discussion How was atrl in the 2000s? Not interested in 2010s atrl...

[Distantconstellation]

I came to atrl in the 2010s and I didn't find it that exciting like how some users always claim.  How was it in the 2000s?

[Bloodflowers.]

I don't know, but I imagine a lot of Michelle Branch, Vanessa Carlton and Jewel stans going after each other in 2003

[itshyolee]

All I know is that the people on here were hella racist towards Bey…

[Princess Aurora]

I'm wondering If they ever made Lindsay VS Hilary threads back then

[Apolonio ₃₄]

Where's that one ATRLer who's been here for like 24 years or something? I forgot their name. 
 

@Lee!! has been here since '04. @Ace Reject '03.

 

I forgot if @Red was just a mod or admin but he was here since '01. 

[LittleCupid]

I only saw the archived threads people posted about but I specifically remember users being surprised that ATRL wasn't always an LGBT friendly forum and that older members were more bigoted.

[Aethereal]

Many folks had very weak English. Even though I was not here (I was a kid then), but back in mid 2010 I saw some threads from late 00s and they were kinda like modern day stan twitter.

[RideOrDie]

probably the same brit vs xtina threads 

 

[Trash]

https://web.archive.org/web/20070607161248/http://www.atrl.net/

 

The earliest visiting option I get is June 7th 2007

[UnusualBoy]

I joined in late 2008 and it was the army vs beyhive lol since both girls released very close to each other.

[Trash]

I went up to the last page in Celebria and this is the first post on the ATRL Classic archive 

 

Spoiler

Celeb News: Beyonce's a ***** forreal Last Post   Actions ChinxDrugz   Member Since: 1/1/2014 Posts: 184   Thread Starter  |  Post #1 Beyonce's a ***** forreal  posting that ugly ass selfie during Ye's wedding wish that ugly hoe would die i wish a hundred thousand Solange attacks on her ****ing smug ugly ass ***** how you and Jay gon do Ye like that just cause of Kim?

 

[dumbsparce]

I'd like to know about the lingo used. For example, was "seated" or "perched" a thing? 

[mons†er]

2 hours ago, Distantconstellation said:

I came to atrl in the 2010s and I didn't find it that exciting like how some users always claim.  How was it in the 2000s?

IDK what ATRL you were browsing but 2010's ATRL was peak fun. The way the mods had to develop new rules and guidelines every other week because of the things being said on this forum. Stand Your Ground (SYG) was A TIME!! 

[Konril]

3 hours ago, Distantconstellation said:

I came to atrl in the 2010s and I didn't find it that exciting like how some users always claim. 

We're you REALLY into the 2010s ATRL especially the early 2010s? Cause 2020s can't hold a candle to that.

[MusicLoverDude]

I joined in late 2008.

 

- Blogs were actually a thing back then. I had a lot of messy blogs given that I was a teen

- No Holds Barred was also a thing. 

- The Games Section was a lot more active and casual. It wasn't just tournaments and album survivors like it basically is now

- It was mainly Britney Army, Rih Fans, and Xtina with some Gaga fans starting to emerge plus Katy Kats. 

 

I miss that era tbh. But I also miss the late 2000s era of music. 

[KillingYourCareer]

I opened a thread a few years ago with archived posts from 2000s ATRL and it was full of heteros against gay marriage

[Raphy23]

No 500 error.

[Lee!!]

4 hours ago, Apolonio ₃₄ said:

Where's that one ATRLer who's been here for like 24 years or something? I forgot their name. 
 

@Lee!! has been here since '04. @Ace Reject '03.

 

I forgot if @Red was just a mod or admin but he was here since '01. 

I used TRL by Sarah for the TRL recaps then the two sites merged and then finally signed up for the forums. Then I used them mostly for new music discovery. We had our own chaos and insanity with members back then too! The mess always existed here lol

 

3 hours ago, Trash said:

https://web.archive.org/web/20070607161248/http://www.atrl.net/

 

The earliest visiting option I get is June 7th 2007

You have to search the old domain absolutetrl.net iirc

[imabadkid]

Really? I signed up in 2012 and for me ATRL was at its funniest during those years (2011/2012/2013). I remember reading some threads laughing with actual tears... the inside jokes alone would have me ROTFL. But to be fair, the internet is a diff place nowadays, like everyone wants to be on inside jokes, nothing is niche anymore but anyway, idk about the 2000s but ATRL in 2011/2012 was beyond top notch.

[Alldeezy]

Honestly really fun, was a lot more active the servers didn't break every 5 minutes. Members there were iconic.

 

Sadly I joined mid good girl gone bad & blackout era back In 2007. But hearing about lady Gaga and katy Perry on here for the first time was just a moment.

 

YTT was super active too everyone actually updated it daily

 

 

[lisavanderpump]

So crazy to think about how this website was around before I was even born and it still endures 

 

#TalentAlwaysWins 

[AlanRickman1946]

On 10/18/2024 at 4:23 AM, UnusualBoy said:

I joined in late 2008 and it was the army vs beyhive lol since both girls released very close to each other.

In the 2010s the army and the hive were at each other's throats. It was when Britney became a permanent convervatee and Beyonces solo career took off. The army hated the fact that Beyonce was known as a dancer when they considered her clumsy and un athletic compared to Britney. I gotta say though the army was very racist. They called Beyonce Bleach-once / Beype / Bey-hiv+ and would constantly post photos of bleach. People feared the East European Army. 

[G.U.Y_Del_Rey]

There were a lot more straights

[Saint James]

i heard the Ci Squad used to be formidable 

[like2throw]

It was fun, alot of threads geared around Xtina, Britney, Beyonce and Rihanna. Hip hop was pretty big back then too so you had your hip hop Stan's and you had your rock stans with MCR, Green Day and whatnot. Things kinda got flipped on its head when Gaga emerged though haha. Gaga pretty much caused a culture shift in 2008. 

Edited October 19 by like2throw