Re: search engine follies [Bit of a long post]

From: "David Bolton" <david@4pbm.com>

Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

I haven't seen the results of the earlier searches but I swear by copernic.
Its an app that searches many search engines at once (like google) and there
is a free version at www.Copernic.com It found 42 results which it validated
and removed 5 broken links. The 37 results are shown below with validation
plus you cann see which engines found what. I use Copernic in my daytime job
virtually every day.

I registered my copy, but the free one works very well- it doesn't search
quite as many engines.

David Bolton

Search:   pbem saturnalia (All words)  Date:   21/04/00
Found:   37 document(s) on The Web  Sort:   Score

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1. So YOU want to become a Saturnalia Player  80%
? Interested by what you've seen & read of the game Saturnalia , want to
become embroiled & fascinated in a PBM with so much history that the Royal
History Museum ...
Found by: FAST Search, Infoseek, Lycos
http://www.slanter.freeserve.co.uk/webdesign/so_you_want_to_become_a_saturna
l.htm

2. Saturnalia PBM  78%
It's the Saturnalia HomePage! Mark brings you... Welcome. This is
an......on-line resource for the area of Saturnalia I run, namely North
West...
Found by: Google, Yahoo!
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/5676/sat.html

3. Evangelion PBEM RPG - The Omega-Project  76%
A PBEM(Play by E-Mail) based on the Anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion"
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://omega-project.virtualave.net

4. UK Diplomacy  72%
Links and topics related to UK& Diplomacy.
Found by: Excite, Magellan
http://www2.links2go.com/more/www.spoff.demon.co.uk/

5. PBM List Index: fantasy open-ended  70%
PBM List Index: fantasy open-ended Sub-categories: abstract (6) commercial
(51) computer moderated (29) economic (9) email (125) fax (3) free (81)
free-moderation (4) german (4) graphical client (7) historical (4) human
moderated (83) computer/human mod (24) m
Found by: EuroSeek
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/fantasy_open-ended.html

6. vanguard00's PBEM Campaign  69%
"Vanguard's St.Ives Campaign, a Champions 4th Ed. Play-By-E-Mail (PBEM)
Game."
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Portal/2730/heroes.html

7. PBM List Index: fantasy human  66%
PBM List Index: fantasy human Sub-categories: abstract (14) closed-ended
(10) commercial (16) economic (4) email (109) free (96) free-moderation (4)
historical (4) modern (12) open-ended (107) role-playing (102) postal mail
(9) space (9) wargame ..
Found by: EuroSeek, Yahoo!
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/fantasy_human.html

8. PBM List Index: human rpg  66%
modern (25) "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIFE?" (Modern game based around
Pleasentville, using Mind Eye's Theater System basically with a few
changes.) 2001 (science fiction strategy/role-play)
Found by: Excite, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/human_rpg.html

9. PBeM News  64%
Announcement and news service for both PBM and PBeM games.
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.pbem.com

10. PBM List: All Games  64%
few changes.) 'Arcadia' En Garde! (PBeM RPG) 1 Wrestling (Wrestling
with......(Wrestling) AMBERschattensturm (Amber PBeM - Intrige und Fantasy)
ASR...
Found by: Excite, Google, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/all.html

11. Table of Contents  64%
Saturnalia FAQ Here's some useful information for Character design & General
SAT Table of Contents Can I adventure with other player characters ? What
happens if my character dies ? Why do you charge for ...
Found by: FAST Search, Infoseek, Lycos
http://www.slanter.freeserve.co.uk/webdesign/faq.htm

12. PBM List Index: fantasy open-ended  63%
PBM List Index: fantasy open-ended Sub-categories: abstract (6) commercial
(51) computer moderated (29) economic (9) email (125) fax (3) free (81)
free-moderation (4) german (4) graphical client (7) historical (4) human
moderated (83) computer/human mod (24) m
Found by: EuroSeek
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/fantasy.html

13. So What is PBM  63%
So What is PBM PBM , stands for the term Play by Mail , a concept developed
by gamers to run campaigns with multiple players, via the mail service.
Originally is was difficult to play these ...
Found by: Infoseek
http://www.slanter.freeserve.co.uk/webdesign/so_what_is_pbm.htm

14. PBeM, Set in a Silver Sea campaign  62%
RPG Index PBeM Index SiaSS Game Index Set in a Silver Sea PBeM Game The
Kindred of Rome Although the game was set in Britain, the Kindred of Rome
are amongst the most powerful in Europe at this time, and certainly have the
most influence over mortals in
Found by: FAST Search, Google, Lycos
http://www.moglit.demon.co.uk/rpg/pbem/pbemrb/rbrome.htm

15. PBM List Index: rpg  61%
fantasy (102) modern (26) "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIFE?" (Modern game based
around Pleasentville, using Mind Eye's Theater System basically with a few
changes.)
Found by: EuroSeek, Excite, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/rpg.html

16. SpielePfadFinder: eMail : Fantasy  59%
Suchmaschine / Linkverzeichnis / Katalog von Spielen, die im oder �ber das
Internet gespielt werden mit Bewertungsm�glichkeit. T�gliche Aktualisierung.
Vom eMail-Spiel �ber JAVA-Games bis zum Multiplayerspiel.
Found by: Google, Yahoo!
http://www.iap.de/~taurus/search/eMail/Fantasy/more2.html

17. New Page 3 - Wayne's Saturnalia PBM / PBEM Page Saturnalia ! is the
longest running & most well established hand moderated play by mail game
ever ! The depth of content & history firmly puts Sat as the Tolkien of
http://www.slanter.freeserve.co.uk/webdesign/sat_page_3.htm  58%
Wayne's Saturnalia PBM / PBEM Page Saturnalia ! is the longest running &
most well established hand moderated play by mail game ever ! The depth of
content & history firmly puts Sat as the Tolkien of
Found by: FAST Search, Lycos
http://www.slanter.freeserve.co.uk/webdesign/sat_page_3.htm

18. Final Fantasy RPG PBEM  56%
Come and join everyone else in the ever growing Final Fantasy RPG PBEM
community where no one is turned down and we all roleplay!
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://members.tripod.com/~yardsale1/index.html

19. PBM List Index: open-ended  56%
Announcements in this category: Middle Earth pbem; update! Quadrant
Delta......Dream New Game: Solar Traveller - PBEM New Game: Beyond Green Sun
New...
Found by: EuroSeek, Google
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/open-ended.html

20. PBM List Index: human  55%
modern (76) sports (39) "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIFE?" (Modern game based
around Pleasentville, using Mind Eye's Theater System basically with a few
changes.)
Found by: EuroSeek, Excite, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/human.html

21. PBM List Index: fantasy open-ended  50%
PBM List Index: fantasy open-ended Sub-categories: abstract (6) commercial
(51) computer moderated (29) economic (9) email (125) fax (3) free (81)
free-moderation (4) german (4) graphical client (7) historical (4) human
moderated (83) computer/human mod (24) m
Found by: EuroSeek
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/fantasy_rpg.html

22. Soultrek is a Free PBEM RPG  50%
Soultrek is a Free PBEM RPG set in the realm of Startrek
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://soultrek.net

23. PBM List Index: commercial human  46%
modern (14) space (4) sports (10) 1 Wrestling (Wrestling with 16 WWF
wrestlers.) 2001 (science fiction strategy/role-play) A River Runs Through
It (fantasy role-playing)
Found by: Excite, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/commercial_human.html

24. No Title  45%
Roberto Vergaray III's Tales of Heros: Trade, fight, or flirt with other
players (and NPCs) in a fantasy world as large as your imagination. Lurkers!
Josh's The Battle for Rinder: "The Battle for Rinder" is an ongoing AD&D
campaign set in a world...
Found by: Yahoo!
http://www.pbem.com/list/add/Med.html

25. roleplaying games  45%
Role Playing Palin, Mark Corporation (PBEM) �0.50 Role Playing
Undying......Role Playing Harlequin Games Exile (PBEM) �4.00 Role Playing
Harlequin...
Found by: FAST Search, Google, Lycos
http://www.pbm.ndo.co.uk/roleplay.html

26. Y2K PBEM  45%
January 1, 2000 was not a problem, a brief power outage that was fixed fast.
At the end of January there was a problem with the banks, who claimed and
were Y2K ready. The government was not. That was the beginning... An adult
PBEM.
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.y2kpbem.iwarp.com

27. The Global Guardians PBEM  34%
In 2026, a United Nations sponsored team of superheroes based in Austin,
Texas. 11 detailed writeups, campaign background, useful general Champions
playing notes.
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.angelfire.com/biz4/globalguardians/index.html

28. Character Creation  33%
Character Creation Character creation should be taken seriously for you'll
be playing & putting your effort into running this character. Please provide
the following player contact information: Name Street address Address
(cont.) City State/Province Zip
Found by: FAST Search, Lycos
http://www.slanter.freeserve.co.uk/webdesign/character_creation.htm

29. ape-o-naut  32%
deutschland 1 klickatat valley bank 1 pbem 1 www.lycos.com 1 Ketchan AK
1...Description: A parody site dedicated to the first explorers of
space.Category: Recreation > Humor > Animals > Monkeys
Found by: FAST Search, Google, Lycos
http://www.ape-o-naut.org/

30. PBeM Gamers Directory Games Listing  32%
Ladders for PBeM boardgames.
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.nyx.net/~epass/pbemlist.html

31. PBM List Index: commercial open-ended rpg  27%
A River Runs Through It (fantasy role-playing) Adventurers Guild
(Combat/Adventuring) Aqua Eternam (Tribal Fantasy) Arena (fantasy arena
combat) Cantr (society simulator)
Found by: Excite, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/commercial_open-ended_rpg.html

32. roleplaying games  24%
Below is a list of all the games in this section. Clicking on a game will
take you to its info page devoted to that particular game. Clicking on the
company name will give you information about the company, and all thier
other games. Product Name Unit Price Pr
Found by: EuroSeek
http://www.pbmgames.co.uk/roleplay.html

33. Atlantis PBEM Game  24%
Open-ended, weekly, turn-based PBEM game based in a fantasy environment.
Conquer the entire world, become the best magician, or recruit and train a
team of adventurers to seek riches and fame by conquering monsters.
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.pctechnologies.com/hatraka

34. PBM List Index: human open-ended rpg  23%
A River Runs Through It (fantasy role-playing) A Rusted Blade
(Fantasy-setting) AMBERschattensturm (Amber PBeM - Intrige und Fantasy) ASR
(alt.starfleet.rpg) (Star Trek-based PBM)
Found by: Excite, Magellan
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/human_open-ended_rpg.html

35. PBM List Index: commercial  18%
PBM List Index: commercial Sub-categories: abstract (6) closed-ended (62)
computer moderated (96) economic (25) email (146) fantasy (69) french (6)
graphical client (15) historical (35) human moderated (35) computer/human
mod (60) modern (54) open-ended (126)
Found by: EuroSeek
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/commercial.html

36. New Horizons Star Trek PBeM  17%
A collection of free Star Trek PBeM games set in a shared universe, allowing
players to have their characters serve on different ships throughout the
course of their careers.
Found by: Open Directory Project
http://www.starbase111.org/

37. PBM List Index: commercial human rpg  11%
2001 (science fiction strategy/role-play) A River Runs Through It (fantasy
role-playing) Atlantis and beyond! (sci-fi/adventure) Cantr (society
simulator)
Found by: Excite
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/commercial_human_rpg.html

References

Re: search engine follies
mwilliams <mwilliams@signal.dera.gov.uk>
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: search engine follies
mwilliams <mwilliams@signal.dera.gov.uk>
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: search engine follies
bradac_56@my-deja.com
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: search engine follies
mwilliams <mwilliams@signal.dera.gov.uk>
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: search engine follies
lindahl@rt.com (Greg Lindahl)
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000