| Subject: WebRing Is Integrating with
Yahoo! We've been busy making changes to the WebRing system, and we
want to tell you all about it!
Big News The current status report on the WebRing homepage
(http://www.webring.org/status.html) mentions we are making changes
and improvements to the system as we integrate with Yahoo!. As many of
you have been through a transition like this before, we wanted to tell
you about the changes before they happen, keep our lines of
communication open and give you some pointers in advance to make the
move simple, fast and easy.
The First Step: Get your Y! ID Get a Yahoo! ID and password now for
free access to Yahoo!WebRing and all other personalized Yahoo!
services. As with all other Yahoo! personal services, you'll need to
sign up for a Yahoo! ID.
For WebRing RingMasters and Members, the Y! ID will allow you to
associate your rings and sites in the new system, and access all the
great communication tools, service and products that Yahoo! offers. We
encourage you to sign up now for your Yahoo! ID and get ready for the
all the exciting things to come.
New WebRing Features For a long time WebRing RingMasters and
Members have shared ideas and input with the WebRing staff. We have
incorporated many of your ideas into the new system. One of the most
exciting, and most requested, new features is the server side
navigation bar. Rings are often broken, or dysfunctional, if the
navigation HTML fragment is incorrect. We've worked out a system that
allows the navigation bar to be customizable yet is served from the
WebRing servers, minimizing complicated instructions and easy-to-make
mistakes.
Ownership of Content We have been asked if the integration of
WebRing into Yahoo! will affect the ownership of the content on
members' pages. We would like to assure you that it will not.
Don't Worry, Be Happy! The existing WebRing links and navigation
will continue to function for a period of time after the transition.
We encourage RingMasters to migrate to the new system and communicate
with Ring Members about the move. The WebRing community will receive
notification of the transition, complete with instructions on where to
go and what to do. We just want you to know it's coming and stay
tuned....
We always appreciate your feedback and your active participation in
WebRing.
The WebRing Team
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