E xpanding U nidirectional R ing O f Pa ges

EUROPa is a different way to connect up and explore the World-Wide Web. It was started at Imperial College, London, UK on 1994-12-22 by Denis Howe <dbh@doc.ic.ac.uk> just to see how far it would spread. Problems or comments should be sent to Denis and the owner of the relevant page (if any). See below for how to join in.

Click Here for the Next EUROPa page
(NB: for consistency with other EUROPa pages, this link does not open a new window.)

Home Page: Interested in the rest of my site? I suggest you start here. ««»»

Front Door: This page highlights new pages of my site as well as some pages I wish to "feature". ««»»

Stuff About Me: This section is the blatant, self-promotion section. It contains my biography and resume as well as information on my future speaking schedule and previous speaking engagements. It also contains complete contact information for me. ««»»

All About Snippets, My Free Ezine: This page tells about my free ezine (newsletter), where it came from, how to subscribe . . . the whole banana. ««»»

Site Map: Tips on navigating the site, explanations of the red arrows in front of the links, a discussion of the overall site structure, brief principles on the use of animation and some great humorous gifs.  ««»»

How to Join In

To join in you need to be able to create your own Web page. Here's what to do:

1. Invent a new URL to use for your own EUROPa page, something like "http://my.host.net/europa.html".
    
2. Take a copy of the HTML source of this page using your browser's "View Source" or "Save as HTML" function.
   (If you would prefer, you might skip through the "Next EUROPa Page" link above to find a simpler page to copy and manipulate.)
    
3. Replace all the "Owner of this page" names, email addresses, etc.
   (If you skip through the the "Next EUROPa Page" link above to find a simpler page to copy and manipulate, this will be easier. If you use this page, you will need to remove all the graphics and navigation information at the top, left and bottom as well.)
    
4. Put something interesting in the "Other links" section.
    
5. Install the page on your Web server with the URL you gave.
    
6. E-mail the new URL to me, the owner of this page (below).
    
7. I will send back my latest "Next EUROPa page" link if it has changed since you took your copy.
    
8. Update the "Next page"" link in your page if necessary.
    
9. Wait until you receive the URL of another new EUROPa page.
    
10. Check the new page is OK.
     
11. Send the owner of the new page your latest "Next page" link if necessary (and keep a note of it for yourself).
     
12. Update the "Next page" link on your page to point to the new URL you received.

It is important to follow these instructions in the order given to ensure that the ring remains a ring. You may join the ring at any point but you may only join once. To this end, you should check that any URL you receive is not already in the ring by following the links back round to your own page. You should keep a private note of old "Next pages" in case your current one dies, leaving a break in the ring.

Owner of This Page

James S. Huggins (Webring-Member-7-FIXME@JamesSHuggins.com)

Added to the Ring By

Denis Howe <dbh@doc.ic.ac.uk> on 14 Aug 2000 at 23:29 GMT.

New Windows

The links on this page open new windows to facilitate surfing across my site while keeping the EUROPa page open to permit you go continue on through the EUROPa system.

Also, while my site normally opens a new window for all offsite links, it does not do so for the "Next EUROPa Site" link on this page to be consistent with other EUROPa pages.

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.

The Wazillion Navbars Project

This subsection is a historical section about the Yahoo! WebRing system. It was begun during the early days of problems with the Yahoo! WebRing system in September 2000.

It ended when the Yahoo! WebRing system spun off into the independent WebRing.com system in October 2001. I maintain it for the historical record. 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.