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AfterDawn.com, the domain - 10 years
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 31 March, 2009
First of all, I'd like to emphasize that today is not AfterDawn's birthday. Our site's "official" birthday will be celebrated on 10th of June this year.
However, today we celebrate an important event in our site's history. Exactly ten years ago, on March 31st, 1999, a group of nine guys gathered for an IRC meeting to decide what name we should give to the "site about MP3 technology" that ... [ read the full article ]
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31. March 2009 @ 14:03 |
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P.S. Every time we make changes to our site's layout, there's a massive wave of complaints, so we've been thinking, maybe we should just to roll back to the April, 1999 version with our next update.. ;-)
LMAO! Good call Boss. That would go over like a turd in a punch bowl methinks. :)
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31. March 2009 @ 14:41 |
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I think you would have a massive flood of complaints or questions then, lol.
Would be funny though for April fools
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31. March 2009 @ 14:46 |
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i'm all for Plain Text.
i think it would be a great idea, people with dial-up will love you.
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31. March 2009 @ 14:53 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
people with dial-up will love you.
..all three of them?
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31. March 2009 @ 14:59 |
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Four, including me lol
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31. March 2009 @ 15:01 |
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No no...you are #3 Noel. Hee hee.
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31. March 2009 @ 15:03 |
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LOL, Hows things 7th ;)
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imnomyth
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31. March 2009 @ 15:09 |
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Laugh it up guys, but I live in a very rural area in NC (Olin, NC) and VERY FEW friends have anything but dial up. I don't see or suggest afterdawn changing to a retro look, I'm just saying there are tons of people still w/ dial up...God Bless 'em.
On another note; Afterdawn is by far my most visited site,
here's to another great 10 years!!!
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31. March 2009 @ 15:13 |
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I know what you mean imnomyth, there are people here with dial-up in the "middle of nowhere Alberta"
I myself have wireless broadband. Its pricey though. So yeah lots of people still would appreciate it.
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31. March 2009 @ 15:23 |
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The upcoming site version, "v4", will be more heavily based on stylesheets than the current version. A change, which should make life much, much easier for people on dial-up. Turning images off, but allowing CSS to come through should keep the site readable while minimizing the bandwidth required.
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31. March 2009 @ 15:32 |
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Originally posted by dRD:
The upcoming site version, "v4", will be more heavily based on stylesheets than the current version. A change, which should make life much, much easier for people on dial-up. Turning images off, but allowing CSS to come through should keep the site readable while minimizing the bandwidth required.
Awesome. I've said it before: i'm really looking forward to the new version.
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31. March 2009 @ 16:08 |
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Cant wait :D
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beanos66
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31. March 2009 @ 17:01 |
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And for comparison, here's a link to a screenshot of the "v1", the version that was used when the site went live in June, 1999:
What you mean AfterDawn wasn't in english! :)
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31. March 2009 @ 17:14 |
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And for comparison, here's a link to a screenshot of the "v1", the version that was used when the site went live in June, 1999:
What you mean AfterDawn wasn't in english! :)
AfterDawn has been in English and Finnish ever since the day the site was launched (and nowadays also in Swedish). We just don't have any screenshots of the English "v1" in our archives, but it looked just like the Finnish one.
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31. March 2009 @ 20:16 |
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Wanna send my congrats to AD and all its employees. Love the site and the changes you've made through the years. And although my postings have gone way down, I still visit almost daily. Good job guys and gals
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31. March 2009 @ 21:07 |
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Congratulations guys, the site continues to go from strength to strength! Keep up the good work.
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glenmike
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31. March 2009 @ 21:48 |
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One of the most functional, interesting, and useful sites on the net. I visit, read, and learn every day. Congratulations on 10 years. Looking forward to the next 10.
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1. April 2009 @ 02:32 |
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Would have been an idea to change the layout to the basic old style for a day as an april fool's joke. The massive wave of complaints would be worth the laugh.
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1. April 2009 @ 04:14 |
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It's still not too late, still early in the morning! :)
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hendrix04
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1. April 2009 @ 09:05 |
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1. April 2009 @ 13:05 |
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Originally posted by dRD:
The upcoming site version, "v4", will be more heavily based on stylesheets than the current version. A change, which should make life much, much easier for people on dial-up. Turning images off, but allowing CSS to come through should keep the site readable while minimizing the bandwidth required.
Looking forward to v4 as i spend most of my time on mobile broadband in an area that has no guaranteed coverage ie it's a wonder it works at all. Forums such as DD-WRT (for example) are very light on bandwidth, 'fraid Afterdawn does pack a mean punch ie it's very unforgiving on dial-up connections :)
I'll let you all guess the percentage of 'page not found' errors when trying to edit a post or reply to something, there's something bandwidth-heavy in those actions. But as i say, am looking forward to v4, am sure it'll be worth the wait :)
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1. April 2009 @ 20:06 |
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P.S. Every time we make changes to our site's layout, there's a massive wave of complaints, so we've been thinking, maybe we should just roll back to the April, 1999 version with our next update.. ;-)
LOL I think that is a great way to keep everyone happy about the new format. I love how this site has grown and it is great that it has expanded to what it is today. well done.
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ak472009
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2. April 2009 @ 08:21 |
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afterdawn is da best place to get info and provide it too
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3. April 2009 @ 12:12 |
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Hmmm.. June the 10th is my parents 32 anniversary.
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4. April 2009 @ 03:59 |
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glad to see everyone is alive and doing well.
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