Thirty years ago this month, Tim Berners-Lee filed his proposal for the project that would become the world wide web. To mark the date, we’re asking readers to share their favourite and formative memories of online communities from the 90s and early 00s. That could be a tale of relationships forged through forums that no longer exist, pivotal dramas on long-lost discussion threads, or long-distance friends introduced through niche online interests.

We want to share stories that capture the internet as it once was, before it became dominated by a handful of companies: a platform of seemingly infinite discovery and otherwise impossible connection.

Tell us your best story about the platform you miss most. They could be as well-known as MySpace, Bebo, Habbo Hotel, Drowned in Sound or Neopets – or one we’ve never heard of.

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