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"How To" Question
17NOV2006 | Cletus

Posted on 11/17/2006 1:42:10 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel

How do I...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS: pinglists
...establish a ping-list? Are there rules, internal protocols for storing addresses, etc.

Any help would be appreciated.

1 posted on 11/17/2006 1:42:11 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

No real rules. Best thing to do is to just keep a .txt file of FR names of people on your ping list separated by semi colons. When you find something you want to ping your list about, just copy and paste their entire list into the 'To' field of your reply post.


2 posted on 11/17/2006 1:44:06 PM PST by JamesP81 (Rights must be enforced; rights that you're not allowed to enforce are rights that you don't have.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Many people keep their ping lists on their profile pages. If you look at mine, you'll see two ping lists way down at the bottom, past the babies.

This is (first) so that the list is convenient and accessible, and (second) so that other can use the list if they wish.

As far as protocol, it's not unusual for ping lists to have a colorful graphic. (This is beyond my html skills, though :-). You add people to the list if they ask, and take them off if they ask to be removed.


3 posted on 11/17/2006 1:45:50 PM PST by Tax-chick (My remark was stupid, and I'm a slave of the patriarchy. So?)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

First, you need to freepmail me your social security number, date of birth, bank account numbers and credit card information.


4 posted on 11/17/2006 1:47:29 PM PST by LongElegantLegs (...a urethral syringe used to treat syphilis with mercury.)
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To: LongElegantLegs

You forgot to ask for the first born son.


5 posted on 11/17/2006 1:52:27 PM PST by GoLightly
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To: Tax-chick

Nice pictures on your profile page. You have beautiful children!


6 posted on 11/17/2006 1:52:32 PM PST by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
It's not a big deal. I maintain the Swedish Ping List, for example. Here's what I tell our SPL members (over 65 of them) if they want to notify the ping list:

1) Copy and paste into the "To:" slot the updated list of the SPL members (see bottom of this message).

2) Copy and paste into the body of your post this little Swedish flag .gif and ping message:

Ping to the Swedish Ping List.

3) Type SWEDEN in the Keywords section of that thread.

When I periodically get requests from people wanting to be added to the list, I just add their names and let the rest of the list know.

BTW, CDY, are you on the Lutheran Ping List?

8 posted on 11/17/2006 2:00:20 PM PST by Charles Henrickson (Swedish Ping List master)
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To: 80 Square Miles

Thank you very much!


9 posted on 11/17/2006 2:01:21 PM PST by Tax-chick (My remark was stupid, and I'm a slave of the patriarchy. So?)
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To: NOLAlady

I'm in Wisconsin, but it looks like you could go to this page and sign yourself up for notices: http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/profiles2?location=66;m=options-prompt


10 posted on 11/17/2006 2:14:36 PM PST by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

If it's a ping list on Rumsfeld or DoD, please include me.


11 posted on 11/17/2006 2:23:06 PM PST by baa39 (God bless America...quick!)
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To: GoLightly

The way I figure it, if he's dumb enough to comply, then I don't really want his offspring. ;-D


12 posted on 11/17/2006 3:10:00 PM PST by LongElegantLegs (...a urethral syringe used to treat syphilis with mercury.)
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