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Updated
January 1, 2005
We have frequently been asked questions about BudoSeek!,
so we thought we would present these FAQs so you can learn a little more about
us, and answer a few of your questions.
Our Mission:
The Mission of BudoSeek! is to promote unity, cooperation,
mutual respect and communication in the Martial Arts Community.
Q: So who is behind
BudoSeek!?
A: BudoSeek!
is a service of
Budo
Seishin Web Design Service
of Baton Rouge, LA and is provided for the purpose of promoting
unity, cooperation, mutual respect and communication in the Martial Arts Community. BudoSeek!
is privately funded by
Robert
Carver, the owner of
Budo
Seishin Web Design Service
as a way of giving back
to the Martial Arts Community. Our goal is to make this your one-stop resource
for Martial Arts related information on the Internet. BudoSeek!
started in 1997, making it the FIRST Search Engine and Portal Community
exclusively devoted to the Martial Arts Community.
Since then, there have been a lot of imitators come and go, but
BudoSeek! continues to set the standard by which others follow.
Q: I would love to join or
register my site, but I am concerned about my privacy and having my
personal information sold to various mailing lists!
A: With all of the spam that is
out there, it is very understandable that you might be hesitant
to provide some personal information. However, any personal
information you provide during registration of your website or
in our forums (of anywhere else for that matter!) will never be
released, sold, given away or anything of that nature to any
third party. We take your privacy seriously and as such, any
information you provide stays with us!
Q: Hey, some of the
pages on BudoSeek! look really screwy!
A. We try hard to
make
sure that every visitor to our site has an enjoyable experience
and we design our pages with that in mind. However, some older
computers with older operating systems and browsers may see
things that are "not quite right". We have two suggestions to
help you alleviate this problem: First, consider upgrading to
the most recent version of the web browser you are using. We
recommend
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0,
Mozilla Firefox 1.0, or the
Mozilla Suite. If upgrading your browser does not work,
we recommend upgrading your operating system to the most current
version of Windows (Windows XP), the Macintosh operating system
(OS X) or the most current version of Linux. Addressing these
two issues should allow you to view the site without errors and
with maximum enjoyment.
Q: Does it cost anything to have my site listed on BudoSeek!?
A: Absolutely not!
BudoSeek!
will
never ask anything from you, monetarily or otherwise to have your site listed
or use any of our services. Everything on BudoSeek!
is FREE and we intend to keep it that way!
Q: When I register my site, I am asked to provide my
email address. How can I be sure I will not end up on some spam list?
A:
Your privacy is
very important to us and we don't like spam any more than you do. Our pledge
to you is: Your email address or other private
information will NEVER be released to any outside source or any
organization that is affiliated with BudoSeek! even if we
have a stake in the organization.
Q: Can I register my site in more than one category?
A: No. We prefer that you list your
site in the appropriate category only. If you submit your site multiple times
to different categories, then we reserve the right to place your listing into
the appropriate category for one submittal. The rest will be disallowed.
Multiple submissions is referred to as "spamming the engine" and is
in poor taste. Many search engines will refuse to list any of your submissions
and will place your site on a "banned domain" list that will prevent
you from submitting at all. We prefer not to do this, but multiple violators
may be placed on the banned domain list without warning. BTW, changing the
name of a site to try and get it past the review process will not work.
Q: Can I link to
BudoSeek! from my website?
We would be honored to have
you link to us on your website. We have a variety of button and
banners that you can use just for that purpose.
Click here
for information on how to link to us.
Q: Can I add a BudoSeek! Search Form to my web site?
A: Yes you can! Just visit
this
page and copy the code to your website and you can have a BudoSeek!
Search Form for your site too!
Q: Why are the votes recorded in the Top 10 Program
and the Rate It next to each site's listing different?
A: That is easy. They are totally
different programs. The
Top 10 Program is
calculated by visitors to your site clicking the button you place there. The Rate
It Program is calculated by visitors to
BudoSeek!
that want to rate your site on a scale of 1 to 10. They click the Rate It link
next to your listing in BudoSeek!
and they fill out a voting form. The number of votes and the average score is
listed next to each site's listing.
Q: I have visitors who have voted for me in the past
either in the Top 10 or the Rate It program and when I last visited BudoSeek!
I noticed that the statistics have "zeroed out". Why?
A: Sometimes we have to reset the
statistics on these programs. This is especially true if we have just upgraded
the software running the site. We certainly apologize for the inconvenience.
Q: I would love to have a web site for my school, but
don't know how to put one together. Can you help?
A: As a side business, we operate
Budo
Seishin Web Design Service and offer web design services. For more
information, contact
Robert Carver.
If you have additional questions about BudoSeek!,
please contact us via the
Contact
Information page.
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