hat Readers Continue to Say...

"We are proud to present www.bton.com with the Platinum Award and the Award of Excellence. Wow! Congratulations. Your site is one of the best sites we have ever visited! I have awarded you both the Platinum Award and the Award of Excellence for achieving 99% in our review. Keep up the good work and we hope to see you back here again sometime! Well done," -- Max Benjamin, administrator, Powerteck, London, Essex, England, UK

"Greetings, I have viewed your site and enjoyed my visit. I can see you have put a lot of time and work into your site. Congratulations on making the Web a great place to visit. Yours in peace," -- James Betts, webmaster, Dragon Master, Deckerville, Michigan, USA

"Congratulations! Your Web site has won our award! We found that your site had very good content and was easy to navigate. Design and layout were both excellent! Your hard work has earned you this award. Regards," -- Karen Brown, webmistress, Candle Comfort, Tigard, Oregon, USA

"We are pleased to announce that your site has received a rating of 10. A great site, it uses a good layout. It is easy to read and navigate. The site has original presentation, original content, good colour coordination, no HTML errors, a written e-mail address, not just a link (very useful for Web-based e-mail) and no under construction banners. Keep up the great work." -- Andrew Butler, webmaster, Electronic Reproductions Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

"Dear Míc Miller, Congratulations on winning the GetAccess Gold Site Award. Your site is exceptional. You have great content, easy navigation, and it is obvious that you have put in the hours to make your site one of the best on the Web. The GetAccess Gold Site Award is one of three awards offered by The GetAccess Network. The Gold Site Award is the highest honor granted. Sincerely," -- Scott Clark, executive director, The GetAccess Network, Houston, Texas, USA

"Congratulations! The first official winners of Webtime Treats Thumbs Up Awards have been announced. Your site was judged and found to be one of the best, please find attached Webtime Treats 4 Thumbs Up Award. Please display this award with pride." -- Alison Cosgrove, webmistress, Webtime Treats, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

"Congratulations, you have won the British History Gold Award. This award is given to outstanding Web pages and recognises the hard work that was put into the development of your Web site. My compliments on a job well done! Regards," -- Graham Day, webmaster, British History, Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK

"Dear Mic, We have reviewed your site and it is with pleasure we send you Irene's Bronze Award. Congratulations and best wishes," -- Lorri and Coral Edwards, Irene's Space, Sydney, Australia

"The Beeline has received the Safe Harbor Award. This award is not an easy one to achieve, so we at Safe Harbor would like to offer you our congratulations on a job well done!" -- Sandy Elgin, webmistress, Safe Harbor Award, Long Beach, California, USA

"Congratulations! Your Web site has been reviewed and chosen to bear the 2000-2001 Golden Web Award in recognition of creativity, integrity, and excellence on the Web." -- Richard Ficelli, webmaster, Golden Web Awards, Wellington, Florida, USA

"Hi Beeline, This is to inform you that your site has won the GBS Silver Design Award. Your site is a lot bigger than it seems, which is a testament to your design skills. I spent quite a while perusing your site and actually found many useful pieces of of information and links. Your site is tight and clean and made for a nice visit. Good luck with your future endeavors." -- Tim Handelman, director of production, GlobalBizShows, Calgary, British Columbia, Canada

"Dear Míc, Congratulations! After a comprehensive review of your site, our judges have opted to award you Manic Automatic's Exemplar and Platinum Awards. To earn the Exemplar Award, a site must display a plethora of stunning imagery. This is an award intended to acknowledge artistic excellence effectively deployed upon a digital canvas. All of a site's images and their layout are considered. The Platinum Award is earned by sites that display overall excellence in web design. Don't be fooled by the simple purpose of this award, however - "overall excellence" means just that! Wear them with pride, as these are not easy awards to win! Sincerely," -- Erik Harlow, webmaster, Manic Automatic, Los Angeles, California, USA

"Congratulations! You have a very well-designed and visually appealing site that meets all the criteria of the HO Design Award -- a very clever and professional job." -- Scott Hoopes, webmaster, HoopesOnline, Wichita, Kansas, USA

"Congratulations! Your site has been bestowed the title and award for Best of 2000. You have a great looking site that is well organized and easy to navigate. You are very talented and it is obvious you put a lot of hard work into your pages!" -- Daniel Janowski, webmaster, NewSongOnline, Wingate, North Carolina, USA

"Míc, We the judging panel of AS4L Prestigious Awards wish to congratulate you on an exceptional site. The quality of work was extremely high and very original. We loved the imaginative use of your theme graphics and ease of movability throughout the site. This site was a sheer joy to view. Best wishes," -- JennieM, webmistress, AS4L Prestigious Awards, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

"Congratulations. You have won our Award of Excellence Award. I really enjoyed the opportunity of reviewing your site. You are a great addition to the Web. Sincerely," -- Patricia Karl, webmistress, Patricia Skin Care, Galena, Illinois, USA

"Congratulation! You have won my main award. Your site is really cool. I enjoyed surfing it. The Dream Awards are given to sites exhibiting exceptional design through graphics and layout; the quality of the site's content; and technical accuracy. When a person builds a homepage, they create for (essentially) the world a piece of them. A window into who and what they are. A quality web site exhibits aesthetic beauty and appealing content. The goal of this award program is to honor those who have made a commitment to bringing excellence to the web through their design and technical talent. When a person pours love and tears into a homepage, they deserve recognition. Friendly yours," -- Nikolai Kitanovic, owners, Nick Dreamer, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

"Hi Míc, My sincerest congratulations on a superb site. You have met all of the requirements that I look for when awarding my Web Page Excellence Award. You have created a site that is informative and is a real pleasure to visit in all aspects! It is quite obvious that you have put your heart and soul into creating your site and are well deserving of this award! Please continue to share your special gift in the way that you do! Sincerely," -- Doug Lang, webmaster, Doug's World, USA

"Congratulations... I have visited your site and I was very impressed with your Web page design... only the best of the best receive this award." -- Randy Lockhart, webmaster, Kelrans, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

"Dear Míc, I'm pleased to present you with the Port Charles Scoops & Spoilers Award of Excellence for a job well done. Your website definitely meets the criteria for winning my award. Continued success," -- Sandy Logan, webmistress, Port Charles Scoops & Spoilers, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

"As you know there are many awards available on the Internet. The TOL Awards are not given to just any site that asks for it. Each award must be earned! I am pleased to inform you that your site has been approved for the Perfect Balance Award (score of 100 required). Again, congratulations!" -- Dee Mathes, webmistress, Touch of Love, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA

"You have been awarded the Silver Award from Weblyte Designs." - Michelle McKinlay, webmistress, Weblyte Designs, Howdan, Livingston, Scotland, UK

"Congratulations, You have won our Golden Stamp Award. Your site is really excellent. Sincerely," -- Dragan Milinkovic & Nikolai Kitanovic, owners, Royal Internet Post, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

"Dear Sirs, You are the first and only winner of our Platinum Site Award for year 2000. We are honoured to award you with this award because your site is very inspirational and really excellent. Best wishes in the new millenium," -- Dragan Milinkovic & Nikolai Kitanovic, owners, Musicans.com, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia [Beekeeper's note: The Beeline had to win their Golden Lyre Site of the Year for General Sites to win this program's top award.]

"Congratulations from The Castle Raven. It is my pleasure to award you with the Raven Diamond Award of Excellence. The Diamond is our highest award. This award recognizes those who have truly put their hearts and minds into their sites. We found your site well worthy of the Diamond Award. We were extremely impressed with our visits to your site. From the navigation to the design to the content to the spirit it possesses. There have been few times that we have seen a site where we had not wished to change anything on it, your site was one of those sites. A truly brilliant site and job done. We will continue to visit The Beeline often. Thank you for affording us the privilege of reviewing your site. Again, congratulations from everyone at the Raven Award. Regards," -- J.B. O'Donnell, webmaster, The Castle Raven, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Hi Míc, I am pleased to inform you that your Web site, The Beeline, has won the iNet Gold Award! Congratulations! The iNet is not an easy award to win at any level. Your web site scored 96.5 / 100 for basic Web site design quality (as defined in the iNet Award criteria). How do you begin to describe a Web site that you know almost as well as your own; that has been one of your Bibles since you began applying for and presenting awards; which has kept you motivated and provided answers to many of your questions -- simply by example; a site that you will probably never get to the end of, as it is growing faster than you can digest it's wonderful content? The primary purpose for creating the iNet Award was to reward webmasters (novice and professional) who give back to the Web community, in some special way, through their Web sites. This describes many of the fine folks in the Awards community and, most certainly, describes the owner of The Beeline. I don't think that there is an award giver that hasn't read and re-read your pages like a favorite book, marking the pages for reference and referring to them often. I don't think there is an award seeker on the Internet today that does not owe some degree of gratitude to The Beeline and its creator, Míc Miller, as they strive to achieve a superior level of excellence through their hard work and long hours -- a Beehive Award. Míc, I'm honored to have you and The Beeline among my iNet Gold Award winners!" -- Karen Pimtzner, webmistress, petalperfect Digital Photography Gallery, Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA

"Hello, It is with great pleasure that I offer you this award. I have just visited your website and I can honestly say that your site surpasses all my requirements for my Supreme Site Award. Congratulations. Best regards," -- Bruce Redman, webmaster, My Hideout, Treis Rivieres, Québec, Canada

"Míc - Congratulations! Your site is Diamond in my eyes. :) I have frequented your site off and on for over a year now. It is wonderful! (Course, I'm not partial being born and raised in Anderson, Indiana.) I would be very honored to present you with the Ladyses Diamond Award of Excellence for a job well done." -- Sandra Staten, webmistress, Ladyses, Orient, Ohio, USA

"In recognition of your contribution to the World Wide Web, Blue Ridge Mall online shopping, proudly presents this All Around Outstanding Achievement of Excellence Award to The Beeline. Our judges agreed your entertaining Web site is an inspiration! Keep up the good work and congratulations on a job well done!" -- M.W. Stewart, webmaster, Blue Ridge Mall, Tallulah Falls, Georgia, USA

"Dear Sir / Madam, Your site, The Beeline, was nominated for the prestigious STKD Dragon Award by a surfer with the comments: 'The Beeline @ bton.com is the original Beehive, a regional community and reference Web site serving South Central Indiana and Bee-yond. Its Netizen approach and Helpware attitude make it the Web Army Knife for the Information Age.' Congratulations! Our panel of judges have awarded you the STKD Golden Dragon Award for excellent design, informative content, and use of graphics. It is easy to navigate and a pleasure to visit your site. In particular, we find your content comprehensive. Your site has been listed in our winners' list. Once again, our congratulations on your excellent effort. Best regards," -- K.C. Tan, chairman, School of Taekwon-Do, Singapore

"Congratulations Míc, You are a winner of the Added Value Award. I have just finished reviewing your site. It is clear to me that you should be awarded for your hard work. I appreciate your effort to make the Web a better place. Have a nice day and I wish you the best of luck with your website. Regards," -- Lai-man Tang, webmaster, f.s.domain, Los Gatos, California, USA

"Dear Michael, Congratulations. Your website has been awarded the Golden Unicorn Award with a review evaluation score of 100/100. Your website has given much pleasure to my review panel members during the review process and we were impressed with the standard of quality you provided for viewing. We are fully aware that much time and effort goes into the creation of websites and we hope that you view these awards as a reflection of your achievement. We thank you for inviting us to visit with you and for your assisting through your website to make the World Wide Web a more pleasant area. Again, congratulations and thank you for the pleasure your website has given to my review members during our visit to your site. Regards," -- Jerry D. Tucker, webmaster, JerryD's Music Site, Pearland, Texas, USA

"Hello Míc, I must have spent hours on your website. Everytime I thought I had seen everything, I found another page that I had not been on. The amount of information you give is unbelievable! I like the design of your site, too. It is very pleasant. Concerning navigation - I have never seen so many different menu types before! Great. I would like to present you with the Top Info Award. Congratulations and all the best," -- Heidi Walsh, webmistress, Heidi's Sammelsurium, Suedergellersen, Germany

"Hello Míc, After reviewing your site, we are pleased to inform you that The Beeline has won the Silver Award No. 011 of the Haiku Haus. Your Web site has a very clean, simple design with pleasing color scheme and is full of interesting content. Your navigation is clear-cut and easy to follow. So, all in all, our compliments for a job well done and thanks for helping make the Web a more interesting, fun and attractive place to visit. Our best regards," -- Ugö-San, webmaster, Haiku Haus, Moenchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

"Congratulations, Míc Miller!!! As the creator and manager of the awards program housed at NetMagick.Net, it is my personal honor to make this announcement first to you, and then the world! The Beeline beautifully defines the word 'resource!' with literally thousands of pages of information for the Netizen. Years in the making, we cannot even begin to fathom the hours spent creating and maintaining The Beeline. What we can do, humbly, is honor it once more. Honored with a Gold Award of Excellence from The Keep at 3moons Castle, then a Master of Magick, then a Once in a Blue Moon AND a Platinum Master of Awards... *phew!*... The Beeline now takes its final bow at NetMagick with the receipt of the Spellbinding Site of the Year 2000! Congratulations to you, Míc Miller, the creator extraordinare of The Beeline! The staff at NetMagick couldn't 'bee' happier! The panel of four prestigious, outside evaluators for 2000, each and every one either currently or previously rated Level 5.0, cast a vote for your site. Out of six possible SOTY websites, your site had four votes, with two runner-ups receiving two votes each. Voting procedures involved each judge stating two choices, a first place and a second place, with the site earning either the most votes or the most first-place votes receiving the award. To say 'Congratulations!!!' to you is to say that from not just the regular staff at NetMagick, who have been honored to award your site many times in the past, but also from our panel of highly-rated, site-of-the-year evaluators. We look forward to working with you in 2001 when the next site of the year will have to live up to walking in the footsteps of your Web Army Knife, The Beeline. For NetMagick," -- Ellen Wilson, creator and manager, NetMagick.Net, Bellevue, Nebraska, USA

"Dear Míc, We are pleased to inform you that your site has won the Welsh Terrier Xmas Silver Award. You have managed to combine solid graphics, interesting content, and easy navigation into a site which has been a pleasure to visit. Congratulations for creating such an attractive Web site for your region and Bee-yond. Please accept this award for your hard work in achieving Web excellence and keep up the good work. So again, congratulations! All the best," -- Xmas & Ulrich Pokorra, Welsh Terrier Xmas, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

"Hi there, We have just finished reviewing your site. It was very nice and fun experience for us, the judges. We would like to thank you for making the Internet a better place. Pages like yours are rare on the Net. On behalf of the judges," -- Thu Yain, webmaster, Thu's Awards Program, Singapore