Geocities to close down ;( - Questions - Thread

Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Silver Eagle (sileagle@windstream.net) | Date: 2009-05-13 23:52:18 UTC

As one of the letterboxers affected by this, I have been weighing my options ever since I heard about this. I could find a new free web hosting site and copy all my clues over to it, but the same thing
might happen in the future and I would have to copy them again. Or, if I'm no longer around, the clues would just disappear and there would be many hundreds of my orphaned letterboxes out there. Therefore, I have decided that I will copy my clues to LBNA where they will (hopefully) last a long, long time. Since LBNA accepts HTML tags, I should be able to keep most of my clues the way they are, minus the pictures. It will be a lot of work, but I will only have to do it once. I probably will still create a new website for my letterboxing links, photos and other information, probably at Webs: http://www.webs.com/

I have a couple of questions of the webmasters though. What will happen to all the clues currently on Geocities owned by letterboxers no longer participating, and does LBNA have enough space to handle all the clues currently in Geocities? Not sure if it would be feasible to copy old clues to a new basement or something before the end of the year, and not sure how to identify non-participants, but it would be a shame to lose all those clues.

Thanks,
Silver Eagle

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Drew Family" wrote:
>
> Just spreading rumors here, but there are lots of good letterboxes
> placed on the free yahoo Geocities. These websites will go down later in
> the year. You can get some info at this link
> , please
> pass it on to anyone you know who is using Geocities for their letterbox
> clues. Jay in CT
>
>
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Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Ted Rice (rhys12@bluebottle.com) | Date: 2009-05-15 10:37:20 UTC-04:00

I plan to find another free site to move my stuff to, but I first have to
finish moving the two other websites I run off Geocities.

You can keep your stuff on Geocities if you want to upgrade to a paid site.

My blog: rhys02@blogspot.com

Our website: http://www.geocities.com/hfcac/index.html

Our church: http://mysite.verizon.net/hfcac/

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Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) | Date: 2009-05-15 19:01:44 UTC

Thanks, Silver Eagle, for trusting LbNA to host your clues. I'll email you off list too, but I'm sure we could accomodate your pictures as well as the text and html tags.

I agree it would be a shame to loose clues from inactive boxers on geocities the way we did on aol-hometown last year. Let me talk with Choi about this: it would be easy for him to list the clues currently on geocities. Maybe we could mount a national campaign to contact placers and/or adopt and repost clues onto letterboxing.org.

Anyone interested in getting involved in a project like that?

Jay in CT

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Silver Eagle" wrote:
>
> As one of the letterboxers affected by this, I have been weighing my options ever since I heard about this. I could find a new free web hosting site and copy all my clues over to it, but the same thing
> might happen in the future and I would have to copy them again. Or, if I'm no longer around, the clues would just disappear and there would be many hundreds of my orphaned letterboxes out there. Therefore, I have decided that I will copy my clues to LBNA where they will (hopefully) last a long, long time. Since LBNA accepts HTML tags, I should be able to keep most of my clues the way they are, minus the pictures. It will be a lot of work, but I will only have to do it once. I probably will still create a new website for my letterboxing links, photos and other information, probably at Webs: http://www.webs.com/
>
> I have a couple of questions of the webmasters though. What will happen to all the clues currently on Geocities owned by letterboxers no longer participating, and does LBNA have enough space to handle all the clues currently in Geocities? Not sure if it would be feasible to copy old clues to a new basement or something before the end of the year, and not sure how to identify non-participants, but it would be a shame to lose all those clues.
>
> Thanks,
> Silver Eagle

RE: [LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Debbie Kotlarek (kotlarek@wi.rr.com) | Date: 2009-05-15 14:18:27 UTC-05:00

I'd be interested in helping out.

Wisconsin Hiker

-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of Drew Family
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:02 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

Thanks, Silver Eagle, for trusting LbNA to host your clues. I'll email you
off list too, but I'm sure we could accomodate your pictures as well as the
text and html tags.

I agree it would be a shame to loose clues from inactive boxers on geocities
the way we did on aol-hometown last year. Let me talk with Choi about this:
it would be easy for him to list the clues currently on geocities. Maybe we
could mount a national campaign to contact placers and/or adopt and repost
clues onto letterboxing.org.

Anyone interested in getting involved in a project like that?

Jay in CT

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Silver Eagle" wrote:
>
> As one of the letterboxers affected by this, I have been weighing my
options ever since I heard about this. I could find a new free web hosting
site and copy all my clues over to it, but the same thing
> might happen in the future and I would have to copy them again. Or, if I'm
no longer around, the clues would just disappear and there would be many
hundreds of my orphaned letterboxes out there. Therefore, I have decided
that I will copy my clues to LBNA where they will (hopefully) last a long,
long time. Since LBNA accepts HTML tags, I should be able to keep most of my
clues the way they are, minus the pictures. It will be a lot of work, but I
will only have to do it once. I probably will still create a new website for
my letterboxing links, photos and other information, probably at Webs:
http://www.webs.com/
>
> I have a couple of questions of the webmasters though. What will happen to
all the clues currently on Geocities owned by letterboxers no longer
participating, and does LBNA have enough space to handle all the clues
currently in Geocities? Not sure if it would be feasible to copy old clues
to a new basement or something before the end of the year, and not sure how
to identify non-participants, but it would be a shame to lose all those
clues.
>
> Thanks,
> Silver Eagle

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[LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) | Date: 2009-05-15 19:31:03 UTC

Hey, thanks! We are going to call this the "Geocities Garage," a place to park letterbox clues for geocities users both active and inactive. I'll have more for everyone on the effort next week.

Some people may remember the work that went in to the Letterbox Basement lo' these many years ago.

Jay in CT

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Debbie Kotlarek" wrote:
>
> I'd be interested in helping out.
>
> Wisconsin Hiker

Re: [LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Mark Pepe (mjpepe1@comcast.net) | Date: 2009-05-15 19:37:04 UTC

I remember, Jay.
Your efforts are to be commended.
All of you webmasters of LBNA work seemlessly and behind the scenes in more ways that the general public realize.
Thanks to all of you for your combined efforts!!!

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew Family"
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 3:31:03 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

Some people may remember the work that went in to the Letterbox Basement lo' these many years ago.

Jay in CT

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Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: HER (fauxsum@hotmail.com) | Date: 2009-05-16 04:16:06 UTC

I'd be willing to help in any way which would be helpful. Maybe by taking on a state or so in my area?

Only stop by here rarely. AQ mail best bet.

preboxed
Denver

Anyone interested in getting involved in a project like that?

>

Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: Lightnin Bug (rpboehme@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-05-16 11:36:55 UTC

We are faced with a similar dilemma for our higher quality clues. Fortunately, our ISP does provide free hosting, but if we plan to leave them there may be yet another migration. Still, it has been fun learning how to use firefox's free FTP protocol.

LB and TMS

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Ted Rice" wrote:
>
>
>
> I plan to find another free site to move my stuff to, but I first have to
> finish moving the two other websites I run off Geocities.
>
>
>
> You can keep your stuff on Geocities if you want to upgrade to a paid site.
>
>
>
> My blog: rhys02@...
>
> Our website: http://www.geocities.com/hfcac/index.html
>
> Our church: http://mysite.verizon.net/hfcac/
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Re: [LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

From: uneksia (uneksia@yahoo.com) | Date: 2009-05-16 14:13:12 UTC-04:00

i would be willing to help out.

smile
uneksia

-------Original Message-------

From: Drew Family
Date: 05/15/09 15:02:13
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Geocities to close down ;( - Questions

Thanks, Silver Eagle, for trusting LbNA to host your clues. I'll email you
off list too, but I'm sure we could accomodate your pictures as well as the
text and html tags.

I agree it would be a shame to loose clues from inactive boxers on geocities
the way we did on aol-hometown last year. Let me talk with Choi about this:
it would be easy for him to list the clues currently on geocities. Maybe we
could mount a national campaign to contact placers and/or adopt and repost
clues onto letterboxing.org.

Anyone interested in getting involved in a project like that?

Jay in CT

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Silver Eagle" wrote:
>
> As one of the letterboxers affected by this, I have been weighing my
options ever since I heard about this. I could find a new free web hosting
site and copy all my clues over to it, but the same thing
> might happen in the future and I would have to copy them again. Or, if I
m no longer around, the clues would just disappear and there would be many
hundreds of my orphaned letterboxes out there. Therefore, I have decided
that I will copy my clues to LBNA where they will (hopefully) last a long,
long time. Since LBNA accepts HTML tags, I should be able to keep most of
my clues the way they are, minus the pictures. It will be a lot of work,
but I will only have to do it once. I probably will still create a new
website for my letterboxing links, photos and other information, probably at
Webs: http://www.webs.com/
>
> I have a couple of questions of the webmasters though. What will happen
to all the clues currently on Geocities owned by letterboxers no longer
participating, and does LBNA have enough space to handle all the clues
currently in Geocities? Not sure if it would be feasible to copy old clues
to a new basement or something before the end of the year, and not sure how
to identify non-participants, but it would be a shame to lose all those
clues.
>
> Thanks,
> Silver Eagle

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