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We started over at Megarad.com
with an unrelenting sense of illegitimate duty. After a year or so of
seriously hard-ass toil, we decided to spin off our Daily LinkSwarm
into its own site. That's what you are on now. God, I hope it kills
you. Or somebody. Seriously.
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Oh, right. We're a loose collection of geeks, aesthetes, trolls,
kind-hearted flatlanders, graphic designers, net fuckos, bored
anarchists, mack daddys, wanna-be revolutionaries, IT whores, film
buffs, sociologists, gun nuts, and visionaries. Shit, let's just have
the roll call.
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vasudeva -- System Operator, Bad Taste in Your Mouth
Originally a BBS whore back in the days before Operation Sundevil, I'm LinkSwarm's foremost operator, developer, and content editor. I rule with an iron fist and crush all those who oppose us. Just kidding. Not really, though.
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LORDKAHUNA -- Admin, Movie-maker, Marketing Department, Ass-eels Expert
In the real world, this nigger works with killer robots and industrial chemicals that burn your face off. Then he comes here and taunts you with caustic posts that... burn your face off. Killer robots coming to LinkSwarm soon -- as is the movie he's currently making about burning your face off. Which may have killer robots in it.
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Personal site: Bitch, none. |
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SexNinjaMcDeath -- Admin, Editor, Patriot, Self-hater
SexNinja is a brave young hero doing God's work to help President Bush succeed in making Jesus' wishes manifest. When he's not furthering the cause of freedom worldwide, he helps further the crypto-fascist agenda of LinkSwarm.com. In his spare time, he enjoys unicorn crossings and burning hair.
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Clavis_Apocalypticae -- Admin, Connoisseur of Finer Things, Strategist, Throatfuker
Clavis may look like a 'nice guy' but he's responsible for a large number of the more ego-damaging link rejections around here. Possibly, he's even made you cry. If so, haha. Of all the people on this page, he is only the second-most-likely to be carrying a knife at any given point, but would probably kick your ass #1 most comprehensively in a barfight. He loves cuddling, long walks with kittens, and the blood of white people.
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You, AKA The General Linkswarming Public
You guys do a good bit of work keeping this shite running. Did you know we recruit? That's right. Become a LinkSwarm superstar and you may just get your face up here. It won't be easy, but it'll be worth it. I promise.
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For what ever reasons, call it fate, call it luck, call it Karma... I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe we came together to truly rock the net space and give you something good. Does it cost us money? Sure; every month. We pay it out of pocket to keep this whole shit rolling, because you guys seem to love it. If you want to give something back, sign up for a paid account and reap the benefits of features not even normal Swarmers get! If for some wierd reason you want to remain anonymous, you can always just donate. I'll give you a big fat shoutout (unless you really want to remain anonymous.)
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| Who doesn't? We get all types here. Rank newbies, jaded technophiles, ersatz aristocrats, junior geeks, your parents, and people just looking to get hooked up with the best the Internet has to offer. It's no secret that those with weak hearts don't tend to stick around -- they tend to go to happy shiny places like MadVille or something where the admins will ban you for saying 'shit.' But those who can hang sign up and begin enjoying the best of the best: a community that rocks. |
| Oh man. What can't you do? First and foremost, get yourself a free account. There are the Links, obviously. These get added every damn day by the admins you see above as well as a cast of hundreds of Swarmers working to make our world a better place. The Links have their own special place to interact: the Link Comments, which is also where the Photoshop and Caption contests take place. This is the most 'on-topic' content you'll find here on LinkSwarm. Then there's the personal stuff: the Forums and the Journals. Forums are a general place to hang out and talk shit and engage your fellow Swarmers in discussion on anything. Journals are a sort of online diary you can either share with everyone, and allow comments, or just keep it to yourself. (Don't really know why you'd want to keep it to yourself, but, hey, whatever.) There's also the real-time Chat -- or IRC for those of you who know what's what. We've been rocking #megarad for years now and get quite a crowd from both Megarad and LinkSwarm. If you want to really help out and get some cool shit in the process, level up.
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Just type and then hit submit. Now, if you want to do some fancy shit like formatting, or linking pictures, then you'll have to pay attention.
Rule 1: No BBCode. Not anywhere, especially not in the Link Comments box. Use HTML instead. That's the only rule. If you need a quick primer on how HTML works, try Google.
Trying to make a clickable link? No one likes to copy and paste anything anymore, especially a link to another site where you could easily take a little time and make a clickable link, so you better remember this one.
ThisIsTheClickableWord
Pay close attention to that string up there. When making your link, replace http://thisIsYourURL.com with the URL you're trying to link to. Replace ThisIsTheClickableWord with the word you want peeps to click.
That's it. You trying to put an image in there? The next bit should help you out immensely.
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K, so you want to post an image, but don't know how, right? The first and most important bit is that you can't just paste an image into the webpage.
The image has to be accessible through a URL.
If it's already on the web, you're in luck. Right click and 'Copy Link Location', if you're using Firefox. If you're using IE, you're going to have to jump through some hoops to figure out the URL to the image -- you're going to have to right-click the image, hit properties, and copy the Address field.
If the image is on your hard drive, then it's a different story. You'll need a server somewhere you can upload your image to. Your own server, a friend's, or a find a public image host, set up an account and use that. Again, Google will hook it up for you. For now, imageshack is looking good.
Step 1: Now that you've got a home for your images, get to work. Right-click on the image at the top of the Photoshoppery page and save it to your hard drive.
Step 2: Insert creative stuff here.
Step 3: Upload your final work to your chosen place.
Step 4: Go to the comments page for the Photoshoppery thing in question, In the comment box, type
Only, use your actual domain and filename, obviously. Then hit submit and doublecheck you linked it proper-like. If you didn't, come into IRC for help and we will abuse the fuk out of you until you cry and leave the Internet forever.
Step 4: Now reap the rewards of a life well-spent!
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What other fun shit can I do?
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LinkSwarm makes you wet. No, seriously. Grab this image, print it out, and snap a shot of it with some humans behind it. Post it in the forums and we'll get it up on the Linkswarm Makes Me Wet gallery. Then you'll be famous and live a long life.
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How can I link to you guys on my website?
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Pop into IRC and ask. If you have an IRC program installed, you can click here. If not, you can use the crappy Java applet to hook it up.
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