I used to enjoy digging up my old posts on forums from years back. I like to reminisce on the good times I had and reflect on how much I've grown since then. However, most of the forums I used to post on, no longer exist. I used to post on celebrity forums like cybertlc forums, yeezytalk, kanyelive, etc and now those sites are shut down. One of the only sites where I can dig up old posts is Last.Fm (I'm honestly surprised it's still around, it was slowing down for a while).

l also used AIM, YIM, MSN Messenger a lot so of course I can't go back and look at those messages because those platforms were comprised of chats rooms and instant messaging. My old MySpace account is no where to be found and I can't remember the name of my first YouTube account.

It makes me wonder, will Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, etc suffer the same fate eventually? Will we be able to recover our old posts on those websites 10-20 years from now and reflect on our lives? I'm guessing this site will remain active being that it's already been around for more than 15 years. Not only that but we've got a new generation of users on this site who will more than likely keep it active.

I think about this sometimes. I wouldn't expect them to last. I remember the name of my first YouTube account but I ignore it because that's the cringe me. Some time capsules will expand but not most.

Just start collecting screen shots and that should be a positive for the most part.

I used to enjoy digging up my old posts on forums from years back. I like to reminisce on the good times I had and reflect on how much I've grown since then. However, most of the forums I used to post on, no longer exist. I used to post on celebrity forums like cybertlc forums, yeezytalk, kanyelive, etc and now those sites are shut down. One of the only sites where I can dig up old posts is Last.Fm (I'm honestly surprised it's still around, it was slowing down for a while).

l also used AIM, YIM, MSN Messenger a lot so of course I can't go back and look at those messages because those platforms were comprised of chats rooms and instant messaging. My old MySpace account is no where to be found and I can't remember the name of my first YouTube account.

It makes me wonder, will Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, etc suffer the same fate eventually? Will we be able to recover our old posts on those websites 10-20 years from now and reflect on our lives? I'm guessing this site will remain active being that it's already been around for more than 15 years. Not only that but we've got a new generation of users on this site who will more than likely keep it active.


I really don't know if YouTube will exist 10-20 years from now,but I'm sure something better will come along eventually and take over.

I've been saying this for a long time.

This is why I store a lot of my documents in the cloud. It's quite unlikely that will go under since that's largely a paid service that's cheap to maintain.

Though there is that remote chance of an intense solar flare rendering all the world's electricity system useless (although not entirely remote since it happened as recently as in 1859, though we were not on electricity back then).

I put stuff like my parody and my video in a storage device so I have them myself

We should begin building a backup of this site. Every discussion going as far back as possible. It would take a team and years to do, but this site is an invaluable resource for both in the moment, and retrospective, discussions of both American and global pop culture. Ideally, discussions would be printed on paper, filed, and committed to safekeeping with additional electronic and paper backups.

We should begin building a backup of this site. Every discussion going as far back as possible. It would take a team and years to do, but this site is an invaluable resource for both in the moment, and retrospective, discussions of both American and global pop culture. Ideally, discussions would be printed on paper, filed, and committed to safekeeping with additional electronic and paper backups.


http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/


Already been done. Chucky has been doing that since the beginning of time.


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As long as forums are active, they last. I was able to track threads done by me on inthe00s.com as far back as 2008. Back then I posted as a guest as that was allowed. :) So I'm not as new as you might think. That said, I miss how this place looked back then, it seems like there were more active posters here.

We should begin building a backup of this site. Every discussion going as far back as possible. It would take a team and years to do, but this site is an invaluable resource for both in the moment, and retrospective, discussions of both American and global pop culture. Ideally, discussions would be printed on paper, filed, and committed to safekeeping with additional electronic and paper backups.


This is very dangerous terrority you're crossing into.  Be careful.

You mean websites like this?

https://www.warnerbros.com/archive/spacejam/movie/jam.htm

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/websites/cg96/

They have remained unchanged since 1996 :D.

I really hope Snapchat is still open in 10 or 20 years for me to look back on all the photos, selfies, and videos that I've taken and to see how much I've changed and how different my life is. But sometimes I have doubts that it will happen.

All I have is a blog I've been running since like 2005

You mean websites like this?

https://www.warnerbros.com/archive/spacejam/movie/jam.htm

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/websites/cg96/

They have remained unchanged since 1996 :D.


HOW on EARTH did you FIND these?  Yes, yes, they are hidden on THE DEEP WEB.

We should begin building a backup of this site. Every discussion going as far back as possible. It would take a team and years to do, but this site is an invaluable resource for both in the moment, and retrospective, discussions of both American and global pop culture. Ideally, discussions would be printed on paper, filed, and committed to safekeeping with additional electronic and paper backups.


We should release that backup as a book at the end of the century

I really don't know if YouTube will exist 10-20 years from now,but I'm sure something better will come along eventually and take over.
The fact youtube already made it past 13 years Is impressive since it had so much contaversary amoung it's userbase.

The fact youtube already made it past 13 years Is impressive since it had so much contaversary amoung it's userbase.


I know, right? It's longevity is amazing! :o

I might be mistaken, but the first Youtube started in 1995

I might be mistaken, but the first Youtube started in 1995


2005, not 1995! ::)

2005, not 1995! ::)


I remember watching it when I graduated high school in 1996.  That means it started in 1995.

I remember watching it when I graduated high school in 1996.  That means it started in 1995.


Pics or it didn't happen.

BTW, who here likes reading up about sites that have been shut down? 'Cause I like reading up about this one site which shut down in 2003. :P

BTW, who here likes reading up about sites that have been shut down? 'Cause I like reading up about this one site which shut down in 2003. :P


https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dotmusic&oldid=91048429

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dotmusic&oldid=91048429
http://web.archive.org/web/20031004035748/http://spice.dotmusic.com:80/forums/Messages.asp?ThrdID=198004 http://web.archive.org/web/20010707032116/spice.dotmusic.com/forums/Messages.asp?ThrdID=157220&Id=39 http://web.archive.org/web/20030817134149/spice.dotmusic.com/forums/Messages.asp?ThrdID=338141 http://web.archive.org/web/20030517024648/spice.dotmusic.com/forums/Messages.asp?ThrdID=238946&Id=39

I used to enjoy digging up my old posts on forums from years back. I like to reminisce on the good times I had and reflect on how much I've grown since then. However, most of the forums I used to post on, no longer exist. I used to post on celebrity forums like cybertlc forums, yeezytalk, kanyelive, etc and now those sites are shut down. One of the only sites where I can dig up old posts is Last.Fm (I'm honestly surprised it's still around, it was slowing down for a while).

l also used AIM, YIM, MSN Messenger a lot so of course I can't go back and look at those messages because those platforms were comprised of chats rooms and instant messaging. My old MySpace account is no where to be found and I can't remember the name of my first YouTube account.

It makes me wonder, will Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, etc suffer the same fate eventually? Will we be able to recover our old posts on those websites 10-20 years from now and reflect on our lives? I'm guessing this site will remain active being that it's already been around for more than 15 years. Not only that but we've got a new generation of users on this site who will more than likely keep it active.
BTW, last.fm archiving is not perfect because I used to have songs up for free downloading which are now gone.

BTW, last.fm archiving is not perfect because I used to have songs up for free downloading which are now gone.
Because they did a reboot in 2015-2016.

I used to enjoy digging up my old posts on forums from years back. I like to reminisce on the good times I had and reflect on how much I've grown since then. However, most of the forums I used to post on, no longer exist. I used to post on celebrity forums like cybertlc forums, yeezytalk, kanyelive, etc and now those sites are shut down. One of the only sites where I can dig up old posts is Last.Fm (I'm honestly surprised it's still around, it was slowing down for a while).

The board/forum I was on before I came here, has been totally deleted from the Internet, so I cannot refer back to those times.

The board/forum I was on before I came here, has been totally deleted from the Internet, so I cannot refer back to those times.
Which one?

Which one?
It was associated with the BBC.

Oh, what was the name?

Oh, what was the name?
Yes, associated to the British Broadcasting Corporation, ran by them, but things eventually got out of hand, and it was shutdown, to produce an inferior forum, which itself soon was taken offline.

The BBC does no wish to be seen wasting the British public money.

We should begin building a backup of this site. Every discussion going as far back as possible. It would take a team and years to do, but this site is an invaluable resource for both in the moment, and retrospective, discussions of both American and global pop culture. Ideally, discussions would be printed on paper, filed, and committed to safekeeping with additional electronic and paper backups.
I'd rather not have one. God knows certain people might find out about the things I've said about them behind their backs, some of them sexual.  :-X

I'd rather not. God knows certain people might find out about the things I've said about them behind their backs, some of them sexual.  :-X

;D ;D


Because they did a reboot in 2015-2016.

I stopped using last fm around 2013. When I started using it again this year, I saw that tthe site had changed so much and removed most of it's beloved features. I hate that they don't have them anymore. They sacrificed quality for a sleeker look smh.

The board/forum I was on before I came here, has been totally deleted from the Internet, so I cannot refer back to those times.
Is it not on Wayback Machine?

Is it not on Wayback Machine?
It does not look to be there.

I'd rather not have one. God knows certain people might find out about the things I've said about them behind their backs, some of them sexual.  :-X
That's why I'm so glad the archive is so slow-moving.  ;D

That's why I'm so glad the archive is so slow-moving.  ;D
Wait, I'm worried about a certain thread coming to light for some people. I understand that the archive only updates every two years these days, but I'm worried about what if sometime in the future, certain people Google themselves and see private and embarrassing conversations about them.  ;D

I still don't remember the name of my first YouTube account but I was able to gain access to my second one from 2008. ^_^

I did it by using an old phone that I still have. I just happened to still be logged into the YT account and old email addresses on there. From there I was able to claim the old account as a YT legacy account and update it.

It's so funny. On this account I put I was born in 1986, probably because you had to be a certain age to watch some of the videos or something. At the time I was probably 15 or 16 lol.

Just found my myspace page and it is the cringiest thing I have ever witness in my life. I may have been better off never finding it again. I'm glad I'm not 16 anymore  ;D

Did anyone here ever use the IMDb message boards? They used to have individual boards for literally every movie, TV show, actor, etc. Many boards, especially for newer or popular films, were extremely active. Obscure ones obviously less so. You could sometimes find posts dating back to the early '00s. You could revive threads and jump into the discussion at any time (not unlike a lot of message boards)

They deleted the whole thing about two years ago, trashing 15+ years of so called "time capsules" in the form of film discussion. It was an invaluable resource and they destroyed it like it was nothing. It used to be ritual for me after watching a movie to hop on its message board to check out the discussion, get some questions answered, etc. I miss being able to do that.

I'd rather not have one. God knows certain people might find out about the things I've said about them behind their backs, some of them sexual.  :-X
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/askme/smf/1458072299.shtml&ved=2ahUKEwiwzcSoxajgAhXQeisKHQRzBxoQFjABegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw0KyF7MSj0g-uV1nGxzJzbb Ouch.  :-X  :o  :-[

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.inthe00s.com/archive/askme/smf/1458072299.shtml&ved=2ahUKEwiwzcSoxajgAhXQeisKHQRzBxoQFjABegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw0KyF7MSj0g-uV1nGxzJzbb Ouch.  :-X  :o  :-[


I just searched some of the usernames we mentioned with "Moopy" as the second search term, and my thread comes up pretty often. I'm probably not helping your situation by clicking on it ;D

TBH, I just hope no one from there is vain enough to look up themselves.

I just searched some of the usernames we mentioned with "Moopy" as the second search term, and my thread comes up pretty often. I'm probably not helping your situation by clicking on it ;D


Searches which make your thread show up:

"the hate sex would be amazing"
"why do you like this guy again?"  ;D

Searches which make your thread show up:

"the hate sex would be amazing"
"why do you like this guy again?"  ;D


;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

So how are we going to store things?  ???

Add MySpace to the casualties, with pics, vids, and songs uploaded between 2003 and 2015 all gone, with over 50 million songs by over 14 million lost forever. The Millennial may have noticed a gray hair or two. That's why I still have a vast offline presences of DVDs and hard disk drives (HDD).

Some show/movie forums on the former IMDb boards were toxic (the Full house one was full of haters). However, others were so good and we would share lots of trivia and info. The ALF and Married With Children boards were the best. I also liked checking the artist boards. It's too bad they pulled the plug.

Some show/movie forums on the former IMDb boards were toxic (the Full house one was full of haters). However, others were so good and we would share lots of trivia and info. The ALF and Married With Children boards were the best. I also liked checking the artist boards. It's too bad they pulled the plug.



Why'd they pull the plug? ???

Why'd they pull the plug? ???
The word 'toxic' comes into being here?

Why'd they pull the plug? ???

They didn't have enough moderators or something, so some subforums got overrun by haters. Especially the Justin Bieber and Full House subforums had more haters than fans (Michelle/Mary Kate and Ashley were so hated on). The general forums were very nice, however. I liked it that you could ask a trivia question about even the most obscure show and someone would know!

https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/new-features-updates/boards-closure-faq/G5HU888HZYE8LF79?ref_=helpsect_pro_8_2#
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/06/imdb-shuts-down-message-boards

I think the IMDb boards were almost 20 years old by 2017. For years my routine was to watch a movie then immediately go to the IMDb message boards to see what people were saying about it. I think there are not many boards focused on movies like that. Even outside of discussing latest episodes and stuff, the message boards could be a good resource for various information that doesn't make it into the trivia/extra details of a show or actor's page. My favorite thing was a person's page having "This person looks like ..." threads and following those around.

I think this site tried to archive some of the IMDb boards but it doesn't go further back than 3 years ago: https://moviechat.org/tt0092400/Married-with-Children?page=1

They didn't have enough moderators or something. And yeas, the toxicity increased, especially for new movies and some celebrity subforums like the Justin Bieber one that had more haters than fans. The general forums were very nice however. I liked it that you could ask a trivia question about even the most obscure show and someone would know!

https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/new-features-updates/boards-closure-faq/G5HU888HZYE8LF79?ref_=helpsect_pro_8_2#
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/06/imdb-shuts-down-message-boards

I think the IMDb boards were almost 20 years old by 2017. For years my routine was to watch a movie then immediately go to the IMDb message boards to see what people were saying about it. I think there are not many boards focused on movies like that. Even outside of discussing latest episodes and stuff, the message boards could be a good resource for various information that doesn't make it into the trivia/extra details of a show or actor's page. My favorite thing was a person's page having "This person looks like ..." threads and following those around.

I think this site tried to archive some of the IMDb boards but it doesn't go further back than 3 years ago: https://moviechat.org/tt0092400/Married-with-Children?page=1
When the cat is away, the mice will play?

Yeah, it showed that too much freedom of speech can lead to trolling. I wonder though how does the same stuff not harm other brands like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, even Reddit to a certain degree? I didn't see anything more rampant there than I've seen anywhere else, and YouTube in particular is a cesspool of that stuff. :(

The forums for new movies could be cesspools, but for older movies and TV shows it was awesome. On some of them, old crew members would show up and share behind the scenes stories of movies they worked on. I remember one talking about how Orson Welles was a pain in the a** to work with, because he was constantly drunk on set and couldn’t remember his lines. ;D It was the only board where you could discuss actors, movies and also singers as they also had their own subforums. We could also ask things like "Who's the actor/actress playing X character" there.

Now we use more Twitter or Instagram for following celebrities, but it often feels like stalking them. And news websites often post filler or PR articles, while on the IMDb boards you could discuss anything. I couldn't care less for critics' or journalist opinions on movies.


When the cat is away, the mice will play?

Isn't it depressing though that when you see an interesting movie and Google it to see what others think and that old feeling of joy when you see IMDB show up is replaced with, "that's irrelevant now days." Then you scroll through two pages to realize there is no proper discussion.

Since this thread is on my opening page every day I’ll bite. Yahoo groups is what I’m going to miss. I was part of several groups dedicated to certain cars. Since about 2000. About this time last year during a lonely snowstormy weekend I reviewed all my posts and many other memorable ones. One guy in particular who posted very colorful and cozy feeling stories about winter in the north, among other things. Someday maybe I can meet him. Some people were still active on there, some of the same ones I knew in 2000, he was both. And only to find later last year that it was all being wiped out.

I remember for most of the 23 years I’ve been online, stuff was easy to find. Even old stuff. Now it’s hard to find anything because sponsored results seem to bury everything. Another board I was on for much of the 2000s is long since wiped out with barely a trace even on way back machine.  Websites and even phrases I remember clearly in my head but can’t find them now for the life of me. However there is an rv board that I’ve been on here and there since 2001 or so that still is nearly unchanged and still has all the original content searchable.

Just found my myspace page and it is the cringiest thing I have ever witness in my life. I may have been better off never finding it again. I'm glad I'm not 16 anymore  ;D


Lol I remember you said it thought it disappeared. Glad you found it again.

I can't even look at my 2009/2010 Twitter as it is. Before modern emojis I ended every sentence in the old kind of emoji O_o ^_^;