At U2 has been shut down

Hollow Island · 12-02-2020, 02:38 PM

https://twitter.com/U2/status/1334214244632580097

https://atu2.com/

Didn't McGee step down a while ago? I wonder why it folded. And will those people who couldn't handle discussion of anything U2 sang or spoke about be coming here?

intedomine · 12-02-2020, 04:14 PM

Saddens me a bit. Another fan site bites the dust.

I never went into the oft-maligned forums over there, but the home page of @U2 was my U2 newspaper. Often used to visit to read (even recently) the various updates about the band. Functioned exceptionally well in that manner.

Best of all was in the lead up to new albums. It kept a super useful diary/tally of updates and potential songs relating to the new album, noting when working titles had turned or been incorporated into any songs. It was a handy one-pager.

This was something that Interference lacked since the U2Feedback parent site ceased, what 15 years ago?

Must say I didn’t know about @U2’s closure until today (U2’s announcement). Wish I visited in the weeks leading up to it’s demise and wish all the content was catalogued/archived somewhere.

Hollow Island · 12-02-2020, 04:23 PM

It was the first website I went to that wasn't devoted to big breasts.

It's a shame that it closed down. It would have been cool if the site had stayed up but ceased to be updated because it had such an extensive catalog of news. It was valuable to future scholars of the band. Now they'll have to go hunt for that stuff themselves, but a lot of that stuff might not even be online anywhere. @U2 transcribed a lot of articles. The impermanence of the internet sucks.

pacemaker · 12-02-2020, 06:42 PM

I stopped visiting regularly around the time they launched their live show database, but visited religiously for years. At some point, I submitted an audio recording of what Pop/Popmart meant to me as part of a contest and won a gift card (to Amazon I think?).

Hopefully their archives will be... archived, and the few remaining fan sites will persevere.

lazarus · 12-02-2020, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollow Island

will those people who couldn't handle discussion of anything U2 sang or spoke about be coming here?

I posted a comment mentioning that Interference was still around for fans who wanted to connect and multiple people replied that we’re jerks here and that it’s not moderated enough and that new members get abused.

Made me a little proud, tbh.

cobl04 · 12-03-2020, 03:23 AM

Saw that brother. Doing the lords work.

Hewson · 12-03-2020, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollow Island

It was the first website I went to that wasn't devoted to big breasts.

.

You're s fried chicken aficionado?

lazarus · 12-03-2020, 11:13 AM

You’re The Breast Thing About Me

Hewson · 12-03-2020, 11:37 AM

The Little Tits That Get in the Way

LuckyNumber7 · 12-03-2020, 12:24 PM

Big Girls Have Breasts

Hollow Island · 12-03-2020, 12:58 PM

Even Better than the Real Breasts

lazarus · 12-03-2020, 01:30 PM

Can’t wait for the orphaned @U2 members to arrive and stumble into this thread.

Interference: come for the verbal abuse, stay for the sex puns

lazarus · 12-03-2020, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hollow Island

Even Better than the Real Breasts

A great companion piece came 20 years later:

The Miracle (of Gooey Silicone)

Hewson · 12-03-2020, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazarus

The Miracle (of Gooey Silicone)

Sometimes You Get Fake Tits Of Your Own

LuckyNumber7 · 12-03-2020, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazarus

Can’t wait for the orphaned @U2 members to arrive and stumble into this thread.

Interference: come for the verbal abuse, stay for the sex puns

You could just welcome them first and then let them speak for themselves lol

super fly guy · 12-03-2020, 02:25 PM

The site was a bit to corporate for my liking,tried their podcast and found it very pretentious. Plus their tit jokes were rubbish.

DaveC · 12-03-2020, 03:16 PM

Discotits. you can reach, but you can't grab it.

Hewson · 12-03-2020, 03:37 PM

MILK

(clf)

lazarus · 12-03-2020, 04:20 PM

I Saw A Breast Through A Window

super fly guy · 12-03-2020, 04:50 PM

Daddys gonna pay for your fake tits.

12-02-2020, 02:38 PM	#1
Hollow Island New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,533 Local Time: 04:56 PM	At U2 has been shut down https://twitter.com/U2/status/1334214244632580097 https://atu2.com/ Didn't McGee step down a while ago? I wonder why it folded. And will those people who couldn't handle discussion of anything U2 sang or spoke about be coming here? __________________

12-02-2020, 04:14 PM	#2
intedomine Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 8,088 Local Time: 06:56 AM	Saddens me a bit. Another fan site bites the dust. I never went into the oft-maligned forums over there, but the home page of @U2 was my U2 newspaper. Often used to visit to read (even recently) the various updates about the band. Functioned exceptionally well in that manner. Best of all was in the lead up to new albums. It kept a super useful diary/tally of updates and potential songs relating to the new album, noting when working titles had turned or been incorporated into any songs. It was a handy one-pager. This was something that Interference lacked since the U2Feedback parent site ceased, what 15 years ago? Must say I didn’t know about @U2’s closure until today (U2’s announcement). Wish I visited in the weeks leading up to it’s demise and wish all the content was catalogued/archived somewhere. __________________

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super fly guy Refugee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dundee,scotland Posts: 2,201 Local Time: 09:56 PM	Daddys gonna pay for your fake tits. __________________

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Hollow Island New Yorker Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,533 Local Time: 04:56 PM	It was the first website I went to that wasn't devoted to big breasts. It's a shame that it closed down. It would have been cool if the site had stayed up but ceased to be updated because it had such an extensive catalog of news. It was valuable to future scholars of the band. Now they'll have to go hunt for that stuff themselves, but a lot of that stuff might not even be online anywhere. @U2 transcribed a lot of articles. The impermanence of the internet sucks.

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pacemaker War Child Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 662 Local Time: 03:56 PM	I stopped visiting regularly around the time they launched their live show database, but visited religiously for years. At some point, I submitted an audio recording of what Pop/Popmart meant to me as part of a contest and won a gift card (to Amazon I think?). Hopefully their archives will be... archived, and the few remaining fan sites will persevere.

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cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 57,812 Local Time: 07:56 AM	Saw that brother. Doing the lords work.

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lazarus Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 40,703 Local Time: 12:56 PM	Can’t wait for the orphaned @U2 members to arrive and stumble into this thread. Interference: come for the verbal abuse, stay for the sex puns

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super fly guy Refugee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dundee,scotland Posts: 2,201 Local Time: 09:56 PM	The site was a bit to corporate for my liking,tried their podcast and found it very pretentious. Plus their tit jokes were rubbish.

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DaveC Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mar-a-lago delenda est Posts: 21,435 Local Time: 03:56 PM	Discotits. you can reach, but you can't grab it.

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