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In lugnet.admin.general, "Ed Jones" <edboxer@aol.com> writes:
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I'm reading above, the Member IDs really
> serve no purpose other than a system ID, similar to a Unix address. They won't
> be used as an identifier for posting to news/discussion groups. They will be
> primarily background info, although they will/could display, along with
> real/alias names, in news and on sites.
Very well put -- Yes, that's about it! As far as I can imagine right now,
they'll only appear in URLs. I'm *sure* there must be some other place that
they'll pop up someday down the road, but my crystal ball draws a blank on
that one today.
Well, actually, here's one place they might show up: Suppose that someday
lugnet.com (or lugnet.org) offers e-mail addresses. It would mean that, for
example, LarryP might conceivably someday be able to receive and send mail
to/from lar@lugnet.org -- that's not inconceivable someday.
> If that is the case, then make it very easy on yourself, and everyone here, and
> go with pure numerics.
I think it really boils down to a choice between this format (letters):
http://www.lugnet.com/people/lar/
http://www.lugnet.com/people/pschmep/
http://www.lugnet.com/people/bobklim/
etc.
http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=lar
http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=pschmep
http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=bobklim
etc.
http://www.lugnet.com/~lar
http://www.lugnet.com/~pschmep
http://www.lugnet.com/~bobklim
etc.
lar@lugnet.org
pschmep@lugnet.org
bobklim@lugnet.org
etc.
or this format (numbers):
http://www.lugnet.com/people/1/
http://www.lugnet.com/people/2/
http://www.lugnet.com/people/3/
etc.
http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=1
http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=2
http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=3
etc.
http://www.lugnet.com/~1
http://www.lugnet.com/~2
http://www.lugnet.com/~3
etc.
1@lugnet.org
2@lugnet.org
3@lugnet.org
etc.
See why I'm having such a hard time with pure-numbers?
(BTW, there'd probably still be member-#'s just for fun even if there were
alphabetic-character member-ID's.)
--Todd
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
Uhhh, one us is having server troubles. None of the URLS listed below are
working.
"The requested URL /people/bobklim/ was not found on this server."
>
> I think it really boils down to a choice between this format (letters):
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/lar/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/pschmep/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/bobklim/
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=lar
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=pschmep
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=bobklim
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/~lar
> http://www.lugnet.com/~pschmep
> http://www.lugnet.com/~bobklim
> etc.
>
> lar@lugnet.org
> pschmep@lugnet.org
> bobklim@lugnet.org
> etc.
>
> or this format (numbers):
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/1/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/2/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/3/
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=1
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=2
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=3
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/~1
> http://www.lugnet.com/~2
> http://www.lugnet.com/~3
> etc.
>
> 1@lugnet.org
> 2@lugnet.org
> 3@lugnet.org
> etc.
>
> See why I'm having such a hard time with pure-numbers?
>
> (BTW, there'd probably still be member-#'s just for fun even if there were
> alphabetic-character member-ID's.)
>
> --Todd
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In lugnet.admin.general, "Ed Jones" <edboxer@aol.com> writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
>
> Uhhh, one us is having server troubles. None of the URLS listed below are
> working.
>
> "The requested URL /people/bobklim/ was not found on this server."
>
> [...snip non-functional URLs...]
Heh heh. No, they're not supposed to work; they don't exist.
I meant that it boiled down to a choice between *format* A and *format* B,
where the two formats were shown by example rather than parameterized.
Sorry for the confusion.
--Todd
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Ah, got it. Sorry I'm so used to you providing these great sample pages I just
automatically clicked on the links. But I do see the delemna with jsut
numbers.
In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, "Ed Jones" <edboxer@aol.com> writes:
>
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> >
> > Uhhh, one us is having server troubles. None of the URLS listed below are
> > working.
> >
> > "The requested URL /people/bobklim/ was not found on this server."
> >
> > [...snip non-functional URLs...]
>
> Heh heh. No, they're not supposed to work; they don't exist.
>
> I meant that it boiled down to a choice between *format* A and *format* B,
> where the two formats were shown by example rather than parameterized.
>
> Sorry for the confusion.
>
> --Todd
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> I think it really boils down to a choice between this format (letters):
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/lar/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/pschmep/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/bobklim/
> etc.
>
> --Todd
Yeah! now I'm a pschmep. (sound effects) > schmep schmep schmep. Heheh. sometimes
I hate my last name. :)
Patricia Schempp
pschemp@clemson.edu
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In lugnet.admin.general, Patricia Schempp writes:
> Todd Lehman wrote:
> > I think it really boils down to a choice between this format (letters):
> >
> > http://www.lugnet.com/people/lar/
> > http://www.lugnet.com/people/pschmep/
> > http://www.lugnet.com/people/bobklim/
> > etc.
> >
> > --Todd
>
> Yeah! now I'm a pschmep. (sound effects) > schmep schmep schmep.
> Heheh. sometimes I hate my last name. :)
Oops, sorry about that! I guess my fingers automatically typed "...schme..."
for some reason. Maybe because there's a William Schmeckpeper in the online
LEGO fan world. Anyway, sorry for not paying closer attention... Glad you
have a sense of humor. :)
--Todd
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> Well, actually, here's one place they might show up: Suppose that someday
> lugnet.com (or lugnet.org) offers e-mail addresses. It would mean that, for
> example, LarryP might conceivably someday be able to receive and send mail
> to/from lar@lugnet.org -- that's not inconceivable someday.
Actually, I don't see that as much of an issue. As an example, my e-mail
address shows up as "galliard@shades-of-night.com", however, the actual POP box
I am assigned is "shadesofnight03", which has yet another designation for
netnation internally. Not to mention that just about every other email address
at shades-of-night (all but three out of ~50, in fact) is a forward to an
external box somewhere else.
So, if the day comes when Lugnet offers e-mail, Larry would have the POP box of
"2", and could assign "lar@" or "larryp@" or conceivably anything else you
allow to be his apparant address. Or, if Larry so desired, he could dispense
with the Lugnet POP box altogether, and have "lar@lugnet.com" automatically
forward to his Novera account, where it will show up in the header as sent to
"lar@lugnet.com"
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
P.S. I'm in favour of using a straight numerical system. It's simple, it's
straightforward, and even a computer can understand it :)
Assigning ID's either through 'first posting to Lugnet' order (at least
initially - it should be possible for people who have never posted to get a
membership), or completely randomly, excepting yourself and Suzanne.
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James Brown wrote
> P.S. I'm in favour of using a straight numerical system. It's simple, it's
> straightforward, and even a computer can understand it :)
Sounds good to me.
Moz, Chris, "hey you" and whatever else falls my way
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, "Ed Jones" <edboxer@aol.com> writes:
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I'm reading above, the Member IDs really
> > serve no purpose other than a system ID, similar to a Unix address. They won't
> > be used as an identifier for posting to news/discussion groups. They will be
> > primarily background info, although they will/could display, along with
> > real/alias names, in news and on sites.
>
> Very well put -- Yes, that's about it! As far as I can imagine right now,
> they'll only appear in URLs. I'm *sure* there must be some other place that
> they'll pop up someday down the road, but my crystal ball draws a blank on
> that one today.
Just a thought, but how about in a chat? If LUGNET had a chatroom down the
road, the members would probably use their member name as a screen name.
Greg
citrusx__@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/
>
> Well, actually, here's one place they might show up: Suppose that someday
> lugnet.com (or lugnet.org) offers e-mail addresses. It would mean that, for
> example, LarryP might conceivably someday be able to receive and send mail
> to/from lar@lugnet.org -- that's not inconceivable someday.
>
>
> > If that is the case, then make it very easy on yourself, and everyone here, and
> > go with pure numerics.
>
> I think it really boils down to a choice between this format (letters):
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/lar/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/pschmep/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/bobklim/
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=lar
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=pschmep
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=bobklim
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/~lar
> http://www.lugnet.com/~pschmep
> http://www.lugnet.com/~bobklim
> etc.
>
> lar@lugnet.org
> pschmep@lugnet.org
> bobklim@lugnet.org
> etc.
>
> or this format (numbers):
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/1/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/2/
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/3/
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=1
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=2
> http://www.lugnet.com/people/?i=3
> etc.
>
> http://www.lugnet.com/~1
> http://www.lugnet.com/~2
> http://www.lugnet.com/~3
> etc.
>
> 1@lugnet.org
> 2@lugnet.org
> 3@lugnet.org
> etc.
>
> See why I'm having such a hard time with pure-numbers?
>
> (BTW, there'd probably still be member-#'s just for fun even if there were
> alphabetic-character member-ID's.)
>
> --Todd
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