Ask NetShrine/The Curator

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 09:50 AM

Who out there has always wanted to play the role of interviewer?

I thought it would be a useful thing to have a thread, which I could point to later, where all "the questions and answers about NetShrine" could be found.

Do you have a question about NetShrine, or me (within reason)? If so, post them here and I will answer them as quick as possible and as best that I can. Ask as many as you want - but, if possible, keep it to one question per post. Just makes it easier to handle them, for me. Thanks.

Skip · 08-12-2003, 10:04 AM

What other baseball sites/blogs/fora/fansites do YOU frequent?

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip

What other baseball sites/blogs/fora/fansites do YOU frequent?

Not as many as some would think. On average, per day, I'm on the NDF about two and a half hours per day. Given that I probably only have about 7 "free" hours per day, that's a big chunk of my "disposable" (non-working) time. I do check ESPN.com's baseball page every day. A few times a week, I might "google" the term "baseball" in their "news search" to see what comes up. I check baseball-links.com about two times a month. Once in a blue moon, I check Baseball Primer and Baseball Prospectus. As a Yankee fan, a may check nyyfans.com's forums a couple of times a year - usually around season ticket order and delivery time, just to see if anyone else got their ticket invoices or packages.

But, honestly, between the "Latest News In Baseball" link at NetShrine, and the NDF itself (esp. given the ATM forums), it's all I need for keeping up with baseball these days. I don't even need to watch ESPN as much. I've seen "Baseball Tonight" maybe eight times this year. Four years ago, I had to watch it every night.

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 12:36 PM

Steve - waiting for the next question........

I’mmmmmmm so saaaaaaad and lone-lee,
Sad and lonely, sad and lonely,
Won’t some sweet mama,
Come and take a chance with me,
‘Cause I ain’t soooo bad.

Craig S. · 08-12-2003, 12:45 PM

I'd also add that Steve visits Baseball Primer....or maybe that's just this morning to talk about Pete Rose.

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 01:06 PM

That was just a today thing. To quote Devo, I had an urge. It's gone now.

WiredTiger · 08-12-2003, 02:24 PM

Besides me who is your favorite Netshrine member?

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredTiger

Besides me who is your favorite Netshrine member?

Cute.

All - no one has any questions? Bummer.

Skip · 08-12-2003, 05:40 PM

If you were a twee, what kind of twee would you be?

JamesI · 08-12-2003, 05:45 PM

Ok, I'll bite. Why the name NetShrine? Why capatalize the S?

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip

If you were a twee, what kind of twee would you be?

An Austrian Oak.

TGwynn19 · 08-12-2003, 06:05 PM

Why have you kept "Wolf Hopper" after 2,000 posts? In the past you changed when you hit that mark.

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesI

Ok, I'll bite. Why the name NetShrine? Why capatalize the S?

Thanks. The latter first - - if you saw "Netshrine" would you really know how to pronounce it? Maybe? Maybe not? With the capital "S," it helps people know that the name of the site is "Net - Shrine."

OK, why "NetShrine"?

We really have AOL to thank, in a way. Back in 1998, when I got the idea for the site, I was using AOL for my ISP and e-mail address. I wanted the e-mail address to be the same as the site name; but, with AOL back then, you were limited to just 9 characters in an e-mail name. Further, as anyone with an AOL account knows, esp. back then, just about any word you could think of was already taken by someone else. These two factors eliminated a lot of my choices. Second, I wanted something that tied into what the site was about. Third, I wanted something easy to remember.

I played with a number of ideas to fit the AOL restriction, site related name, easy to remember equation - one night, seems like it was yesterday (not 5 years ago) coming home from work, stuck in traffic, on the express bus - and "NetShrine" was the winner.

BTW, in case someone doesn't get it - - "Net" is short for "Internet" and "Shrine" is what you think it is - - - remember, when "NetShrine" was first launched, it was "just" the "NetShrine Gallery" - - - - that was the sole original intent of the site, before it evolved like it did.

Wolf Hopper · 08-12-2003, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TGwynn19

Why have you kept "Wolf Hopper" after 2,000 posts? In the past you changed when you hit that mark.

I've changed my hairstyle, so many times now, I don't know what I look like.....

Something like that. Plus the fact that I rarely look at my post count anymore. Until you said it, I had no idea it was so high for the Hopper.

hmrsf · 08-12-2003, 06:16 PM

Keep the Hopper! Just don't bring back the frog!

Name your favorite underrated player and what wing does he reside and is he the reason for the shrine?

08-12-2003, 09:50 AM	#1
Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	Ask NetShrine/The Curator Who out there has always wanted to play the role of interviewer? I thought it would be a useful thing to have a thread, which I could point to later, where all "the questions and answers about NetShrine" could be found. Do you have a question about NetShrine, or me (within reason)? If so, post them here and I will answer them as quick as possible and as best that I can. Ask as many as you want - but, if possible, keep it to one question per post. Just makes it easier to handle them, for me. Thanks. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

08-12-2003, 12:36 PM	#4
Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	Steve - waiting for the next question........ I’mmmmmmm so saaaaaaad and lone-lee, Sad and lonely, sad and lonely, Won’t some sweet mama, Come and take a chance with me, ‘Cause I ain’t soooo bad. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

08-12-2003, 01:06 PM	#6
Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	That was just a today thing. To quote Devo, I had an urge. It's gone now. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

08-12-2003, 06:16 PM	#15
hmrsf forum mom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: relocation Posts: 4,298	Keep the Hopper! Just don't bring back the frog! Name your favorite underrated player and what wing does he reside and is he the reason for the shrine? __________________ NDF who shares good karma! Get a coaster! My cup is not only 1/2 full it is brimming! We don't need no stinking Arods!

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08-12-2003, 10:04 AM	#2
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	What other baseball sites/blogs/fora/fansites do YOU frequent?

08-12-2003, 12:45 PM	#5
Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	I'd also add that Steve visits Baseball Primer....or maybe that's just this morning to talk about Pete Rose.

08-12-2003, 02:24 PM	#7
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	Besides me who is your favorite Netshrine member?

08-12-2003, 05:40 PM	#9
Skip NetShrine Vagabond Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Louisville Posts: 7,866	If you were a twee, what kind of twee would you be?

08-12-2003, 05:45 PM	#10
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	Ok, I'll bite. Why the name NetShrine? Why capatalize the S?

08-12-2003, 06:05 PM	#12
TGwynn19 Guest Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,087	Why have you kept "Wolf Hopper" after 2,000 posts? In the past you changed when you hit that mark.

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