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Bullestock: Fix Twitter URI

2016-11-10T12:58:46Z

Fix Twitter URI

Liquibyte at 04:29, 28 August 2013

2013-08-28T04:29:34Z

Liquibyte at 17:22, 28 May 2013

2013-05-28T17:22:44Z

Liquibyte at 17:19, 28 May 2013

2013-05-28T17:19:11Z

Liquibyte: Protected "Participation": High traffic page: Regular users shouldn't be able to edit the rules. (‎[edit=sysop] (indefinite) ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite))

2013-05-25T17:29:30Z

Protected "Participation": High traffic page: Regular users shouldn't be able to edit the rules. (‎[edit=sysop] (indefinite) ‎[move=sysop] (indefinite))

Liquibyte at 17:01, 25 May 2013

2013-05-25T17:01:05Z

Liquibyte at 15:16, 25 May 2013

2013-05-25T15:16:44Z

Liquibyte at 18:14, 24 May 2013

2013-05-24T18:14:51Z

Liquibyte at 02:21, 24 May 2013

2013-05-24T02:21:57Z

RikugunChaos13: /* How to participate in The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk */

2013-05-23T22:36:13Z

‎How to participate in The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk

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 ;Step 3. Document your participation.
 *Remember, this is The Great ''Internet'' Migratory Box of Electronics Junk.
-*To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  Do you have a blog, a web page, a flickr or youtube account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
+*To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  Do you have a blog, a web page, a flickr or youtube account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://twitter.com/hashtag/tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
 *''ALSO'' update the  [[Box Tracking]] page, adding your name, date, and location to the history for your particular box.
 **This part is '''mandatory'''.  We need to see where this thing is which is why the [[Box Tracking]] page was created in the first place.

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	If you are looking for a recipient of a box, those with a green heart <tt style="color: green">&hearts;</tt> after their info are confirmed for wanting to still participate, those in <tt style="color: red">red</tt> haven't bothered to respond yet and the one in <tt style="color: blue">blue</tt> wants to but can't due to unfortunate circumstances. If I can't contact a person once, I will strike through the text. I will try twice and if I can't contact at all, I will remove them from the list. The idea is to have a list of willing, and therefore, contactable participants.		If you are looking for a recipient of a box, those with a green heart <tt style="color: green">&hearts;</tt> after their info are confirmed for wanting to still participate, those in <tt style="color: red">red</tt> haven't bothered to respond yet and the one in <tt style="color: blue">blue</tt> wants to but can't due to unfortunate circumstances. If I can't contact a person once, I will strike through the text. I will try twice and if I can't contact at all, I will remove them from the list. The idea is to have a list of willing, and therefore, contactable participants.
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−	~~I am contacting each person individually to make sure this is an active list but this will take some time due to over 1000 users.~~
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−	<tt style="color: #550679">'''I'm running into a problem that's going to get accounts deleted soon. I'm not going to sign up for a flickr, google+, google talk, youtube or any other account just to contact you. It's not fair to ask other people to live your lifestyle. I'm going to these types of accounts and if there is a way to contact, it's usually only after logging in. This is unacceptable to me for the most part. I'm changing the rules on this. If your contact requires a signup or login for any kind of service just to contact you, you must be contactable through your user page on this site no exeptions.'''</tt>
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−	<tt style="color: red">'''This is the deal then. If I can't contact you easily and if you don't have your user page here activated, I'm going to strike through your name. In one month on'''</tt><tt style="color: green"> '''(June 24th, 2013)''' </tt><tt style="color: red">'''I'm going to purge those accounts because it will be obvious you no longer wish to participate.'''</tt>
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−	~~--[[User:Liquibyte\|Liquibyte]]~~

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 == Rules for how to participate in The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk ==
-Please read this complete set of <strong>rules and instructions</strong> if you want to participate in the TGIMBOEJ project.
+Please read this complete set of '''rules and instructions''' if you want to participate in the TGIMBOEJ project.
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 I am contacting each person individually to make sure this is an active list but this will take some time due to over 1000 users.
-<tt style="color: #550679"><strong>I'm running into a problem that's going to get accounts deleted soon.  I'm not going to sign up for a flickr, google+, google talk, youtube or any other account just to contact you.  It's not fair to ask other people to live your lifestyle.  I'm going to these types of accounts and if there is a way to contact, it's usually only after logging in.  This is unacceptable to me for the most part.  I'm changing the rules on this.  If your contact requires a signup or login for any kind of service just to contact you, you must be contactable through your user page on this site no exeptions.</strong></tt>
+<tt style="color: #550679">'''I'm running into a problem that's going to get accounts deleted soon.  I'm not going to sign up for a flickr, google+, google talk, youtube or any other account just to contact you.  It's not fair to ask other people to live your lifestyle.  I'm going to these types of accounts and if there is a way to contact, it's usually only after logging in.  This is unacceptable to me for the most part.  I'm changing the rules on this.  If your contact requires a signup or login for any kind of service just to contact you, you must be contactable through your user page on this site no exeptions.'''</tt>
-<tt style="color: red"><strong>This is the deal then.  If I can't contact you easily and if you don't have your user page here activated, I'm going to strike through your name.  In one month on </strong></tt><tt style="color: green"><strong>(June 24th, 2013)</strong></tt><tt style="color: red"><strong> I'm going to purge those accounts because it will be obvious you no longer wish to participate.</strong></tt>
+<tt style="color: red">'''This is the deal then.  If I can't contact you easily and if you don't have your user page here activated, I'm going to strike through your name.  In one month on'''</tt><tt style="color: green"> '''(June 24th, 2013)''' </tt><tt style="color: red">'''I'm going to purge those accounts because it will be obvious you no longer wish to participate.'''</tt>
 --[[User:Liquibyte|Liquibyte]]
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 ;Step 1. Sign up and get picked to get a box or start a box.
 *Sign up on the [[Box Requests]] page of the TGIMBOEJ Wiki if you are interested.
-**If your contact information requires a user to log into any sort of service other than this website you must enable your account to recieve emails from here, <strong>NO EXCEPTIONS.</strong> We aren't saying you can't put up your facebook or twitter info for other users to contact you on, we are saying you can't use only that information because it's unfair to ask someone to sign up with that service just to contact you.  In addition, it restricts others from contacting you to be able to send you a box.  If you have a blog, have a contact form or email info visible and easy to find.  Otherwise, enable your email form here <strong>NO EXCEPTIONS.</strong>.
+**If your contact information requires a user to log into any sort of service other than this website you must enable your account to recieve emails from here, '''NO EXCEPTIONS.''' We aren't saying you can't put up your facebook or twitter info for other users to contact you on, we are saying you can't use only that information because it's unfair to ask someone to sign up with that service just to contact you.  In addition, it restricts others from contacting you to be able to send you a box.  If you have a blog, have a contact form or email info visible and easy to find.  Otherwise, enable your email form here '''NO EXCEPTIONS.'''.
 *There are many boxes; one will find its way to you eventually.  :)
 *Consider starting a box.  The more there are in circulation, the more likely you are to recieve one.
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 *To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  Do you have a blog, a web page, a flickr or youtube account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
 *''ALSO'' update the  [[Box Tracking]] page, adding your name, date, and location to the history for your particular box.
-**This part is <strong>mandatory</strong>.  We need to see where this thing is which is why the [[Box Tracking]] page was created in the first place.
+**This part is '''mandatory'''.  We need to see where this thing is which is why the [[Box Tracking]] page was created in the first place.
-**This part <strong>should</strong> be a given considering the nature of the project yet there are people who have not done so.  You signed up here and agreed to the rules so not doing so will result in you being removed from participation.  If you need help, contact a [[Tgimboej:About|project administrator]].
+**This part '''should''' be a given considering the nature of the project yet there are people who have not done so.  You signed up here and agreed to the rules so not doing so will result in you being removed from participation.  If you need help, contact a [[Tgimboej:About|project administrator]].
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 **If you make contact successfully, make sure that they understand these participation guidelines before getting their shipping address.
 **If you cannot make contact, mark their info as unreachable and please try another member of the list.
-***Do not give up and just keep the box.  This behavior will get your account <strong>deleted and locked</strong>.
+***Do not give up and just keep the box.  This behavior will get your account '''deleted and locked'''.
 ***In addition, your information being posted on the [[Greedy Participants]] page for all the world to see.  Signing up and recieving a box means that you agree to these rules and any that may be added in the future.
-*If you are not sure what to do, please don't give up-- Contact a [[Tgimboej:About|project administrator]], and we'll find a new willing recipient for you in short order.
+*If you are not sure what to do, please don't give up -- Contact a [[Tgimboej:About|project administrator]], and we'll find a new willing recipient for you in short order.
 ;Step 5. Send off the box within 14 days of receiving the box
-*You <strong>MUST</strong> update the [[Box Tracking]] page to reflect this event.
+*You '''MUST''' update the [[Box Tracking]] page to reflect this event.
-**<strong>This is mandatory.</strong>
+**'''This is mandatory.'''

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 ;Step 1. Sign up and get picked to get a box or start a box.
 *Sign up on the [[Box Requests]] page of the TGIMBOEJ Wiki if you are interested.
 **If your contact information requires a user to log into any sort of service other than this website you must enable your account to recieve emails from here, <strong>NO EXCEPTIONS.</strong> We aren't saying you can't put up your facebook or twitter info for other users to contact you on, we are saying you can't use only that information because it's unfair to ask someone to sign up with that service just to contact you.  In addition, it restricts others from contacting you to be able to send you a box.  If you have a blog, have a contact form or email info visible and easy to find.  Otherwise, enable your email form here <strong>NO EXCEPTIONS.</strong>.
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 ;Step 4. Contact the next recipient within 7 days of receiving the box
 *Pick (by any criteria) a new recipient from the [[Box Requests]] page and contact them.
 **If you make contact successfully, make sure that they understand these participation guidelines before getting their shipping address.
 **If you cannot make contact, mark their info as unreachable and please try another member of the list.

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-== How to participate in The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk ==
+== Rules for how to participate in The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronics Junk ==
-Please read this complete set of instructions if you want to participate in the TGIMBOEJ project.
+Please read this complete set of <strong>rules and instructions</strong> if you want to participate in the TGIMBOEJ project.
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-;Step 1. Get the box.
+;Step 1. Sign up and get picked to get a box or start a box.
 *Sign up on the [[Box Requests]] page of the TGIMBOEJ Wiki if you are interested.
 *There are many boxes; one will find its way to you eventually.  :)
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 *Try not to over-stuff the box, so that there's still room to add things.
 *If your box gets too large, you can split it in two. See [[How to start a box]] on the TGIMBOEJ wiki.
 ;Step 3. Document your participation.
 *Remember, this is The Great ''Internet'' Migratory Box of Electronics Junk.
-*To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  You've got a blog, a web page, or a flickr or <tt style="color: red"><strike>twitter</strike> is too difficult to do anything useful with and gets banned for stupid reasons (See above)</tt> account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
+*To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  Do you have a blog, a web page, a flickr or youtube account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
 *''ALSO'' update the  [[Box Tracking]] page, adding your name, date, and location to the history for your particular box.
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 *Pick (by any criteria) a new recipient from the [[Box Requests]] page and contact them.
 **If you make contact successfully, make sure that they understand these participation guidelines before getting their shipping address.
-**If you cannot make contact, please try another member of the list.
+**If you cannot make contact, mark their info as unreachable and please try another member of the list.
 *If you are not sure what to do, please don't give up-- Contact a [[Tgimboej:About|project administrator]], and we'll find a new willing recipient for you in short order.
 ;Step 5. Send off the box within 14 days of receiving the box
-*You can update the [[Box Tracking]] page to reflect this event.
+*You <strong>MUST</strong> update the [[Box Tracking]] page to reflect this event.

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 As a participant in the TGIMBOEJ project, you will help us to nurture a healthy environment for responsible reuse of electronics, and to ensure the continuity of the project.  These six steps are designed with those goals in mind:
 ;Step 1. Get the box.
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 ;Step 3. Document your participation.
 *Remember, this is The Great ''Internet'' Migratory Box of Electronics Junk.
-*To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  You've got a blog, a web page, or a flickr or twitter account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
+*To fully participate, you should write up, photograph, document or ''otherwise publish in some way online'' at least one thing you took out of the box.  You've got a blog, a web page, or a flickr or <tt style="color: red"><strike>twitter</strike> is too difficult to do anything useful with and gets banned for stupid reasons (See above)</tt> account?  Great-- put something up about your TGIMBOEJ experience on one of these places. (All-purpose tag: TGIMBOEJ. On Twitter: [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=tgimboej #tgimboej]. TGIMBOEJ [http://www.flickr.com/groups/851788@N21/pool/tags/tgimboej/ Flickr group].)
 *''ALSO'' update the  [[Box Tracking]] page, adding your name, date, and location to the history for your particular box.
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 RikugunChaos13 : i think there no one i requested a box
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 That's what I'm working on RikugunChaos13.  I'm attempting to contact everyone on the request list to find out if they want to keep participating.  So far I've gotten one emphatic yes, one no, and one that will again later on because he lost everything in a tornado.  On a side note concerning that, I'd like to try and get some folks to just send him some stuff to build back up perhaps some of the things he lost.  I plan on starting a box myself to make sure it gets tracked right.  I lost a lot of my things as well so it may take me awhile to get one together.  One of the bigger issues I see is the cost.  Obviously most of the participants are in the US and sending a box overseas is not only expensive, there are security issues involved.  I can envision a customs official thinking a box with parts in it like this might be dangerous.  I'm basically poor so I have to pick and choose what $10 or $20 to ship a box I can use.  If I don't already have it to use I wouldn't accept a box.

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		+	That's what I'm working on RikugunChaos13. I'm attempting to contact everyone on the request list to find out if they want to keep participating. So far I've gotten one emphatic yes, one no, and one that will again later on because he lost everything in a tornado. On a side note concerning that, I'd like to try and get some folks to just send him some stuff to build back up perhaps some of the things he lost. I plan on starting a box myself to make sure it gets tracked right. I lost a lot of my things as well so it may take me awhile to get one together. One of the bigger issues I see is the cost. Obviously most of the participants are in the US and sending a box overseas is not only expensive, there are security issues involved. I can envision a customs official thinking a box with parts in it like this might be dangerous. I'm basically poor so I have to pick and choose what $10 or $20 to ship a box I can use. If I don't already have it to use I wouldn't accept a box.

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	I don't care for social networking at all to be honest but I know that we can't all have websites. You signed up with an e-mail and I'd prefer to use that to contact you via your account page at the very least, so make sure you get that set up please. I'd prefer to use my domain email account if at all possible.		I don't care for social networking at all to be honest but I know that we can't all have websites. You signed up with an e-mail and I'd prefer to use that to contact you via your account page at the very least, so make sure you get that set up please. I'd prefer to use my domain email account if at all possible.
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		+	RikugunChaos13 : i think there no one i requested a box
		+	it seems Every 1 lost interest