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Wacky Packages Discussion => General Wacky Packages Discussion => Topic started by: Alfreds.MAD.World... on March 17, 2013, 07:25:27 AM
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I loved his site, I know it hasn't been updated in years and just wondered if anyone knows what happened there?
if you look at the home-made wackys section you will see on the front page a picture of my kid and nephew and the HUGE 3-d mallowmartians wacky we made years back.
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I loved his site, I know it hasn't been updated in years and just wondered if anyone knows what happened there?
if you look at the home-made wackys section you will see on the front page a picture of my kid and nephew and the HUGE 3-d mallowmartians wacky we made years back.
Yes I'd like to know as well if someone has any information.
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I loved his site, I know it hasn't been updated in years and just wondered if anyone knows what happened there?
if you look at the home-made wackys section you will see on the front page a picture of my kid and nephew and the HUGE 3-d mallowmartians wacky we made years back.
I don't know but I am grateful that the site is still up and running.
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When I got back into Wackys in 2005-6, Rusty's site was the one that I found most valuable. It was current with all the latest news and had great breakdowns of each ANS. I have been sorrowful the last several years that the site has gone dormant. It really is a kick ass site!
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When I got back into Wackys in 2005-6, Rusty's site was the one that I found most valuable. It was current with all the latest news and had great breakdowns of each ANS. I have been sorrowful the last several years that the site has gone dormant. It really is a kick ass site!
He's probably tired of dealing with it. This will happen to everyone. This forum is on auto pilot as long as I pay the fees but if I had to update content I probably wouldn't without any compensation I would burn out too. I'm keeping my Wacky-base URL alive until it expires. I'm not making any money and that was not the intent but I can't keep shelling out $500 for a new FileMaker release without cash. I have a few really avid fans but now they are so savvy they don't need me adding cards. I have it now so it works on iPads and iPhones at no additional cost but I can't afford the license to make it a Window executable. So at this point the program is just for me.
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I loved his site, I know it hasn't been updated in years and just wondered if anyone knows what happened there?
if you look at the home-made wackys section you will see on the front page a picture of my kid and nephew and the HUGE 3-d mallowmartians wacky we made years back.
I think Rusty is still around. He occasionally sells on ebay (since I have won a few of his auctions) and he does add some new recent stuff from time to time. He has added old school & postcard pages. I find his site as an invaluable resource. Even now, if something comes up on ebay that I've never seen before, I can always find it on his site. It is amazing.
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Rusty is currently selling on ebay. Here is one of his auctions I just came across:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wacky-Packages-uncut-sheet-LOST-WACKYS-series-2-/300877482901?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460db20b95
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I found out recently that Rusty's website on Wackys has been blacklisted by Wikipedia and can't be used for references.
I know this because I tried to make a reference to the article on the 5th Rerun Series that was in it in the Wikipedia article for Wackys, only to be told about this in no uncertain terms.
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I found out recently that Rusty's website has been blacklisted by Wikipedia.
That doesn’t sound right. Wikipedia has no authority to police the internet that I’m aware of.
A while back I mentioned I could no longer access the site the usual way, and bigtomi gave me this link which still works.
http://www.lostwackys.com/lostwackys.htm
The ANS section has not been updated beyond ANS6 I think, but still lots of good info.
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That doesn’t sound right. Wikipedia has no authority to police the internet that I’m aware of.
A while back I mentioned I could no longer access the site the usual way, and bigtomi gave me this link which still works.
http://www.lostwackys.com/lostwackys.htm
The ANS section has not been updated beyond ANS6 I think, but still lots of good info.
Thanks!
I think they said it was a spam blacklist and was deemed unreliable, IIRC. I don't know how it got there or why it was deemed thus, but it's on there and it is.
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Just read your update - they don’t allow any mention of it within Wikipedia, which I guess is their prerogative. I personally never checked Wikipedia for Wacky info. They couldn’t have had the caliber of researchers like the Handbook/Gallery authors and other subject matter experts within the hobby, unless those folks also contributed their knowledge to Wikipedia directly.
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That's a good question!
I was, however, able to refer to Fred Wheaton's lost 1992 series article on it, but only after I told the person who helped me out with it that Fred worked for Topps and, therefore, the article could be trusted.
Then the same person wanted me to show him that Fred worked for Topps. So far, I can't do that, but last I looked, the reference hasn't been removed at all. It's all in the Talk page of the article if you want to check it out.
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Then the same person wanted me to show him that Fred worked for Topps.
Refer them to the latest NSU. It has an article on Fred about his drawing Wacky Packages. I think that would be sufficient enough for them.
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Refer them to the latest NSU. It has an article on Fred about his drawing Wacky Packages. I think that would be sufficient enough for them.
Okay, thanks!
Btw, what's the issue date?
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Fred's interview is mentioned on the cover, along with a nice pic of his martian x Fang girl painting
https://www.beckettmedia.com/non-sport-update/current-issue/non-sport-update-print-current-issue/non-sport-august-september-20-issue (https://www.beckettmedia.com/non-sport-update/current-issue/non-sport-update-print-current-issue/non-sport-august-september-20-issue)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FRg0kWNx/nsu-aug-sep-pri-250x344.jpg)
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Fred's interview is mentioned on the cover, along with a nice pic of his martian x Fang girl painting
https://www.beckettmedia.com/non-sport-update/current-issue/non-sport-update-print-current-issue/non-sport-august-september-20-issue (https://www.beckettmedia.com/non-sport-update/current-issue/non-sport-update-print-current-issue/non-sport-august-september-20-issue)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FRg0kWNx/nsu-aug-sep-pri-250x344.jpg)
Okay, thanks again!
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Okay, I just put the reference in the Talk page of the article. Wish me luck!
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Fred's interview is mentioned on the cover, along with a nice pic of his martian x Fang girl painting
https://www.beckettmedia.com/non-sport-update/current-issue/non-sport-update-print-current-issue/non-sport-august-september-20-issue (https://www.beckettmedia.com/non-sport-update/current-issue/non-sport-update-print-current-issue/non-sport-august-september-20-issue)
(https://i.postimg.cc/FRg0kWNx/nsu-aug-sep-pri-250x344.jpg)
The person I talked to on Wikipedia is willing to put the NSU article on Fred in the Wackys article, but now he needs the article's name, author and page number, since he doesn't have a subscription to NSU. Could I please have it, since I don't have one either?
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Non-Sport Update August/September 2020, Volume 31, No. 4
"Strike up the Band-Ache: Seventies Stickers Spark Wacky's Wheaton"
by Chris Mixer
pp 16-17
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Non-Sport Update August/September 2020, Volume 31, No. 4
"Strike up the Band-Ache: Seventies Stickers Spark Wacky's Wheaton"
by Chris Mixer
pp 16-17
Thanks again, again!
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Well, the new information is in the Talk page. Again, wish me luck!
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Just read your update - they don’t allow any mention of it within Wikipedia, which I guess is their prerogative. I personally never checked Wikipedia for Wacky info. They couldn’t have had the caliber of researchers like the Handbook/Gallery authors and other subject matter experts within the hobby, unless those folks also contributed their knowledge to Wikipedia directly.
I know what you mean, believe me. That article had even more information than it does now; e.g., names and release dates of the modern series from 2004 on, all of it contributed by yours truly.
Now all that is gone and if you look at it now, you'll see the results of what I call executive meddling.
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Success at last! The information's been added in!
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Now all that is gone and if you look at it now, you'll see the results of what I call executive meddling.
It does seem strange that the Wacky Packages Wiki page has very little on it while other pages seem to have tons of information and scroll forever. I wonder if the editor is someone who punched his Ratz, Cracked, and 21 Jolly while peeling the borders off his 1st tans and ludlows, tried to peddle them on ebay only to find out that they're virtually worthless, and now hates Wacky Packages. That's my theory at least.
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I wonder if the editor is someone who punched his Ratz, Cracked, and 21 Jolly while peeling the borders off his 1st tans and ludlows, tried to peddle them on ebay only to find out that they're virtually worthless, and now hates Wacky Packages.
That’s hilarious. Don’t forget punched and stuck Good n Empty to the window of his neighborhood candy store, and his dad rolled up his uncut sheets and wall posters as fireplace tinder lol.
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That's my theory at least.
My theory is that the editor has an issue with the main contributor(s).
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If anyone wants the main page for lostwackys.com, here it is: lostwackys.com/welcome.htm
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Is Rusty all right? Last I heard, he was ill.
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I just went on lostwackys.com to look up a few things, but every time I did, it took me to some website called "Wacky Packages 2007 Australia" which didn't even have anything Wacky-related on it.
Is everything all right? How's Rusty doing? Has he recovered, or is he still alive? Please let me know.
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Just checked the web site again and still the same thing as above happened. What in the world is going on here?
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Just checked the web site again and still the same thing as above happened. What in the world is going on here?
I demand an explanation from that guy who we don’t even know if he’s still alive.
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I demand an explanation from that guy who we don’t even know if he’s still alive.
We don't even know? That's strange. I hope we can find out and soon.
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Just checked the web site again and still the same thing as above happened. What in the world is going on here?
I don’t understand what you’re saying. When I go to the website, it is still there.
http://www.lostwackys.com/lostwackys.htm
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I don’t understand what you’re saying. When I go to the website, it is still there.
http://www.lostwackys.com/lostwackys.htm
Then it's back. For a while, it was doing just like I said it was. So something happened between then and now, I just don't know what it was.
UPDATE: It's still doing this, but now I know what it does. If you click on anything in the web site, it goes straight to Wacky Packages 2007 Australia. Also, the big list of catagories at the bottom of the site is missing.
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Is the VPN on your browser set for Australia?! I'm not seeing what you're seeing. The link works perfectly for me.
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Then it's back. For a while, it was doing just like I said it was. So something happened between then and now, I just don't know what it was.
UPDATE: It's still doing this, but now I know what it does. If you click on anything in the web site, it goes straight to Wacky Packages 2007 Australia. Also, the big list of catagories at the bottom of the site is missing.
Have you cleared your browser cache and browsing history?
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Is the VPN on your browser set for Australia?! I'm not seeing what you're seeing. The link works perfectly for me.
Swiski, could you please tell me what VPN stands for? I looked on my History section and cleared all my browsing data just like sco(o)t said to do, but can't find it.
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Btw, the web site it switches to is wackypackages2007.com.
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I think it depends on the link you click on. Some links stay on lostwackys.com, some go to lostwackys.net, some go to the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) page of the original, and some go to the wackypackages2007.com site. Looks like someone has been editing links here and there.
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Swiski, could you please tell me what VPN stands for? I looked on my History section and cleared all my browsing data just like sco(o)t said to do, but can't find it.
VPN stand for Virtual Private Network. It's a service where, in this case, you can hide your internet browsing by posing that you're from another country. But I don't think that you have a VPN activated. Otherwise you would have known about it. I'm not even sure if I explained it accurately. I just know enough about computer stuff to get by.
This exact URL from Paul Maul works for me at least....http://www.lostwackys.com/lostwackys.htm
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Have you tried turning your computer off and on?
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Have you tried turning your computer off and on?
I just tried it now; the problem doesn't get fixed. Paul Maul's URL is also having the same problem, at least on my end of things.
Has anyone tried to contact Rusty at all? I tried just now and my email was rejected instantly. Maybe one of you guys and gals will have better luck than I did. I say this because, as I mentioned before, the last I heard he was ill. Maybe something's happened to him and we don't know it...yet.
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The problem with Rusty’s site has nothing to do with anyone’s computer. As Lcummins said, many of the links on Rusty’s main page have been changed from lostwackys.com links to links pointing to several other sites.
“Paul_Maul’s URL” is a link to the main lost wackys page and should work fine.
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The problem with Rusty’s site has nothing to do with anyone’s computer. As Lcummins said, many of the links on Rusty’s main page have been changed from lostwackys.com links to links pointing to several other sites.
“Paul_Maul’s URL” is a link to the main lost wackys page and should work fine.
Unfortunately, it didn't. I looked up a picture and it went to the Australia web site.
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Unfortunately, it didn't. I looked up a picture and it went to the Australia web site.
When you say you “looked up a picture,” that means you clicked one of the links within the page. As I said, many of them point to those different sites. When I said the “Paul Maul URL” should work fine, I mean it should take you to the Lost Wackys main page. If you start clicking on links from there, it will take you wherever those links have been pointed to.
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When you say you “looked up a picture,” that means you clicked one of the links within the page. As I said, many of them point to those different sites. When I said the “Paul Maul URL” should work fine, I mean it should take you to the Lost Wackys main page. If you start clicking on links from there, it will take you wherever those links have been pointed to.
Yes, I clicked on one of the links. Thanks for the confirmation, too.
What I'd like to know is how do we contact Rusty so that he knows what's going on and can fix the problem. I sent him an email recently but, so far, I haven't gotten an answer.
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Yes, I clicked on one of the links. Thanks for the confirmation, too.
What I'd like to know is how do we contact Rusty so that he knows what's going on and can fix the problem. I sent him an email recently but, so far, I haven't gotten an answer.
I would guess Rusty himself made the links the way they are. He was probably using those sites at some point and now they have expired, or something like that. It’s not like you are being sent to a Russian porn site, these appear to be sites that used to have wacky packages content.