I noticed that Everything2 has updated the level advancements, which means that after 5 years of not actively contributing, I became a level 4 user.
When I logged into my account for the first time since, uh, 5 years, I was allowed to give away the traditional ‘Cool!’-s. And oh, I had to clean out my messages inbox too1. Still, after so many years, I have no idea what the point of Everything2 is, particularly since the popularity of Wikipedia. Mind you, Everything2’s approach is more playful, since it allows members to progress in an a sort of Role Playing Game-like way. But I wouldn’t be surprised if many E2 users have moved on to Wikipedia.
It didn’t surprise me to find out that Everything2 is still slow as a hog. It was also this slow when I connected to it on dial-up.
1. After so many years of not logging into Everything2, I was suprised that I was able to reproduce my E2 password. Only 4 tries. This is bad.