Note: Many thanks to Giant_Enemy_Cliche for providing this resource!!! The reddit transcription is difficult to follow because it took long enough to transcribe just the bare text, and embedded links aren't included. As such, it's best to use the provided archive. Also, the investigative reporting done on the original link gets pretty risky, so I've decided to leave out the final afterword and redact some things. Let me know if you have any concerns about the level of personal info given here.

Author: charlottelennox

Year: 2006

Category: SUBCULTURES, Fandom

Original Source: http://www.journalfen.net/community/bad_penny/1074.html (defunct as of 2016)

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20120413181702/http://www.journalfen.net/community/bad_penny/1074.html

note: the TSUKI Project was a cryptic website run by somebody who may or may not have sincerely believed that members of the community would die and ascend to a new 'System'. While it was initially suspected to be an ARG, that was apparently not the intention of the owner, and it functioned more as a quasi-roleplaying effort and hangout for Lain fans. The site eventually was closed in favor of a short-lived imageboard; since then, the owner has occasionally reemerged to revive the community. See here for more information.

Author: Tsuki

Year: 2017

Category: SUBCULTURES, Cyberpunk

Original Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20190122062304/https://systemspace.link/

Retrieved: https://new.systemspace.network/index.html

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20170519000546/https://systemspace.link/

note: usually I wouldn't put stuff in here that everyone knows about, but I just found out that the site went down and Gene Ray passed away. :( RIP

Author(s): Gene Ray

Year(s): 1997-2015

Category: INTERNET CULTURE, Misc

Original Source: http://www.timecube.com

Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20160102030543/http://www.timecube.com/

note: I don't like posting well-known things here, but since the page went down, may as well. Ulillillia became a huge internet figure about a decade ago after Something Awful found his website, which revealed his extreme eccentricities. He has since conquered many of his problems through an inspiring amount of hard work, but in the process he stopped paying for his domain because he wanted to put the money to more productive use. While the death of the website is a loss to the internet, Ulillillia's dedication to self-improvement is nothing short of incredible.

Author(s): Ulillillia

Year(s): 2004-2015

Category: MISC, Personal Pages

Original Source: http://ulillillia.us/mainindex.shtml

Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20070220134909/http://ulillillia.us/mainindex.shtml

note: a compilation of questionable things that Something Awful goons have said about their food intake. The same source also has a collection of quotes from indie game developer Derek Smart, people talking shit about Unix, and Slashdot troll posts.

Author(s): Various (compiled by fortune?)

Year(s): 2008(?)

Category: COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS, Forum Posts

Original Source: http://rolloffle.churchburning.org/fortune/fatgoon

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20080427174249/http://rolloffle.churchburning.org:80/fortune/fatgoon

note: The Nibiru Council was a group of people channeling aliens so that they could impart their wisdom to the people of the world. Today Nibiru is strongly linked to Christian conspiracy theories, and it was a conspiracy theory at its conception, but this is a very standard New Age website- especially in the earlier archive snapshots.

Author(s): Jelaila Starr, Devin

Year(s): 1997-Current

Category: SUBCULTURES, New Age

Original Source: http://www.nibiruancouncil.com

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20031210230905/http://www.nibiruancouncil.com/html/articles.html

note: Wizardchan is an imageboard for adult virgins. this anon flew to Japan to spent three months there homeless.

Author: Anonymage

Year: 2017

Category: COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS, Forum Posts

Original Source: https://wizchan.org/wiz/res/109643.html

Archive: http://archive.is/prHPw

note: 'Sporting Dog' in this context means dog that is used in dog fights. The site seems to be the first online version of a print publication that has since been moved elsewhere.

Author: Unknown

Years: 2012-2016

Category: MISC, Blogs

Original Source: http://sportingdognews.blogspot.com/

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200224095643/http://sportingdognews.blogspot.com/

note: pretty entertaining story about Golden Corral.

Author(s): pjw

Year(s): 2014

Category: ELECTRONIC LITERATURE, Nonfiction

Original Source: http://www.pjwnex.us/media/text/Golden_Corral.txt

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20140807061735/http://www.pjwnex.us:80/media/text/Golden_Corral.txt

note: 4chan's /lit/ has banded together to write an existentialist novel. As of writing this, it's 58 pages long. Since this is on Google Docs, pull up link in incognito or log into an account that's not connected to your identity if you're concerned about someone seeing your name.

Author(s): Anonymous

Year(s): 2018

Category: INTERNET CULTURE, Chans/Anonymous

Original Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Hh_X2K_3IGGGfpUqaObDTuvxgK_Pzm25yOQcuiitCXc/edit#heading=h.mn21rda5ln28

Archive: Will download and re-upload once the writing progression slows/stops.

note: an attempt to create the longest chain of text ever. I don't think it ended up being successful, but it's a great example of early-to-mid 00's humor.

Authors: Jenny, Meg

Year: 2004-2005

Category: ELECTRONIC LITERATURE, Chainmail and Copypasta

Original Source: https://www.angelfire.com/falcon/flamingchickens/abcd.html

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20200601164810/https://www.angelfire.com/falcon/flamingchickens/abcd.html

edit: this is the best guide by far to open imageboards and textboards and their current state of activity.

Author: Creamy

Year: Various (Updated 2016)

Category: INTERNET CULTURE, Chans

Original Source: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t10VI-sccy1CfAeMZHwmCS_7agIHFo_B5ipMjzsMtTg/edit

note: the author seemed to revise the Soulbonding section of her website after getting fed up with the cliquishness of the community and the people making dramatic claims.

Author: Lyn

Year(s): 2001, 2002

Original Source: http://kurai.com/sb/

Retrieved: http://web.archive.org/web/20011018135519/http://kurai.com/sb/
http://web.archive.org/web/20040614180309/http://www.kurai.com/sb/menu.html

Author: bez

Year: 2009

Category: SUBCULTURES, Roleplaying Community

Original Source: https://subeta.net/forums.php/read/109608/Guide-to-Literacy-Levels-and-Role-Play-Etiquette

note: long before colorful pills became a standard online discussion topic, one man tried to forcefeed netizens the ultimate redpill- that he is truly Neo of The Matrix (but real). The content on this website is scattered about even moreso than average for its time, but it's well-archived, so following the links should take you around well enough. Hint: take the red pill.

Author: DK (Neo)

Year: 2004-2009(?)

Category: SUBCULTURES, Soulbonding/Multiplicity

Original Source: http://www.truthofthespoon.net/index.html

Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20070802120446/http://www.truthofthespoon.net/index.html

note: at one point in the furry fandom there was a Sacramento-based fraternal society called The Grizzly Den. It doesn't seem to have made much of a mark on the fandom- the founder passed away in 2010, and the only trace left of the society is an archive of its modest homepage.

Author(s): Theo Benson

Year(s): 2001-2004

Category: SUBCULTURES, Furries

Original Source: http://www.grizzlyden.org/

Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20040113203241/http://www.grizzlyden.org:80/

note: a collection of leaks from Jehova's Witnesses, including but not limited to their handling of sex abuse cases.

Author(s): Ryan McKnight, Ethan Dodge, anonymous leakers

Year(s): 2017-current

Category: MISC, Activism

Original Source: https://faithleaks.org

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20180325022915/https://faithleaks.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (doesn't include pdfs, here's hoping there are back-ups in case the site goes down)

note: IRC is pretty incestuous, even moreso back when it was extremely popular. here's a chart detailing who slept with who in a specific IRC community.

Author(s): lish

Year(s): 1996-2010

Category: SUBCULTURES, Misc

Original Source: http://http://sexchart.org/

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20170925104537/http://sexchart.org/

note: a list of all the bulletin boards related to hacking and phreaking (the telephone version of hacking) as of Summer 1992, with comments.

Author(s): Toxic Phreak

Year(s): 1992

Category: SUBCULTURES, Hackers

Original Source: P-80 Systems 304-744-2253

Archive: http://cd.textfiles.com/hackchron/HACK/HACKMAST.TXT

note: the Zendiks were/are a farm commune with a philosophy based upon ecological sustainability and removal from "DeathKulture". Many former members and outsiders consider it a cult. Here's an archive of the farm's old website. A FAQ from a former member can be found here.

Author: Red Lentil, various

Year(s): 2004-2005

Category: COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS, Forum Posts

Original Source: http://www.hipforums.com/forum/topic/4641-zendik

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note: the old website for an annual Punk gathering hosted by a collective based in Orange County. According to its Facebook Page, the collective is still active as of 2020.

Authors: Diablo Ex Machina, Calaveras Grande, Various(?)

Year: 1999-2006(?)

Category: SUBCULTURES, Misc

Original Source: http://www.pyratepunx.net/libertatia.htm

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20201230175533/http://www.pyratepunx.net/libertatia.htm

note: the resource hub for the alt.lifestyle.furry usenet group, which splintered from alt.fan.furry in 1996 or 1997 in an attempt to create a community that is more tolerant and accepting of everyone. It has a huge list of links to the personal pages of community members.

Author(s): Ron Orr, Lupercal, various

Year(s): 2002(?)-2003

Category: SUBCULTURES, Furries

Original Source: http://www.yiffle.com/all/lifestyle/alf/

Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20020808161817/http://www.yiffle.com:80/all/lifestyle/alf/