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)
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