The,Destruction,Webring,amp,#5 DIY The Destruction Of Webring: One Year Later

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Let me tell you a story my son. Be forewarned, this is not your normal,modern day fairy tale. This is like the fairy tales of old, before they werelaundered and sanitized by modern animation factories. Remember in theoriginal "Little Red Riding Hood" the wolf slaughtered and killed everyone,including the cute little girl.Some time ago there was the kingdom of Webring. The kingdom was united andit's people were happy and content. Webring was huge, grand it was indeed.At it's height it was reported to include over 80,000 villages, cities andtowns (all collectively known as webrings). Each town was ruled by aringmaster, and each ringmaster had unlimited control over his population.At it's height, the kingdom is reported to have housed well over a millionsouls (ringmembers).Although there were the usual problems associated with a large community, ingeneral the people were happy and content. Happy, that is, until one day afoul stench wafted through the kingdom. A rumor it was, horrible to theears. The empire of Y! was visiting with an eye towards assimilation.Unfortunately the rumors were true, and the happy kingdom was purchased bythe empire of Y! A shiver ran through the planet that day, a foul dayindeed.At first there was little change and the people went about their dailybusiness. New rings were created at a great rate and, on the surface atleast, all appeared to be normal.Normal, that is, until one day a memo was delivered to all of theringmasters, claiming that great and wonderful changes were afoot. Thingswere going to happen now, good things. The kingdom of Webring was going tochange in ways wonderful to behold.It was common for ringmasters to congregate in the great meeting hall ofWebringnews, which was ruled by a gentle ruler known mysteriously only as"the Bob". As the rumors of change swept through the kingdom the loyalsubjects began to meet in the hall, rightly concerned about the vagueness ofthe notice and the possibilities it introduced.Nothing useful was gleaned from the leaders of Y! so the ringmasters assumedthe worst. The halls of Webringnews shook with speculation andconsternation. The mighty Bob had his hands full maintaining order among thewild and woolly subjects.During this time rose some great knights. The wise sir James encouraged allto remain calm. His words of wisdom earned him a special place in theannuals of Webing. The upstart Gunnar, sensing that this story might nothave a happy ending, split from the kingdom to create a new kingdom - themythical land of Ringlink. These and many others contributed to thewonderful conversations and speculations that went on during these stressfultimes.Also came rumor of other kingdoms - the deserted but promising land ofRingsurf, the hills of Boomis and the wild outbacks of Netring. Slowly atfirst but with gathering momentum ringmasters began to leave the Kingdom.All were sensing doom and destruction at the hands of the evil leaders of Y!The fateful day came. It is remembered by all with whispers of fear andloathing. This is the day that the armies of Y! marched through the kingdom,announcing the new order that was now upon all of the subjects. All wouldbe assimilated, all would obey. The day was September 5, 2000, and it wouldbe forever associated with a curse - the curse of Black Tuesday.The mighty Y! put into effect a new constitution, the central component ofwhich was the sacred Navbar. The Navbar was wondrous indeed, so preached theminions of Y!, so awesome that it would be loved by all. So decreed themighty Y!, so said the holy Bob, and so it shall be. This Navbar was soincredibly monumental that it was unleashed upon the kingdom with no advancewarning, no training and no instructions. Surely it would be a new world, aworld were all rings were equal, and all swore allegiance to the Y!The halls of Webringnews were full of shouting, confused souls that day. Forthe next few months all struggled with the new rules, hoping beyond hopethat the kingdom of Webring could one day again be a happy place again.The cries from the populace reached new heights as it became clear that thearmies of the mighty Y! were uncaring and, worse still, untrained andunwashed barbarians. The flaws in the new Navbar became known, and the basicchange in the fabric of the universe was made abundantly clear.You see, in the days before the conquest of Y!, ring fragments were createdby Ringmasters to drive traffic to their sites and to the ring member sites.The Navbar, through it's wicked magic spell, changed all of that. Now, allsites were connected to the sacred city of Y!Webring, and that became thecenter of the entire universe.Shortly after the unveiling of the sacred Navbar, the mighty Bob decreedthat all will agree with the new Navbar. No longer would there beintelligent debate in the halls of Webringnews. In fact, The Bob, who seemedto have an incredible amount of time on his hands, rewrote the history ofthe takeover by purging all old entries from the Book Of Webringnews. TheBob declared that all was well and all happy (so there), and anyone whothought otherwise would just be purged and banned.A vast migration from Y!Webring began, as ringmasters burned their villagesand took their ringmembers elsewhere. Some moved to the uncharted lands ofRingSurf, while others fled to the golden lands of Ringlink. The tricklesoon turned into a river, and then a flood as people fled the evils of theY!Webring.Even the mighty Bob could not stifle the screams of agony from theringmasters. Finally, in an act of desperation, the halls of Webringnewswere burned to the ground, utterly destroyed. New halls were opened in afutile attempt to restore order, but they all suffered the same fate in theend. Finally, the Bob fled and was not seen again.In a final act of desperation, an attempt was made to resurrect the foundingking of Webring, the mythical Sage. A letter was carefully drafted with allof the correct incantations, but it was to naught. The Sage had moved on toanother plane, and was not interested in getting involved in the wilds ofY!Webring.Now, one year later, what is the result? The roads of the Internet arelittered with the ruins of the once-mighty Webring. Broken rings abound,bits and pieces of ring fragments are everywhere, showing the greatness thatonce was.The new and wondrous Navbar is appearing everywhere, and it's true purposehas become clear. You see, it was all a plot to lower the intelligence ofthe internet user, and it has succeeded. The spell it has cast overY!Webring is strong and cannot be defeated.The land of RingSurf seems to be healthy and it's people prosperous,although the ruler is missing. The wise and noble Sir James has become acollector of Navbars, with over 1,200 to his name! He continues to explorenew kingdoms and has allied with the rogue King Gunnar. Many of the mosttalented and vocal ringmasters have joined arms with this man.The only thing left to do is hope, and perhaps pray to whatever gods youbelieve in. Perhaps the rogue knight, sir Gunnar, will have his way. PerhapsSir Gunnar can lead us into a new golden age - the age of Ringlink. An agewhere all beings are created equal and have a voice. Perhaps one day ... itwill all be true.In the meantime, Sir Gunnar has released the second era of the Ringlinkkingdom, which may attract a whole new flock of ringmasters. Perhaps, fromthe ruins of Webring will emerge a new order. Only time will tell. Article Tags: Year Later