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Bring Back Webrings

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Re: Bring Back Webrings

#2

Post by estambar »

This webring isn't so much a ring as a wire, as one of the websites doesn't have the footer. This was always the problem with webrings in the first place - one broken link in the chain ruins it for everyone.

Just like token ring based LANs

Re: Bring Back Webrings

#3

Post by gerikson »

estambar wrote: post #2

This webring isn't so much a ring as a wire, as one of the websites doesn't have the footer. This was always the problem with webrings in the first place - one broken link in the chain ruins it for everyone. Just like token ring based LANs

Just rebrand them as WebDAGs.

Re: Bring Back Webrings

#4

Post by bsuvc »

estambar wrote: post #2

This webring isn't so much a ring as a wire, as one of the websites doesn't have the footer. This was always the problem with webrings in the first place - one broken link in the chain ruins it for everyone. Just like token ring based LANs

It should be possible to periodicallt crawl the ring participants and exclude them if they don't have the footer, right?

Re: Bring Back Webrings

#5

Post by estambar »

gerikson wrote: post #3
estambar wrote: post #2

This webring isn't so much a ring as a wire, as one of the websites doesn't have the footer. This was always the problem with webrings in the first place - one broken link in the chain ruins it for everyone. Just like token ring based LANs

Just rebrand them as WebDAGs.

I kind of like this idea, but then instead of just left and right arrows I want to be able to travel in a multi-dimensional space :)

Re: Bring Back Webrings

#7

Post by brnt »

gerikson wrote: post #3
estambar wrote: post #2

This webring isn't so much a ring as a wire, as one of the websites doesn't have the footer. This was always the problem with webrings in the first place - one broken link in the chain ruins it for everyone. Just like token ring based LANs

Just rebrand them as WebDAGs.

Last I checked, rings were usually cyclic.

Re: Bring Back Webrings

#9

Post by appplication »

estambar wrote: post #5
gerikson wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just rebrand them as WebDAGs.

I kind of like this idea, but then instead of just left and right arrows I want to be able to travel in a multi-dimensional space :)

This could be pretty basic browser extension. A little banner at the top or bottom: “websites like this one”
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