Posted on 03/20/2009 7:29:40 PM PDT by super7man
Can somebody explain how Ping Lists work?
Is it just a distribution list that I have resident on my computer or is it on FR?
How do I create one?
I looked for a tutorial on FR but could find anything.
Thanks.
It’s just a list of screennames separated by semicolons. Some people keep them on their FR profile page, which I’m sure others store them locally.
This posting is like using a ping list of which you and I are members.
In starting one, please do not add people who didn’t ask to be on.
My pings only work well if I have a good breakfast first.
They are completely nonfunctional during the Winter though.
Very simple, keep a list of FR screen names with a common interest, on your FR homepage, or on your computer. Screen names separated by semicolons. Copy and paste in the “To:” field of your reply.
There is etiquette to observe, too. Add people who request to be included, don’t just gather names and add them without permission. Immediately remove those who request it.
That’s all there is to it.
Are you kidding? You have been here since 2006, posted a whole lot and you don’t know?
DITTO.
Didn’t you make your fortune by charging a fee for non ping list authorizations?
There are plenty of oldtimers who ping people to their own thread.
I guess they’re confusing it with a bump.
Ok, where is super7man if he was so interested?
I ping people to some threads I post but very specific threads. There are 117 people on the list and every single one of them asked to be on it.
Each time I ping them I add:
“If anyone wants on or off this ping list, please let me know.”
Ok, where is super7man if he was so interested?
Whoops. That shows how much I know, sorry for duplicate.
I’m on several involuntary ping lists, just out of curiosity. One guy started spamming my FReepmail with totally unrelated, outside links, so I ditched that one. Another started getting testy that I wasn’t posting to the pinged thread, so I ditched that one, too. That leaves two involuntary ones.
Ping!
(LOL)
What’s your subject, super7man?
A ping list needs a subject.
Well, everything was working fine until now.
I did not need a ping list.
Sort of like the kid that never talked until his parents tried to feed him oatmeal.
Just as I suspected might happen. ;o)
I’m here. Thanks to all for the input.
Thanks to everyone for the info.
If I wanted people to ping me if they posted a certain type of story, how would I do that?
I am trying to create a way of finding good news postings.
My wife refers to them as Fluffy Bunny stories.
Yes, actually I was.
I can see you’ve been around.
The subject would be Fluffy Bunny stories.
Basically, good news or warm hearted stories that get posted.
For some reason I am getting a message that my posts are going for review. Never seen that before.
Anyway.
My subject would be Fluffy Bunny posts. Basically good news or heart warming stories.
I’ve been around for a while myself and never really got into the ping thing either. Some of us are mainly read-and-respond freepers.
If you ping me, I’ll sue you.
All right.
Any doggie or kitty ping would be a good place to start.
Joe 6-pack has one.
I enjoy watching fluffy bunny threads turn into train wrecks. Put me on it.
This is not a ping list ping.
Are you keeping the oatmeal ping list? We need to talk!
What if the fluffy bunnies are ninjas who are involved in car chases?
When you ping your list add a line that says something like: "Please ping me to any Fluffy Bunny stories." Your pingees will 'ping' you whenever they see a good news story.
Please add me to your Fluffy Bunny ping list.
Myanmar: Rice, pigs and fluffy bunnies
20 Mar 2009 17:20:53 GMT
Oxfam’s Jane Beesley visits Myanmar (Burma) and encounters an astonishing spirit among communities rebuilding after Cyclone Nargis tore their lives and livelihoods apart less than a year ago.
A small pink fluffy bunny has been slapping me in the face. It’s neither an illusion nor a dream: three of us are sitting in the back of a taxi, and the passenger windows are covered in cartoon characters and fluffy toys. It is surreal, though, because we’re in the Ayeyarwady delta region of Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis wreaked devastation last May - leaving more than 130,000 people dead or missing, and affecting around 2.4 million people.
excerpt.
2. Set your beeber-like device to "stune."
3. Remøve all møøse frøm the vicinity øf yøur sister.
4. Take a shower.
5. Unnngh!
6. ...
Very good advice!
I had someone add me to their ping list simply because I responded on one of his threads. After requesting several times that he remove me, I finally had to threaten to report him to JimRob. Now I mostly avoid his threads. If I do respond, I add a warning that says: "My response on this thread is NOT a request to be added to your ping list. Any attempt to do so will be reported immediately to JimRob."
I wonder what snails dream about when they’re asleep?
2. Set your beeber-like device to "stune."
3. Remøve all møøse frøm the vicinity øf yøur sister.
4. Take a shower.
5. Unnngh!
6. ...Make sure that you are wearing socks that are not worn around the toe or heel.
UPDATED MASTER List of FReeper PING LISTS; Vol. VIII - SPRING Edition!
I was making sure he was series before telling him such a hugh secret.
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