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AS!'s advisory board "pluses" Míc

For only the third time, the advisory board at Award Sites! elected to bee-stow their highest honor, the Level 5.0+ rating, upon Míc Miller. According to the world's premiere Web-award rating service, the "5.0+ Rating Level recognizes those 5.0 rated programs that are owned by individuals who have contributed significantly to 'Bettering the Net' beyond just being the best of the best!"

The requirements to bee nominated for this recognition are stringent. First, the candidate must own and operate an elite Level 5.0 award program. Also, the candidate must bee nominated by a member of the "Select Group" that does not hold an affiliation to either the candidate or their award program. Next, the award program must bee at least two years old and have held a 5.0 rating for at least six months. The owner of the nominated award program must then bee considered the creator of, or an active participant in, a project or activity of a permanent and lasting nature which contributes to the overall improvement of the Web awards community. Finally, the 5.0+ rating can only bee granted with a 75% or better favorable vote of the Award Sites! Advisory Board. All things considered, this is one of the top honors available on the Internet.

First in the halls

The Beeline made Web history by bee-ing the first site to bee inducted into the Hall of Quality; and then, the Hall of Elite at Award Sites!

The Halls of Recognition program recognizes Web sites that have achieved a certain number of awards that are rated Level 3.0 and up by Award Sites! The criteria for induction into the Hall of Elite make it one of the most difficult Web awards to obtain.

"I dedicate these laurels to those who have bee-stowed awards and praise upon The Beeline over the years," says Míc Miller. "Without them, I think I would have given up on this concept site a long time ago. Thank you all so very much!"

Blue moon rising

Earning a top-level award is a rare occurrence, but bee-ing picked as the best from a group of such winners is even rarer. This is what happened when The Beeline was presented the Once in a Blue Moon Award by the judges at NetMagick.

Recipients of the Master of Magick Award are judged with one or two bee-ing selected as the best of that quarter's Master of Magick winners.

"The evaluators have spoken," wrote coordinator Ellen Wilson, "The Beeline got the most votes of any site nominated, and saying that, we decree that The Beeline is far and away one of the best of the best.

"By the way, earning a Blue Moon makes your site automatically nominated for a Spellbinding Site of the Year Award which will be judged by some of the most prestigious award givers on the Net. We wish you good luck! So, congratulations (again) to you, Míc Miller, you are a Master rare indeed!"

One sure way to
get into Yahoo!

Míc Miller's creation, Awards Scoop, was a Yahoo! Pick of the Day in the U.S. and Japan. Awards Scoop was formed to assist and educate those outside the Web Awards Community. Míc also contributed A History of Web Awards and other articles.

At Awards Scoop, the media and visitors can find a detailed history of Web awards; an article about today's awards community; listings of articles covering diverse topics about Web awards; information about the types of Web awards; FAQs; and, contact lists of the major award service organizations and indices.

Visitors will find Awards Scoop interesting and informative. It is the official reference site for Web awards research and educational purposes, and invites the media and public to visit and learn about those who encourage and promote Web quality.

In addition to Yahoo!, Awards Scoop was Launch of the Day at Arizona Reporter, Cool Sites Headlines at Moreover, and Click of the Day at ClickOregon. Other media sites heralding the launch were Spider Magazine, URLwire, and WriteNews.

Hive hits top 25

Surfer's Choice Internet Awards list of Top 25 Sites for 2000 is out and The Beeline made the cut from their Top 100 list when it tied for the most votes in the community Web site category.

Surfer's Choice is one of the oldest, most-respected award programs on the Internet. We Bees are very pleased to have The Beeline recognized as bee-ing one of the best Web sites in the world.