> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Monty > Scroggins > Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 3:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] Selection of whois destination (betterwhois > vs. whois.sc) > > > > heehee.. I think you missed the sarcasm of phil-dqsds' post... The > person recommending the change to the whois search has a > motive in spawning > interest in the whois.sc site.
With some reason, for whois.sc is a pretty good, free service. Contrarily (does that word only exist in english ?) to phil-dqsd, I think it's OK that a site owner recommends his site to dqsd, if the service provided through the site is useful and hence the dev team finds it relevant to include it in the next build (eg Lincoln Jackson, from Lycos, who provided us some 9 months ago with "ly"). On the other hand, I do not think that it's OK to change the whois search to have it use whois.sc. Actually, I don't think that it's OK to name any search "whois" at all, for this word can be considered a common word these days, and you all know the search naming guidelines... So I intend to rename "whois" it some other name soon (say, "bwh"), unless somebody proves me I'm wrong. MLL P.S.: Shawn, you spend too much of your sleeping time improving DQSD. ;) > Phil was just having some > fun with it... > > Monty > > > > > >> ...We could then send out bulk e-mails... > > > > Are you serious? > > > > Bulk email is probably the most irresponsible thing the web has to > > offer, and it could only damage DQSD's reputation. > > > > > > When I see a website that I value or like the way searches > function or > > what the search capabilities offer I either write a search for DQSD > > (most often) or I make an effort to contact the webmaster directly, > > individually, and provide information about how to create a > search for > > DQSD to make their site more useable and gain the exposure to all of > > the DQSD users. I recently carried on a discussion with the > owners of > > www.RegExLib.com which went close to these lines, where I convinced > > them to make their site more DQSD friendly. > > > > Chances are the webmaster simply doesn't know what DQSD is or how to > > make their forms more DQSD-friendly, or that even with 'support' for > > DQSD that the user will STILL visit their site - and they will NOT > > lose whatever advertising revenue they would otherwise have gained. > > This last point is the one that has changed more minds than any > > others. Be sure to explain to them that the results will > STILL be seen > > on their site, not through any tool locally that would > strip out their > > advertising, so their ad revenue will not decrease, but their > > immediate potential audience *will* grow to all users of > DQSD. I have > > no idea how many people this is, but imagine it could sway most > > webmasters. > > > > Regards, > > > > Shawn K. Hall > > http://ReliableAnswers.com/ > > > > -- > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email sponsored by: Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo The Event For Linux Datacenter Solutions & Strategies in The Enterprise Linux in the Boardroom; in the Front Office; & in the Server Room http://www.enterpriselinuxforum.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe visit: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by OSDN developer relations Here's your chance to show off your extensive product knowledge We want to know what you know. Tell us and you have a chance to win $100 http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?HRPT1X3RYQNC5V4MLNSV3E54 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe visit: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id†01
