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aquabeagle | 5 years ago

As is Heaven's Gate's website - http://heavensgate.com/

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libraryatnight|5 years ago

I know it's partly nostalgia, but something about both of these sites feels more fun to interact with and browse through than almost any modern website I visit. The web used to be so much fun.

chrisco255|5 years ago

It's not just nostalgia, the design invites exploration. The web was truly built for surfing back then. Now only The Feed exists.

spideymans|5 years ago

Navigating these sites feels like exploring a labyrinth. I feel like I can spend an hour on those pages, clicking all the hyperlinks, trying to consume all the content it has to offer

_sbrk|5 years ago

Indeed.

mattlondon|5 years ago

Weird thing from the bottom of that page's source code (apart from the black-on-black keyword stuffing that was done a lot at the time):

<div id="linkbyme" style="display: none;"><li><a href="http://www.heavensgate.com/img/index.asp?index=bogner-ski-we... ski wear</a></li></div><script>document.getElementById('linkbyme').style.display='none';</script>

Weird.

madrox|5 years ago

This is actually wild to me. How is it being powered? Did they just pay a hosting provider decades in advance?

andai|5 years ago

Two members stayed behind. I heard recently they still respond to email.

>two group members were briefed about a side mission. They would remain on Earth – the last surviving members – and their job was to maintain the Heaven’s Gate website exactly as it was on the day the last suicides took place.

>And for two decades, the lone Gaters have diligently continued their mission, answered queries, paid bills and dealt with problems.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/two-decades-after-h...

xtracto|5 years ago

I remember seeing that in the news when I was 16 years old. At that time the Internet was just starting in my country so the news came in a local news broadcasting. It was crazy.

IBCNU|5 years ago

hot tip!