#159: the great tumblr purge

[specter_rot]

What is your internet history? What websites were you a part of that might not be around anymore, and do you have any fond memories of them?

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<b><user name="questionoftheday"> asks:</b> What is your internet history? What websites were you a part of that might not be around anymore, and do you have any fond memories of them?<br><br><b>My answer:</b>

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[tremendousdetectivetheory]

My first website was hosted by gURLpages, which prob isn't around anymore, idk, but it was the late 90s and the theme was rather related to "gurl power" (with a url, get it? :) and giving us a space of our own. Mine was full of angsty poems.

My first internet *fandom* experience was on geocities, I think. And I may have been in a yahoo group? I was a Gundam Wing and DBZ fan and had my own GW page. I remember having a guestbook, chat room, counter, and all those bells and whistles. When I went to college I don't remember participating in any online fandom but I was obsessed with the 2004 Phantom of the Opera and I posted on the imdb boards sometimes. (I miss those message boards and wish I could still go on there and ask questions or rave about a movie I just saw.) Also during that time I had geeky friends who made their own internet forums and I enjoyed being a part of them. They all had "deadjournals"--the dark flipside of livejournal, lol--and I had one, too. It was fun connecting with my real-life friends through blogs. (I miss sharing my thoughts in that way and I feel like facebook is not a good venue for it.) Then I wasn't active in fandom again until late 2016 on tumblr. ^_^