Another idea for getting the UBT name out there.

[jaysback]

Not knowing much about forum sigs and web stuff I had this idea.
How about a gif that links to this site and possibly to the boinc homepage?
If possible could this be in a form that  could be put in a sig on a non boinc related forum?
This would get the word out nicely?
don't know if its possible but seemed like a good idea to me?
Of course someone may of already come up with this idea

[Gary]

Funny you should come with this idea as I've just put link to UBT in my nochex forum sig just this weekend  :!:

I have a few more forums to add to yet

I used the Team web url as a link after looking for some sort of picture to link back, I agree jaysback, a nice looking gif would be cool and good for team promotion

[UBT - Timbo]

Not knowing much about forum sigs and web stuff I had this idea.
How about a gif that links to this site and possibly to the boinc homepage?
If possible could this be in a form that  could be put in a sig on a non boinc related forum?
This would get the word out nicely?
don't know if its possible but seemed like a good idea to me?
Of course someone may of already come up with this idea

Hi,

Your idea is of course a very good one.

The issue is with regards to how links to GIF files are coded. Specifically, just clicking on a GIF file won't do anything, unless the HTML coding provides the link in the first place - e.g. click on the UK BOINC TEAM logo at the top of the forum. The "link" that takes you to the Team website is not part of the GIF (or a JPG) file, but is coded into how the graphics file is displayed on the web page.

e.g.
To display a GIF file you do this (simple version):

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[img src="logo.gif"]

To display a GIF and provide a link to a URL you do this:

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<a href="http://www.ukboincteam.org.uk/uk-boinc-team.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ukboincteam.org.uk/UKBOINCTeam-400.jpg"><br>
<b>UK BOINC Team website</b></a>

(if you want to cut and paste the above code, you can as it will work....!)

What can be done is to display our team and forum website URL's within the GIF files themselves.

This is what is done already with the Team signature logo's.

Having the URL's in the GIF's wouldn't then ensure that someone can visit the website "automatically", but if they have half a brain cell, then they can type the URL into their browser and that'll bring them here (or there -  to the Team website).

regards

Tim