Please read the rules carefully to determine if the site you wish to nominate truly meets the criteria* for addition to the Schuylkill County Web Ring.  If you feel that it does, follow the directions for nomination of a site to the ring.

1.  The purpose of this ring is to show the BEST of sites in Schuylkill County, not just any site.   The ring was designed specifically for businesses, attractions, professional services and organizations with the hopes of enhancing tourism and commerce within the county. .  Content, as well as general site design, proper use of technology, load time and visual appeal are all considered when choosing a site for addition to the ring.  If your site does not meet these requirements, it will be rejected.  Changes to any site after membership approval that affects the rules set below may result in removal of that site from the ring. (If you don't know what makes a good site, go to The HTML Hell Page and see what NOT to do.) Sites are reviewed on a regular basis by the ring manager.

• Sites hosted on "free" services (including, but not limited to ones like Tripod and Geocities or those on Yahoo! owned/operated services) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE RING after 1 Nov 2000. 
• The HTML fragment for the ring MUST be on the very first page a visitor to your site sees-- no exceptions.  (This includes Flash page or "entry page")
• If you have any Java, JavaScript or features like "refresh" embedded in your sites, they must not prevent visitors from viewing the page the web ring HTML fragment is on. 
• If you use Flash, you MUST include the ability for the visitor to skip the intro. 
• ABSOLUTELY NO FRAMES ALLOWED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF ANY SITE IN THE RING.!!! - NO exceptions.  Frames on lower levels of a site are allowed as they do not affect navigation through the ring using the ring HTML fragment.
• Sites must present a good impression of the region, businesses and services.  Nominated site MUST be attractive and well designed, easy to navigate, use java script carefully and offer valid contact information for visitors.  Gaudy backgrounds, unreadable text/background combos, flashing/blinking "stuff" and gratuitous animations are forbidden.
• Site must highlight a business, attraction, group or professional service located in, or owned by a resident of,  Schuylkill County or must pertain directly to the history of the county.
• Site cannot "compete" with a site that is already a member of the ring (for example, a business site that sells/offers the same items/services as a site currently in the ring).  This encourages diversity within the ring.
• Personal pages (those not highlighting a business/service/attraction) are rarely added to the Schuylkill County Ring and only at the sole discretion of the ring manager.  Please NOTE:  individual genealogy sites are personal sites and are not eligible for addition to the ring.  This is NOT a genealogy ring.  
• Sites will not be considered for addition into the ring if the ring manager feels they do not meet the criteria set above.

Please keep in mind that these guidelines are designed so that every member site of the ring gets a fair chance at being seen by visitors navigating the ring.  If you feel you cannot accept, or abide by, the rules set above do not ask for addition into the ring. *The ring manager of the Schuylkill County Web Ring reserves the right to refuse the addition of any web site at her discretion without further explanation.

2. Fill in the form below to nominate a site.  The Ring Manager will visit the site and make the determination as to whether or not the site should be included in the ring.

3. If accepted, you will be notified via e-mail with further instructions with 5 days of your application. Follow those instructions for addition to the ring.