Michael Dempster

Wabsteid

A braw #Scots neologism, entirely contemporary wi the English neologism "website" (first uised 1994), hit wis first uised on usenet efter the dawn o the Warld Wide Wab in 1991. Whilst Scots wis uised on the wab fae hits inception, 1996 seen the first steid named a wabsteid.

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Nov 20, 2022 at 12:08pmWeb
Show threadbzmNov 20, 2022
@DrMDempster got a follower just for using "#CYBERSCOTS" 👍🏼😁
Show threadMichael DempsterNov 20, 2022
@bzm that's whit A like tae hear! 😅
Show threadScots-OnlineNov 20, 2022
@DrMDempster At the time a Yahoo affshuit cried GeoCities cried the spaces it gied fowk on the wab 'Homesteads'. Ony seemilarity micht be mair nor juist a coincidence.
https://archive.org/web/geocities.php
Internet Archive: GeoCities Special Collection 2009

Show threadMichael DempsterNov 20, 2022
@Wabmaister A'd no made that connexion afore, guid times! There ane cried neocities the noo thit's tryin tae recreate whit we haed back then. Wirth haein a keek at :)
Show threadGunChleocNov 20, 2022
@DrMDempster @Wabmaister A bit like homepage and website in English I guess?