Rather dead, eh?

DragonsLover · March 28, 2007, 04:31:30 AM

I did it! I even included the forums! Just delete them if you disagree.

Mr. K · March 28, 2007, 10:25:13 AM

Somebody did. They removed them with the comment "removed linkspam".

DragonsLover · March 28, 2007, 07:02:09 PM

Probably because I'm not a member of Wikipedia. :sad:

I included these links as a "guest".

Liebatron · April 05, 2007, 08:37:02 PM

Wikipedia is pretty picky about what they have on theor entries. For some things, they're happy that anyone even put in an entry, but for more comonly known things, you have to be extremely elaborate in your explanation.

"Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit!*

_{*With advanced programming skills, moving diagrams and a Phd in the field.}" :tongue:

BTW:I've been gone forever due to excessive school stuff

DragonsLover · April 10, 2007, 05:47:57 AM

Hello??? Is this forum still alive?

ccexplore · April 10, 2007, 09:42:43 AM

Quote from: dumb lem on April 05, 2007, 08:37:02 PMWikipedia is pretty picky about what they have on theor entries. For some things, they're happy that anyone even put in an entry, but for more comonly known things, you have to be extremely elaborate in your explanation.

I think it really depends on who else is watching the entry at the time and what their attitude is regarding what a "good" article is. Some people in Wikipedia still holds to the notion (which frankly I think is a little delusional given the nature of Wikipedia) that it's trying to be a "real" encyclopedia, and so to them, articles should be informational and not trying to do everything like a fansite might.

From observations, current trend in Wikipedia tends to be wary of links to forums and blogs--many game forums tend to be either social (ie. mostly off-topic stuff) or Q&A (ie. help I can't solve this level), and blogs are often biased and opiniated. Thus in that line of thinking, neither are particularly "informational enough" to warrant a link from Wikipedia. No big loss really, given how dead this forum has been currently.

I do think that once covox's Lemmings wiki is in better shape, it'd be justified to add a link to it in Wikipedia.

Timballisto · April 27, 2007, 09:05:35 PM

Woooo. I'm here.

Mr. K · April 28, 2007, 12:37:37 AM

Yay!

We seem to be in an activity upswing, so join in on the fun.

Chmera · April 28, 2007, 04:13:34 PM

Yay. Happy funtimes.

Timballisto · April 29, 2007, 08:45:20 PM

Okay

Chmera · May 11, 2007, 06:42:45 PM

...It's died again. $:-\$

Timballisto · May 11, 2007, 08:42:41 PM

But I'm still here...so I come and it dies? grr...

Mr. K · May 11, 2007, 10:56:36 PM

It's not really that dead, is it?

I think we really need to find exposure though. Several places are, IIRC, still linking to the Lemmingswelt boards or even the ancient *gasp* LUDB.

=/

Chmera · May 12, 2007, 01:53:13 PM

Indeed. That ain't good.

EDIT: Methinks we should give the dude who runs LU a kick.
EDIT2: Kick administered.

The Lemmings Encyclopedia · May 30, 2007, 09:33:44 AM

Hello all.

I'm the author of "The Lemmings Solution" and read here and there that people think the site is dead sometimes.

Here's an explanation:

- I host the site on wanadoo.nl (now orange.nl)
- It's a free host
- The host has a downloadlimit
- Regularly the downloadlimit will be reached, hence there are a lot of images and people just like to watch them (I know I do

)

Well, If the site just redirects you to wanadoo.nl / orange.nl, just wait until midnight CET as that's the moment the counter is reset I think.

PS I added a link to this forum to increase publicity.