1. What does NETCOT stand for?
2. What makes NETCOT special?
3. Can I use something I found on the NETCOT site?
4. Who runs Netcot?
5. What's with the nicknames?
6. Do you guys have any beef with any other Disney websites?
7. Do you guys really have to use so much profanity?
8. How much do you guys charge for access to Netcot?
9. Where do you guys get the content for Netcot?
10. How do I get my site listed as a link somewhere on your site?
11. What is the Mickey Rating System?



1. What does NETCOT stand for?

Truth, justice, and the American way. Actually, it stands for Internet Community of Tomorrow. Obviously, credit for a "Community of Tomorrow" goes to Walt Disney himself, but as far as an INTERNET Community of Tomorrow, Van gets credit for that one. Regardless of who claims they came up with the idea, all one needs to do is look at the "Creation Date" of the domain records to see who came up with the idea first.
[Site #1] - [Site #2] - [Site #3]

The records don't lie.
Site #1 - Created September 22, 1997
Site #2 - Created October 12, 1997
Site #3 - Created May 10, 2002

You don't even need to see which domain is who's to see who came up with the idea first. Obviously, Site #1 did. Now... who is Site #1???

One thing that sets our site apart from others is our ride descriptions. We figured you can go to any Disney site and get a re-hash of the basic storyline of every ride. We took it one step further by adding some comedic appeal to our descriptions. I mean, the four Hansen kids are a bunch of crazy dudes in the parks, why not translate that into a website?

If you've come to this site looking for someone who constantly whines about every little thing Disney does, then you've come to the wrong place. You know the type - they're the ones who set up candle vigils in front of a ride when it's scheduled for termination. (I'm looking at you, John Y). While we may occasionally express our disgust in something Disney does, that won't be the focal point of the site. You may not realize this, but Disney World is a vacation destination, which means you're actually supposed to try to have a good time there. That's just a little FYI for you people who think otherwise.

Lastly, we truly do love the fans of our site, but I'll be damned if we ever hold a Netcot-sponsored get-together of fellow Netcot forum members inside a Disney park. I can think of nothing more pathetic on this earth than having a gathering of fans of a website. Nothing says "I'm a tool" than that right there. The only way I can see that happening, is if we (by pure coincidence, of course) decide to hold our gathering on the same day as another website's. Now THAT would be fun.

Absolutely. No need to ask.

The two knuckleheads known as Van and Chainsaw. Both are wild and crazy guys.

I picked up the nickname Chainsaw during my time at San Quentin. I could tell you why they call me Chainsaw, but let's just say that's the reason I ended up there in the first place.

Actually, I picked up the name during my college years. I guess a big dude that stands 6'4" with long hair, a goatee, and an earring needed a better name than "John." I couldn't argue with that!

As far as Van's nickname goes, Van and I used to watch Fastlane on Fox all the time (before the re-runs on CourtTV and G4) and there was a character named Van Strummer. It happened the same time Rob started calling him "Kev 'VAN" -- from that time forward, it stuck.

Not especially. I once was on a quest to "liberate" so-to-speak people from other dictator-run websites. I didn't think people liked being bossed around on their forums or getting banned for not agreeing with everyone else's point of view. I was wrong. They didn't want to be liberated.

I guess we'll just keep doing what we're doing over here, and once people realize that there's a place where people are able to express themselves openly and freely, they'll join us.

We got kicked off our ISP and were never told why. Just some lame comment about how they couldn't disclose more info. We took that to mean either (A) they didn't like it, (B) a certain multi-media giant was strong-arming them to not like it, or (C) another fan site made up some stupid story about us and convinced the ISP to let us go. Either way, we took it as an opportunity to clean up our act ... slightly. We just didn't want to get into a situation where we were being sued over something... not because we're afraid of being sued, we've actually been down that road with another site. We wanted to keep NETCOT clean to make sure it stays open for you, the fans. That's what this is all about. You, not us.

Huh? Charge? For what? No, we will not ever charge our guests for exclusive access to the site. Not only is it illegal, but it's also immoral and misleading. People charge access to their sites because they claim they need the money to keep the site online. Let me tell ya something, if those people are getting charged the rates they claim they're getting charged for things like bandwidth and server space, then they're severely getting ripped off. It's easy, go to hostsearch.com and find a web host that doesn't make you take it up the ass. There's no reason why these sites need to charge a fee because they're too lazy to find a better host. Even if these people are running their own server, running off donations alone should be enough to cover the monthly costs of maintaining a site.

So to answer your question, no we don't charge access. We may consider some sort of advertising in the future, but we will not be requiring any payment for access to Netcot.com. Anyone who charges for access to their site is a fool. Those who pay for access are even more foolish.

Google is our best friend! Actually, we get our shit from a number of different places. The pictures were almost all taken by someone on the Netcot staff, ie. someone in our family. The "professional" pictures that you may find on the site were either sent in to us or made available to media sites.

Everything else comes from hours and hours of searching various Disney web sites. So we kinda made Netcot the "Best of the Web" so-to-speak.

There's no sure fire way to get this accomplished. We don't have any type of link-exchange program in effect. I'm always on the look-out for awesome looking Disney websites to link to. They've gotta have a killer design and some wicked content. You can ask us if you think your site is awesome enough, but if we don't put up a link then please don't blame us. We have some pretty high frickin' standards and there are times when I wonder if even our site would make the cut.

One thing you will notice on the site is our "Mickey Rating System." If you've been with us at Netcot since 1997, then you know exactly what this is. If not, let me explain. I guy we know, let's call him Mickey, from New York, invented this system. It's just our little way of rating rides with Mickey's instead of stars. I'm sure you've seen this on other sites. I can't remember if this was another Netcot-inspired idea or not, but I guess if someone else's site was created AFTER 1997, then it's safe to say they got the idea from us!

Our Mickey Rating System is unique because of the different demographics that make up the people in our family. There's different sexes, styles, age groups, and tastes in each one of us. Using our Mickey Rating System, you can better judge what you and your family may think of a certain ride or attraction.