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brisray
5mo ago
I thought webrings had died when things like Webring, Ringsurf, Ringo, Rail and others went offline years ago. But there is a new interest in them. I've listed all the ones I know of at https://brisray.com/web/webr
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brisray
9mo ago
Here are my sites: Ray's Miscellany - https://brisray.com/ - Everything I'm interested in HMS Gambia - https://hmsgambia.org/ - A history of the cruiser HMS Gambia Bristol Gunners - https:/&
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brisray
2y ago
Once the big providers disappeared webrings became harder to create. They are making a bit of a comeback and the largest management system is now onionring.js - https://garlic.garden/onionring/ , but there are loads of
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brisray
2y ago
Personal sites ARE getting more difficult to find, more than ever, but there's thousands of them around. It's why I upkeep a list of current webrings - https://brisray.com/web/webring-list.htm , a list of per
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brisray
2y ago
Webrings are making a little bit of a comeback. I've listed all the ones I know of on https://brisray.com/web/webring-list.htm
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brisray
2y ago
It was inevitable the web would be commercialized but there's plenty of people still creating their own personal websites - they're just a bit harder to find now. There are people around trying to make these sites a bit more finda
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brisray
2y ago
I don't think there are any of the new webring codes that are as comprehensive and functional as the older ones. Personally, I think there are better ways of implementing them than some of the ones on GitHub, but some of those such as
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brisray
3y ago
The trouble with the bookmarking idea is link rot. It takes some effort to keep the lists up-to-date. The new webrings are not doing too well because of this either. I know of around 190 of the "new" webrings and can only get arou
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3y ago
Everyone has made some good points about webrings and other methods of getting personal websites noticed. Webrings should have a place - they were great for bringing similarly themed sites together and were a way of finding smaller, persona