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[swedguy]

Originally Posted by LowryBigwood

I'd be willing to keep it updated, but the LL owners would need to notify me of the changes.

You would have a better chance keeping it updated if you do that yourself. Write a script that checks if they're updated or not. Considering the amount of new services popping up, LL webmasters would need a half-time employee to tell people about updates

And I don't have a problem with custom recips

[Useless]

There is another site that does that already, which I found after telling everyone that I had built the the largest link list recip depository in the free world. I was wrong. But from what I'm told, their database is even more outdated than mine.

When I first built my database, many, many people suggested that I go forward and script the same project that you are proposing to do now. But I didn't, and it was due to pretty much the same reasons that have been mentioned here already. It looked like more hassle than what it would be worth.

One of the bigger hurdles is the fact that not all link lists have the same categories or even define like-named categories in the same way. Plus, many have split major categories into soft and hard, ie - Ebony and Ebony Hardcore. It becomes a situation where there are so many options that need to be scripted to ensure the correct recip table is built, that it becomes a somewhat user-unfriendly script.

[LowryBigwood]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

When I first built my database, many, many people suggested that I go forward and script the same project that you are proposing to do now. But I didn't, and it was due to pretty much the same reasons that have been mentioned here already. It looked like more hassle than what it would be worth.

One of the bigger hurdles is the fact that not all link lists have the same categories or even define like-named categories in the same way. Plus, many have split major categories into soft and hard, ie - Ebony and Ebony Hardcore. It becomes a situation where there are so many options that need to be scripted to ensure the correct recip table is built, that it becomes a somewhat user-unfriendly script.

I'm starting to see it your way UW. At first, I thought it would be much more simpler. It does seem like more hassle than what it would be worth. If I do go ahead with this project, I will try to incorporate all these things you all mentioned, but as UW said, it might not be very user friendly at that point. Needs much more thought and planning I guess. Thanks everyone!