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Like Flickr, but without the photos

Posted by Dave

Hello World.

It should come as no surprise that I like language.  I worship words.  I fancy phrases.  It shouldn’t be a shock, then, that a website like Wordie really peaks my interest.

Wordie’s tagline is “Like Flickr, but without the photos”, and this is probably the most apt description of what the site offers.

Wordie is a site for you to collect all the words that you come across that you like, or want to remember for later.  Words such as “pseudonym“, “sanguine” and “catastrofuck“.

Each word gets its own page where users can post comments relating to that word and some links to definitions are provided.

This is a website for a very particular type of language snob nerd, which I presume is why I thoroughly enjoy it.

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11 Comments to Like Flickr, but without the photos

1. 

   what happened to all your photos?

   ???!
Allyce on December 27th, 2006
2. 

   YEH?!?!

   Where are all of the photos that are more than 6 months old?
TomHB on December 28th, 2006
3. 

   My Flickr Pro subscription ran out (I only had a 12 month subscription), so I’ve been downgraded to a free account again. The photos are all still there, they’re just not accessible until I pay for a new subscription. I’m getting to it.
'Orrible Cabbage on December 28th, 2006
4. 

   PS. If you’d like to help me pay for it (and for all the other stuff on this site), feel free to go buy something.
'Orrible Cabbage on December 28th, 2006
5. 

   How much does the account cost? I don’t want a tshirt. But I’ll pass the collection plate around. For an atheist, I’m quite good at the Catholic guilt thing.
TomHB on December 28th, 2006
6. 

   It’s US$24.95 - roughly $31.80 per year. It’s not much, sure, but it’s much more than nothing.
'Orrible Cabbage on December 28th, 2006
7. 

   What’s the difference though - my Flickr account shows any/all photos I ever upload? Is there an overall restriction on cumulative filesize?
TomHB on December 29th, 2006
8. 

   You can only upload 100MB worth of photos per month, and only the last 200 are viewable at any time. Regardless of what resolution you upload, only the smaller sizes are available to view, and you can only have 3 sets (although I seem to have retained 8 for some reason).
'Orrible Cabbage on December 29th, 2006
9. 

   Good to hear. Where are bowling photos… … … ..? Thanks David, what a champ!
Allyce on December 29th, 2006
10. 

    Speaking of images, search for “James Fletcher” in Google Images. You’ll see that the expert Graphic Design skills of one TomHB are on display…
TomHB on December 31st, 2006

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