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Ian Silvera's avatar

What a marvellous and shady corner of the internet this once was. Now all of the trolls are on X.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

Everybody was much more tolerable/interesting when they had their own niche spaces on the digital frontier

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Shawn Stone's avatar

Original alt.misc weights frequent reader and very occasional poster from back in the days when it all kicked off. The running gun battles on that original incarnation of internet forums were legendary.

No safe spaces - just a veritable crucible to thicken one's skin and get some guaranteed laughs on the daily.

Great article, Oliver. Love your interviews with Anthony Roberts.

Would love to have you on my YouTube channel sometime to discuss history and bodybuilding lit./movies if you're ever interested.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

Definitely. Always happy to talk about that stuff. oliver.lee1@gmail.com

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Joshua Jamesy's avatar

I used to lurk on GH13 forums. I felt so elite.

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Oliver Bateman Does the Work's avatar

A better time and place than most of the social media of 2025

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Joshua Jamesy's avatar

No baloney. Just straight talk about egg whites and pineapples.

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