A great number of criteria are used in evaluating the performance of WTS Member Sites, much of it is displayed on the Class List Pages, but some aspects are worked out behind the scenes.  A fairly in-depth account is given in the following paragraphs.  The T50 Page is ranked purely by the amount of traffic sent to http://www.worldstopsites.com url.


Color Coding

Firstly, mention should also be made of of the color system used in Grading WTS Member Sites, it is intended as a graphical depiction of the sites standing in relation to each other.

Best                           Worst.


WTS Members Class Rankings

Secondly, Gold, Silver & Bronze Class Rankings are worked of the Grade (see Below); Pass Sites that rate lowly will be linked in the Bronze Section, average sites in the Silver Section, & superior sites in the Gold Section.

Gold Class cut-off point is 5.0 > 4.9
Silver Class cut-off point is 4.8 > 3.6
Bronze Class cut-off point is 3.5 > 0.0


The Grade

The Grade is a number & color value given to a Pass Site as a result of its performance in a number of areas

Grade Color & Number Range is as follows:

     4.9 - 5.0
     4.6 - 4.8
     3.6 - 4.5
     2.6 - 3.5
     0.0 - 2.5

The Final Grade is determined by the accumulation of points in the following areas:


Passwords, the number of working passwords is collated & checked against the WTS scam database.  Only those passes not recognized as scams are counted. Excessive use of passwords to the same Adult Site are not counted.

     251+ Working Passes will result in a +1.2 modification
     151 - 250 Working Passes will result in a +.7 modification
     101 - 150 Working Passes will result in a +.2 modification
     50 - 100 Working Passes will result in no modification
     0 - 49 Working Passes will result in a -.2 modification

These points are not accumulative.

This will be the number determined at the time of evaluation, & of course may vary from what is actually available at the current time.  Evaluations are done at random times  within a 4 hour period to get a better sample of the Pass Sites consistency.


Percentage of Working Passes, is also checked every 4 hours.  If a site has a large number of dead &/or scam passes in its list, it will greatly effect ones ability to find a working pass.  Scams are worked out from the WTS scams database, added to the re-directed sites total, which is then added to the number of failed passes; this number  then is added to & divided by the the total number of working passes.  10 failed/scam passes & 90 working passes would return a 90% Working Result.

     95% + Working Passes % will result in a +.6 modification
     85% - 94% Working Passes % will result in a +.3 modification
     71% - 84% Working Passes % will result in a +.1 modification
     60% - 70% Working Passes % will result in no modification
     0% - 59% Working Passes % will result in a -1.0 modification


Server Speed, also has a bearing on the Pass Sites Grade.  I have a program that uses proxy servers in 5 different counties at various points around the world to check the speed at which a sites page downloads.  These are then rated as follows...

     Fast Speed  will result in a +.2 modification
     Good Speed  will result in a +.1 modification
     Avrg. Speed  will result in no modification
     Poor Speed  will result in a -.1 modification
     Slow Speed  will result in a -.2 modification


Scam Links, has a bearing on the Pass Sites Grade.  The more Scam Links a pass site has the lower its Grade will go.  WTS counts anything listed in its scam database towards this mark.  The Scam list is HERE.  These are then rated as follows...

     0 - 3 Links will result in a +.1 modification
     4 - 6 Links will result in no modification
     7 - 10 Links will result in -.1 modification
     11 - 15 Links will result in a -.3 modification
     16+  Links will result in a -.5 modification


Links, also has a small bearing on the Pass Sites Grade.  The more links a pass site has the lower its Grade will go.  WTS counts dead passes & scams as links in addition to the other sites a pass site may link too.  These are then rated as follows...

     0 - 20 Links will result in no modification
     21 - 30 Links will result in no modification
     31 - 40 Links will result in no modification
     41 - 50 Links will result in a -.3 modification
     51+  Links will result in a -.5 modification


Additional Points may/will be added to a Pass Sites Grade under the following circumstances.


Award Modifiers, will effect the sites that receive them, more details on the Awards System is listed on the Surfers area.

   Award for not having many banners, scams or pop-ups. +.3
   Award for publishing many new & unique passes. +.2
   Award for regularly updating, thus having many working passes. +.3
   Award for having a lot of information on the Adult Sites listed. +.2
   Award for a well designed & easy to navigate site. +.2

Miscellaneous Points

Up to +1.0 points may be gained by a site that has good information on the Adult Sites it lists; Good, original evaluations of Adult Sites; a ranking system, & any other useful & relevant information will be rewarded under this system, an additional +.2 points may be gain by an Award in this area.

Points are also awarded for site presentation.  The Range is from up to -.5 points deducted for a site that is a shambles to +1.0 points for a presentable site, an additional +.2 points may be gain by an Award in this area.

Traffic sent to WTS also gains points, the range is from +.1 to +1.0, this is done from traffic received to the front page, 2,500+ unique per day earns a +1.0

An additional +.5 point may be gained by having a second WTS Promotional link to http://www.cam-sex.org/members/index.html