Okay. we are getting our asses handed to us by a goddamn tavernmaking site. That's bleeding pathetic.
I can hear the tavernmaker laughing at the sites he is beating. he's not even bothering to laugh at us, since he is still at #7 and we are in free fall, currntly down to #15.
This thread is an admittedly humorous, over the top, daily tirade about me being pissed off about being beaten by a *)&^(&^% tavernmaking site. I don't even know why I picked that one, except months ago, that site was one that we caught up to and passed, and I noted that worldbuilders should always trump puny tavern makers.
[note=Tavernmaker]
if the owner of the site is a memeber of the CBG, please note the term 'humorous'.[/note]
So...today's placement...CBG#15...Tavernmaking scum...#7.
That's pathetic.
Although "content is king" as one of the major apects of search engine rank, its not the only one. I'm not familiar with this Tavernmaking site, but perhaps they are more agressive about their online marketing.
Actually back-linking from other sites provides a higher standing as far as search engine placement goes. So if you pointed out his site, then you've just provided him with a back-link and thus justifies his higher rankings.
Its really about the wider community and how they perceive the CBG that determines rank.
But dropping from 7 to 15 can happen everyday, yet not really be an issue. If the site was banned from the search engines or dropped from single digit to rank 10,000 then there would be concern.
(For the keyword phrase "RPG Map Printing" - I'm #1 on Google/Yahoo/MSN)
(I'm pretty sure for the keyword phrase "Campaign Builders Guild," I'm #1 as well! Woot!)
Although its not the case anymore, I used to be ranked higher than the Dundjinni website for the phrase, "Dundjinni battlemap printing" - and that was when my site was under 3 months old. Though I "marketed" a half dozen keyword phrases to the search engines. Now I have many keyword phrases that point to my site, that I never intended as my "keywords" yet the search engines are determining these to be so.
Curious that that's happening - but I'm happy about it!
We will see tomorrow if we have gained or lost ground on the fiendish, communistic, alcoholic TavernMaker...
Quote from: LordVreegWe will see tomorrow if we have gained or lost ground on the fiendish, communistic, alcoholic TavernMaker...
You forgot kitten-eating.
Seriously, one site makes entire WORLDS, while the other.... a few bars and pubs here and there. We should be higher by very principle :p
[blockquote=SD1984]You forgot kitten-eating.[/blockquote]
The Kitten Eaters are still beating us!!!!!
Vote!!!!!
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Umm. Yeah. how to save the kitties.
Look at these words.
Go to the front page. on the upper left area, there is this 'vote for the CBG' button
click it.
give us a 5 star rating. then click on the link in the list for bonus points.
think of the kittens!!!!
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No grief today.
Tavernbuilding kitten eaters...still#7.
However, world Building CBG, up one to #14. Progress, at least. Keep voting. It saves kitties and makes your local Overlord happy.
I vote every day I have access to an internet connection. Every day. I am a champion, nay, a paragon of our fine cause.
we are a bunch of pathetic loser-world builders!!!
Tavernmaking kitten eaters #7,
Worldbuilders moved DOWN to #16.
Whatev, man. Our rating went up since yesterday. Our ranking only went down because other people's ratings went up faster. :yumm:
Oh.
Well, I didn't make the rules for scoring. We still lost ground to the Tavernmaker. I didn't say this rant-thread was really going to ever make sense...
Well, you still have a pretty good point, there.
I voted today. (http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3740/csimiamiyeahle9.gif)
Quote from: KindlingI vote every day I have access to an internet connection. Every day. I am a champion, nay, a paragon of our fine cause.
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Kindling deserves this sword, the champion/defender of the CBG blade...
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I note that Tavern Builder only has, like 25 votes or so. What keeps their rating way up there is the fact that they have like 10000 click throughs.
In fact, this is true of a lot of the highest ranked sites - not that many actual votes, necessarily, but a huge number of clicks.
Bookmark the ratings page here: http://rpggateway.com/Ratings/ and use that page to link to this site every single time you come here, that can't hurt.
This should be an interesting experiment...
WOOO SWORD!!!
Quote from: snakefingBookmark the ratings page here: http://rpggateway.com/Ratings/ and use that page to link to this site every single time you come here, that can't hurt.
Actually, I found out first-hand that it can. Apparently, if your IP goes to the CBG (I assume just the main page) over 100 times in a certain amount of time, it gets banned. Then you can't vote until Ishy knows you're banned, finds your IP, and unblocks it.
So, outgoing links are very, very important, but try not to overdo it. Otherwise, you won't be able to vote.
Do it to bring down the evil kitten- (and apparently dog-)eating alcohol profiteers!
Family-destroying Kitten-eating Alcohol-profiteering Tavern makers: 8
friendly utopian-making baby-loving (in the good way!) world builders: 13
We can do this!
Quote from: Sdragon1984Family-destroying Kitten-eating Alcohol-profiteering Tavern makers: 8
friendly utopian-making baby-loving (in the good way!) world builders: 13
We can do this!
Good lord, you have said it in a nutshell!!!!
Pumped for voting for saving the kitties and supporting world-building!!!
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A sword! Yay! I can use it in defense of all the poor helpless kittens, and to help prevent more broken homes!
By the way, I forgot to mention that the Tavernmakers are all communists. We, on the other hand, strongly believe in an economy sustained by the competition for the rewards of hard work :)
If ten people voted in the next two hours, and-- on average-- clicked the outgoing link once every 40 seconds, we could rise another rank in those two hours. Naturally, I wouldn't expect that much from just ten people, but my point is we should be up another rank or two by tomorrow!
Quote from: Sdragon1984We, on the other hand, strongly believe in an economy sustained by the competition for the rewards of hard work :)
Do we, now?
Tavernmaking, kittie-eating, family-destroying insects=#9
WORLD-BUILDING BASTION OF HOPE=#17
Keep voting. The fat lady is a few weeks away...
So, interesting trendf. Both ourselves and the tavernmaker lost a spot.. Us to #18, them to #10. Hard to fathom all the Star Wars Combiner kids crsuning the 2 of us. But right now, small goals. We need to close in on the kitten-eating tavern maker. We need to hold our ground and watch them fall, if nothing else.
Wait a second...if we know that we're better than the Tavernmaker, why should we devote time to complaining about how he's beating us? [note]Read as: I just voted, and would vote more if I had access to more computers.[/note] Also, couldn't we just quickly jump on over to all of our friend's houses and access their computers to vote as well?
Quote from: Higgs BosonWait a second...if we know that we're better than the Tavernmaker, why should we devote time to complaining about how he's beating us? [note]Read as: I just voted, and would vote more if I had access to more computers.[/note] Also, couldn't we just quickly jump on over to all of our friend's houses and access their computers to vote as well?
Fine. Thanks for the easy solution. You get to arrange the busing. Ask Limetom which Island he needs to be bussed from. Sheesh!
hah!
We are holding our ground at #18.
The Kitten eating alocholics are slipping, now daown to #16. Keep up the good work. World-builders are almost equal to the little bar-builder...
Keep Voting!!!
Hold the line, lads, hold the line! Stand fast!
Whoever is stuffing the ballot box for numbers 10-15 is doing a bang-up job of it. Puts our efforts to shame.
No kidding.
But we just have to hold the line, watch the bar-guy drop past us....and we move up a space.
hold the line, my friends.
Quote from: LordVreegNo kidding.
But we just have to hold the line, watch the bar-guy drop past us....and we move up a space.
hold the line, my friends.
KEEP IT UP!!!!!! VOTE!!!World-Builders of perseverance MOVE UP to #17,
Alcoholic, kitten-eating scum bar maker at #16. Almost there! And we moved up!!!
Just one. More. Rank. That's all we need. KEEP UP THE GOOD FIGHT! THINK OF THE KITTENS!!
IT IS DONE! BY THE GODS, VICTORY IS OURS!
We have found our rightful place in glory, above those damned souls that make taverns.
But! Don't stop voting and clicking now! We need to stay above them! As far above them as we can possibly get!
Suddenly I have a thirst for blood. We're not stopping here are we? What about ResourceMasters? They're made of meat. Or Future Terra? Can I squish them? Peel them open and make ornaments of their entrails? There is no true glory until we've cut a bloody swathe through these arrogant curs, and made a grisly throne of their corpses. Only then will the RPG Gateway open and the Old Ones run free!
cthulhu fhtagn
Seconded! Gird your loins, gentlemen, caparison thyselves for war, and various other such things. Those vile gin-swillers were but the first stepping-stone on our journey to TOTAL DOMINION!
SA shall lead the way. Once more, into the breach, and other such valiantly militaristic cliches!
AHHH,
This is a good day. Our hard work has paid off.
But as Salacious Angel reminds us, now that the Kitten-eating alchoholics are writhing in our dust, we can lift our eyes to greater heights. Stop now?
These boots weren't made for walking...they were built to grind the RPG world into the ground.
LETS VOTE!!!!!! ARE YOU WORLD BUILDERS??? VOTE!!!!!
I just want to appeal to your blood-thirstiness. Keep grinding your heel on the throat of the kitten-eating alcohohic family-destroyers.
Vote. It's up to you.
So, we've moved ourselves up to 15th by voting regularly and by entering through the link from Effies.
We're actually doing pretty well, but keep voting.
To get a good perspective of how much outgoing hits count, compare us at #15 with 396 votes, against Midievia at #6 with only 48 votes. The difference was made up by outgoing hits.
We're eighth. We are actually at number eight. This is it... We all deserve medals now. And a celebratory feast!
Why not keep trying, though? We're in the top ten, but why can't we be in the top five? Hell, why can't we get to #1?
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH.
The multiverse is not enough.
Quote from: KindlingThe multiverse is not enough.
Which one?
ALL OF THEMS!
that's why I like this place so much.
Ever upward, gang.
Woots! not much further to number 7!!!
Fantastic.
And the kitten-eaters are #20.
keep fighting, keep voting, and keep coming into the site via effies.
#7!!
Quite a way to go until we reach #6, but we can do it!
In theory, if every member of the site voted once today, and clicked on the outgoing link once today, we could easily reach #6, and possibly even #5! (I forget what the stats were for #5, but I suspect we could reach them.)
Is #5 made of meat?
My other car is made of meat.
I am vreeg's other car
#5 is probably made of blood and undead flesh.
Meat? Not so much...
I'm guesstimating another 200 votes and outgoing hits (each), and we'll be #5. Yes, I realize we're still at #7.
As a sidenote, I'm kind of impressed that my spellcheck recognizes the word "guesstimate". Especially now that I'm realizing that it doesn't recognize "sidenote" or "spellcheck".
Our brave upward climb sputtered at #7, and we were just overtaken (barely) and are now #8.
Brave soldiers of the CBG combined WorldBuilding Initiative, Your duty is clear. VOTE!!!!!!!
(and come to this site through Effies...it helps a lot).
swords of valor were given out, someone go out and slay the "RedDragon Inn".
Remember...save the Kitties.
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'Tis okay. We'll be #7 by the end of the day. Mark my words on that.
STILL #8, DAMNIT!!!
Back to 7, now that snakefing's been back...
Keep voting. we can end this month off strong, and make the OPal Council Overlord a happy tyrant.
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You have my axe... (bookmarks page and starts clicking).
VERY COOL. WE APPRECIATE
We dropped a rank! Work, work to reclaim it!
The CBG has been booted out of my homepage in favor of Effie's.
somehow, we re down to #9.
I need some warriors to go threaten people at the gates of Effie's
Yeah, I noticed we're slipping, and coincidentally, we're averaging about 13 votes a day now, as opposed to before when we were averaging 22... I wonder if there's a connection?
Quote from: IshmaylYeah, I noticed we're slipping, and coincidentally, we're averaging about 13 votes a day now, as opposed to before when we were averaging 22... I wonder if there's a connection?
Never say the turtlefolk are not given to prophecy...
Down with the plothooks. Just like the tavernmakers they are a small part of the story while we are creating the entire thing. Long live the CBG down with the hookers.
Quote from: Nomadicdown with the hookers.
Literally?
OH, I think they'd go down. Up with the CBG, down go the hookers.
Added it to my daily reading bookmarks. How's the voting work? I noticed it doesn't stop me from voting twice a day, does it just not count the second vote?
nope, it counts checks for ip addresses...now if you go to a second computer...
better, bnack to #8. more votes as the month ends, we can still climb back up!!!
There is not Better... only BEST! (Best Gatekeeper voice)
We shall not be happy until the CBG rests its cabbage throne upon the battered heaps of its broken enemies. And we have yet 7 enemies left to go.
It is time for our secret weapon, that only a worldbuilding site can do: raise armies to do battle by creating them in our worlds!!!!!!!
Darn the stupid reset. Come let use work to reclaim our rightful place at the top. Vote everyone.
Okay, I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
Yes, votes are important, but outgoing hits are more important. Out of the eight sites that rank higher then us right now, only three rank higher from having more votes. Four are higher then us on outgoing hits alone, and Star Wars Combine, the current leader, has more hits and votes. To put things in a better perspective, the dreaded Tavern Makers don't even have 1/6 of the votes we have, but they're still only one rank below us, simply because they have twice as many hits.
Be careful, though. If you give too many outgoing hits (a tad less then 100 a day), your IP will be banned, and you'll be considered a spambot. I would say about 50 outgoing hits a day per IP address is the safest way to do it.
SUB-SPAMBOTS, UNITE!
OK.
Tine for a quick return to the 'Let's be belligerent and politically incorrect' thread, where we act and posture all aggressive-like.
SO we have picked up a prime slot in Effies. does this mean we rest on our Laurels?
[size=36]NO! We KILLLLLL #6!!!![/size]
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For those tender and new to the site, Ish has decided that our very existence is tied up in our ranking on an RPG site list. So as the OCO wishes, so we comply.
See this thread for the hell I'm talking about.
and don't even think of clicking on the tavern maker site...Just...don't...do...it...
TAVERNMAKERS ARE A TINY PART OF WORLD DESIGN!!!!!!!!! IITY-BITTY AND INSIGNIFICANT!
vOTE, YOU WHINEY SO-AND-SO'S...
Quote from: Vreeg's BaroloFor those tender and new to the site, Ish has decided that our very existence is tied up in our ranking on an RPG site list.
We're in the top 10 of the top 100. If you need any more than that to survive you might as well give up for your own health.
Quote from: Vreeg's BaroloFor those tender and new to the site, Ish has decided that our very existence is tied up in our ranking on an RPG site list. So as the OCO wishes, so we comply.
Heh, I had never seen this quote before either. Just for clarification's sake, those words have never directly come out of my mouth, but I
have seen several very good new members come to us through that site.
The tavern-makers are all puny, worthless goblins!!! And you all know what we do to goblins...
Marinate them in strong dwarven ale and feed them to our dragon/zombies/zombie dragons?
Quote from: the_takenMarinate them in strong dwarven ale and feed them to our dragon/zombies/zombie dragons?
yes
Wait, it determines computers through IP addresses? So, theoretically, if we had somebody who could change their IP address as often as they wanted, we could set them to send multiple votes a day?
Does anybody have dial-up?
Wait, now I think I figured out how General Starlight managed to get ahead of us...
Let's don't cheat the system folks. !turtle
I was only talking in theory, Ish. I doubt our site has any member with the combination of a dial-up system and lack of scruples needed for such a deed.
Edit- but it still does give a possible explanation for why Starlight is still ahead of us....
He's a goblin, and goblins cheat so...
Quote from: Gnomish CheetosHe's a goblin, and goblins cheat so...
Feed him to the dragon!
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