mattwright

It doesn't take much to keep the site alive -- I've just had to transition it across hosts a few times, but otherwise it just continues to sit there. There is a tiny amount of revenue that still comes through it, but mostly I just like the idea that it still exists, and I think others do too. I suppose I also don't want to let go of my fifteen minutes of fame. :)

These days, the thing that most impresses my nephews is that I posted the second ever video to YouTube (college roommate was a cofounder). I have long since lost control of the channel (it was taken during a transition from old YouTube accounts to Google accounts when someone guessed the simple password). Since hacker news can sometimes be the support site of the internet I'll throw it out there -- if anyone has a contact at YouTube that can return the channel to me, that would be awesome. I imagine it is long-since gone.

About 1,000 -- usage peaked in 2008. I never really added additional features or did the work that would have kept it relevant. It's mostly in maintenance mode and self-serve at this point.

heh, thanks! :) To be fair, the feedback has always been more positive than negative.

That's interesting, thanks for sharing!

Fun fact: WWWBoard had a brief cameo in the movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" -- their official community site used the script for many years after most had moved on.

I read the site (via hckrnews.com, prefer chronological ordering) nearly every day, and have for a long time.

You may not be surprised at what being known for some of the worst code on the internet does for one's willingness to post things under one's own name. ;) That said, I have a different, older account that I have occasionally posted under when I can't resist temptation.

30 years since I posted that first script back in high school! Thanks for all the love (and some hate) since then. :) Let me know if you have any questions, I'll try to answer.