Using Henry's Religion Links Page

Organization

Links are organized by topics with each topic separated into sections by viewpoint. Other directories and general information is listed at the bottom of the table in a cell spanning all the table columns. Listing at the bottom of a table does not indicate that a site is neutral, but rather that it covers more than one view, or that it provides general information. The viewpoint of the site as a whole on which the page is found may be partisan.

Below each link there may be a list of specific pages on that site, which will be presented as a bulletted list. This is to provide the user with directions to the specific material on the site that led me to include that site in this directory. If I link to a single page on a larger site, I will normally also provide a link in the short comment below the link indicating the home page for the site from which the page is taken. This is to allow further investigation of that whole site. Other portions of the site might be listed elsewhere in the directory. If a site covers more than one topic in may be listed multiple times.

Comments and Reviews

I use the following buttons to indicate specific information about a site:

Indicates a site of particular interest. This doesn't mean I agree with the content of the site or that it reflects any particular viewpoint. If a site presents an excellent display of it's viewpoint, or provides an exceptional directory of material on a view, I will give it this button. No more than one of every ten sites listed will receive this indicator, and those who do may display this button:

We will provide the code to you for your site upon approval.

The code which I provide to copy includes a link back to the directory. This does me more good than it does you, but I thought I'd try!

See Standards for Top 10% sites.

Award of this button also does not comment on the design of the web site. It simply indicates the relative value of the site as a resource for research. While I list my own sites in the directory, none of my own sites are listed for this award.

Indicates there is a longer comment on this site. If I wish to comment at greater length than a few lines, I will place the comment separately in the file and add this button.

Indicates that the site or the specific page referenced is a directory.

Indicates that I have made a review of the site available. A review will include more extensive information on what is available on that site. I will normally only provide reviews of extensive sites or sites of major importance. In general, I prefer to let the user go look and decide.

Indicates a site which either belongs to me, or for which I am the webmaster. I will not include these sites in the Top 10% category.

Adding your Site

If you wish to add your site, we have an automatic links page. This gets your site listed immediately. I review sites added to that page regularly, add those I find useful to the main directory and clean out the add page. If you believe your site deserves a review, comment, or special category, e-mail me.

If you question the positioning of any site, find an outdated link, dislike my comments, or just feel like sending e-mail, e-mail me!

Standards for Top 10% Sites

My Top 10% button is not an award for web design, popularity, or some particular viewpoint I approve. It is designed solely to direct people to the best starting point sites for research on a particular topic. The designation Top 10% should not be taken too literally. I use that title because I will list no more than one in ten of the sites I choose to include in my directory. A site will not lose this rating just because I found another, nicer site. I will leave the rating there until the site changes its content so that the reason for the listing no longer exists.

A site is rated on the following points:

1. Does it contain original information? A site which contains only links to other sites must at least organize those links in a comprehensible way.
2. Is it a dead end? I strongly support the web concept, and prefer sites which provide links to information off site. The top rating in this category is reserved for sites which provide a full selection of links to sites opposed to their viewpoint. For example, if you refute an article on another site, or even something in print which is not on the web, it's valuable to also provide a link to the information refuted.
3. Can you find things? This is simple. If it is difficult to find the information on the site, this is a negative. I'm not terribly strict on this. You don't need a yellow brick road, but if individual articles don't link back to the directory, it may be a negative.
4. Is the information you provide referenced? If you have original articles, do they include references to your sources? Can someone check the integrity of your work easily?
5. Can we find out about you? Why should we take into consideration what you (or your organization) have to say? Easy to locate information on the views, organizational affiliations and professional qualifications of the writers of material on the site is also a plus.