What:

afireinside.org was established on 08.09.02, and subvulture.com was established on 03.10.02. Both were satirical humour websites, though with a slightly different emphasis. In late April 2003, the two merged to form a single site with content and style of epic proportions. It is this that you are now reading.

All content not made specifically for this site (videos and some images) is assumed to be in the public domain. Should you be able to prove that you own copyright in any of it, it will immediately be credited or removed as required.

Who:

All content is by Ric except:
about half of the articles, by Vicki
the hex/RGB colour converter by Rufo
Busted's 'Year 3000' by Getoffmysteps
Dr. Hektor Spektor: 13 to 16 by Mutley James
Macbeth by Matt
Dr. Hektor Spektor: 10 to 12 by Mutley James
Dr. Hektor Spektor: 07 to 09 by Mutley James
Dr. Hektor Spektor: 04 to 06 by Mutley James
Dr. Hektor Spektor: 01 to 03 by Mutley James
The moose has escaped by Dann Casswell
Salt Mines of Siberia by Dann Casswell
I just wanted to say that... by Zeke
Sex with a eunuch by Zeke
hottopic.com customer services by Ana
Life in the Third World by Paul

All coding is by Ric, except:
the JavaScript countdown on Happy Birthday Mary-Kate and Ashley! by Rufo
the Perl fruit machine and guestbook on Murderer fruit machine by Rufo
the rating script on Am I copyright infringement or not? by Rufo
the hide/reveal JavaScript on Terrorist or asylum seeker? by Rufo
and the sendmail Perl script with IP timeban on the anonymous abuse portal, by Rufo
the PHP referrers script, by Rufo (currently beta, soon to be released for public use)

Anyone wanting to contribute is welcome to so long as it is any good, and should e-mail their submission.

FAQ (last updated 07.12.03)

Q. You wrote about X and mocked it. I like X. Why do you not like X?
A. I write about both things that I like and things that I don't. I am comfortable enough in my own tastes to mock both.

Q. I disagree with what you wrote.
A1. Good, it would be pretty dull if everyone agreed with me.
A2. You appear to be mistaking me for someone who cares.

Q. I really like the articles on this site, but what about some pictures of baggy dogs?
A. It's a pleasure: 1, 2, 3.

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