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So you want to start a new webring eh? Well, lucky for you it's extremely easy to do. Just read on to find out what you need to do to get started...
What do I need to be able to start a ring?
Here are some requirements to be able to start your own webring:
- A topic for a webring.
- Some basic knowledge of HTML. (You'll have to make an html fragment that your members can copy onto their pages)
- A "homepage" for your ring. You'll have to set up a ring "homepage" with instructions on how to join your ring, requirements for joining, etc. If you don't already have
webspace, you can get a free webpage at several different places. (Angelfire, Geocities, etc.)
- After your ring is set up, you will have to invite sites to join your ring, then you will approve or deny the sites according to your requirements.
- Lastly, you'll need time to manage your ring- The quality of your webring will depend on how well you manage it. (Deleting sites that don't exist, inviting new sites, etc.)
What can my topic be about?
Your topic can be about anything you want! As long as there are sites on the internet about your topic, you can join them together in a webring! Your topic can be anything
from "Celebrity Sites" to "The Beatles" to "The Beatles Lyrics". Point being, is that you can make your topic as broad or as detailed as you want.
Webrings not permitted on CrickRock:
Your webring must not promote, link directly to, or contain any of the following content:
- Indecent or pornographic material
- Software pirating or any site that violates third-party intellectual property rights
- MP3 files/sites that do not have the legal right to distribute MP3 files
- Hacking/phreaking or any other site invading the rights of computer users
- Any illegal activity
- Any subject matter inconsistent with CrickRock's policies, determined by our sole discretion
Any webrings that are created containing the above restrictions will be removed from the system immediately!
What options can I use to navigate my ring?
We support the following navigation links, you can use whatever you like:
- Next Site
- Previous Site
- Random Site
- Next 5 Sites
- Previous 5 Sites
- List All Sites
- Ring Homepage
- Ring Statistics
- Search Ring
What can I customize on my ring?
One of the things that we had in mind when CrickRock was created, was to give more power to the ringmasters. Here's what you can customize:
- Your ring homepage. You can design it however you like. Since it's your webpage, you can do whatever you like with it!
- Your ring's navigation fragment. (The code that your members will have on their sites) It can be as big or small as you want, it can included images, text, whatever you want!
- Your ring's logo. Your logo is shown on the list page, stats page, search page, and the previous 5 and next 5 links. It can be whatever you want.
- The colors for your ring. You can customize the colors in Ring Admin, and other things.
- The emails sent to your members.
- The page seen after submitting a new site to your ring.
- The language used for your ring. CrickRock can use any of 9 languages. (German, English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese)
Okay, I'm Ready To Start A CrickRock Ring!
!!!The Ringmasters Tasklist is a very handy tool to check off what you need to do to get your new ring going!
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