stijlnet.com eTrusted77 guidelines

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• The internet and subsequently the web is one of the greatest technological developments that humanity has come up with for its own development and betterment. It is a precious resource and access should not be squandered or be deprived to any individual. Period! Every human being should have the right to view and publish via the internet through private or shared facilities. 'Spam' threatens to deny people of this liberty and has no place whatsoever.
• The internet allows anyone, anywhere on the planet, the ability to offer their goods, services, creativity or beliefs to a global audience. Trade and access barriers operate in conflict with these new opportunities
• Companies purchasing goods or labour, either directly or indirectly, in a foreign country for the purpose of financial saving are morally obliged to finance social / charity projects in the applicable country
• The notion of Intellectual Property is a cornerstone of viable web development BUT needs to be applied in a realistic manner. A new approach to graphics / video / audio licensing, sampling and downloading needs to be found fast and applied in an equitable and fair manner.
• The internet is still about real people behind automated sytems and webmasters need to be able to effectively interact with one another to pass highly targetted traffic through the network and deliver a comprehensive, relevant and quality 'surfing'' experience to the visitor. This includes offering a quality selection of 3rd party links to a visitor for the occasions when more information may be needed. These may be generalised in terms such as geographic, thematic, accessibility etc
• Salesmen, tele-marketing, direct-mail, expensive offices, 'corporate' suits and bull*h!t buzzwords devour finances and are out for the micro-operations that the internet supports. Internet companies should operate on the web and demonstrate by example the financial savings and opportunities that are possible. Priorities for a responsible site should be increasing resources, content, customer and technical support and freely provided facilities to drive the expansion of the network
• Persons paid to represent another business or individual's interests on the internet should responsibly take into consideration effective maintenance, accessibility, SEO, active promotion, server space, resources and script management. A good site design is only a good environment for visitors once they have arrived to view recent content, which is, by definition, best provided by the indivual or business itself
• Any business or individual publishing on the net should do so with honesty and integrity. Appropriate levels of customer support / remote assistance should be available with paid services and affordable options for those who require help.
• The provision or promotion of any site, goods or services should be legal and in no way use or deny full access to the resources of others except with permission
• The individual should have the right to a surfing experience of one chosen page at a time. Unitiated extra frames or pop-ups/ pop-unders diminish this experience
• The internet roxx!