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From: MontanaSteve
Subject: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 00:45:00
Message: <web.430805a9bb744de46010ccc00@news.povray.org>
There is a tremendous amount of dead links in the povray/resources/links.
Come on guys lets clean it up and up-date it.


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 03:55:48
Message: <43083384$1@news.povray.org>
MontanaSteve wrote:
> There is a tremendous amount of dead links in the
> povray/resources/links. Come on guys lets clean it up
> and up-date it.

Who are you addressing? The problem is that mere users can't do *anything* 
about it as far as I can see. There's no way to submit a new link or a 
suggestion for a new link, nor to change existing ones. For example, there's 
a link that points to a page of mine that went obsolete in 2002 when my 
website moved to a new address. I have several times since pleaded in this 
newsgroup that the link be updated, but have gotten no response whatsoever 
and so the link has pointed to the wrong address for years.

Rune
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From: Rune
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 04:17:58
Message: <430838b6$1@news.povray.org>
Rune wrote:
> MontanaSteve wrote:
>> There is a tremendous amount of dead links in the
>> povray/resources/links. Come on guys lets clean it up
>> and up-date it.
>
> Who are you addressing? The problem is that mere users can't do
> *anything* about it as far as I can see. There's no way to submit a
> new link or a suggestion for a new link, nor to change existing ones.

Well, it seems that deep buried on the TAG Mebers List page there's a 
contact address regarding the links:

http://tag.povray.org/members.html#Tyler

It says:
If you would like to submit a link to a POV-Ray or 3D related resource you 
may contact me at this e-mail address - lin### [at] povrayorg

So you might try that.

Rune
-- 
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rune|vision:  http://runevision.com
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From: Warp
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 04:18:39
Message: <430838df@news.povray.org>
Rune <new### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
> Who are you addressing? The problem is that mere users can't do *anything* 
> about it as far as I can see. There's no way to submit a new link or a 
> suggestion for a new link, nor to change existing ones. For example, there's 
> a link that points to a page of mine that went obsolete in 2002 when my 
> website moved to a new address. I have several times since pleaded in this 
> newsgroup that the link be updated, but have gotten no response whatsoever 
> and so the link has pointed to the wrong address for years.

  I believe that the post for linkmaster is currently open. Would you
be willing to take the job?
  (Don't get me wrong: I'm not promising you the task if you want it
because I can't speak on behalf of the team in this case; I'm just
asking if you would be willing to take the task if the team offered
it to you. If so, I could consult with the team about the current
state of this issue.)

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Slime
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 04:57:22
Message: <430841f2@news.povray.org>
> The problem is that mere users can't do *anything*
> about it as far as I can see.

This might be a task for the wiki...

 - Slime
 [ http://www.slimeland.com/ ]


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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 05:15:01
Message: <de9ghu$3l9$1@chho.imagico.de>
Warp wrote:
> 
>   I believe that the post for linkmaster is currently open. Would you
> be willing to take the job?

There are two important requirements for someone to maintain the link 
collection: the willingness and ability to do this for a longer time 
(updating things only once does not really help) and some experience 
with POV-Ray to select links and write useful link descriptions.

I think it might be a good option to maintain the link collection in a 
wiki - of course this also would only work if there are enough people 
actively working on it.

Christoph

-- 
POV-Ray tutorials, include files, Landscape of the week:
http://www.tu-bs.de/~y0013390/ (Last updated 24 Jul. 2005)
MegaPOV with mechanics simulation: http://megapov.inetart.net/


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 21 Aug 2005 05:59:49
Message: <43085095@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Rune <new### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
>> Who are you addressing? The problem is that mere users can't do
>> *anything* about it as far as I can see. There's no way to submit a
>> new link or a suggestion for a new link, nor to change existing
>> ones. For example, there's a link that points to a page of mine that
>> went obsolete in 2002 when my website moved to a new address. I have
>> several times since pleaded in this newsgroup that the link be
>> updated, but have gotten no response whatsoever and so the link has
>> pointed to the wrong address for years.
>
>  I believe that the post for linkmaster is currently open. Would you
> be willing to take the job?

No. I appreciate your trust in me, but the job as linkmaster is not 
something I desire or a responsibility I would take upon myself.

I personally think that Christoph's and Slime's idea of using the wiki for 
maintaining links sound very promising and advantageous.

Rune
-- 
3D images and anims, include files, tutorials and more:
rune|vision:  http://runevision.com
POV-Ray Ring: http://webring.povray.co.uk


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From: MontanaSteve
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 22 Aug 2005 01:45:01
Message: <web.4309657b5d2fe458d5590aa00@news.povray.org>
"Rune" <new### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
> MontanaSteve wrote:
> > There is a tremendous amount of dead links in the
> > povray/resources/links. Come on guys lets clean it up
> > and up-date it.
>
> Who are you addressing? The problem is that mere users can't do *anything*
> about it as far as I can see. There's no way to submit a new link or a
> suggestion for a new link, nor to change existing ones. For example, there's
> a link that points to a page of mine that went obsolete in 2002 when my
> website moved to a new address. I have several times since pleaded in this
> newsgroup that the link be updated, but have gotten no response whatsoever
> and so the link has pointed to the wrong address for years.
>
> Rune
> --
> 3D images and anims, include files, tutorials and more:
> rune|vision:  http://runevision.com
> POV-Ray Ring: http://webring.povray.co.uk

I was kind of hoping that the webmaster would read this.  I know that there
is software out there for removing dead links.


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From: Stefan Viljoen
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 22 Aug 2005 01:55:38
Message: <430968d9@news.povray.org>
MontanaSteve spake:

> "Rune" <new### [at] runevisioncom> wrote:
>> MontanaSteve wrote:
>> > There is a tremendous amount of dead links in the
>> > povray/resources/links. Come on guys lets clean it up
>> > and up-date it.
>>
>> Who are you addressing? The problem is that mere users can't do
>> *anything* about it as far as I can see. There's no way to submit a new

Isn't Povray.org a dynamic / CMS site?

Thought it was...

-- 
Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician / Programmer
Polar Design Solutions


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From: Tom Galvin
Subject: Re: PovRay Resources
Date: 22 Aug 2005 11:21:30
Message: <4309ed7a$1@news.povray.org>
Christoph Hormann wrote:

> 
> I think it might be a good option to maintain the link collection in a 
> wiki - of course this also would only work if there are enough people 
> actively working on it.
> 

http://www.wikipov.org/ow.asp?p=RecentChanges&days=90


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