Content Policy

What we publish

Awesome Websites is a multi-author publication focused on technology, culture, and the web. We welcome well-researched, original articles that provide genuine value to readers. Strong pieces typically:

• Offer a clear angle, argument, or explanation — not just a summary of Wikipedia.
• Are written in clear, readable English.
• Are a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 20,000 words.
• Cite or link to credible sources where factual claims are made.
• Provide meaningful value beyond what already exists on the web.

What is not allowed

• Spam or thin content. Articles that exist solely to generate backlinks or drive traffic to an unrelated site will be rejected.
• Excessive self-promotion. You may mention your own work in context — but an article that is primarily an advertisement for your product or service will not be approved.
• Misinformation. Do not publish false or deliberately misleading claims.
• Hateful or harmful content. No content that targets individuals or groups with harassment, hate speech, or incitement to harm.
• Plagiarism.Your submission must be your own original work. Reproducing others' writing without attribution is not permitted.
• Content that violates applicable law. This includes copyright infringement, defamation, or content illegal in the jurisdiction of publication.

Review process

Every member submission goes through an editorial review before publication:

1. You write your article in the member editor and save it as a draft.
2. When you're ready, you click Submit for review. The article enters a review queue.
3. Our editorial team reads the article, checks it against this policy, and either approves it for publication or rejects it with a note explaining why.
4. If rejected, the note is shown on your dashboard. You can revise and resubmit — but resubmission counts against your daily submission limit (3 per day).
5. Approved articles are published immediately (no additional wait time). A notification email is sent to you.

Trusted authors — members who have a track record of high-quality submissions — may have their articles approved automatically on submission.

Format: Markdown only

The editor accepts standard Markdown only. Do not paste HTML tags — they will appear as raw text, not rendered markup.

Usage limits

• You may hold up to 10 draft articles at any one time.
• You may submit up to 3 articles per day for review.
• These limits exist to maintain quality and prevent the queue from being overwhelmed.

Questions?

If you have questions about this policy or about a specific rejection, please contact the editorial team.