A question about a Thingy - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Prince · 10-06-2004, 05:42 AM

I remember about a year ago I found this place by following a link in someone's signature on another board. They had this "I'm listening to right now" thingy in their sig. Anywho, I remember it being hosted here, and you needed a plugin or something for your WinAmp 2 in order for it to work. Is this thingy still hosted on TFP, officially or unofficially? I've to say I kind of miss it.

Or if it isn't, is it possible to tell me what it was called? I'd like to google it and set it up on my own server, if possible.

Thanks a bundle!

MSD · 10-06-2004, 05:33 PM

I have no idea what you're talking about

Sp0rAdiC · 10-06-2004, 06:40 PM

http://sigx.yuriy.net/

could you be thinking of that?

TheFu · 10-07-2004, 09:19 PM

I remember that. It was something that Nullsoft or a winamp plugin was doing. Winamp would update a server with your current song and then you'd use a URL in your sig to show people what you were listening to. The problem with it was nullsoft or whoever did the plugin didn't have the bandwidth to handle it and site admins especially EZBoard ops were bitching because it was slowing down their page loads waiting on the URL to supply the content.

I thought it was goofy because it often derailed threads when people would comment on musical tastes.

10-06-2004, 05:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	A question about a Thingy I remember about a year ago I found this place by following a link in someone's signature on another board. They had this "I'm listening to right now" thingy in their sig. Anywho, I remember it being hosted here, and you needed a plugin or something for your WinAmp 2 in order for it to work. Is this thingy still hosted on TFP, officially or unofficially? I've to say I kind of miss it. Or if it isn't, is it possible to tell me what it was called? I'd like to google it and set it up on my own server, if possible. Thanks a bundle! __________________ Who is John Galt?

10-06-2004, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I have no idea what you're talking about

10-06-2004, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sp0rAdiC Insane Location: VT	http://sigx.yuriy.net/ could you be thinking of that?

10-07-2004, 09:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheFu Crazy	I remember that. It was something that Nullsoft or a winamp plugin was doing. Winamp would update a server with your current song and then you'd use a URL in your sig to show people what you were listening to. The problem with it was nullsoft or whoever did the plugin didn't have the bandwidth to handle it and site admins especially EZBoard ops were bitching because it was slowing down their page loads waiting on the URL to supply the content. I thought it was goofy because it often derailed threads when people would comment on musical tastes.