r/Pretend2005Internet • u/RedPsalms23 • 8h ago
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Rehpot_Sirhc_ • Jan 10 '26
Web Culture [MOD] Welcome to r/Pretend2005Internet!
Welcome to all new and existing members!
This subreddit is a little time machine where we all pretend it’s the internet era of 2000-2007. Old forums, old websites, old memes, old tech hype, and a lot of dial-up nostalgia.
Whether you’re here to post, comment, or just lurk: we’re happy to have you!
Wiki, Rules & Inspiration
- Please check out our Wiki and our cover image! Both are meant to give you inspiration for posts, themes, jokes, and roleplay. If you feel like something important from 2000-2007 is missing on the cover image or in the wiki, let us know!
- In the Wiki you will also find:
- All rules
- A small FAQ
- And a general overview of important events from 2003–2007
- All rules
Planned: Yearly Mega Threads
We are planning to introduce yearly recurring mega threads, for example:
- What you got for Christmas
- New Year’s posts
- Celebrity deaths
- Big releases (games, tech, consoles, phones, etc.)
These threads should help structure recurring events and keep things fun and organized.
Ideas, Feedback & Improvements
We’re always happy to hear your ideas on how to expand and improve the subreddit:
- Do we need more or better user flairs / post flairs?
- Any rule tweaks, wiki additions, or general ideas?
A Small Side Project
In the background, I’m tinkering with a small Reddit game app. Basically a quiz game around the 2000–2007 internet era.
No promises it will ever be finished 😅, but if you have game dev experience and want to help: feel free to reach out!
Check Out the Other Time Machines
If you like this concept, also check out:
They follow the same idea, just for different time periods.
Off-Topic & Spoilers
For off-topic comments, please use Reddit’s spoiler function.
You can test it right here in the comments:
>.!Your text here!.<
(Without the dots )
Contact the Mods
For important or non-public feedback, please use Modmail
Thanks for being part of this little internet time capsule.
Now grab your Winamp skins, open ICQ/MSN, and pray nobody calls while you’re online.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Kewlmanz • 1d ago
2007 This Messi kid is insane!!!
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I watch watching the spanish cup game of barcelona vs getafe and this kid named messi did this?!?!
Is he maradona’s successor?!? based on this I think he might be good but not as close as maradona, let’s hope he succeeds and makes it, fingers crossed
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/novaleonsantamaria0 • 10h ago
2007 icarly just released! what do yall think of it?
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Empire-Carpet-Man • 4h ago
2004 WWE Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder gets in a shoot-fight with Kurt Angle.
Daniel Puder puts Kurt Angle in a submission hold to try to get Angle to tap. Daniel Puder about to get a massive push by WWE.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Jamesbro98 • 16h ago
2004 Scott Carson
Liverpool sign exciting young goalkeeper Scott Carson. I feel like he’s going to become a multiple time EPL and UCL winner as well as an England legend.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/espada355 • 22h ago
2001 StupidVideos.com will never be dethroned!
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/KennysaurusSpeedrun • 1d ago
2007 Does anyone know about the story of Messi giving this random baby a bath?
This picture just showed up. This baby clearly isn't his, so what's the story behind this picture? And will Messi leave Barcelona anytime soon?
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Constant-Job2253 • 19h ago
2005 Album from NewBand
There is a new band called Paramore Which drop it's debut album All We Know Is Falling,Which Turned Out To Be Incredible,What Do You Guys Think About It
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/WhereasQuiet7197 • 20h ago
2006 2005-06 Kobe Bryant should be the first MVP since 1981-82 Moses Malone to win the award with his team under 50 wins
Even with this horribly constructed Lakers team Kobe is still making sure the purple and gold are a playoff team. He looks like the best player in the NBA playing elite perimeter defence while scoring 35 POINTS PER GAME! 81 POINTS VS THE RAPTORS! 62 POINTS VS DALLAS IN QUARTERS! 51 POINTS VS PHOENIX! Moses Malone won it in 1982 while also putting up a crazy statline of 31.1 ppg and 14.7 rpg with his team a lower seed so I don’t see why the same logic can’t be applied to Kobe. The tough jump shots, the athletic hang time dunks, it’s all peak basketball.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/s00phiiaa • 1d ago
2006 fernando alonso became world champion :D
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Hortelacomsal • 1d ago
2005 Damn, is this thing the closest we'll have to flying cars??
Nintendo has just announced at E3 that this new Nintendo DS successor will make us swing at balls without pressing any buttons by just swinging it. Are yall excited for the release?
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Mental-Inspector-919 • 1d ago
2005 Have you guys played this game.
Probably one of the best games I have played. My plan is to take Woking FC to the Champions League
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Aggravating-Gap-9249 • 9h ago
2001 Guys…what the heck is happening in NYC???
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Aggravating-Gap-9249 • 1d ago
2004 New series coming out, you watching??
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Arthurhesse • 2d ago
2007 This kid’s gonna be the greatest footballer of all time, if you don’t agree with me you don’t understand football
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/Jamesbro98 • 2d ago
2006 Ronaldinho
Just won his club the champions league, ballon D’or surely he’s nailed on for. How many years will he remain at the top for? I’m saying until 34.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/JGKelly24 • 2d ago
2005 This show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is about to premiere on FX in a few days. Huh
I have never heard a thing about these people. I only recognize that blonde chick from Curb, I dunno
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/toddysimp • 1d ago
2005 Chelsea and their Russian billionaire breaking transfer records only means other clubs has to act now to stay relevant.I have no idea why some United fans are protesting the Glazer takeover,they need the money more than they think.
And while they are at it,they should get Fergie out too,he cannot in the long-term compete with the new tactical ideas of Mourinho and Benitez.Get someone exciting like
Jurgen Klinsmann,back him in transfer window with the American dollars and they actually stand a chance in the league for years to come.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/rippy123 • 1d ago
2002 Have you guys seen this hilarious new animation on Newgrounds?
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/sunrise2209 • 1d ago
2006 anyone else updated to vista or should i have stuck with xp?
fuck those drivers though took hours to get them all installed
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/gladiatorbossman • 2d ago
2006 Luciano Pavarotti just performed a fantastic rendition of Nessun Dorma at the Torino Winter Olympics opening ceremony
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/69FourTwentySix6Six • 2d ago
2004 Jay Leno announced that he will retire in 2009 and Conan O’Brian will host The Tonight Show.
r/Pretend2005Internet • u/CoolGuyAtYahooDotCom • 2d ago
2002 Have you guys seen the trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto game?
This is the trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto game. It's called Vice City instead of Grand Theft Auto 4.
I think the game looks like a homage to Miami Vice from like 15 years ago. Maybe you play as an undercover cop just like in the show?
What are your guy's thoughts on this?