rheasilvia: (Once Upon A Time)
So, a while back [personal profile] galaxysoup and I were reminiscing about the horrors of classic fannish website design. Remember when Geocities was a thing and disclaimer pages made you hunt for the second comma in the thirteenth line? Remember purple text on black background, blinking gifs and flashing text, cheesy ornamental buttons, weird graphics and crazy fonts?

Well, as it turns out, I still have evidence of some of my transgressions. Here they are, for your amusement! Pictures under the cut!  )

Sooo… what do you think?
Poll #21797 Times were different, MacLeod. I was different.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 27


But why?

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You Too Can Learn HTML
4 (14.8%)

X-Files Versus Readability
5 (18.5%)

The Red and the Black Archive
5 (18.5%)

Quoth the Raven
1 (3.7%)

Eroica Overload
4 (14.8%)

Art Nouveau Green
6 (22.2%)

All of the above!
8 (29.6%)

OMG. WHY.
1 (3.7%)

None of the above!
0 (0.0%)

NO SHAME.
22 (81.5%)

Spar….kles?
3 (11.1%)

SPARKLES!!
16 (59.3%)



Do you have any early website crimes to share? Show us the evidence!!

Gunyugunyu

Feb. 27th, 2019 02:32 pm
rheasilvia: (Blank canvas)
Yesterday, [personal profile] solo and I discovered the perfect fic prompt hanging on the wall of a lovely Japanese restaurant.

I MEAN.



My theory on "cien" is that it's a previously undiscovered variant of "bien", making this utterance into "you are too welcome" - which of course makes perfect sense.

As for "gunyugunyu", this is always romantic. Obviously.

[personal profile] solo and I also discovered one of the most confusing fountains known to man. Yes, these are four boys riding on dolphins while preparing to throw fishes like javelins. Why? Well, why not, I ask you?

Pictures under the cut! )

I challenge you to write a story based on this art! If the fish-throwing fountain is also in the story, you win forever.

Gunyugunyu!

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