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Ghoulish Delight
10-26-2009, 09:35 AM
It's a mercy killing, really. But still, I will miss it and its awfulness. I can't imagine college life without webrings, Under Construction gifs and missing banner ad images.

For a bit of nostalgia, go to http://www.xkcd.com today.
Snowflake
10-26-2009, 10:08 AM
http://www/geocities.com/~rudyfan was the host to my first site. The first iteration of the site was ugly as sin, and thankfully, does not survive on any internet archive. Then I hand coded the site, it was still full of HTML errors, but it was mine.

I was never a webring person, and avoided the ads by paying the nominal fees, it was a great way to start.
blueerica
10-26-2009, 10:11 AM
Awww... Geocities...
BarTopDancer
10-26-2009, 10:42 AM
RIP Geocities: A part of the original internet.

We shall never forget our roots.
Ghoulish Delight
10-26-2009, 11:43 AM
Just the other day I had the realization that in many ways Digg has come to fill the niche once served by webrings (in a vastly superior form, of course).
Snowflake
10-26-2009, 11:50 AM
http://www/geocities.com/~rudyfan was the host to my first site. The first iteration of the site was ugly as sin, and thankfully, does not survive on any internet archive. Then I hand coded the site, it was still full of HTML errors, but it was mine.

I was never a webring person, and avoided the ads by paying the nominal fees, it was a great way to start.

Oops, screwed up own url :blush:

It's still there, for the moment, what's left of it.

http://www.geocities.com/~rudyfan/
CoasterMatt
10-26-2009, 12:11 PM
Good riddance.
Andrew
11-03-2009, 10:42 AM
Dammit, I missed the (presumably) one-day xkcd/Geocities makeover. Is it archived anywhere?

My favorite memory of Geocities--I never had a site there myself--was hand-coding and uploading Adrienne Krock's first "baby pool" page, to Geocities, from Innoventions.
Ghoulish Delight
11-03-2009, 10:45 AM
Here's a flickr set with screenshots, but it doesn't quite do it justice w/out the animated gifs and the jokes hidden in the source code.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/szznax/4046760725/
BarTopDancer
11-03-2009, 12:25 PM
Dammit, I missed the (presumably) one-day xkcd/Geocities makeover. Is it archived anywhere?

My favorite memory of Geocities--I never had a site there myself--was hand-coding and uploading Adrienne Krock's first "baby pool" page, to Geocities, from Innoventions.

Well if there was ever any question about your level of geekness there isn't anymore.
Morrigoon
11-03-2009, 12:35 PM
OMG, I remember the Emma Pool!
Andrew
11-03-2009, 02:18 PM
Well if there was ever any question about your level of geekness there isn't anymore.
There was a question?
BarTopDancer
11-03-2009, 03:37 PM
There was a question?

IF
lashbear
11-03-2009, 05:28 PM
http://www/geocities.com/~rudyfan was the host to my first site. The first iteration of the site was ugly as sin, and thankfully, does not survive on any internet archive. Then I hand coded the site, it was still full of HTML errors, but it was mine.

I was never a webring person, and avoided the ads by paying the nominal fees, it was a great way to start.

Oops, screwed up own url :blush:

It's still there, for the moment, what's left of it.
Love the main page I found on the wayback machine !
http://web.archive.org/web/20010406080255/www.geocities.com/~rudyfan/rudy.htm
lashbear
11-03-2009, 05:38 PM
Also playing around on the wayback machine I found the old Padders Pics Page !! :eek: Anyone remember this:

http://web.archive.org/web/20030421185232/http://home.iprimus.com.au/lashbear/PPP/GHOST%20Toasties.jpg
SzczerbiakManiac
11-03-2009, 05:49 PM
Yes, I do. :)