There was a time on the Web where you couldn't put up a picture of your cat without receiving numerous bogus awards with names like "Really Exceptional Site And We Mean That Award." While by and large we're pleased that such awards are now nearly as scarce as the green Tamagotchi were last summer, we can't help but think wistfully back to the days when we were all winners, even the total losers.

Which brings us to the matter at hand. What better way to shore up the Web's sagging self-esteem than with that venerable tool of grade-school validation, the Certificate of Participation? Just enter your name below, and we'll churn you out snazzy and largely meaningless Certificate, suitable for putting on your Web page, or framing in a really really small frame.

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