How is site reliability evaluated in the rater guidelines?

Evaluating site reliability primarily involves checking for consistent uptime, which reflects the site's ability to function effectively and be accessible to users at all times. Uptime is a critical factor for users, as a reliable website ensures that they can access the content or services without interruptions. This aspect of reliability is often directly correlated with user satisfaction and trust in a site’s performance.

Other factors like design aesthetics, the number of images used, and user feedback play a role in the overall user experience but do not directly measure the reliability of a site in terms of its operational status. While design and user feedback can influence perceptions of quality and effectiveness, they do not provide a tangible measure of how reliably a site operates technically, which is why consistent uptime is the most pertinent criterion in evaluating site reliability in the rater guidelines.