[SCA-BMDL] New URL for the Dark Pages

Thu Oct 14 11:09:46 EDT 2021

Thanks, all! The new page is live on the BMDL site. Thank you to Arianna
and Aleric for your work to keep this alive and functional, despite Google!

On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 11:03 AM Ruth Morrisson via Sca-bmdl <
sca-bmdl at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Greetings from Myfanwy!
> Good to know that things are fixed.  Ditto to what Hara said about Arianna
> and Alaric.
> Me, though, I’m not remotely surprised at Google doing something this
> slimy.  Because these days, when I’m looking stuff up (say, the number from
> a spam call I got) it’s more like throwing a pot of spaghetti on the wall
> to see what sticks.  I get hits for sites that not only DON’T have the
> information, I get hits that get me “500 | Server Error” or “this might be
> a fraudulent site” pages (when they shouldn’t be showing me the links at
> ALL).  Oh, and there was the one that was not only information about the
> phone numbers?  It was a MANGA PORN site!  I keep reporting this sh*t and
> nothing happens (well they now have a warning for the manga porn one, but
> they STILL show it on the first 10 hits sometimes….  NOT GOOD ENOUGH.  Oh,
> and Google Maps is a joke.  Got me lost in Indiana in the parking lot for a
> (closed) hotel a couple of weeks ago.  And when we were driving to and from
> central NYS last weekend (burial service for Alastar’s two brothers’ ashes)
> every time we hit a traffic circle it would tell us what exit to go out —
> AS WE WERE ALREADY DOING SO….
>
>
> On Oct 13, 2021, at 8:37 PM, Sharon Booth <sbooth at sbooth.net> wrote:
>
> It worked for me with no login prompts. Thanks to both you and Alaric for
> the extra effort.
>
> Hara Kikumatsu
> On 10/13/2021 7:52 PM, Karen Kasper wrote:
>
> Hi all.
>
> Master Alaric and I looked at the website this evening and we think we
> fixed it. If you have a moment, please test the link again and let me know
> if you can see it without having to log in to Gmail.
>
> https://sites.google.com/view/debatable-lands-dark-pages/Dark-Pages
>
> Arianna
>
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM Monica Cellio <cellio at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh, I see.  Yeah, that makes sense -- some of those entries probably
>> predate this being online.  Good luck with the private hosting!  Sorry
>> Google is being such a pain. :-(
>>
>> Monica
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 6:56 PM Karen Kasper <ariannawyn at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We are not allowed to host documents with people's personal information
>>> on an official SCA website unless we get written permission from everyone
>>> on the list. Some of the people on our list may not be easily available any
>>> more, not to mention that there are over 300 of them. So they have to be
>>> hosted privately.
>>>
>>> Arianna
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 6:21 PM Monica Cellio <cellio at pobox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why not host it on the barony site?  Can the webmaster set up an
>>>> account for you so that you can post updates?
>>>>
>>>> Monica
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 5:58 PM Karen Kasper <ariannawyn at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, that's the old site. The Dark Pages there is outdated, though you
>>>>> can still use it for now.
>>>>>
>>>>> Arianna
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 5:54 PM Ronnie Kummer <bataarsogdo at hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> This is were it sent me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/ariannaofwynthrope/Dark-Pages
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bataar
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Sca-bmdl <sca-bmdl-bounces+bataarsogdo=
>>>>>> hotmail.com at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> on behalf of Karen Kasper <
>>>>>> ariannawyn at gmail.com>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 13, 2021 3:25:18 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Dist List BMDL <sca-bmdl at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [SCA-BMDL] New URL for the Dark Pages
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ugh. I couldn't find any settings to let people access it without
>>>>>> logging in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The link on the Barony website is to the old URL, which I think is
>>>>>> redirecting to the new one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If someone else has more experience with the new Google Sites (which
>>>>>> I've been resisting until they forced me by making the old site
>>>>>> uneditable), assistance or advice would be appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If this can't be resolved, I may just set up a Wordpress site. Sigh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arianna
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 2:51 PM Sharon Booth <sbooth at sbooth.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you navigate there from the barony site, to the dark pages intro
>>>>>> page from the menu, and click on the dark pages link it will open without a
>>>>>> password. However, if you use the link you provided in the e-mail, you have
>>>>>> to enter a google user id and then login.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hara Kikumatsu
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/13/2021 1:51 PM, Karen Kasper wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well that stinks. I set it to viewable by anyone with the link. I'll
>>>>>> look into whether there's anything else I can do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arianna
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 1:07 PM Sharon Booth <sbooth at sbooth.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And you have to enter a google password to see that page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hara Kikumatsu
>>>>>> On 10/13/2021 1:05 PM, Karen Kasper wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Salve Accolens!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Dark Pages have moved! Google has kidnapped them and moved them
>>>>>> to a new address. They can now be found at the URL below:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/view/debatable-lands-dark-pages/Dark-Pages
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you have any updates to the Dark Pages, please send me a DM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Arianna
>>>>>>
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