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Wazillion
Navbars
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Comments Across the Net
This section of my website holds my reference information about the old Yahoo! WebRing system. The Yahoo! WebRing system no longer exists. On 12.Oct.2001, Yahoo! announced that it was leaving the webring business. The Yahoo! WebRing system was "spun off" and new operates as the WebRing.com system. See my section on the WebRing.com system for the latest information.
This page provides links to some of the various essays, comments, poems and parodies that sprung up across the net in response to the Yahoo! WebRing assimilation of the Original WebRing system.
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This article is part of the Wazillion Navbars Project: a project to explore and write about the Yahoo! WebRing system. For a list of these articles
click here or see the section menu at the bottom of this page.
Note that the Yahoo! WebRing system no longer exists. It has been spun off to the independent WebRing.com system. The Wazillion Navbars Project has been closed. These pages are thus, no longer accurate and do not apply to the new WebRing.com system. Instead, these pages are being maintained for a "historical record".
For current information on the WebRing.com system, see my webring subsection
about the WebRing.com system.
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What caused all of this?
Back on 05.Sep.2000, Yahoo! WebRing did away with the Original WebRing system. It replaced it with Yahoo! WebRing.
We had known it was coming for about a month. We were poised and waiting. And as the system went live, hundreds of RingMasters hopped on to the system to check it out.
It didn't take long.
We were immediately disappointed.
In the days, weeks and months that followed, many tried to offer help and suggestions. It became quickly obvious that such assistance was for naught. Yahoo! is a closed environment that does not react well to outside criticisms.
One of the fallouts of all of this was a plethora of essays, commentary, poems, songs and parodies that emerged.
This page tries to note some of them.
If you would like to suggest others, please email me.
Comments Across the Net
 The Little Navbar Song:
Inspired by the 1962 song
Little Boxes
, this creation lampoons the Yahoo! WebRing
navbars because "they all look just the same". And, it includes a reference to me. See that line where it says "James gets a wazillion navbars"? I'm that James.
[N. B.: This is an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.]
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Parody Navbars:
No, they aren't real. The system won't permit these kinds of colors and designs. But they are still wonderful.
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Y Borg:
A brilliant parody of Borg coupled with an elegant prayer and a dynamite graphic. What could be better.
[N. B.: This is an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.]
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Just for James:
The home page of the Just for James Webring. Created by Amena, I am honored by this webring and this page. The page also features a mirror of my Wazillion Navbars stack.
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Banned for Asking Questions:
This page by Curt E. Angeledes includes some parody graphics, some parody navbars and a reference to my Wazillion Navbars Project.
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My Decision With Respect to Yahoo!:
In this essay, Richard Lowe, explains the difference between the Original WebRing and the Yahoo! WebRing and why he is leaving. Richard creates an effective
analogy with California freeways and the communities along them.
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Another Victim of Y! Hooliganism Screams:
The ringmaster of the Schoolhouse Webrings expresses her frustration and disappointment with the action and inaction of Yahoo! and
Yahoo! WebRing. The page also includes a feature to highlight webrings that have been "killed" or "wounded" along with the new location of "survivors".
[N. B.: This is an archive of a prior version the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. See below for the "current" version of the page.]
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Current Version of the Page
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Abnormal Y!Webring Occurrences Beyond Time or Reason:
A great collection of protest Yahoo! WebRings and links. (
ringlink.netfirms.com/Test_Bed.html
)
Pamster's Anti Yahoo! WebRing Page:
A ringmaster, and frequent poster in the ringmaster community, she explains her views on the changes.
[N. B.: This is an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.]
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Disenchanted:
Another protest page, also kindly referencing my efforts.
[N. B.: This is an archive of a prior version the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. See below for the "current" version of the page.]
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Current Version of the Page
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ForgingHammers:
Includes two visual pages showing how the navbars do
not
work in some visual environments.
[N. B.: This is an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.]
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Science Humor Webring — Effects of Integration of Webring with Yahoo:
This page describes Joachim Verhagen's experience with the changes.
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How Yahoo Killed the Webring:
A short, sweet protest page by Mark Urbin.
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Joske Backer's Yahoo Protest Page:
Her page tells her story of the problems she had migrating to the new Yahoo! WebRing navbar.
[N. B.: This is an archive of the actual page which is no longer available. The archive is hosted by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.]
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Joining a Yahoo! WebRing:
Joske Backer's step-by-step guide.
[N.
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Pissed Off with Y!Webring:
The home page for this webring and an impressive list of links to resources. (
stardust.netfirms.com/Pissedoff.html
)
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Webring
News and Announcements
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WebRing.com
Changes Big Time --- It was October 2001 that WebRing.com came into
existence following the end of Yahoo! Webring. Now, 5 years later, WebRing.com
is changing again. Moving from primarily a free service to primarily a paid
service, the system is undergoing massive change. Stay tuned.
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Ringlink
Activity --- While
Ringlink has not released a new version
since
Version 3.2
on 21.Feb.2005, the system seems to be getting a lot of activity. Many people
are discovering this great webring system and moving their webrings here. If you
don't know about Ringlink,
definitely check out this great webring system. I personally recommend
it.
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WoW
--- The World of Webrings features the World of Webrings discussion list. It offers a forum for both
webring owners (ringmasters) and webring members to discuss the latest hot topics about all webrings, including WebRing.com,
Ringlink
,
Alt-Webring, RingSurf, Bravenet and others. If you belong to any webring in any webring service, you should join this list.
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RingSurf
Passes 3 Year Anniversary --- It was 3 years ago, on 16.Aug.2003 when the WoW list list noted that RingSurf's domain name registration had changed.
Then the new owner came forward. A RingSurf Feature List was developed and debated. Then, on Thanksgiving day, 27.Nov.2003 the new owner posted on the WoW list that the new RingSurf is up! If you haven't checked it out lately, see what has happened in the last three years.
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Article About Webrings --- Check out this excellent Salon.com article about the history of Yahoo! and WebRing.com:
The Strange Saga of Yahoo and Webring
. For some, it will bring back memories. For others, it will explain the history.
Now, I wonder if they will update it to talk about the latest WebRing.com
changes.
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The Wazillion Navbars Project
Webring Sections and Subsections
The Webring Section is a large section of my website. I have divided it into four major "subsections".
- General Information
- The WebRing.com System
- Webrings I Own and Belong To
- The Wazillion Navbars Project
Each "subsection" has it's own special "logo".
As you travel in the various subsections you will find, near the bottom of each page, links to pages within that subsection and also links to the other subsections. To go to any subsection, just click on the "logo" or on the text link for that subsection.
Webrings: General Information
This subsection includes general information about webrings. Webrings can be hosted by a variety of different services. This section deals with the overall concepts and issues, not with any one particular "brand" of webring.
It includes my Webring FAQ, links to articles about webrings, and general help information. Click here or on the graphic.
The WebRing.com System
This subsection includes specific information about the WebRing.com system.
While not the only webring system on the net, it is the best known and the most used. I own many webrings in this system and belong to many webrings in this system. (I also own and belong to many webrings in other systems as well.) Click here or on the graphic.
Webrings I Own and Belong To
This subsection shows all the webrings I own and links to all the webrings to which I belong. This includes webrings in Ringlink, RingSurf, Bravenet and the WebRing.com system as well.
If you are looking to join one of my webrings, this is a good place to start. If you wonder about the webrings I belong to, this is the place to go. Click here or on the graphic.
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