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Because Webring Is Broken Webring
Welcome to James S. Huggins' Refrigerator Door
Welcome to my website.
This is a webring welcome page. I created this welcome page when I joined this webring to provide a special guide to my site for webring hoppers.
See the bottom of this page for an overview of how webring welcome pages work.
I hope that you enjoy your visit here. Feel free to sign my guestbook if you'd like to leave me a message or email me if you would prefer.
Comments for the
Because Webring Is Broken Webring
On "The Tuesday", 05.Sep.2000, Yahoo! "assimilated" Webring. On that day the Original WebRing died and the new Yahoo! WebRing was born.
In the weeks and months that followed, many of us worked to point out the many problems of the new approach, and to offer our suggested improvements. Much of this conversation was somewhat animated and the disagreements somewhat vocal.
This webring exists to protest the problems and to express our disagreements and disappointments.
This webring is not a Yahoo! WebRing. Rather, it is a webring hosted on an alternative service like RingSurf, Ringlink, Bravenet or others. (For more information on these alternative services, see my Wazillion Navbars Project.)
One of the many Yahoo! IDs I "own" is Because_Webring_Is_Broken. I adopted it in the month following "The Tuesday" (the integration of Yahoo! and Webring on 05.Sep.2000).
In one of the Yahoo! discussion clubs, WebringNews, we were examining all of the problems related to the integration. In a fit of frustration with newcomers who weren't reading all the prior posts about problems, I adopted this new ID. When it was suggested that we create a webring for it, I most willingly offered to "share" the name. And a webring was born.
This is also the very first Webring I ever joined that is not an Original WebRing system or Yahoo! WebRing system webring. Rather, it is a RingSurf webring. Again the terminology changes.
After you check out these particular topics, you might like to explore the rest of my site (and get to know me better). I recommend that you start with my "Home" Page. From there the "Front Door" will provide some highlights of the site, information on my navigation scheme and a bevy of graphics for the organizations I
belong to and support. Then "Stuff About Me" will provide more info about me than you could possibly want. (I've included all these links in the link list below.)
From there, I'd suggest just exploring the various parts of the site as suits your interests.
Pages for the
Because Webring Is Broken Webring
 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.
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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.)
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Home Page:
Interested in the rest of my site? I suggest you start here.
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Front Door:
This page highlights new pages of my site as well as some pages I wish to "feature".
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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.
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All About Snippets, My Free Ezine:
This page tells about my free ezine (newsletter), where it came from, how to subscribe . . . the whole banana.
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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.
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Webring FAQ:
What is a webring? Is it webring (one word) or web ring (two words)? Is it webring (no caps), Webring (initial cap) or WebRing (double caps)? How many webring systems are there? How
do webrings work? Why would someone want to join a webring? How does someone join
a webring? How does someone create a webring?
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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.
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Stop Pop-Up Windows, Ads & Cookies:
I used to endorse and promote this tool:
AdSubtract. Now, however, they have released
AdSubtract Version 3.0 which actually
removed features from the prior version. I cannot recommend this tool any more
(unless you can get the prior version,
AdSubtract Version 2.55). And I'm not the only one. See this page of reviews
of
AdSubtract Pro Version 3.0. When it worked before, it let you stop those annoying pop-up windows. It also blocked advertisements on the pages, blocked privacy invading cookies and speeded up page loads. All blocking
was optional and you could make exceptions for individual sites. I received no money from this product; I endorsed it because it
was
just that good. Too bad they messed it up.
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Because Webring Is Broken Webring Controls
RingSurf
Quick Overview of This Webring Welcome Page
- The links on this page launch new windows and keep this window intact to make it easiest to explore my site and then return to this webring.
- If you close this window, click the "Webrings" button on any page. You will go to the webrings section on my site. From there you can return to this webring welcome page. You can also go to the
webring welcome page for any webring on my site.
- The site links on this page are just a select few, from the hundreds on this site, that might be of particular interest to visitors from this webring. For a complete look at my site, start with the Home Page.
- Find out more about webring welcome page
s by clicking on this link. It will tell you why visitors suggested I use them and how they help both you, the visitor,
and the entire webring movement.
It is my personal hope that you enjoy your visit here. If there is anything I can do to improve your experience, please let me know.
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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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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.
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.
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