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Evolution of the 'Pike

A look back in time at the different faces of Anipike:



Text-only Version Anipike (1995 - end of 1996/beginning of 1997): The original text-only theme had gold text on a black background, with no Trixie.




Classic Theme (1997 - 2003 April): The original layout, HTML heaven.

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Classic Theme Just Before Relaunch (1997 - 2003 April): The classic layout right before the 2003 relaunch, a few things are different, but the overall style remains the same.

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Plain Text Theme (1997 - 2003): A plain text version of the classic layout.

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Mononoke Theme (?): A new layout planned for the database in Anipike's early days, however it was never used.

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Gold Theme (2003 April - September): The gold theme used right after the 2003 relaunch, after a few months it was changed to the "blue default theme."

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Blue Default Theme (2003 September - 2006 April): Blue theme that replaced the gold theme, at this point it was possible for users to choose between the Blue, Gold, and Classic layout via a drop-down menu.

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Anipike Magazine (2006 April - Present): The Anipike Magazine, layout hasn't changed since it was launched.

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Anipike Forum - Old (2003 April - 2004 May): The way the forum looked when it was first launched.

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Anipike Forum - New (2004 June - Present): The skin of the forum was changed once, when Anipike upgraded its vBulletin software.

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Classic Anipike - Final (2003 April - Present): The final version of the Classic Anipike that still exists today.

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Anipike Theme - New (2006 April - Present): The new layout that came with the 2006 relaunch.

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