Golden Web Awards?

**HeidiLynn** · 06-07-2002, 12:46 AM

What is your opinion of them and the awards? Just curious.

Here is the site link: http://www.goldenwebawards.com/

**AhmedF** · 06-07-2002, 03:06 AM

Ech

They give the award to EVERYONE

**HeidiLynn** · 06-07-2002, 03:10 AM

Okay that is pretty much what I thought. It was given to a site I designed the graphics for.

**wynpublishing** · 06-07-2002, 06:25 AM

They and others like them give out awards like candy
to generate links back to their own sites.

It is a great way (for the award giver) to get more
exposure and link popularity.

**Josh** · 06-10-2002, 06:43 PM

They even give it to newbie sites. I've seen it on at least 10 sites in last month lol..
-Josh

**wynpublishing** · 06-10-2002, 07:45 PM

Yah, it is 'usually' just an email/link grab. A complete joke really.

**iRule** · 09:05 PM

Quote:

It is a great way (for the award giver) to get more
exposure and link popularity.

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/showth...=&threadid=144

**programmingguru** · 08-19-2002, 12:06 PM

I think is better to get an award from FlashKit.

**HeidiLynn** · 08-20-2002, 05:16 AM

I like to think with my 5 years experience in the Hard Knocks Webdesign School I know a good design when I see it.

I have seen this award though on some absolutely hideous looking websites.

Granted, they do seem to hit a few that are truly nice looking but many are just very good examples of very bad design.

Maybe someone should make a bad design award. I wonder how many sites would really take it?

Of course you would have to be honest in choosing the sites rather than just randomly doling it out.