How old is this site?

[UEoli]

Irrelevant question to urban exploring and idk where else to ask. How old is this website?

 

[harborcoat]

I believe it's been around since 2005ish so 18?

 

[mookster]

It was in the mid noughties I think were the first threads. Earliest I can remember is 2007 but I'm sure it's been around longer than that.

It's probably the second longest running still regularly active exploration forum after UER which has been going since 2002.

 

[Exploring with Andy]

You can view snapshots of any website's history using the Wayback Machine. It can be quite interesting.

Here's a link to 28DL's snapshots (spoiler, the first was 2005)

Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

 

[wormster]

It was after "The Admin Hamster" put the paw of dictatorship down in 2005!

 

[Wastelandr]

Another side question - obviously the name came from the film, but is there a story behind it or just because it was a popular apocalpyse movie at the time?

 

[KPUrban_]

I'm pretty sure it's mentioned in the doomsday book.

What's scary is that some members are probably younger than the website.

 

[dansgas1000]

You can view snapshots of any website's history using the Wayback Machine. It can be quite interesting.

Here's a link to 28DL's snapshots (spoiler, the first was 2005)

Wayback Machine

web.archive.org

It's certainly come a long way! Interesting to see some of the old boards aswell like the Too Late section.

 

[CantClimbTom]

Old enough to know better, but still young enough to do it anyway

 

[Bikin Glynn]

It's certainly come a long way! Interesting to see some of the old boards aswell like the Too Late section.

wonder what happened to Coventryman

 

[tumbles]

Am sure @Oxygen Thief would be able to tell you exactly but it was around 2005. Prior to that there was just a small subform on dark places. DP admin decided they didn't want it anymore so OT & Riddlers established 28DL

If we're going way back before DP I think Riddlers had a newsgroup circa 2000

 

[clebby]

I think this is one of the first (if not the first) reports on 28: Report - - Ham Mills, Stroud - 2005 | Industrial Sites

Believe it or not, the building still looks exactly the same today!

 

[wormster]

Back before everyone "Growed a brain" to quote the late JRat........lol

He said that about us DP''ers on a trip to Mendip.

I have enjoyed both forums since joining DP in 2004, it's good to see places that I normally might not, and to see familiar caves, mines and bunkers popping up.

Skills have been shared across both forums as well - Niagra outfall springs to mind....

Long may we live side by side for another 18 years.

 

[obscurity]

When did broken Britain die? Wasn't that around the time 28 started? My memory is shot. 😂

 

[clebby]

Back before everyone "Growed a brain" to quote the late JRat........lol

He said that about us DP''ers on a trip to Mendip.

I have enjoyed both forums since joining DP in 2004, it's good to see places that I normally might not, and to see familiar caves, mines and bunkers popping up.

Skills have been shared across both forums as well - Niagra outfall springs to mind....

Long may we live side by side for another 18 years.

We need Derelict Places to survive. Rumour has it that you're not allowed to become a full member on here until you've been banned by krela - it's a rite of passage!