Lycos Search Engine criteria?

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Q: Are there any guidelines to follow for submitting my site?
Please review these guidelines before submitting your site. Sites not meeting these guidelines will not be considered for inclusion in the directory.

Your site must be in English and be of use to an audience located in the United States.

Your site should have original content.
Your site cannot contain material that infringes on or violates someone's rights, or material that promotes or disseminates illegal activities.

You are solely responsible for ensuring that the content and activities on your site are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. To the extent that pharmaceuticals and/or medical devices may be offered or promoted on your site, you certify that you are a licensed heath care provider or other entity authorized to prescribe, distribute or otherwise deal in such products in the jurisdictions in which they are sold.

Your site must contain sufficient pages and recognizable content.
Your site must be up and running 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
Your site should not be under construction, and all links must be working.
Your site must be quick to load.
Your site cannot mirror or redirect to another Web site.
Your site must not attempt to "spam", i.e. deliberately interfere with our search relevancy algorithms.

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