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You are missing the "Under Construction" and flame gifs. To me, those defined the early era. Those were truly the mark of unprofessionalism.


Also the guest book and the Web ring.


and the guestbook has to trigger at least 5 XSS alertboxes for it to be the authentic experience.

and the visitor counter.


And some stuff should be blinking.

Also, you must choose between a spinning logo or a flaming logo.

And the background should be a tiled animated GIF. Gotta keep it subtle.

I'm put in mind of an early client of mine that absolutely refused to take any of my advice concerning design:

https://web.archive.org/web/20011127214330/http://www.lvwedd...


God, this thread is a blast from the past. I love it!

Please do not forget the circling text or clock around the cursor.


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