How does one create a ping list?

8-16-2010

[goodwithagun]

Sorry about the vanity! I would like to create a healthy and natural living ping list. How does one do this? Is there a way to save the list of people who want on it and then just transfer the names to the post? Thanks!

[Man50D]

Save the list of Freepers names you want to ping somewhere(Word document, notepad etc...)on your hardrive. Then copy the list to the “TO” window when posting a thread or reply.

[gunnyg]

Good post—I, too, have wondered ‘bout dat!

[Gadsden1st]

Just put Moose or Cheese in your post and it will pick up all the pings you need.

[chipper dave]

Save them in your FR Account-Profile section to copy and paste when you need them.

[sodpoodle]

I keep a Ping list on my Home Page.

(you other guys can help out here;)

[magslinger]

Definitely keep a list on your hard drive. Put a copy of the ping you wish to send in the same place, that way you can just cut and paste even a complex ping.

Decide on a unique keyword and add it to all threads you ping to. That way you archive all of your pings.

Post the ping on articles of interest and anyone interested will contact you.

[bcsco]

I handle my ping list in Notepad. The list of people are kept in one section, names separated by semi-colons. The actual list I develop daily (what shows in the above link), including graphics, are kept separately below that area. I then copy/paste each section into the appropriate area in the response panel.

To do this you need some familiarity with HTML code. The use of...

< p > For paragraph

< br > For line break

< a href="[Link]" >[Descriptive Name]< /a >

...are all used in setting up the daily ping. NOTE: The spaces you see before/after any "<" or ">" should not be there. For instance, in < p > there should be no spaces. I've added them so the code would show up in this paragraph.

Be sure to save your Notepad document with a descriptive name. Then it can be used any time you want. Also, I save the list of people I ping in a separate Excel file as well, each name being given it's own row. This way I have backup of my ping list, and I can use the numbered rows to easily determine how many I have on my list.

[magslinger]

Aargh!

cut=copy

Please don't do it the way I said it.

[magslinger]

I periodically FReepmail myself my updated ping list. That way I have a recent list NOT on my computer.

[deport]

Save it here and you'll have it and others can get to it also:

Ping List

[Mr. K]

first, make sure you are logged in

[Larry Lucido]

Same way I do the Seinfeld list.

You tell people “You must name names! We need a name! Give us a name!”

Then, you put them on your “List.”

And, voila!

[gunnyg]

“first, make sure you are logged in”
****************

logged in...???

[Larry Lucido]

I’d like to know who keeps the unnatural and dangerous-but-fun living ping list.

[magslinger]

Please add me to your unnatural and dangerous-but-fun living ping list.

[earlJam]

Or....

Decide why you want the ping list, yada, yada, yada and you’re in business.

[magslinger]

That is the best way to start a ping list. Get someone else to start it.

[Cagey]

Is Ned Isakoff on your ping list?

[Roos_Girl]

I’d like to be on your pinglist, once you get it figured out. ;)