the rules

Hey, you. Read these. They're shorter than last year's.

In the 2004 Weblog Awards™, a "weblog" is a page with dated entries. The contest is open to any weblogs that existed for a period of time during the year 2003, so weblogs that were discontinued during 2003 are also eligible.

Only one nomination form and one finalist voting form may be submitted per person. E-mail addresses are required for this reason, and you must use your own address. If you resubmit a ballot, your old one will be erased.

For the nomination phase (not applicable now): URLs are required (where applicable). The maximum number of weblogs you may nominate for a category is three for most categories and four for Weblog of the Year. At least three different weblogs total must be nominated. You may nominate your own weblog, but the total nominations for your own weblog must be less than one third of your total (legitimate) nominations. There is no limit to the number of categories a weblog may be nominated for.

Nominees have to fit the category they are placed in. The system alerts me of suspicious ballots, and I also may exclude ballots when I suspect the voter isn't following the rules. This means no bots.

These rules may change at any time, but they probably won't.