Hey hey long time no see, I hope you've been doing well too! Happy belated holiday season and new year. :D
I hope the search goes well in finding like-minded people to click with, let me know what else you come across. I don't find it spam like at all and I'd like to hear more about it! Gaia Online brings back memories... I wanted to sign up for it as my sister had an account but I was under 13. I remember being excited at how many options there were to decorate your avatar, hahaha. Agree with it capturing the spirit of the earlier internet, for sure. Speaking of earlier Internet, I got super into Maplestory the other week again after having played it on and off for the last decade. It still feels the same even with a lot of new classes and EXP boosts, I love it. It's still nostalgic for me.
Forums seem to be quieter nowadays so it's harder to find super active ones :( I read over the thread you posted from that forum and that does sound like it had a lot of drama. Have you been able to reconnect with anyone you knew on that forum? Could be fun to get in touch and see what people are up to all those years later. It's always nice being able to reconnect with people you haven't seen in a long time.
My computer is having trouble loading the Yale website but it was... an experience. I'm not sure if it was just my computer not properly loading the formatting but yeah I'm with you there ;; Hopefully they get someone to redo the website. The Windows websites are a lot of fun, the first website was added a few months before I was born. I realise the Internet has been around since before then but it's still mind blowing. I've never heard of Windows RG, did you ever use it? I can't imagine how painful it would have been to work around those crashes...
I liked the Windows 93 one too, seeing the Rayquaza head icon reminded me of those custom cursors you used to be able to download on your computer. I loved those so much, wonder if I could still get one now. :'D
Pigeon film database?! I need it but I don't think it's loading on my end :( I think there are similar websites where you can specify what you want to see/don't want to see in a film, such as knowing if a dog appears. The name of the site escapes me but I'll try find it later.
I love the idea of the bus stop one and it's cool that people still seem to be using it. Maybe I'll leave a message there sometime. I wonder if this site has always been popular as I've never heard of it but it still seems fairly active. That last website was so nice @ how it was set up with the car driving down the highway. I forgot it was trying to advertise to clients as I was caught up in how nice the art was. There's something super peaceful about being up at night when the rest of the world is quiet so I'm with you on that one. I also really like the last one for that reason, the screenshot you shared has a late night feel. I've heard the word but I'm not sure what a zine is, what are they? :O
It's so cool how many different types of websites you've come across, how do you find all of these? As someone who only goes on the same few websites, I'm going to be taking more of a look around the web now. :D
I hope the search goes well in finding like-minded people to click with, let me know what else you come across. I don't find it spam like at all and I'd like to hear more about it! Gaia Online brings back memories... I wanted to sign up for it as my sister had an account but I was under 13. I remember being excited at how many options there were to decorate your avatar, hahaha. Agree with it capturing the spirit of the earlier internet, for sure. Speaking of earlier Internet, I got super into Maplestory the other week again after having played it on and off for the last decade. It still feels the same even with a lot of new classes and EXP boosts, I love it. It's still nostalgic for me.
Forums seem to be quieter nowadays so it's harder to find super active ones :( I read over the thread you posted from that forum and that does sound like it had a lot of drama. Have you been able to reconnect with anyone you knew on that forum? Could be fun to get in touch and see what people are up to all those years later. It's always nice being able to reconnect with people you haven't seen in a long time.
My computer is having trouble loading the Yale website but it was... an experience. I'm not sure if it was just my computer not properly loading the formatting but yeah I'm with you there ;; Hopefully they get someone to redo the website. The Windows websites are a lot of fun, the first website was added a few months before I was born. I realise the Internet has been around since before then but it's still mind blowing. I've never heard of Windows RG, did you ever use it? I can't imagine how painful it would have been to work around those crashes...
I liked the Windows 93 one too, seeing the Rayquaza head icon reminded me of those custom cursors you used to be able to download on your computer. I loved those so much, wonder if I could still get one now. :'D
Pigeon film database?! I need it but I don't think it's loading on my end :( I think there are similar websites where you can specify what you want to see/don't want to see in a film, such as knowing if a dog appears. The name of the site escapes me but I'll try find it later.
I love the idea of the bus stop one and it's cool that people still seem to be using it. Maybe I'll leave a message there sometime. I wonder if this site has always been popular as I've never heard of it but it still seems fairly active. That last website was so nice @ how it was set up with the car driving down the highway. I forgot it was trying to advertise to clients as I was caught up in how nice the art was. There's something super peaceful about being up at night when the rest of the world is quiet so I'm with you on that one. I also really like the last one for that reason, the screenshot you shared has a late night feel. I've heard the word but I'm not sure what a zine is, what are they? :O
It's so cool how many different types of websites you've come across, how do you find all of these? As someone who only goes on the same few websites, I'm going to be taking more of a look around the web now. :D