hat Readers Continue to Say...

"Hi Míc, Simply put, the AS! Advisory Board with Jef's and my concurrence has approved the nomination of your Beehive Awards Program as a 5.0+ becoming the third one to plant a flag at the top of the AS! summit that looks over the Internet community. Moreover, this recognition extends beyond what you have accomplished within the awards community. It is a testimonial to all your efforts in bettering the Net through excellence, including your selfless acts of helping others, your valued service to AS!, and co-founder of Awards Scoop. Best regards," -- David Bancroft, president, Award Sites!, Houston, Texas, USA [Beekeeper's note: The citation reads: "Míc Miller is the owner of The Beeline, where his elite award program is located, and is co-owner of Awards Scoop, a nonprofit organization developed to make the media and rest of the Internet aware of the "real" awards community. He stands tall in many ways besides his height... As an excellent ambassador for the awards community, he has shared in-depth and broad knowledge of the awards process and Internet freely. Míc also provides an online resource guide to his fellow citizens in Indiana (basketball lovers know where this state is). Just take a leisurely visit of The Beeline and see for yourself. More can be said about this good man, but his modesty prevents it."]

"Mr. Miller, I have visited your website before and I truly enjoyed myself then and now! You have done an outstanding job! Therefore, it is my pleasure and an honor if you would accept my Best of the Web Award. You have not only met my standards, but you have gone BEYOND them! Again, congrats! And keep up the great work!" -- Tony Bucaro, webmaster, The Lost Men of 5th Group Special Forces, USA

"Míc, It gives me great pleasure to award you with the IRC Aluminum Award for Web Page Excellence. Your page has endless amounts of information on it and I have bookmarked it for future reference. I also found it very easy to navigate. This award is by far the hardest one to win. Sincerely," -- Harry Callahan, webmaster, IRC Addicts, Easton, Pennsylvania, USA

"Hi Míc... Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you the Superb! Website 500 Award! To qualify for this prestigious award, a site must have already won over 500 other awards, including five or more of the World's Top Awards, which is the ultimate achievement. Your site site meets this criteria, and you have earned a Superb! Website 500 Award. Please wear it with pride for you are the first winner and very few websites will qualify for this award! Again, congratulations on winning the Superb! Website 500 Award. Your site has been widely recognized by awardmasters around the world because it is truly one of the best. You have excelled in all areas of Web development, and your website meets the highest standards of design, navigation and content. Thank you for all your efforts and for your wonderful contribution to the Internet." -- Don Chisholm, webmaster, Website Awards, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Hi Míc, Congratulations! You have a wonderful website. I found the content to be highly informative and of interest to many. The design is certainly solid as the site is both visually appealling and easy to navigate. I also applaud your efforts to make the Web an enjoyable experience for all through your own awards program. I am happy to present you with our award. It was a pleasure to visit your site. :) Best wishes," -- Sue Demeter, webmistress, Demeter SRC, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada

"Awarding your site (The Beeline) wasn't very difficult... it was a pleasure to navigate such well-organized, obviously thought out and wonderfully designed pages. It is an inspiration to other webmasters. I found your search pages very helpful and was surprised to find such a huge source of information." -- Harry Dunbar, webmaster, Phazar Web Design, Angus, Ontario, Canada

"Míc Miller, You have received the Midnight Surf 5 Star Award. This is our highest honor. It is extremely hard to achieve, but your site received the percentage needed for the 5 Stars. We at Midnight Surf would like to congratulate you and hope you continue striving to be the best." -- Sandy Elgin, webmistress, Midnight Surf, Long Beach, California, USA

"Hi Míc, Congratulations are well and truly deserved to you for your fine site, The Beeline, being the first recipient of the Superb! Website 500 Award. Well done indeed! =)" -- Rob Ford, webmaster, treecity, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK

"Hello! I was surfing and came upon your site, being another registered 'Helpware' site like mine. I was so impressed that I decided to offer you my Award of Excellence, plus an extra bonus. So, even if you don't know, I started evaluating your site and what I expected became reality. Your score was the highest ever. I evaluate mostly on content. The content must be, if possible, educational and interesting enough for visitors to bookmark your site and want to come back. I do. Then the site must have added value to the Web. Again, yours has! Your score was so high, that I decided to grant you also my Diamond Award for extraordinary excellence. I hope this is a pleasant surprise for you. Your site was a pleasant surprise for me. I wish there were many more like it on the Web. Greetings from the Netherlands," -- Luuk Francken, webmaster, Luuk Francken, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands

"Hello Míc, Congratulations! I enjoyed surfing your site, your work is very good. It is with great pleasure that I give you the Bronze Award. Congratulations, I wish you continued success into the future!" -- The Globemaster Web Site, Italy

"Hello Míc, Congratulation, you've won my 3rd Class Award in bronze. Your site content is great, but I love many graphics. I miss it a little at your webpage ;-)) Go on with your page and have a lot of fun. Best wishes from Germany," -- Stephan Hofrichter, webmaster, Stephan Hofrichter's Website, Dinlaken, Germany

"Greetings Webmaster! Over the last two and a half months, I have been sifting through over 1000 site submissions and our past award winners and we have finally chosen our year 2000 Site of the Year! Your site, The Beeline, has shown to be excelled in all the areas we were looking for -- especially quality, content, and original design! At this time, we are proud to announce the YOUR site has won the U.S.S. Amazon Award for Design Excellence for the Year 2000! We hope you will display the graphic proudly, knowing YOUR site was picked out of exactly 1974 sites." -- "Admiral" Josh Fink, webmaster, U.S.S. Amazon, Worchester, New York, USA

"Hi and... congratulations! I am pleased to announce that your site has earned my Blue Award of Excellency. Your site was examined and you have won the Gold Award! (You are also the first winner of this award. :-)) Wonderful site you have! Congratulations once again and keep up the great work!" -- Cristina Hossu, webmistress, Cristina on Web, Bucharest, Romania

"Hi Míc, I have visited your site and have found it more than worthy to be the recipient of the All Volunteer Yacht Club 'This Site Floats' Award! It is clear that you have worked long and hard to put such a nice site on the Web. Your work on navigation and page layout can only leave in your visitor's mind the image of a quality site. Well done! Congratulations," -- Jim Kearney, webmaster, All Volunteer Yacht Club, Taylorsville, North Carolina, USA

"Hello Mic, I am pleased to write that your site, The Beeline, has earned Healing Intent's 'Gold Intention Award.' Your site scored 150 out of 150 in meeting the selection criteria: Design - 50/50. Summary: Very clear and aesthetic design; excellent metaphoric theme consistently applied throughout; navigation is wonderful - excellent choices given to your viewers; coding is expertly done; excellent download time; accomodates all browsers, including Lynx, etc. Reasonable Download time -10; Clear, intuitive navigation -10; Accurate html coding -10; Original coordinated design - 10; Judicious expert use of advanced technologies - 10 (Java used well). Writing - 50/50. Summary: Warm, clear voice used throughout - metaphor extends to text "bee-language", etc. Family friendly, good use of white space and layout to accentuate text. Content very valuable AND unique. Accurate spelling, grammar, syntax - 10; Valuable, purposeful content - 10; Clear concise web copy - 10; No profanity or discriminatory content - 10; Effective text layout - 10. Artistic Flair - 50/50. Summary: Graphics are wonderfully clear even in miniature proportions. Very symbolic, metaphorically and obviously, unique. Very appealing. Excellent download time for graphics. Original aesthetic graphics - 10; Expert use of color, form, texture - 10; Graphics representative of content - 10; Unique purposeful use of artistic talent - 10; Appealing, eye catching images - 10. All the Best to You," -- June Kaminski, webmistress, Healing Intent, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

"Dear Míc, By the opinion of my judges, your site is exclusively one of the best. Your site is mirroring the author's hard work, creativity, and innovation. It runs smoothly, flows like a river... Sincerely," -- Nikola Kitanovic, webmaster, Nikola Kitanovic, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

"Dear Míc Miller, My little dog Joschi and I have visited your great site again, and we've noticed that meanwhile you have received 497 awards, I think it will only last a few days until you have earned some more. With 501 awards you are qualified for the Candidates List of the Top Ten, the Most Awards Earned by a Personal Homepage. You are kindly invited to join this list. It would be both a great pleasure and a great honor to have you 'aboard.' Kind regards," -- Ulrich Leive and Joschi, The Most Awards Earned by a Personal Homepage, Osnabrueck, Germany

"Congratulations! You've won the Golden Apple Award from A+ Free Stuff. You really have put a lot of hard work into your site, it looks great!" -- Catherine Marcy, webmistress, A+ Free Stuff, London, Ontario, Canada

"Dear Míc, Your site is phenomenal -- both in layout and design, and content! I am honored to be able to present to you my Excellence on the Web Award! Best wishes on all future endeavors! Sincerely," -- S. Leigh Marin, webmistress, Leigh's Corner, Sterling, Colorado, USA

"Míc: We have just visited your Beeline site and are pleased to report it more than meets our requirements for the Millcreek Designs Award of Excellence. Your graphics, layout and overall presentation are superb and more than deserving of this prestigious award. Congratulations and we look forward to viewing more of your work. Best of luck on future sites," -- Waine Meyers, webmaster, Millcreek Publishing, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

"Dear Mic, Our Award list commitee today deceided to put Your Award in the best position on the list: SUPREME AWARD. Sincerely," -- Mystery Awards System, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

"After reviewing your site, I am pleased to present to you Carla's Creations Award of Excellence. Congratulations on a wonderful site... Yours truly," -- Carla Nelson, webmistress, Carla's Creations, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

"Congratulations! Your site, The Beeline, has been chosen to receive the highest honor as the winner of the Best Overall Award for February 2001. I enjoyed my visit to your site. Thanks for making the Web a better place. It is evident that you have put a lot of hard work into your Web space. Best regards," -- Nghiem, webmaster, Nghiem 3D Page

"Míc, Congratulations! Your site definitely qualifies for the Sinapsis Award for an Intellectual Attitude. I really enjoyed the opportunity of reviewing your site. A worthy enterprise and an intellectual attitude. Thanks and congratulations again. Best regards," -- Alberto Paronetto, webmaster, Alberto Paronetto, Buenos Aires, Argentina

"Congratulations Míc! Your site has been selected as a recipient of a 'Hidden Pearls - Gems of the Internet Award.' This award honors excellence in design, graphic elements and content. Your site, The Beeline, is obviously the result of an un-bee-lieveable number of hours of work. 2800+ pages is just incredible. We especially appreciated the various navigation schemes available to us. Again, congratulations on being among the 'Gems of the Internet.' " -- Lynn Pilewski, on bee-half of the Hidden Pearls Award Team, Hidden Pearls, Orlando, Florida, USA

"Hello Míc, I am pleased to announce that The Beeline has earned SWA's Great Design Bronze Award! Your overall visual design and selection of graphics show you have a talent for creative design layout. A design job well done! It was an absolute joy having the opportunity to review your visual design. Thank you for sharing your great design with the Internet community. Congratulations," Tom Powell, owner / webmaster, SWA Design Awards, Kansas City, Kansas, USA [Review comments: "While the SWA Design Awards are geared for sites that are heavily laden with rich artistry, smart and fluid commercial design deserves worthy praise. The Beeline is a good example of a content dominate site that makes good use of icon imagery to produce a fluid presentation."]

"Hi Míc, I would like to present you with my Gold Award for general Web sites. Your site is amazing and I cannot begin to think how many hours you put into it. I hope you stick with it and keep on helping to set an example of how great Web sites should be. Congratulations! Keep up the great work," -- RaGe, webmistress, Quality Tattooz, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

"Hello Míc, Congratulations, we are pleased to present you with the Casey's Celtic Charm Excellent Site Award. We have been reviewing this site for the last two hours -- what a pleasure it was. We found the content to be superior, load times very fast, navigation very easy (a huge task by itself given the sheer size of the site). Extremely useful for the Internet community. We are going to be frequent visitors. The layout and design are beautifully done and pleasing to the eye! Warmest regards," -- Wendy and David Russell, owners, Casey's Celtic Charm, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

"Dear Míc, After spending countless hours reviewing your site, Ann and I are pleased to present you with the Silver Award of Excellence. Your site is an outstanding resource for South Central Indiana & Bee-yond. You have taken painstaking care over a long period of time to provide viewers with a wealth of current, useful information in a fun and highly navigable format. It is a gem on the Web! Congratulations!" -- Dave Selig, webmaster, Ultradave.com, Washington, D.C., USA

"Míc, We very much enjoyed our time evaluating your site. You have a great amount of information and we found several areas we bookmarked for future reference. Your site is a wonderful resource for the Internet community. Best regards," -- Gary and Debbie Shute, A Scoff an' Scuff, Labrador City, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada

"I quite enjoyed my multiple visits to complete the judging of your site, and think it is an excellent resource for anyone online. The site is superbly crafted and shows plenty of dedication to its quality. I am proud to present your site with the Dragonsfall Master of the Web Award, as well as the Content Craftmaster Award. Again, congratulations and keep up the good work." -- Angelina Smith, webmistress, Dragonsfall, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

"Míc, Your site has been selected as the Ladyses Award Winner for January 2001. Congratulations! You are now eligible for the Ladyses Site of the Year Award. Once again, congratulations. Have a great day!" -- Sandra Staten, webmistress, Ladyses, Orient, Ohio, USA

"Míc Miller, Congratulations! You have won the Shadow Poetry Silver Award for your site. Again, congrats on your site award." -- James and Marie Summers, Shadow Poetry, Liberty, Missouri, USA

"Dear Míc, Greetings from Ireland :-) We did surf your creative, informative and nicely designed place and checked both your textual and visual content as well as your navigation. But most importantly, we had the overall impression that the motivation for creating your site was rooted in kindness, dedication and the wish of sharing and to inspire. This attitude is a very precious one and shows your ambition to make the Net a more human and friendlier place. Beside beauty, content, originality, and individuality, we mainly try to catch the spirit of the site and yours has heart, brain and soul! Congratulations! You are a kind and open-minded Net-citizen and we like to offer you our Manjushri Mandala Kindness Award 2001 in Gold. It is not easy to receive. Feel proud and enjoy! We would be honored if you would accept this symbol of our cyber-friendship. May the Tibetan dragon king (druk dru) and the Golden Buddha grant you continued creativity, wisdom, positive energy, insights, and success. And may they act as powerfull reminders to keep the spirit of kindness alive. With rainbows and light from the Emerald Isle," -- Hans Taeger & Thomas Siegfried, webmasters, IAS & Manjushri Mandala, Fanad Peninsula, Ireland

"Hi Míc, I have reviewed your site and it is my pleasure to present you with the Bronze Award. Normally, I continue with some standard positive and negative items that have influenced my decision. This time I find that far more difficult than usual. Having seen your impressive collection of awards, I start wondering WHY my review of your site ended with a Level 3.5 bronze award where others end up with a Level 5.0 gold one. Looking at your site over and over again, there were two things that came to mind. First of all, the huge amount of information / contents. This, of course, is a definite plus in the evaluation. So why did it still not make me feel good? What was preventing it to have the same impact on me as it has on others? Finally I found out what it was. The navigation methods you used. There were no broken links at all, but I found it hard to find my way around. It was not as intuitive as I would like to see it. For me, this was the first time that the navigation influenced the end result so much. So here I am, a humble Level 3.5 evaluator presenting his Bronze Award to THE Beeline. Well, it's my program; so this is the result. Again, congratulations and keep up the great work! Kind regards," -- Andries van Straten, webmaster, Jetzone 2000, Enschede, The Netherlands

Dear Sir, Since that your award program is much better that many other listed in rating level 10, WebsAwards decided to open new level: SUPREME LEVEL (for absolutely best award programs). WA Committee decided to list your award program in this section. Sincerely," -- WebsAwards, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

"Hi Míc, I love your site! The design, the look and feel of it, the easy navigation around your site are all excellent! That is what the Internet Excellence Award is all about. Have a good day!" -- Jim Whalen, webmaster, Jim Whalen Graphics, Waupun, Wisconsin, USA