The End of the Network Neighborhood

By Clive Python | 14jammar

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- The Network Neighborhood talking to gates

The 5th of July 2016 was the end of the Network Neighborhood, a Neocities webring that less than 1% of the site was apart of. I would say that I had no idea that it was ending, but I knew.

Lots of its members were leaving the NN like mad, 98plus even said (on his blog) "the webring i'm in and co-founded (remember that?) is on the verge of shutting down. yeah. the best way we can stay alive if is we get more members." Well, they only got one new member.

What's even more, on the NN YouTube channel 98plus posted a video (that's now been removed [archive]) saying the same thing he said on his blog, he also told us that "We need new members as soon as possable" and that we should apply to join the NN. I did apply on the day the video was put on YouTube, the fourth of April, four months later and still no reply from them. Jeez.

It even got to the point that I went to their Discord server (that is no longer up) and asked why they had not contacted me, this is what they said (two things to note; one I was 17 at the time and two, there was a NN member who was 17 (or even 16) at the time):

17th of June 2016

Marin the Technomancer: yeah, we have a general age requirements just because many of our members are over 18 and it's just... there can be issues i'd like to adoid.

OwlMan: Am I to young then?

Marin the Technomancer: I don't think so, have you applied @OwlMan

OwlMan: I did but the NN never got back

Marin the Technomancer: Oh. That might have been during my absence, i'll check the applications.

OwlMan: Okay :D

They never got back to me.

People who have been a member of the NN:

98plus: https://98plus.neocities.org
Skyber21: https://packardbell.neocities.org [offline site]
Skyber21: https://encartaxp.neocities.org [offline site]
Marin Exley: https://chromebooks.neocities.org
Marin Exley: https://openbooks.neocities.org
Marin Exley: https://vhs.neocities.org
candyShark: https://candyshark.neocities.org
Michael: https://satellaview.neocities.org
Klaus: https://brokensetonline.neocities.org [offline site]
TomTheGeek: None
Jun: https://forgetmenots.neocities.org
BitchDuck: https://build5111.neocities.org [offline site]
BitchDuck: https://b1tchduck.neocities.org
Jun Dewey: https://forgetmenots.neocities.org
WebTV: https://webtv.neocities.org [offline site]
???: https://layers.neocities.org [offline site]
???: https://xp.neocities.org [offline site]
???: http://windows95.neocities.org/ [offline site]


References

I.
QUICK UPDATE YouTube Video
https://www.youtube.com/embed/O4eCOjj5sRk [Video is now private]
https://web.archive.org/web/20161220170906/https://my.mixtape.moe/xvrnkr.mp4 [archive]

II.
WHEN IS 2.0 COMING OUT GODDAMNIT Via the Internet Archive
https://web.archive.org/web/20160512000226/http://98plus.neocities.org/mainframe.html [archive.is]

III.
The Dead NN Gif
https://web.archive.org/web/20160708235851/http://floppyjay.neocities.org/weeklyani.htm [archive.is]

IV.
Network Neighborhood Membership - Archive
https://owlman.neocities.org/library/img/w3/nngoogle.html [Internet Archive, archive.is]

V.
Member List
https://networkneighborhoodarchive.neocities.org/lost-sites.html - Site is now down 07/10/17 [Internet Archive, archive.is, OwlMan Archive]
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://networkneighborhood.neocities.org/members.html* [archive.is]

Written by Clive "James" Python, 08/07/16.

https://owlman.neocities.org/library/networkneighborhood.html
https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://owlman.neocities.org/library/networkneighborhood.html
https://owlman.neocities.org/news.html#The End of the Network Neighborhood
https://web.archive.org/web/20170224011701/https://owlman.neocities.org/news.html#The End of the Network Neighborhood
https://web.archive.org/web/20170224011701/https://owlman.neocities.org/News.html#The End of the Network Neighborhood
https://owlman.neocities.org/OwlMan/networkneighborhood.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20170302135141/https://owlman.neocities.org/OwlMan/networkneighborhood.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20170302140547/https://owlman.neocities.org/library/networkneighborhood.html