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[carlgundel]

Just a heads up to those wishing to help promote Run BASIC. A very popular and busy message forum exists at www.webdeveloper.com/forum/index.php

I'm providing this not because I want anyone to go and SPAM their forum with ads about Run BASIC. I do think that the right kind of helpful sharing or announcements about what and how you're doing with Run BASIC can draw the right kind of people to take a look at RB and our community here.

So, how do members of the community feel about this? I'm eager to know.

Thanks,

-Carl

[Jerry Muelver]

Most users ever online was 2,228, 11-02-2006 at 08:39 AM.
848 Current Active Users....
Threads: 166,288, Posts: 835,863, Members: 95,837

It's going to take me a couple of days to get through the posts, to develop a feel for the group's focus and intensity....

Certainly not the place to ask basic HTML and CSS questions!

[carlgundel]

jerrymuelver said:

Most users ever online was 2,228, 11-02-2006 at 08:39 AM.
848 Current Active Users....
Threads: 166,288, Posts: 835,863, Members: 95,837

It's going to take me a couple of days to get through the posts, to develop a feel for the group's focus and intensity....

Certainly not the place to ask basic HTML and CSS questions!

I was trying to think of a way I can personally participate. From my own experience I have to be very careful how I present myself or I'll get flamed, or banned, or both.

Probably I should consider asking for help there the next time I have an interesting RD related web development question.

-Carl

[Jerry Muelver]

I'll hang around, and look for a problem for which RB is a solution to consider. In the meantime, I've already picked up a couple of good tips on spam-protecting form-mails. ;D

[turbov21]

Oooh. That looks interesting. I signed up, and will try to hang out there and mention RB.

[Jerry Muelver]

Be relevant, though. The TOS has a long list of Don'ts -- no email addy, no real name, no links, no URLs, etc. For instance, someone referenced the nms project on Sourceforge by saying, "I'd use the nms formmail from sourceforge for that." No link, no URL....

[carlgundel]

jerrymuelver said:

Be relevant, though. The TOS has a long list of Don'ts -- no email addy, no real name, no links, no URLs, etc. For instance, someone referenced the nms project on Sourceforge by saying, "I'd use the nms formmail from sourceforge for that." No link, no URL....

I didn't see any such list of rules. Do you have a link to them?

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[Jerry Muelver]

Yeah, that was it, I'm sure. My mind gets swamped when I see too many "DO NOT" rules. My wife calls those "Dead Man rules". Even a dead man can follow them. Give me something with live alternatives to it.

I'm just saying, "tread lightly". Effective communication is the eliciting of a desired response. It helps to be lovable. I oughta know!

[mackrackit]

jerrymuelver said:

I'll hang around, and look for a problem for which RB is a solution to consider. In the meantime, I've already picked up a couple of good tips on spam-protecting form-mails. ;D

Jerry,
Hers is one for RB. I have not played with the password protection in RB or as a file server, so I can not reply.
www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171725

[Janet]

Portion of the confirmation email I received from Webdeveloper.com post registration

Some important warnings, DO NOT post advertisements, DO NOT post your REAL NAME or EMAIL, and DO NOT post ANYTHING to the forum that you do not want search engines to find, and DO NOT post CONTACT INFO of any kind. Thank you

Seems Jerry truly did 'see' these rules.

[carlgundel]

janet said:

Portion of the confirmation email I received from Webdeveloper.com post registration

Some important warnings, DO NOT post advertisements, DO NOT post your REAL NAME or EMAIL, and DO NOT post ANYTHING to the forum that you do not want search engines to find, and DO NOT post CONTACT INFO of any kind. Thank you

Seems Jerry truly did 'see' these rules.

Does it say no links or URLs? That would be a very crippled forum if it does.

-Carl

[Janet]

carlgundel said:

Does it say no links or URLs? That would be a very crippled forum if it does.

-Carl

Couldn't find anything that prohibited the use of links. Did find a very stern warning regarding 'advertising' and url's.
www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91359
On the whole, I think the current course: read, study, participate, and recommend RB if and when appropriate, but never, never spam, would seem to fit the TOS intentions nicely.