z is for zany which we all have to be to keep on going some times-Sandy
Z is for zeal, without it you may have no applicants-Peter
Z is for Bravo Zulu which is what an award reviewer loves to say-Denny
Z is for Zenith: when an AP has reached the point of culmination; the peak?-Rhonda
ABC Book of Award Givers-Contributors
Tony Duthoo.
Maggi Norris.
Sandy Gerbers.
Brian Forrester
Pamela Walton.
Liza Kliko.
Tim Beylemans.
Rochelle L Manson.
Peter Stevens.
Aiko Timmer.
Bernie Howe.
Roni Gemma
Bob Chapman.
Diane Day.
Juhani Kerkkonen.
Rhonda Serong.
Bill Morgen.
Denny Lancaster.
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