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January 15, 2013
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The volunteer jury chooses the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category using our ten criteria for content and design, plus points for category fit and a registered domain name.

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The Canadian Weblog Awards Jury Criteria / Critères du jury


2010 Canadian Weblog AwardsCanadian Weblog Awards Criteria
Critères du jury

There is no system of public voting in the Canadian Weblog Awards. The Canadian Weblog Awards are instead judged by a volunteer jury of both bloggers and blog enthusiasts using the following criteria. This way, each of the weblogs is judged by its quality, not its popularity.

The jury uses a number system to value the criteria and weight their decisions. The weblogs in each category will be judged against two divisions of elements: Design and Content. Each division's elements will be awarded 0 to 2 points — 0 if the element is poorly executed, 1 if the element is average, and 2 if it is excellent — for a possible perfect mark of 20 points.

Design

  • Usability and accessibility — Is the website user-friendly and easy to navigate for people of all abilities?
  • Functionality — Do all of its components function properly?
  • Interactivity — Are a comments section and author contact information available? Are its interactive components (including comments, audio, video, etc.) effective and functional?
  • Aesthetics — Is the website pleasing to look at? Is its design original?

  • Content

  • Originality — Is the content original and creatively expressed?
  • Intelligibility and clarity — Is the content well-written? Are the content's messages clearly and effectively delivered?
  • Currency — Is the content timely? Is the weblog updated on a regular basis?
  • Transparency and authenticity — Is the author's purpose and realness both trusted and apparent?
  • Attention to detail — Has the content been edited for spelling and grammatical errors? Is the content arranged for ease of consumption?
  • Engagingness — Is the content interesting? Does it contain broad appeal within its genre?

  • In the second and final round of judging, Category Fit will be added as an extra criterion for an additional score of 0 to 2 points, and weblogs with their own domain name (weblog.com rather than weblog.blogspot.com, for example) will have an additional point added to their final score.

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    Le jury utilisera un système de pointage pour appliquer les critères et peser ses décisions. Les blogues de chaque catégorie seront jugés en deux volets : design et contenu. Chaque volet sera numéroté de 0 à 2: 0 pour une exécution pauvre, 1 pour une exécution moyenne et 2 pour une excellente exécution. La note parfaite est de 20 points.

    Design

  • Convivialité — Le site est-il facile d'utilisation et de navigation?
  • Opérabilité — Ses composantes fonctionnent-elles correctement?
  • Interactivité — Le site possède-t-il une section Commentaires et Contact avec l'auteur? Ses composantes interactives (incluant commentaires, audio, vidéo, etc.) sont-elles efficaces, appropriées et accessibles?
  • Esthétique — Le site est-il attrayant ? Son design est-il original?

  • Contenus


  • Originalité — Le contenu est-il original et exprimé de façon créative?
  • Compréhension et clarité — Le contenu est-il bien écrit ? Le message est-il livré de façon claire et efficace?
  • Actualité — Le contenu est-il ponctuel? Le site est-il mis à jour régulièrement?
  • Transparence et authenticité — Le but de l'auteur inspire-t-il un sentiment de confiance et de vérité perceptible?
  • Attention aux détails — Le contenu a-t-il été révisé pour éviter les erreurs de grammaire et d'orthographe? Le contenu est-il organisé pour faciliter la lecture?
  • Engageant — Le contenu est-il intéressant, présente-t-il un grand attrait pour ce genre de site?
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