1. - Those applying for the  "Melrose Masonic Lodge No.1294 Webmasters Award of Excellence" application should sign our Guestbook before applying.

2. - The web site must have a reasonable download time and also must contain links to other Masonic resources.

3. - The web site must be in English, or have an English version of the web site easily accessible.

4. - The web site must be current, complete and ready for viewing overall. Web sites that are considered as "still under construction" will not be considered.

5. - The web site must be a Masonic web site that must either be sponsored by, or approved of, a Lodge or a Grand Lodge, recognized by The Grand Lodge of Texas.

6. - The site is more then welcome to include patriotic material, but sites that sponsor political views or political agendas, will not be considered.

7. - Each page must have navigation bars or buttons so that a viewer may access different pages without having to use the back button on browser.

8. - The web site should include various forms of Masonic information and promote Masonry, and not just be a place to list the Lodge officers names, location and meeting times.

9. - Ideally, the graphics and fonts should combine to create an esthetically pleasing and well laid out web site.

10. - "Bonus" points will be awarded for a link to the "Melrose Masonic Lodge No.1294 AF&AM" web site; http://www.melrose1294.org

11. - The "Melrose Masonic Lodge No. 1294 Webmaster's Award of Excellence" award graphic shall have the HTML code linking back to this page once the award is given.

If you feel that your site meets the criteria laid out above, then email us your web site name, its URL address, your "reply to" email address, and a brief description of your web site to: webmaster@melrose1294.org

To submit your Masonic website for consideration, first sign our Guestbook, then send us an email. In your email PLEASE let us know how your site was designed, e.g. from scratch, or from a template.