the shoutbox is a legendary subeta institutionāitās been part of the site since practically day one. we shut it down a few years ago bc the legacy codebase was, frankly, a trash fire, and running live chat on it was⦠letās just say āa challenge.ā but guess what? ITāS BACK. better than ever, powered by our shiny new live thread functionality.
letās take a little stroll down memory lane. did you know one of the first customizations on subeta was shoutbox backgrounds? back in the day, if you wanted one, you didnāt buy it or unlock it. no, you had to be friends with me to get one. š
(look at all these OG shoutbox backgroundsāpure chaos. mine are BAD) you can click this link and change the sb_keith.gif to any of these to see them. they're.... very of their time
the shoutbox was more than just a chat; it was a cultural moment. drama started there, ended there, and sometimes just looped infinitely. this was back when everyone was online all the time, so no tiny slight went unexamined. if someone so much as typoed, the shoutbox would light up. iconic.
sadly, i donāt have exact records of when the shoutbox first launched. our archives only go back to 2010 bc of a massive code meltdown that basically wiped everything before that.

(this is the āfirstā commit for subetaāanything earlier is lost to time and bad coding practices. rip.)
but even in 2014, the shoutbox was still evolving:

(fun fact: frozen users were once able to use the shoutbox. not on purpose š)
now, hereās the plan: iām testing live threads as the new shoutbox format. why? bc itās so much betterāactual forum posts with history, easy moderation, and you can view it outside the tiny sidebar. plus, in a few days hopefully, iāll add a widget for a more familiar vibe. welcome to shoutbox 2.0. š
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happy bday hope u have a good one
ough. today on Living with Crohn's: ooh owch my tummy
oh lol fair enough!
the issue I had was I couldn't find you
oh no are my comments being wonky? either way, of course! happy birthday! ^w^
Thank you for the lotto entry.
Thank you for the gift. Sorry I can't comment you
thank you all
Happy Birthday :)
Happy Birthday!! c:
happy birthday
It's My Birthday!!!!!
in fact I just done all 24 daily quests in kumos and claimed that 10 CSC
iirc you need to done all quests on kumos to get it
"Complete quests across all NPCs to earn Cash Shop Credits today!" Anybody know what's with this? I did at least 1 of every quest both legacy and kumos and didn't get anything.
welp its in my vault now cause that is funny
how did i get a pet into my wardrobe what
g'night!
Aight, I need to get to bed, it's really late here. I'll talk to y'all later =]
i fixed the relationship & now they both see each other as "soulmates" so i won, of course
Hiya Epic
xD
Sounds like Queer is living out their best life. :D
lmao yeah, i'm good! the characters are based off of the MCs of another video game that uh. well they are very bad for each other. (also they do literally kill & eat their parents.)
hello
...Queer darlin', are you okay?
i will see them cannibalize each other before i let them break up š
Okay god, god!
i want them miserable, but stuck with each other, is that REALLY so much to ask
xD
cant believe Ashley tried to divorce Andrew on my Tomodachi Life islandā¦i mean, ir's the healthy thing, but girl i am your god & you will stay obsessed with your brother, i will brook no arguments. šŖ
I put all of my bouquet flowers in my gallery; look through and see if I have anything you need to finish some of yours. Comment or message me which ones and i'll send them over =]
ugh I have a bajillion that can't make full combos
How in the world do I have so many bouquet flowers but I was only able to make one bouquet tonight.
oh 100% agreed
Fair, lol. Optimistic nihilism feels difficult to reach I guess. Anyway, complaints abound. It's cool to be alive to experience life.
idk that they're mutually exclusive lol
Ah, too bad. I chose the former path a long time ago. I would again and again, but damn it's heavy.
I think if you pursue a life of intellectual growth, then yes? But on the other side of that is optimistic nihilism
So everyone just gets more sad/depressed as they get older? š