I'm guessing that Lycos would prefer that I start this ring homepage by stating that this is a wholly unofficial ring and that I have no affiliation with Lycos, Carnegie Mellon University or any subsidiary of either.

In the case of all of my rings, I screen applicants for quality, though in the case of this ring, I don't plan to screen especially harshly. What you present doesn't have to be a great, award winning site, but it does have to show some sign that you made an effort. Don't turn in one of those sites that shows a picture of your kids feeding your chihuaha, a list of your favorite links, and a thank you note for visiting your site. Give the visitor a reason to be glad he came, or at least try.

Sites on this ring (aside from a handful intoduced by the ringmaster for administrative purposes) must either be presently located on Tripod, Angelfire, or some other homepage provider run by Lycos, should one exist, or have once been located on one of those services. (As I start this ring, I have to introduce a few non-Lycos sites for the ring to have the required 4 or more sites as per Webring.com policy; if and when I get more applicants, I may be able to move more toward the ideal of having nothing but Lycos based sites). Right now, I don't know of any others, but if there are, please feel free to let me know about it.

I assume that it goes without saying that applicants will be expected to have made a reasonable effort to abide by the Lycos TOS. No, I won't turn you in if you are violating it, but I also won't allow you to stay on the ring or return to it if you ignore those rules, unless you can convince me that you made an honest mistake - and I'm a very hard sell. I guess that covers it, so let's go to the ring, now. This page is hosted on Canada or the Measure of All Things, what will (if all works out) become Joseph Dunphy's new Mathematics site at Webng.