Here is the old thread and discussion:
http://www.cathinfo.com/catholic.php/This-is-ALL-YOU-NEED-when-evaluating-a-chapelMy minimalist, back-to-basics "Trad Checklist" for evaluating a chapel:
1. Is the priest properly ordained in the old rite (by a bishop who himself was ordained/consecrated in the old rite)?
2. Does the priest say the pre-Vatican II Tridentine Mass in Latin, and only give/recommend the other Sacraments according to the Pre-Vatican II form as well?
If a priest/chapel fails either of these tests, it must be RED-LIGHTED and avoided, even for occasional, bare-bones Mass attendance (that is, attending Mass and then taking off right away without socializing, etc.)
There are three more tests (and possibly others) which would require a YELLOW-LIGHT or cautious stance. You could attend a Mass which violates one or all of these, but there WILL BE CONSEQUENCES for you and your family with long-term, regular attendance. Failing any one of these tests would mean a chapel is NOT a safe place to park your family to preserve your Faith during this Crisis in the Church. Deciding to avoid chapels that "fail" one of these tests is a question of prudence that the father of the family needs to decide, based on the particular dangers at hand.
3. Was the priest FORMED in a Traditional seminary, or at least has the priest fully converted to Tradition? Does the priest defend Tradition, and attack Modernism, Vatican II and the Conciliar religion sufficiently to teach/warn his congregation of their severe, grave dangers?
4. Is the chapel schismatic/sectarian: do they excommunicate other Traditional groups who disagree with them on an unresolved or disputed theological position (Baptism of Desire/Feeneyism, Sedevacantism, etc.)?
In short, is the chapel a de-facto cult?
5. Is the priest a bad priest? This can be hard to determine sometimes, but if a priest has a defective or defunct prayer life, if he is an alcoholic, if he doesn't like being a priest anymore, if he doesn't have a love for the Faith anymore, if he takes the cassock off as soon as Mass is over, etc. it will not be a good chapel to frequent.
On the other hand, if it passes tests #1 and #2, the chapel is AT LEAST YELLOW LIGHT material. A Yellow-light means USUALLY SAFE ENOUGH FOR OCCASIONAL/REGULAR MASS ATTENDANCE with a "yellow light" level of caution (yellow light means you might, out of prudence, and depending on the circuмstances, have to avoid it altogether).
If you're looking for a place to ATTEND WITH CONFIDENCE (green light), then you would want a favorable answer to tests 3, 4, and 5 as well.
If you want a place you can donate your life to, swear lifetime allegiance to, send them your son or daughter to join the religious life, buy T-Shirts for, etc. you might want to add other points as well.