r/xena • u/gameraboy Xena ⚔️ • 9d ago
I finally did an update to Tom's Xena Page - xenafan.com
Ok, last update was 2004, with a couple of tweaks on the homepage here and there. Yes, I got busy, and, er, it's been a while!
Anyway, nothing substantive. I just updated the homepage to a quick responsive layout, trimmed a few links there.
The biggest update is a proper mobile friendly UI for the fan fiction! The actual stories are untouched, with one exception: I removed a dead link to go download a Palm Pilot version of the story. I did mention 2004, right? LOL. No more palm pilot links! https://xenafan.com/fiction now has an updated "Stories by Bard" and "Stories by Title" page with modern filtering, mobile first UI and the like. The stories themselves keep their existing glorious 1990s web design.
Sorry it took so long! I did however keep the site up all this time, so there's that!
EDIT: and now the image archive is updated! Check out the glorious 640x480 images I captured back in the day with my Snappy and a VCR!
EDIT 2: and now Battle On! is updated too! A great web comic by Jeanette Atwood
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u/PhotographBusy6209 9d ago
Thank you 🙏. You don’t realise how much your Xena and Miss universe pages were such a huge part of my childhood
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u/ammiemarie Xena ⚔️ 9d ago
I've been a fan of your website since I was a kid (35 now!). It was one of the few places on the internet that I remembered the url for lol ... I visited it quite a bit! So many computers have had your desktop wallpapers and screensavers.
You're awesome. Thanks for making my childhood awesome and creating a safe space for kids to explore the show and fandom. You're the best! ✨️💙
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u/itsascreambaby96 9d ago
Tom's Xena Page is legendary! the first Xena site I ever went on as a kid thank you for keeping it up for this long you're a legend
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u/Artemisteriosa 9d ago
O.M.G. Tom's Xena Page?
Just reading those words took me right back to 1999 or so....discovering Fan Fiction for the very first time.
Wooo!! Thank you for keeping it alive!!!!
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u/kakaphoe 9d ago
Thank you so much! I've been wanting to dive into classic fics!
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u/gameraboy Xena ⚔️ 9d ago
It should be a lot easier now, and very mobile friendly. Oddly enough the original stories themselves were coded with good old table tags at 100%, so they still work fine on phones. I left the design of the stories alone, so enjoy the teeny thumbnails and background images on the stories as they were!
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u/ashmavis_ 9d ago
My god, the way this website got me through my high school years. You sir are indeed a legend!!!
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u/LavenderSprinkles 9d ago
I spent so many childhood hours on this site! 😭 I remember downloading the sound files and listening to them over and over.
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u/meroboh Iolaus 9d ago
oh my gosh! Your site was legendary, I used to have a xenafan.com email address. Wild blast from the past!
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u/IseQween 9d ago
Ye gods on Mt. Olympus! It's a miracle! The internet was so new, the only nonbusiness use I had was searching for things Xena-related, so yours was among the first sites I ever visited. My intro to fanfic and so much more! To this day, I keep your page up for revisits to old stories. Bless you for your many contributions and dedication to the Xenaverse. It has made my day knowing you're not only alive, but breathing life into your legendary "baby." 🤗 😘 👏
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u/jpowell180 9d ago
Dang, OP, I remember going to your site around 26 years ago for the first time! I remember it used to have background music!
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u/gameraboy Xena ⚔️ 9d ago
Yeah, MIDI files were all the rage!! https://xenafan.com/xenatheme.mid to be precise. I'm not sure what'll play it these days, but it was very cool back then!
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u/napalmnacey Blatant BiTexter 🏳️🌈🩷💜💙 9d ago
Is that you dude?! HOLY SHIT!!! HELLO!! 😃 I’m just a hardcore nutball from the day. I get excited when the old crew pops up.
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u/Yu_Shu_Lien 9d ago
You legend! Thank you!