ELMS SC Toplist Frequently Asked Questions

 
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Q: I'm on AOL. Why can't I vote for my site?
You can still vote for your site, just use Internet Explorer (or another browser) to do the voting instead. Browse to your site as normal and vote. Simple as that..
Q: Why is the AOL browser banned from voting?
The reason the AOL browser is banned from voting is because it uses scrambled IP addresses so that the persons real IP address does not show up. The toplist uses IP address logging to stop people from voting more than once for their site. People were managing to vote multiple times while using the AOL browser which is why we have had to ban it from voting. All this step has done is to put people using AOL on the same level as everyone else which makes it fair for everyone. You can still view the toplist using AOL but you can't vote with it.
Q: Why are mobile phones, psp, blackberrys banned from voting?
We constantly look at the log of the toplist to see who and what voted for the sites on it.
This is to root out and prevent cheating. Mobile phones, psp's etc by their nature are mobile devices and lots of them nowadays have wireless capabilities. There are a lot of open wireless networks out there which these devices can connect to the net with and vote. If eveyone was voting that way, it wouldn't make a difference, but some member sites have taken the initiative and have been voting through other peoples internet connections. This is not only illegal but it's also unfair to the rest of the toplist members. That's why they are banned.
Q: What's my site's ID number?
When you signed up we sent you an email with your voting code to place on your site.
If you still have your code look for the line that contains 'id='.
Your ID number is the number that comes after the equals sign.
If you can't remember your ID number and don't have your vote code then you can email us. Go to Here and mention the site name you joined up with and we'll email you back again with your ID.
Q: Where can I find my voting code?
To get your voting code, click on the 'Lost Code' button on the toplist and enter your site's ID number in the box. Your voting code will be displayed on screen for you to copy.
Q: I've forgotten my password. Help?
You'll have to contact us via our contact form.
Please mention your site name and the email address you signed up with.
If you can't remember the email address you signed up with, we'll ask you to upload a small html file to your website to prove that you are the site owner/admin.
We'll email you back again with a new password and once you log in to the toplist you can change the password to whatever you like. All passwords are encrypted so we can't tell you what your old password was! Contact us Here.
Q: What is a banner?
A banner is simply a picture. Pictures used in toplists and advertising etc. are referred to as banners. The toplist accepts two picture formats. Pictures whose filenames end in .jpg or .gif can be used.
Q: How do I get my banner to show on the toplist?
When you joined we would have added your banner details for you. However, if you've changed your banner you can log into your account on the toplist and change is manually.
To do this click on the 'Edit Info' button. Enter your ID number and the password that we gave you or if you changed it enter that password instead.
You'll be taken to a page with your account details on. In the box next to 'Banner URL' enter the full web address of your banner.
e.g. http://www.yoursite.com/yourimages/yourbanner.jpg
 
The password field will be blank. Enter your password in the box and click on submit. If you've already done the above or it doesn't work then the problem is either the banner url isn't correct, your banner is too big or maybe you deleted or moved your banner?
 
If you can't do it yourself for some reason, contact us and we may be able to help you sort it out.
Q: My banner's not showing up on the toplist. Why?
Please see above answer.
Q: What size does my banner have to be?
Any size of 500 pixels wide by 150 pixels high or less. To find out how big your picture is, right click on it and choose properties. If you need to make your picture smaller in order to work with the toplist, download 'IrfanView' from www.irfanview.com
Once installed load your pic and choose resize/resample from the menu. Note that animated pictures cannot be resized.
Q: Do I have to upload the top 100 scooter sites logo to my site?
No, the vote code that you put on your site takes care of loading the top 100 logo onto your web page.
 
However if you don't want to take advantage of the stats part of the toplist then by all means go ahead and upload the top 100 logo to your own web space. Remember you'll have to change the IMG SRC part of your voting code to point to the picture. If you need help with this, get in touch via our contact form.
Q: Do I have to upload my banner to the ELMS website?
No, our toplist loads your banner from your website, Photobucket, Imageshack or wherever you stored it on the web and it is shown whenever someone views the toplist. If we have 100 people view the toplist in 1 day then your banner will be downloaded from your site 100 times that day.
Q: How do I leave the top 100?
We'll be sad to see you leave but if you do wish to go, please use our contact form from our home page to send us a quick email just to mention you are leaving. Enter the email address you signed up with in the email box so we know it's really you and not someone else. Then simply remove the voting code from the page(s) on your site. After that, we'll simply delete your account on the toplist and it will no longer show up or accept votes for your site.

 
 

How does the voting code work?


I'll split the code up into sections to show you what each bit does. This code is taken from the Elms home page whose ID number is 6, your ID number will not be the same as ours.



<a href="http://www.elms-sc.com/topsites/in.php?id=6" target="_blank">


<a href=""> specifies that you are making a clickable web link. Whatever is between the two quote marks is the web address the link points to. Whatever comes after the > on the end of the line above is what can be clicked on, on your web page whether it's a picture or text.

in.php?id=6 tells the topsite that you're voting for the site whose id is 6 (elms sc).

target="_blank" specifies that the link should open up in a new window so that your site still remains underneath the newly opened window.


<img src="http://www.elms-sc.com/topsites/button.php?id=6" border="0"></a>


<img src=""> specifies that you want to load a picture onto your web page. Anything within the two quotes is considered to be the web address of the picture.

button.php?id=6 Adds 1 to a counter that says how many times the page with the voting code on has been viewed for the purpose of the toplist stats page. Then our toplist exchanges the 'button.php?id=6' part for the addresss of the top 100 logo

Because the image is loaded after the <a href part, the image becomes a clickable web link.

border="0" By default a picture that is also a link has a box drawn around it. border="0" removes the box.

> The first '>' is the thing that says this is the end of the pictures web address.

</a> specifies that this is the end of the clickable web link


So to put all the above into practice. If you put this code into your web page:

<a href="http://www.elms-sc.com/topsites/in.php?id=6" target="_blank">
<img src="http://www.elms-sc.com/topsites/button.php?id=6" border="0"></a>

Gives you this on your web page:

Only click on the pictures if you want to vote for elms sc ;-)

If you'd prefer the logo to be in the middle of your page just put <center> before the code and </center> after the code which will give you this: