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Offline 8ullfrog

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requiem
« on: October 25, 2009, 12:50:20 AM »
I did not write this, but I did want to share.
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Stop all the downloadin', turn off ICQ,
Prevent the paperclip from offering to help you,
Silence RealPlayer, and with CRT hum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let banner ads flash moaning overhead
popping under messages that It is Dead.
Put black bows round the neck of a dancing hamster,
Sob for "mic in track," share it on Napster.

It was my journal, my rant, my chat and bulletin board
My webring and my Top Website award,
My slashfic, my webshrine, my MIDI song;
I thought my page would last forever: I was wrong.

Our sites are not wanted; delete every 'zine,
Send the data off to the Wayback Machine.
Our time has passed, we're no longer needed,
And our bandwidth now is forever exceeded.
- Ian A.T.

Geocities closes forever on oct. 26th
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Offline smokester

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Re: requiem
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2009, 03:36:35 AM »
There seems to be a few ready to fill the hole it leaves, like Jimdo for instance and the free account looks like good value for money.
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Re: requiem
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2009, 09:31:57 PM »
Yes, but this is a big portion of the "old" internet gone away.
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Offline subvinorosa

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Re: requiem
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2009, 10:30:42 PM »
Why are they closing it down?
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Re: requiem
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 01:01:50 AM »
Rubs thumb and index finger together.

It's all about the money.
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Re: requiem
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2009, 07:15:18 AM »
Back in the old says when I ran around in VirtualPlaces ( My God that was 11 years ago) I had several geocity accounts that were themed web pages for VP.
I have fond memories of those days. the net was pretty new to me still, I wasnt jaded with the internet,and met alot of good people that arestill freinds today.


Well,, the net just became a darker place.
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