mycoolkim Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Back at school, used to login when the teachers wern't looking and browse the forum for any new skins/hacks/tricks that I could do. Run into problems, Neowin had the solution. You have come a long way now, things have changed. Miss the good ol Neowin :( (p.s nothing wrong with the new, just miss the good days) The Teej, Glassed Silver, +unabatedshagie and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCA Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I feel nostalgic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Farrrr, that was so long ago. Nashy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev64 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 The good old days :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeRliRcs Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That brings me back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCordRm Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 So long ago... hehe Back when I was a lurker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ently Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow yeah I am reminiscing back to when I started here too... I wonder how long Neowin will go for *ponders* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ently Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 http://web.archive.org/web/200102020630/https://www.neowin.net/ 2001 Neowin! :o haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 2001 Neowin :laugh: - I prefer that logo. Love the use of tables, if a website nowadays did that it would be ripped apart. Back then people would turn a blind eye to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 23, 2012 Administrators Share Posted May 23, 2012 It was fun building Neowin :p Calum, Glassed Silver and mycoolkim 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 23, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted May 23, 2012 As one of the older members who also used to be on staff for a while I've witnessed all of the ups and downs Neowin has gone through. Truthfully, there have been more ups than downs. What has changed? The front page news has improved a lot. The 'Where unprofessional journalism looks better' tag line doesn't really apply anymore. The forums, while still active, are relatively quiet compared to just a few years ago. The reasons why are an entirely different debate. The OS customisation scene has almost died out, which contributes to the point above. Back in the heyday of Windows XP I would check daily for new visual styles and whatnot, in what used to be among the most frequented sub-fora on here. Nowadays it's mostly dead. Many active users have come and gone. Sadly, the number of those leaving (voluntarily as well as involuntarily) outweighs the number of new active users. Am I pining for the good old days? No, I enjoy Neowin as it is today, and am looking forward to how it will evolve over the next twelve years. Ethere, Nick H., +unabatedshagie and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleHaze420 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Gotta love seeing the site "back in the day" :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted May 23, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted May 23, 2012 http://web.archive.o...www.neowin.net/ Argh, my eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted May 23, 2012 Administrators Share Posted May 23, 2012 As one of the older members who also used to be on staff for a while I've witnessed all of the ups and downs Neowin has gone through. Truthfully, there have been more ups than downs. What has changed? The front page news has improved a lot. The 'Where unprofessional journalism looks better' tag line doesn't really apply anymore. The forums, while still active, are relatively quiet compared to just a few years ago. The reasons why are an entirely different debate. The OS customisation scene has almost died out, which contributes to the point above. Back in the heyday of Windows XP I would check daily for new visual styles and whatnot, in what used to be among the most frequented sub-fora on here. Nowadays it's mostly dead. Many active users have come and gone. Sadly, the number of those leaving (voluntarily as well as involuntarily) outweighs the number of new active users. Am I pining for the good old days? No, I enjoy Neowin as it is today, and am looking forward to how it will evolve over the next twelve years. Thanks for the comments :) But anything we need to do to improve forum activity, I'm all ears! We're also trying to do more "From the Forums" features, for every 1000 views the featured forum topic gets, maybe a few will stay :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasethebase Reporter Posted May 23, 2012 Reporter Share Posted May 23, 2012 As one of the older members who also used to be on staff for a while I've witnessed all of the ups and downs Neowin has gone through. Truthfully, there have been more ups than downs. What has changed? The front page news has improved a lot. The 'Where unprofessional journalism looks better' tag line doesn't really apply anymore. The forums, while still active, are relatively quiet compared to just a few years ago. The reasons why are an entirely different debate. The OS customisation scene has almost died out, which contributes to the point above. Back in the heyday of Windows XP I would check daily for new visual styles and whatnot, in what used to be among the most frequented sub-fora on here. Nowadays it's mostly dead. Many active users have come and gone. Sadly, the number of those leaving (voluntarily as well as involuntarily) outweighs the number of new active users. Am I pining for the good old days? No, I enjoy Neowin as it is today, and am looking forward to how it will evolve over the next twelve years. Unfortunately that seems to be a trend across all forums in the traditional sense. They're just losing popularity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted May 23, 2012 Veteran Share Posted May 23, 2012 The good old days :) Heyyyyy! . . . Days are still good! :D Steven P. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 23, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted May 23, 2012 Unfortunately that seems to be a trend across all forums in the traditional sense. They're just losing popularity... Sure, but there have to be more reasons than that trend why activity on here is so much lower than just one or two years ago. I've started a poll thread to find out why: https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1079069-why-are-you-less-active-than-you-used-to-on-the-neowin-forums/ - let's see what kind of debate it will result in. If any. Glassed Silver and Chasethebase 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 My most humerous memory if this site is about the user "The Pink Panther". Threads such as: Eating people How he'd kill himself if his mother ever saw him naked How he is supremely intelligent, and everyone just loves to missunderstand him. I'd love to see how he's grown up. It's made me so nostalgic I may change my sig :) Calum 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Hello Nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Anyone else remember the Purple Neowin N? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Hah. I remember Neowin, when 'fanboy' didn't even exist. Those were the days. Everything seemed to be much more relaxed back then. mycoolkim and Charisma 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow... Nostalgic indeed. NostaWin! :D Feels good man... I miss when the source for articles was a dedicated link and not embedded inline into the article. Hell, you can do both, but I don't particularly like this seeking for the source (which I like to do often before reading the article) Glassed Silver:mac Pajter 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Wow... Nostalgic indeed. NostaWin! :D Feels good man... I miss when the source for articles was a dedicated link and not embedded inline into the article. Hell, you can do both, but I don't particularly like this seeking for the source (which I like to do often before reading the article) Glassed Silver:mac I miss the dedicated source link :( Glassed Silver 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I dont post or visit much as like most said i came for the latest leaked windows and underground news. Now i get the feeling its very strict and a lot like the BBC news as in too professional and not community based. I feel at home were you can talk freely about whatever and so the like of reddit is better suited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ently Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I dont post or visit much as like most said i came for the latest leaked windows and underground news. Now i get the feeling its very strict and a lot like the BBC news as in too professional and not community based. I feel at home were you can talk freely about whatever and so the like of reddit is better suited. I agree Neowin is quite strict, plenty of times I see topics deleted for no real reason and no explanation is given which is frustrating. I think the main reason for this is the more kid friendly it is the wider the audience I guess. Reddit is pretty awesome but it also seems a bit chaotic at times so its good to come here for some calmness. Glassed Silver 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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