The purpose of this award is to recognize Web Professionals, whom the sponsor feels have created pure 'Gold' sites. These are sites that anyone would benefit from visiting because the site has something great to offer. The following criteria must to be met by all winners of the WPG Gold Site Award: Content and design must be original not "canned" or "out of a box", site must be well layed-out, eye-catching and easy to navigate, pages must be "Fat Free" in other words, fast-loading, and the site must be family friendly and child-safe. Awarded April 23, 2000.