What websites do you use that makes you feel like you're on the old web?
What websites do you use that makes you feel like you're on the old web?
Hey all. I've not been on here for a while, but had an itch for a specific kind of website.
Remember that 2000s feeling of just being online, talking with others, watching flash animations, posting in forums, etc? Now that everything has gone overly corporate and the internet isn't what it once was, I'm wondering if there are still sites out there that any of you use, that give that same feeling.
I'm talking about sites you can interact with, whether it be forums, chat sites, etc. I just want that old school internet feel where not everything is bogged down with rules, over moderation etc. But where people have fun, post memes, and have managed to hold on to that old internet culture, if that makes any sense!
Basically, i'm looking for a site where the old internet users went and didn't leave.
Check out neocities.org some really cool old web style sites there!
Bluesnews.com and Slashdot.org
They haven’t really changed a single bit apart from maybe logo updates, but they remind me of when I was a teenager.
edit: I lied, Slashdot looks a little different on mobile at least.
Not an old site, but Wiby.me is a search engine for old web style sites.
https://www.newgrounds.com/ is still around and still fun.
Used to use Newgrounds all the time in the mid 2000s!
Found this recently, thought it was interesting. https://kagi.com/smallweb/
Want to learn a fun programming language? PureBasic ist great. Mighty, fast and still simple. But not only that, it has a still very active forum https://www.purebasic.fr/english/ where people help each other, present their projects, if big or small, and small talk from time to time. There are even happy birthday threads! The creator and maintainer of PureBasic is also quite active on the forums.