WebRing Glossary This section contains definitions of terms and phrases tossed about by WebRing. Please note this page is far from complete. ACTIVE The preferred status of a membership as it's listed on the ring and accessible to visitors. AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT A management option which automatically suspends FAILing sites from active status and activates PASSing sites from suspended status FAIL Test result from the navigation checker indicating no code or a problem with the code HTML HyperText Markup Language - The 'long' version of each NavBar code. For those who cannot use the SSNB, there is individual HTML for each WebRing available. It will take up more space on the page and require installation for each new WebRing you join. HUB See Ring Hub JAVASCRIPT The language of the SSNB LOGIN ID The ID you created in the system with which you log into the system in order to access your rings and memberships. MY RINGS Page in users account that shows Rings managed, if any. Can be found at http://V.webring.com/mbr?p=mr MY RING SITES Page in users account that shows Ring memberships, if any. Can be found at http://V.webring.com/mbr?p=ms JAVASCRIPT Page in users account that shows what URLs are registered with WebRing, if any. Can be found at http://V.webring.com/mbr?p=mu NAVBAR Short for "Navigation Bar", which is the latter half of the acronym SSNB, it's generally referred to as what you use to navigate a ring. A NavBar contains all the navigation commands (such as "next" and "random") you need to get around the ring. Several NavBars make up the stack. NAVBAR LOGO An image which is uploaded or linked to for display on the Ring's navbar. If uploaded, the graphic cannot exceed a file size of 25K. In the default navbar, it will appear as a 50x50 pixel image. NAVIGABILITY The ability to travel from a point in the ring, through all member sites and arrive back at the starting point. NAVIGATION CHECKER The software used to test sites for proper code placement. Has an accuracy rate of almost 99%. NAVIGATION RATING A number between 1 and 100, located on the ring hub page, which indicates how navigable a ring is. It is a calculated ratio between the number of active sites which PASS the checker and FAIL. Higher numbers indicate easier-to-navigate ring. NAVIGATION WIZARD WebRing program that intelligently helps you install coding and determines if installed coding will work with a specified membership. NEXT WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to move from the current site to the one that follows it in the list. NEXT FIVE WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to view the site list starting with the group of sites (up to ten) that follows the current site.. PASS Test result from the navigation checker indicating the code is properly installed on the registered URL PASS-L Test result from the navigation checker indicating the code is properly installed on a WebRings page which is properly linked from the registered URL. PENDING Status of a new site, not yet reviewed by the manager. There is nothing the member can do to change this status. Once the membership is reviewed by the manager it will either be approved (and possibly suspended) or denied. PREVIOUS WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to move from the current site to the one that precedes it in the list. PREVIOUS FIVE WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to view the site list starting with the group of sites (up to ten) that precedes the current site.. RANDOM WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to move from the current site to a randomly selected site in the Ring. NEXT WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to move from the current site to the one that follows it in the list. RING HUB The main list of member sites, which also contains the all needed links for ring management (when manager is properly logged in), plus the JOIN button for new members. The basic construction is: http://*.webring.com/hub?ring=RINGID where "*" is replaced with the server letter (if trying to construct the hub URL yourself, you can use any letter) and RINGID is the ring's ID. RING ID The 16-character, or less, alphanumeric identifier of a ring. It distinguishes each ring in the system. For rings created prior to 05SEP2000, the manager could select the ID. After that date, it was created by the system based upon the chosen title of a new ring. It can be found within the parameters of any ring navigation command: http://*.webring.com/hub?ring=RINGID&id=SITE#&hub RING LOGO An image which is uploaded or linked to for display on the Ring's Hub page. If uploaded, the graphic cannot exceed a file size of 25K. RING MANAGER See RING MASTER RING MASTER A person who displays a mastery of the WebRing system to the point where they can successfully maintain a WebRing and assist members. This person is responsible for the daily operations of their Ring. SCORE Used in webring search results, it relates to the site's relevance to the keywords submitted for that search SITE ID# The numeric identifier of a membership. It distinguishes each site in the ring. When a site applies to a ring, it is assigned the lowest unused number. It can be found within the parameters of any ring navigation command: http://*.webring.com/hub?ring=ringid&id=###&hub SITE MANAGEMENT SCREEN Also called the edit screen, it allows you to change the title, URL, and description of your site, as well as transfer it to a new ID, contact the manager, obtain the navbar code, or delete the membership. SKIP WebRing navigation command that allows visitors to move from the current site to the one that is either two ahead or behind (depending whether it is used with "next" or "previous") in the list. It's existence is to bypass a site that is missing the code, will not load, or does not exist. SSNB Server-Side Navigation Bar. The JavaScript snippet which creates the webring stack for your registered URL. You need only install one of these per unique URL submitted to WebRings as all memberships associated with that URL will display "stacked" on it, because NavBars are constructed and stored on WebRing's server. This type of code uses very little of your file space. STACK The group of ring memberships visible after installing the SSNB. When displayed, they "stack" one atop another neatly SUSPENDED Status of a site usually seen because it FAILs the checker test. Prior to yelling at the ring manager, TEST your site, it may not have been tested properly by the system. U# The 8 to 17 digit number which is used within the SSNB to create your ring stack http://ss.webring.com/navbar?f=l;y=userid;u=10003483 USER ID See LOGIN ID WEBRING ID See LOGIN ID