THE HERE BE DRAGONS WEBRING
A VIRTUAL FREE COMMUNITY OF THE FANTASTIC

WHAT IS IT
Our virtual community joins together writers, artists, editors, film makers, web builders and all those who are fascinated by the fantastic. Ring membership is open to all.

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HOW DO I JOIN
Joining this ring is just like joining any other web ring. Here are your four steps for success:
Go to the friendly Control Panel below and fill in your site details. Chose a password.
Submit your site to the queue by pressing the "Add" button. You will now see the code you need to put on your page (called the HTML fragment).
This code does not contain your site ID. You will receive an Email containing your site ID which you should add to the fragment where it says "YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE". Also add your name and Email to the fragment.
When you've done this, add the fragment to your page code and publish it.

E-mail Here Be Dragons Mission Control and tell us that your site is published and ready to join the ring.
If you need clarification or assistance, e-mail us and we will endeavor to help you.

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CONTROL PANEL
See the big grey box below with all the fields in it.
Fill in the form to register your site with the Here Be Dragons Webring. When you have finished, click the "Add Your Site To The Here Be Dragons Net Ring Queue" button. You will be taken to a page showing the HTML fragment. Simply copy this and add your site ID, name and Email address, as outlined in the previous section.
When you have published this, send an Email to webmistress@herebedragons.co.uk, telling her that the page is published. She will know you are in the queue and will have checked it. When you tell her it is published, she will move you from the queue into the ring.

An example of how your fragment should look is displayed below.


This Here Be Dragons Net Ring Site is owned by YOUR_NAME_HERE.
[ Previous 5 Sites *Skip Previous *Previous *Next *Skip Next *Next 5 Sites *Random Site *List Sites ]


Submit a site to Here Be Dragons Net Ring Net Ring
Site Title:
Site URL:
Site Owner:
EMail Address:
Year of Birth:
(ie: 1999)
By law, we cannot collect personal information on anyone under the age of 13. Because of this we do not allow anyone 13 or under to Join a RingSurf Net Ring, or become a Ringmaster, and thus we are forced to ask you to specify your birthdate. If you are under the age of 14, you may not become a member of RingSurf. You may use the Ring Directory and use any existing ring, you just may not start a new ring, or add your website to an existing ring. See our privacy statement if you have any questions on how we handle your personal data.
Password:
Keywords:
Site Description:

RingSearch
For:
In:

Member Login
Site ID:
Password:

Master Login
Password:
Create Your Own

NetRing!

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CODE
If you are very clever or very sad, you might wish to fiddle with the HTML fragment yourself. This is not recommended, because you will be Emailed all the information you need. However, who are we to tell you what to do with your time?
The fragment in all its glory is given below. You will notice the <target=top> tags for getting out of frames THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. If none of this means anything to you, stop and go back up the page now!

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<a href="http://www.herebedragons.co.uk " target="_blank"><img src="http://www.herebedragons.co.uk/webring/hbg-110a1.jpg" width=40 height=51 border=1></a><br>This <a href="http://www.herebedragons.co.uk/webring/index.htm" target="_blank" >Here Be Dragons</a> Net Ring Site is owned by <a href="mailto:YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS_HERE">YOUR_NAME_HERE</a>.<Br>
[ <a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;id=YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE;action=prev5" target="_top"">Previous 5 Sites</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;id=YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE;action=sprev" target="_top">Skip Previous</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;id=YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE;action=prev" target="_top">Previous</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;id=YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE;action=next" target="_top">Next</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;id=YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE;action=skip" target="_top">Skip Next</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;id=YOUR_SITE_ID_HERE;action=next5" target="_top">Next 5 Sites</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;action=rand" target="_top">Random Site</a>
*<a href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=bfsweb;action=list" target="_top">List Sites</a>
]<P>
</center>

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FAQ
DOES MY SITE NEED TO BE ABOUT DRAGONS?
No.

IS MY SITE GOOD ENOUGH?
We don't make judgment calls on other people's taste provided we don't consider it offensive (see later).
If you've spent a considerable proportion of your life building a site, then you're probably very proud of it. Accordingly, we will be proud to have it on our ring providing it fits in and doesn't give offense.
Take a look at other sites in the Here Be Dragons Webring to see if you will be at home here.

WHAT MUST I DO TO ENSURE INCLUSION?
The HTML fragment must work and be displayed somewhere on your site so that it is easy to find and view.
We don't insist on it being placed on your front page - although that's nice if you feel so inclined.

WHAT MUST I DO TO ENSURE REJECTION?
Not being able to find or easily view the HTML fragment. Fragments that don't work.
Sites that are nothing but lists of links and contain no original material whatsoever.
Sites that breach copyright.
Sites that are tasteless, inflammatory, offensive or illegal. What constitutes this is at the discretion of Here Be Dragons and discussion will not be entered into.
Sites with frames which don't let you get out of them. This pisses everybody off - including us.

CAN I ALTER THE LOOK OF THE HTML FRAGMENT?
Of course you can. It's your website! Just ensure that you don't break it (the fragment, that is).

I CAN'T FIGURE THIS HTML STUFF OUT - WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Send us an Email. If you're stuck, we're happy to help. Please be patient, we sometimes get backed up for a few days - you know how it is....

MY QUESTION ISN'T LISTED HERE
Ask us. The answer will probably end up here.

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