Forum Moderators: open
Wow :)
(PS! No it's not the Vista commercial...;)
Btw, just to get things into proportions I this is the FIRST time I use another username than my default one ever in my life since I'm expecting to discuss stuff here that I'd not like some others to get to see that I've discussed...
PS2!
Is there some sort of netiquette for ths site...?
I mean what to write and what not to write...?
I notice NOBODY publicly announce their websites here for one...
Can I discuss 100% openly my opinions here without fearing G or anybody else will be able to monitor them and use it as data to "hurt" me or something...?
Am I 100% sure of that my email addresse will never be exposed for the "wrong guys" (ref; G etc... ;)
Looking forward to learn ALOT from these forums...
WebmasterWorld Newbie :)
.t
[edited by: encyclo at 8:50 pm (utc) on Mar. 9, 2007]
[edit reason] fixed the formatting ;) [/edit]
(blush... ;)
.t
[edited by: encyclo at 9:00 pm (utc) on Mar. 9, 2007]
[edit reason] formatting [/edit]
I was going to point you to the Community Center for your answers, but I see that you are now already there :)
Check out the first thread in this forum for most of your questions. Hawkgirl has put together a good list of things that will help you.
Cheers.
I joined the site a couple of years ago, got a few answers, then moved on.
About six months ago, I came back, and this site saved my butt on several occasions.
I have since forked up the $150 a year to be a "WebmasterWorld Supporter" (Not the same as an "Athletic Supporter";).) It is not at all necessary, but I feel it is worth it to support them.
What really, REALLY impresses me about this site is the "nice factor™." I have been on online forums since the antediluvian days of the UseNet, and I have never encountered such generosity of spirit, even when participating in forums for spiritual and support communities.
I like the way that the biggest egos on the planet, coupled with some of the most competitive industries, come together to compete in helping each other out. When someone posts a question, it's like the experts are clambering all over each other to answer the question.
I keep my (very, VERY sharp) e-Katana sheathed on this forum.
Simply amazing, and I doff my chapeau to Mr. Tabke.
As grandpa above has mentioned, you can find more information from this link:
You can also consult our terms of service [webmasterworld.com]. As you mentioned, we don't allow any references to personal sites, as with the number of marketers here the self-promotion problem would be overwhelming. :)
to add, there is a charter for every forum as well that extends the TOS
also if you can't decide whether you should post something or not you could consult the moderator of the forum in question or an admin and we would be happy to help.
I think it all comes down to the "anonymous" thingie... ;)
I think I'll NEVER publicly announce "who I am in the REAL world" here :)
I guess it's easier to be "off guarde" when you're anonymous!
I have spent about 10 hours here now and I assume I'll spend at least another 5 hours just "sucking it in" before moving onto further SEO my site!
I will probably pay to become a supporter soon!
I think it all comes down to the "anonymous" thingie... ;)
I think I'll NEVER publicly announce "who I am in the REAL world" here :)
I guess it's easier to be "off guarde" when you're anonymous!
Actually, I look at it a bit differently. I think anonymity has been a bit more of a curse than a blessing. The "anonymity factor" has allowed normally meek geeks to become snarling Klingon berserkers.
It removes the "flow control" regulator, where you are constantly judging the impact of your words by the expression/body language of your conversation partner (i.e. "Is he gonna haul off and whup me upside the head iff'n I say that?").
It also gives the illusion of anonymity. True anonymity is something you need to work at quite hard, and often involves some kind of illegality.
I like to consider myself accountable to my words and actions, so I have my home site in my profile, and I remember that I may need to hire/ask for a job from people in this forum at some time in the future. Also, this forum is heavily spidered, so what you say here is going down on your permanent record.
Welcome aboard.
You might be true on this, however what I've found, especially in the earlier "USENET days" was that everybody was so absurdily interested in "getting fame" for their NICK (which they didn't want to hide AT ALL, and often they had some signature leading to either their book or consultance company) that they started long debates on some stupid subject and started harassing people for typos, top posting etc...
It's kind of like the thesis of "if you stand on top of somebodys head you're gonna appear to be taller"... ;)
Or "everybody builds their own selfconfidence at the costs of some other guys selfconfident" etc...
Finally it became so much a war to proofe ones arguments that the poor guys with less than 9K of USENET posting experience. would just be forced to give up since the "rules" was just too hard to handle...
It's very refreshing to "talk with equals anonymously" without having to re-check fifty times if "this is political correct", "free for typos" etc because "everybody out there know who you are" and you want to "maintain your image"... ;)
And this is especially true for a non-native English Speaker...
I would probably never give away the URL to any of my pages in here... ;)
It's really great to not have to worry about ones "image" or "status"... ;)
In fact just for posting in something that's not the USENET I would probably loose a LOT of ranking in some of the neighbourhoods I "belong to"...
About your website...
Nice colors though :)
I liked the onMouseOver effects, it's not often I can say that... :)
And WOW can you do Fantasy Paintings! :)
(Go see them for all that haven't seen them already...!)
About your website...
Nice colors though :)!
Thanks. I wanted to get away from the usual blues and grays, and add some Earth tones. I also chose a sandstone texture and the appearance of weathered stone to offset the tech.
I liked the onMouseOver effects, it's not often I can say that... :)!
All done with CSS. I don't use JS in any the nav. The downside is that the first page load can take a while. If I were doing a customer site, I might resort to JavaScript rollovers with CSS backup.
And WOW can you do Fantasy Paintings! :)!
Thanks! It's been awhile though. At one time, I actually wanted to make my living doing it, but realized even a mediocre programmer made a better living that even a fairly well-known commercial illustrator, and threw art under the bus for crass commercialism.
Web design is now a sort of reawakening of my art. It's only a hobby for me.
