Fooling with Yahoo Groups

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AuthorTopic: Fooling with Yahoo Groups
Agent
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I was fooling with
http://groups.yahoo.com

I noticed there were groups for Avernum and Spiderweb Software. Not too many members yet. Yahoo Groups is kind of like a chain letter. You ask a bunch of people to join, then you ask that each person ask a couple people to join, etc.

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Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh.

Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight.
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Lifecrafter
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I had a look at those sites and the newest message was posted at "Mon May 5, 2003 8:01 pm"
I guess they didnt work out then
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Master
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6 members, no new messages since January, and then only one then.

Really something I'd like to join. :P

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Law Bringer
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In a world where the success rate for boards seems to be far below 10%, and where there are so many thriving online societies, you sometimes wonder where all the failed attempts end up. In fact, they litter the whole web - we just almost never get to see them. Social Darwinism, lottery full of winners anyone?

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Shock Trooper
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I'd rather have a dead discussion board than a yahoo group, the ads just kill me, but I suppose some folks are more comfortable wih email than baords.

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Law Bringer
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I was once in an MSN group... that is, I still am, but I'd rather not be. I can't figure out how to cancel membership, and I still get a dozen mails each day every time somebody posts. :rolleyes:

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Warrior
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Of course, livejournal groups are the best. But i dont think there is a Spidweb one.

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Pathological Jerk
Jerking at Spiderweb since 1999
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Warrior
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quote:
Originally written by Taron Gregor Merallion:

I was once in an MSN group... that is, I still am, but I'd rather not be. I can't figure out how to cancel membership, and I still get a dozen mails each day every time somebody posts. :rolleyes:
If it's anything like a Yahoo group, there should be preferences for mail and membership at the group itself or in your profile. At the very least you should be able to tell it to stop sending you mail...

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Agent
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Livejournal costs to join to get full functionality. It is not free. If it costs more money than I can do something useful with I make sure that I am getting my moneys worth. Useful is a 25 cent phone call. I'm a cheap b*****d. I am curious what are the all boards for spiderweb including groups like msn, etc.

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Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh.

Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight.
Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00
Law Bringer
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Spiderweb Software Forums
The Lyceum
Polaris
Desperance
Chance
The Abyss
Wise Forums
Jonnie's Domain Forums
The Club of All
Blades of Avernum Center
Ultimate RP
The Realm of Eldibs

And don't ask me how I found that last one. It suffices to say that it wasn't easy, and involved a tedious amount of search. :P

I will have left out a hundred times as many as I listed. As I said, we only ever see the remotely successful boards.

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Infiltrator
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OMG who wants to take over the Realm of Eldibs????//

I see Aran and TGM have created accounts... <_<

Join ranks, men!

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fame fame fatal fame
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Agent
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Ah TCoA! Where 33 topics live, yet 3512 posts! Jesus H Christ, mother o' Mary!

The Realm of Eldibs? Sure! To the cannon (wo)men!

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Aut Tace Aut Loquere Meliora Silencio
Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00
Law Bringer
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Well, you see, I just went to invisionfree, looked at their Board Index for Gaming forums, and listed the least active first. Then I went through page by page and did a text search for Spiderweb.

And then I saw that poor little forum with only four members sitting there all alone (*sniff*), and I decided to give it a little company. :P

[ Sunday, August 08, 2004 14:31: Message edited by: Taron Gregor Merallion ]

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"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
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Master
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I'm just curious again. Does anyone know the record for the most posts in one topic here at Spiderweb or at any forum in genenral?

There's got to be a pretty popular topic here, but maybe not matching the 620 posts :eek: on one topic at TCoA.

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New Silvar Inn (The original)
Xian Skull
What are you listening to (The original)
Other RP topics

I'm pretty sure they went over a thousand.

Oh yeah, and some of the topics in the Misc. Abyss at Polaris... Connections there is 150 pages or so...

[ Sunday, August 08, 2004 14:35: Message edited by: Never please ]

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fame fame fatal fame
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Shake Before Using
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All of New Silvar Inn together probably went over 1000, but no single RP topic here ever did.

I killed "What are you listening to?" at 500 or so.

The original Nephils vs. Sliths, on the other hand, did, I think.

And I never saw Xian Skull.
Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Law Bringer
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Connections.

On any forum around here, if there's a connections thread, it'll almost always be the longest there is.

Polaris sports 2138 since January 28
Chance has 2470, and 1084 in its new incarnation since April 6.
TCOA has only 622, but it started in July 6.

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
...b10010b...
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I'd dearly love to see Imban demonstrate what happens to connection threads on these boards.

Preferably on this topic.

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Agent
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Which one? Locking or crazy emu farming?

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Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00
Law Bringer
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Why? In what way is this topic spam? I think it is a meaningful discussion on the survival chances of online boards. No mangos, yaoi(sp?) or lockse here, please. :P

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The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki!
"Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft.
"Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin
Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Agent
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It was interesting looking at the other boards. Half of them are dead. I like playing with links in peoples footers as well. However, there does not seem to be a way to search members to see if they have links attached to their descriptions. It would be interesting to see what the links are from the various members in alphabetical order. I know there would be a few things worth looking at.

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Wasting your time and mine looking for a good laugh.

Star Bright, Star Light, Oh I Wish I May, I Wish Might, Wish For One Star Tonight.
Posts: 1084 | Registered: Thursday, November 7 2002 08:00
BANNED
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quote:
Originally written by MAN WHO ACTS TO BE A BAT AND IS THUS A SICK, SICK PERSON:

Ah TCoA! Where 33 topics live, yet 3512 posts! Jesus H Christ, mother o' Mary!
quote:
Originally written by Taron Gregor Merallion:

..TCOA has only 622, but it started in July 6.
..count the ~24850 posts from the old boards, and yeah, the numbers you gave are pretty accurate!

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This Side Towards Enemy
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I am of the opinion that goatseing a connections thread is a public service.

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Voice of Reasonable Morality
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I must agree. Of course I must, I've done it! Mwahahaha.

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The Great Mister

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Master
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What connection do you have? :P

*sees that somebody has to ask the question and this would be a good time without starting a new topic. Also, wants to know how long a topic like this lasts on Spiderweb. Also thinks that someone should change the subject back. :P *

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