The Semi-Official "Good Simpsons Sites" List

[Jolly Bengali]

Unranked. Sites that are describing themselves as "closed" will not be included. If I've forgotten anyone with a good site, do not take personal offense and a thousand apologies.

Brief Note - If a site is basically a near-complete or complete "guide"-style site, it is not eligible for Frozen-In-Time. Examples include Simpsons Math or Guide to Springfield USA.

Feel free to add suggestions for additions or organization below. If you have feedback you don't want everyone to see, PM me.

Currently Up and Active... (23)
The Simpsons Comics Site (www11.brinkster.com/simpsonscomics/)
Springfield Springfield! (www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk)
That's Unpossible (www.simpsoncrazy.com/ralph)
Just Simpsons (http://www.justsimpsons.com/)
Simpson Crazy (www.simpsoncrazy.com)
Super Simpsons (www.supersimpsons.com)
The Leftorium (www.left.krustylustudios.com)
The Cutest Baby (babysimpson.co.uk)
Guide to Springfield USA (www.mapofspringfield.com/)
Simpsons Zip (www.krustofski.com/)
Simpsons Math (www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/simpsonsmath/)
The Simpsons Archive (www.snpp.com)
The Simpsons Folder (www.simpsonsfolder.com)
The Simpsons Gallery (www.duffzone.org)
Old Man Simpson (www.oldmansimpson.com/)
The Simpsons Warehouse (http://krustylustudios.com/tsw/)
Simpsons: Realities (realities.simpworks.com/)
Last Exit to Springfield (www.lardlad.com)
The Simpsons Channel (www.simpsonschannel.com/)
Springfield Weekly (www.duffgardens.net )
The Springfield Files (www.24-7simpsons.com/)
CBG's Video Game Collection (www.noiseland.net/index2.php)
The Simpsons Home (http://www.kampkrusty.net/)

Down: (5)
Flim Springfield (www.wosfilms.com/)
Eye on Springfield (www.powersauce.com/)
Insert Caption Here (www.dancing-jesus.com)
Serious Burns (sb.simpsonscentral.com/)
Little Miss Springfield (www.lisasimpson.net/)

Frozen in Time: (19)
Homerpalooza (www.simpsoncrazy.com/homer)
An Itch to Scratch (www.simpsoncrazy.com/itchy/)
Bart: The One and Only! (www.ayecarumba.net/)
Pick's Tribute... (www.synergizedsolutions.com/simpsons/)
Destination Springfield (www.homerize.com)
The Milhouse File (www.lardlad.com/milhouse/)
Bart Simpson Dedication (bart.squarelogic.net/)
The Androids Dungeon (http://briarwood-productions.com/tad/)
Springfield University (http://www.springfield-u.com/)
simpsonsRanked (www.maggied.com)
Cape Feare (www.capefeare.com)
Collecting Simpsons (www.bartfan.com/)
The Principal's Office (skinner.indasy.net/)
The Herman Files (www.noiseland.net/herman/index.html)
Go Simpsonic! (www.dashdingo.com/)
Just D'oh It! (www.justdohit.co.uk/)
Viva Los Simpsons (www.junkyville.net/)
The Legitimate Businessman's Social Club (www.lardlad.com/tony/)
Maggie and Eric (www.geocities.com/maggieanderic/main.html)

Current Requests:

Stories on down sites - closed, moved, coming back soon?
Sites that aren't on this list in any section
Go to The Simpsons and the Constitution (http://constitution.simpsonshost.com/) because it's cool but not a site.

[Radioactive Man]

www.springfieldconnection.net
http://www.simpsonscentral.com/
http://sb.simpsonscentral.com/
www.simpsonsfolder.com
mss.springfieldconnection.net

dead
http://www.junkyville.net/

[Jolly Bengali]

Added. Thank you.

[tim]

any chance you can seperate this by type, like the top 100? it might make it easier to find stuff.

[buh]

this should be a sticky. but yeah, that list is good; it's good that included Simpsons Central.

[Jolly Bengali]

any chance you can seperate this by type, like the top 100? it might make it easier to find stuff.

Considered it. Mayyybe... there's some vague feeling like it should be this giant mashed-together, jumbled, unordered list with no semblance of organization, but you're probably right.

[Brian S.]

destination: springfield is back

i finally decided i should upgrade, now have 10gb of space and 300gb monthly bandwidth quota (from 75gb).

site shouldnt go done again, ever.

[Jolly Bengali]

Good to hear.

[kane]

maybe add a little description next to the sites if anything. dont think sectioning them like the top 100 is too necessary.

[John]

Holy shit, Brian. How much does that cost?

[grissom]

Don't know why I didn't comment on this before. Great idea though Eric, should be useful for some of the non-website nerds around here. Thanks for including my site by the way.

[Brian S.]

Holy shit, Brian. How much does that cost?


globat.com is pretty awesome when it comes to prices.

i paid for a year worths back in january for 53 USD, then upgraded my package to 10gb/300gb transfer for a one time fee of 30 USD.

i was paying more at oeck and compactvision, for way less.

it's about 6.90 usd a month when you work it out

[mentholmoose]

It's good stuff.

I'd move The Legitimate Businessman's Social Club and the Milhouse File to the Defunct/Dead section since they haven't been updated for years.

[John]

same with little miss springfield

[SubSane]

Milhouse File was actually brought back with a new design (wasn't it?).

[Jolly Bengali]

I'll do so, but maybe I'll rename Defunct/Dead to "Frozen", just to be a little less mean.

And Milhouse File I put under frozen since still no content updates.

[Adam]

but my mom thinks its cool :(

[Jolly Bengali]

On the bright side... sites in the more sparsely populated Frozen list will probably wind up getting more visitors from this then one buried in the active sites list.

[Solid Snake]

Thanks for putting TCB in. I will update it with alot of content when I can get the internet at home. I would have done it in college, but the bastards in my college have blocked it because of it being a "blacklisted URL"

[Adam]

some updates to the main page of the milhouse file today so you can't technically call it frozen :)

[Jolly Bengali]

Fair enough.

[mikeymansimpsons]

hold on. me and damien k (http://bw.simpsonscentral.com) are making a simpsons list already. we thought of it before the death of top 100!!!

[Adam]

oh for crying out loud when did this become a contest.

[Brad Clarke]

lol, but true. After they took away the ratings on design, content etc.. It wasn't really a competition. It wasn't really in the beginning. It was more of a rating, there was no trophy. lol

[Jolly Bengali]

I think he means more the contest to succeed the top 100, which is a pretty embarassing activity for people to engage in.

[Adam]

hi i'm (somebody) with (site that nobody's heard of) and i'm making a list with (another guy nobody's heard of)! so any similar lists you're making, stop making them because i thought of it first!!!

seriously folks, if a popularity boost is all you're after, try improving the sites you've got. when your post about your new list is more of an introduction of who you are and what sites you own then you're not the right person for the task.

[Rekart]

Hey, how about this: Everyone who wants to makes a top site list! I didn't realize there could only be one of every type of site. The best one will, oh my fuck, be the one people go to! There used to be a Top 50 and the Top 100, the Top 50 stopped being updated and closed, so the Top 100 became the only choice. Based on who all is saying they're going to make a list site, I'd say most of them will never start or will never update, so all of you make your sites and see what happens. It's no surprise to me that everyone wants to make a list site now, because it seems like a really easy thing to do. It really isn't.

If none of the others work, fuck, I'll do one. I don't care, I've got time.

[Radioactive Man]

Making the site is easy. Ranking the list without getting hundereds of complaints is hard.

If it means anything to anyone at all, I do know who mikeymansimpsons and damien are and a little about the site they are making. But yeah, that post did make a bad impression. I think they just intended to let people know they were well underway on their link site before the top100 closed.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

And besides, I'm sure a dozen other webmasters had the idea before these two guys. Hell, I even thought about it a couple of years ago.

[JonHillier]

Isn't it basically what Tubz did? Regardless of how this is executed, its not new by any standards. But look forward to seeing it none the less.

[Adam]

And besides, I'm sure a dozen other webmasters had the idea before these two guys. Hell, I even thought about it a couple of years ago.

its called a links page. sites have had them forever. you have one, i have one, we all have one.

the only difference is they're going to list every site that asks them i guess, which means you'll have to weed through to shit to find the pick of the crop. i know what i'd prefer.

[SubSane]

Is it my computer or are less than half of the sites on the active list actually active?

EDIT: Bah, just my computer.

[Jolly Bengali]

Yeah I was pretty careful. I'd expect people to let me know in specific cases if one of them goes kaput.

[Drew]

http://skinner.indasy.net/

[mentholmoose]

Springfield Weekly seems to be back up.

[Jolly Bengali]

Both updated. SW will probably be going down again soon if Nick Laws can't get his shit together with my account.

[Adam]

i didn't know where else to post this but destination: springfield appears to be soliciting spyware in the form of regcleaner. i dont know if this is by choice of brian suttis but it's absolutely disgraceful, considering the popup manages to get past firefox's popup blocking feature. i tried the site in IE and was informed of a popup but the browser blocked it for me.

please dont let the community go this way. if brian needs extra money to pay for all the bandwidth he's just added, this certainly isn't the best way to go about it.

and if this is some mistake on my computers part, i apologize, but no other sites i'm visiting are giving me spyware popups.


EDIT: on further research it appears that nedstat/webstats4u are responsible for these popups, due to a policy change as of september 1 they are allowed to show what they want and they will show selected popups at random intervals. i suggest brian and anybody using this stats service to stop doing so.

[mikeymansimpsons]

adam, do you have a counter on your site?

[Adam]

yes, i use xtreme tracking, though i've resized the image so its 1pixel

[mikeymansimpsons]

ah, so thats why you can't see it. how do you actually plan a design for your site? do you draw it down on paper or just see what comes to your head when you look at an image you could make?

[Adam]

i dont draw anything. i dont plan anything. its usually spur of the moment inspiration like what i'd imagine a good artist or song writer does.

[mikeymansimpsons]

that's really cool. still, your designs are so damn cool

[Brian S.]

As I use Opera, I recently noticed some form of popup being blocked, but when trying to open it, it wouldn't. I had no idea the severity of the popup and thus, ignored it.

Anyhow, thank you to Adam for pointing it out, and as of the next few minutes,the webstat4u will be gone. Sorry for any inconvience caused.

Also, I'd just like to make it clear that I pay for DS 100%, and would never include ads (even Google's) in an attempt to make money off of a fansite.

[Adam]

do you have a contact address on your site because i couldnt find one when i needed to tell you about the stats adware. just happy you found my post.

[Brian S.]

I don't have an email address up on the site at the moment, couldn't really tell you why. It's probably a good idea. I'l try to get to it sometime. Thanks again.

[Solid Snake]

Just to point out, Proper D'oh is now closed, and linking to one of those iPod Nano things that no one cares about.

and that my new Lisa site has been up and running for around a month now, http://lisa.babysimpson.co.uk

[Jolly Bengali]

Done.

[Brad Clarke]

http://krustylustudios.com

[Jolly Bengali]

At the moment, I think it needs a little bit of work to get there. I realize this isn't supposed to be that exclusive of a list, but I'd really rather not dilute it either. Too much of the content is either copied or just straight video files. Maybe in a bit, it's off to an okay start.

Sorry :/

[Archonix]

Well I've got two. The first is me, since I'm just so bloody amazing. (that would be simpworks.com (http://www.simpworks.com/), with its new CMS)

The second and much more likely is Marco's Simpsons: Realities (http://realities.simpworks.com). The best. :)

[chesschamp9]

http://www.sl.springfieldspringfield.co.uk

[Jolly Bengali]

Springfield Library looks like it should be a good site, but I was unable to access any content but "Other Sites", all the links seem broken. Fix that and sure.

Groening Fanworks it's very difficult to get at any of the content due to the menu structure, a lot of the pages seem unfinished, and what's there doesn't seem particularly extensive. So no, despite it probably being a good site for those who are used to it and in the know.

Simpsons: Realities is a really good call though, I'll add that right now.

[Archonix]

Springfield Library looks like it should be a good site, but I was unable to access any content but "Other Sites", all the links seem broken. Fix that and sure.

Groening Fanworks it's very difficult to get at any of the content due to the menu structure, a lot of the pages seem unfinished, and what's there doesn't seem particularly extensive.


Well that would be because I've not finished transferring all the old content from the previous version of the CMS.

I'm not sure what problem you have with the menu structure, though. It's not exactly difficult to use. Could you e-mail me with more information?

[Jolly Bengali]

PM'ed.

[babjay]

Well, I doubt my site would make it, but it's worth a try...
http://www.svs.simpsonscentral.com

[around springfield]

OMG! What happend to BTL?!!! http://www.blockoland.com/ it used to be more... i don't know how to say it because i dont speak english but anyways... "more cool"

[sweetmercifulcrap]

whoa! I have no idea what that shit is on BTL.

The site is closed, I have no idea what that wordpress shit is...

[Jolly Bengali]

That had seemed rather odd, yeah

[around springfield]

wasn't BTL coming back?

[sweetmercifulcrap]

yeah, like a million different times

the owner is an idiot, I guess.

[Thomas]

Didn't someone already have a site called "The Springfield Library"? I think it was Malachy...

[SubSane]

Are a brother's sites worthy enough to get some list love?

http://www.noiseland.net

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Didn't someone already have a site called "The Springfield Library"? I think it was Malachy...
There was a site with that name several years back (like 2001-ish, maybe).
Don't think the owner was really in the community though.

[kampkrusty]

can you add The Muntz Monument?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Eye On Springfield (powersauce.com) has been replaced with a 'placeholder' page.
That site always seems to be down.

[Jolly Bengali]

True indeed. Alex talks big, but I wish he would update the site more or keep it up for longer periods of time before his every-year "back to save the world" moment.

can you add The Muntz Monument?

Far too many broken links in the navigation, I'm sorry. If you can fix all those up and get it so you can really see the content, since what is working is fine, then sure.

[MikeStar]

You think The Simpsons Comic Site (http://www11.brinkster.com/simpsonscomics) is good enough?

[mikeymansimpsons]

my site still has a few bugs in firefox and possibly opera, meh, for the moment im a bit lazy with homework and all. http://tsh.simpsonscentral.com

[Jolly Bengali]

Comic Site has broken images on front page - fix that and then post again.

(By the way, that's standing policy - if you make changes, re-post and we'll see. So long as they are actual changes to fix any/all of the problems mentioned.)

As for mikelymansimpsons - you ripped off Bowman's amazing and original http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/homer/evo.shtml. My tip to you, on top of not stealing content outright, would be not to steal it from Bowman. He scratches.

Needless to say, no, no listing.

[grissom]

To be fair, that Homer thing isn't entirely stolen, just the pictures and the general idea, the actual writing is different. But it is a bit too similar, I would change that Mike

[MikeStar]

Oh, which images are you talking about on the front page? Everything seems to be in working order?

Just in-case it maybe my net connection or something, I re-loaded all the images on main page.

[Jolly Bengali]

Weird... fixed itself up. I had checked with three browsers and reloaded many times over. Whatever. You're on.

[homer1nz]

How about my site: http://www.homersimpson.tv

its no longer just a lame forum it actually has something to offer.

Radio, Top 100, Gallery, upcoming Arcade.

All 100 % original.

[Drew]

Just to comment on your site for a second, you should make the top100 all on one page instead of seperating it into 5. And you forgot www.indasy.net , son.

[babjay]

I know I've asked already, but got no reply ;)
Comparing it to some of the sites in the list mine is crap, but hey - http://www.svs.simpsonscentral.com, meh.

[Jolly Bengali]

Just to comment on your site for a second, you should make the top100 all on one page instead of seperating it into 5. And you forgot www.indasy.net , son.

Dear Lord - Drew! Sorry man. Great to see the Indulgence is still being kept up.

How about my site: http://www.homersimpson.tv

its no longer just a lame forum it actually has something to offer.

Radio, Top 100, Gallery, upcoming Arcade.

All 100 % original.

Top 100 is same as I saw... Gallery has a total of 3 working pics, in .zip format... Arcade is "coming soon". Needs work, apologies. This really isn't intended to be a super-exclusive list, so I'm trying to rely on people to self-select here before requesting, rather than forcing me to say "keep trying". You really need a stable base of real content before I can justify putting you on. Keep at it.

I know I've asked already, but got no reply ;)
Comparing it to some of the sites in the list mine is crap, but hey - http://www.svs.simpsonscentral.com, meh.

For this, the issue isn't the presentation or the content, but rather that it's all illegal video files. Nothing but. I know No Homers occupies a rather strange niche of C&D protection, and I'd like to try to avoid messing that up... but basically, I'll just put the question to everyone - should a video clips site go on here? PM me if you don't feel comfortable, just trying to set a precedent of some kind. I've downloaded two episodes from your site, I enjoy what you're providing, just want to make sure I can put it up here without being unfair to either Eric W or other sites.

[babjay]

Ok, I understand completely, and its doing me a favour too with the C&D, lol. :)

[tim]

yeah, i think that the NHC would legally get in trouble for advertising your site (which is what the links list is).

although your site is interesting. i'll have to visit it tomorrow when i'm on my school's T1 line ;-)

[SubSane]

Any word on adding http://www.noiseland.net (either or both)?

[Jolly Bengali]

I'll have an answer tomorrow, strapped for time at the moment but will see to it

[Jolly Bengali]

Both are now in

[nich1jb]

Simpsons-net (http://www.freewebs.com/simpsons-net) is a pretty good site.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

I just noticed that Springfield Indulgence is listed twice.
Also The Simpsons Addiction is gone due to blockoland.com's demise.

another addition: HGS is not updating any more

[fungi]

most of the same sites from when i used to be in the simpsons websites scene (the old simpsonstv.net which expired :( ) Also, springfield weekly completely ripped on my having bart free falling in the design, with exactly the same frame which is somewhat strange. I'm not saying they copied it intentionally at all but it seems to be the exact same frame from that bart song on the season 2 dvd and the pic isn't even right... the inside of his tshirt sleeve is blue and his left hand is messed up not to mention they went for standard colours rather than the colours used on the original video. I'd change that pic from the main design tbh because it looks flawed, isn't placed right and is starting to look a cliche. Maybe i'm being bitter about it though, sorry.

Anyway, has the community completely collapsed with the fall of the top 100? I don't see many sites making much effort and there's no competition or linking anymore. I think it's better that way in some ways because i had this feeling i was original in making a simpsons site before i discovered there was a whole community of hundreds of people doing the same thing. I think it'll spark more interest for new people making sites.

[Jolly Bengali]

You're entirely right about the flaws in the pic, I knew they were there from launch day. Those are merely a result of not having the original .fla file for the grabpic I had made (well over two years ago) and being too lazy to remake it.

As for ripping the design... had no idea it had been done before. Certainly not an intentional rip, because frankly I had never been to simpsonstv.net even though I've been around for quite a while. You may be right about a design change, especially given that since I tried everything in xhtml 1.1 and the latest css explorer is fucking up with it quite a bit. We'll see.

I don't think the community is dead exactly, but there is a bit of a lack of energy. Part of that is due to the collapse of Maggied and the lack of any real uptick in the NHC web end of things since then. Another part could simply be time and the quality of the show, another reason could be that there were a lot of fantastic sites that closed/stopped updating due to the age of their creators, another could be that the top 100 closed, another could be that there are different priorities now in sites that are splitting people by content, another could be that simply there's a generational gap that isn't going to be bridged anytime soon. There's a lot of reasons why it may be diminished, but I wouldn't say collapsed.

I'd love to chat you up more though, nice to see someone from way back around. Stick around, please.



Edit: Scott, did all of those. Thanks man. Sorry for 5 days late.

[fungi]

no no no, no design ripping from you! certainly not a design rip, just a pic rip :P I musta made that pic couple of years ago too, maybe we made it around the same time so no hard feelings mate. You probably have been to my site because it was one above you in the top 100 (somehow), but whatever aye.

I would definately change that pic though if i were you because it doesn't really fit in. I've seen designs from your site that i thought were really cool but some people didn't really like (the light blue, white and yellow one i think) so I know you can make something really cool.

Anyway, i was never really that involved in the community at all so you probably don't remember me. The reason i stopped making my site is because i lost interest in the show and i didn't wanna spend all my time updating with new stuff aswell as getting the old stuff upto scratch. To be honest, i wish they had just ended the show several years ago so that i could actually say that it died the most amazing show ever and so that i could just easily finish my website.

[Jolly Bengali]

Heh, well fair enough. Still re-designing due to the browser errors.

Show-wise, I think having it around is fascinating from an analytical standpoint, just because we really get to see what works and what doesn't. So many bad years almost makes it more interesting. But if there isn't a quality uptick soon, and a serious one, the plug should be pulled. My bet would be after Season 20 will be the end of it.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Hey dude, welcome back. I vaguely remember your site, visited it a few times.
I do agree with you about the lack of effort in the community, in fact half the sites these days are just created for poor quality episode downloads.

But there is (hopefully) a major "top sites" web site coming soon, which might bring back the sense of competition in the community.

[Jolly Bengali]

Was it just called Simpsons TV? Was there another name? That might be it.

[Ray Magini]

That sucks that Blockoland.com is gone....that was a great site. I liked the Simpsons Addiction too, but what are ya gonna do. I was just wondering if some of you guys could rate my site once i have it done...

[Willmak5389]

As for mikelymansimpsons - you ripped off Bowman's amazing and original http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/homer/evo.shtml. My tip to you, on top of not stealing content outright, would be not to steal it from Bowman. He scratches.

What ever happened to simpsoncrazy.com?

I joined a few months ago. Many of the downloads don't have files acc. to my computer, the current contest has been going on since Aug. 2. Doesn't anybody update it anymore?

[Ray Magini]

mike vanderjact!! how could you

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

the current contest has been going on since Aug. 2. Doesn't anybody update it anymore?
I updated it on Tuesday, actually.

[Jolly Bengali]

By all means... I would say open up your own thread whenever it launches, but don't rush it out.

[Itchy]

Dosen't seem to be any activity at An Itch to Scratch

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

There are a lot of sites that are pretty much "archived".

[Malachy]

I was unable to find simpsonsmath.com on the list. That's a crime.

[Ray Magini]

[B]Hey everyone....I've had this site since December of 03 and I was wondering if you guys could check it out and email me telling me what you think of it. I'm 12 years old and I love the Simpsons....the design isn't that great but that's because I'm using Frontpage. I'd really appreciate it if I got some feedback. I'm trying to make my site popular but it's really hard right now. The URL is www.simpsonsource.com. email is bryanrg@ptd.net. thanks

[grissom]

[B]Hey everyone....I've had this site since December of 03 and I was wondering if you guys could check it out and email me telling me what you think of it. I'm 12 years old and I love the Simpsons....the design isn't that great but that's because I'm using Frontpage. I'd really appreciate it if I got some feedback. I'm trying to make my site popular but it's really hard right now. The URL is www.simpsonsource.com. email is bryanrg@ptd.net. thanks
That's not too bad actually. The design is really plain, but you already know that. The content looks pretty solid so far, keep working at it. And just to let you known, using Frontpage isn't an excuse for a bad design, you can have an awesome design and still use Frontpage.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

[B]Hey everyone....I've had this site since December of 03 and I was wondering if you guys could check it out and email me telling me what you think of it. I'm 12 years old and I love the Simpsons....the design isn't that great but that's because I'm using Frontpage. I'd really appreciate it if I got some feedback. I'm trying to make my site popular but it's really hard right now. The URL is www.simpsonsource.com. email is bryanrg@ptd.net. thanks
It's okay to start a new thread if you want, you know. Your biggest problem with the site is that is doesn't display in any good web browser:
http://www.doheth.co.uk/files/simpsonsource.gif
But that's what you get for using Microsoft non-web-standards-compliant software...

[Jolly Bengali]

Hahaha, tried to grab the source ->

<frameset cols="156,*">
<frame name="contents" target="main" src="navigation.htm">
<frame name="main" src="mainarea.htm" target="_self">
<noframes>
<body>

<p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p>

</body>
</noframes>
</frameset>

Never encountered that before.


Anyways, for your site - I think that your opinion articles are rather weak, mainly in argument but somewhat in writing style. This is extremely forgivable, since you aren't even in high school yet, but perhaps focus in other areas until the writing picks up. Seems to have a good spirit to it and the design is solid except for the display issues, actually rather pleasant to look at.




I was unable to find simpsonsmath.com on the list. That's a crime.

This has been rectified, and you're right, that was a crime. I put it first to make up for that a bit.

I'll be trying to go through the list over the next few days and whittle down the list a bit in terms of active/inactive. I realize this is probably not what anyone is going to for Simpsons sites, but it's still sort of a nice reference point. Let me know if there's anything still missing or in need of updating.

[Malachy]

I challenge the categorization of CBG's Video Game Collection as frozen in time. It just updated two days ago, and three times in the month of January.

http://noiseland.net/index2.php

[Jolly Bengali]

Hah. I had index1.php.

I'll change that right now.

[Ray Magini]

Thanks for looking at my site...I'm not sure how to fix the display things so I don't really know what to do about that. Anyway, I'll follow your advice. I really love the Simpsons and just wanna show that. I don't know HTML code yet so.......yeah. Anyway, thanks for the opinions. Also, I would really appreciate it if some of you guys could help me get the site out there so I could get some hits. Thanks.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Thanks for looking at my site...I'm not sure how to fix the display things so I don't really know what to do about that. Anyway, I'll follow your advice. I really love the Simpsons and just wanna show that. I don't know HTML code yet so.......yeah. Anyway, thanks for the opinions. Also, I would really appreciate it if some of you guys could help me get the site out there so I could get some hits. Thanks.
I strongly recommend learning HTML it really does help, and it's easy to pick up. But if you have to use Frontpage:
Never use any of Frontpage's built in "helpers" or "site builders", because they're designed with Microsoft proprietary HTML (which is incorrect HTML that only works in Internet Explorer).

I'm not against Frontpage totally (I use it myself sometimes), But I would stick to really simple elements. Create a simple table with maybe two columns, and add the images in yourself. This sounds like horrible advice but it's the best thing to do without learning HTML...

[Brad Clarke]

I would also recommend Dream Weaver I seem to like it, compaired to front page, and it is simple, and you can connect it to your ftp. Wich is always good.

[Ray Magini]

thanks. anyway, if any of you could possibly help me get my site recognized by other big ones, i would really appreciate the help.

[mikeymansimpsons]

if you want i can add you to my sites buddy list so when the new design goes up, my popularity goes up by roughly 20 more unique visitors a day so it would be a good deal for you. wanna do it?

[chesschamp9]

that depends on how big a hit tsh version 3 will be mike.

as for popularity, advertise on forums like you are now.

[Ray Magini]

ok that would be great if you could do that

[Adam]

i was just looking at your list because i'm updating my links page at lardlad.com
just wondering what you consider 'frozen in time' and 'up and active', only because the milhouse file was updated a few months ago and is on the frozen list, while collecting simpsons hasnt been updated since march 2004 and bart simpson dedication not since 2004 either and they're both on the up and active list.

[Henrik P]

My site http://www.krustylustudios.com/simpsons-net/

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

My site http://www.krustylustudios.com/simpsons-net/
I keep getting a "Service Temporarily Unavailable" error on that site. But if it's the site I've seen before, it's quite nice.

[Jolly Bengali]

i was just looking at your list because i'm updating my links page at lardlad.com
just wondering what you consider 'frozen in time' and 'up and active', only because the milhouse file was updated a few months ago and is on the frozen list, while collecting simpsons hasnt been updated since march 2004 and bart simpson dedication not since 2004 either and they're both on the up and active list.

Milhouse File, I couldn't tell on the active updates... I've done this to you before, and I apologize.

BSD the design seems new, almost certain that it was different from the last time I checked, but I may be wrong. Collecting Simpsons, I had no idea hadn't been updated in that long, that's a complete screw-up on my part. My working definition for "up and active" is that it's up and has been updated since December 1st. Sometimes sites without news updates (or prominent/dated news updates) it's difficult to tell.

[Henrik P]

I keep getting a "Service Temporarily Unavailable" error on that site. But if it's the site I've seen before, it's quite nice.

yeah, there are some problems with the server. but it seems to work now.

[mikeymansimpsons]

yea, it's quite a nice site dude. may not have the best design, but quite alot of your content is nice and solid

[grissom]

Simpsons-Net is a good site, it's got a lot of potential. And thanks for adding my site to your links page Adam

[Henrik P]

thanks guys! Joel is making me a design so it will be up soon! :)

[grissom]

Would you mind adding Digital Springfield (www.ds.krustylustudios.com)? I never thought of requesting it until now for some reason

[Jolly Bengali]

Certainly, nice site

[grissom]

Certainly, nice site
Cool, thanks

[Itchy]

Is there any good THOH sites?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

homerize.com has a nice THOH section, but apart from that I think they're all gone :(

[Itchy]

homerize.com has a nice THOH section, but apart from that I think they're all gone :(
Yeah I've been to that one. It's okay. If only Matty Jorissen could get his site back in action. Seems like that one's frozen in time as well.

[mentholmoose]

I believe The French Halloween Simpsons Site (http://simpson-halloween.com/) has good THOH content, but of course it's in French and doesn't have as much (I think) as Matty Jorissen's did.

[Itchy]

I believe The French Halloween Simpsons Site (http://simpson-halloween.com/) has good THOH content, but of course it's in French and doesn't have as much (I think) as Matty Jorissen's did.

There's actually a english version of that site, it has several spelling errors, but oterwise it works ok.

[thesimpsons:eh?]

Could you add The Simpsons:Eh? to the list. We update very often. If you do not know about my site, here is a link: http://www.thesimpsonseh.com
Thanks.

[mikeymansimpsons]

please add the simpsons home. kampkrusty.net thanks!

[gpm]

http://www.sprynge-fielde.co.uk was a good THOH site, but that's dead now. where has ben (was that his name?) gone?

also annoyedgrunt.com used to be, but that's been coming later this year for many years.

[Torgee]

serius burns is back up: http://www.sb.simpsonscentral.com/

[tim]

sprynge-fielde ben turned emo and hasn't been heard of since.

at least, any form of communication is severed between him and us, so whatever.

[Malachy]

...Happy-Go-Lucky Forums...

[Jolly Bengali]

The Simpsons Home, The Simpsons: Eh?, and Serious Burns are all now up... 28 sites, looking a bit healthier.

[Malachy]

29 by Friday.

Knock on wood.

...

[Jolly Bengali]

Yesss... honestly can't wait to see that Malachy

[mikeymansimpsons]

i've seen it =P

[Adam]

it better be good or i'll slit my wrists

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

The Simpsons Home, The Simpsons: Eh?, and Serious Burns are all now up... 28 sites, looking a bit healthier.
28? I looked through the list and found only 7 that were up and functioning. A few aren't Simpsons sites, a few have moved to other places (eg Monstro Mart), and some are just coming soon pages.

[Jolly Bengali]

Are you serious dude? There's more than 7 sites up and running in the list of 28 I have...

Edit: Granted, there are a significant number down... but the top 7 on simpsonsRanked alone is up, giving you 7 functioning good sites, so I don't see where that # comes from...

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

ohhhhhh, i thought you were saying that 28 sites had come back since simp central's subs returned. my bad.






carry on.

[Jolly Bengali]

I'm afraid I'll have to ban you, club rules

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

aww, and I was so close to being accepted into the First Church of Jouni...

[tim]

i decide who makes it into the first church of jouni.

for some reason.

[Malachy]

Bishop Tim

[mikeymansimpsons]

lol, weird. i thought jouni was

[Jolly Bengali]

God is too busy to review membership applications

[mikeymansimpsons]

lol. also, adam, the design i can tell you isnt the best, but the content is top notch

[Joel123]

Thanks for adding The Simpsons: Eh?. We need alot more information content though. ;)

Also, I seen the site Malachy, so damn original. Don't worry, I won't tell. ;)

[joaopedro1]

I know one from Brazil! It´s very good, and have season 17 guide:

www.simpsonsbr.com

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

I think it's English-language sites only, since Duff N Pretzels and a bunch of other apparently great sites aren't on the list. Mr Bengali will confirm...

[justsimpsons.com]

Could you please add www.JustSimpsons.com to your list as well? Thanks.

JS

[Jolly Bengali]

Just confirming what Scott said... don't feel qualified to judge Foreign Sites, although I might set up a specific section in the list for them...

I'll go about re-evaluating and cleaning up and adding new sites later tonight... feel free to send in any additional submissions before then

[kampkrusty]

will monstro mart cut it?
http://muntzmania.com

[Malachy]

http://krustofski.com

Does it have to meet both criterias of 'good' and 'Simpsons'?

[Jolly Bengali]

You're in, don't worry... change my above post to "tomorrow", sorry, I'm really lazy and want to do it right

[Nasty_b]

Well, I was bored so I had a look at all the sites. Here are my suggestions for the list:

Site's that should be moved to down:

Simpsons-Net:
- Move to: Currently down. All the site says is "Version 4 will be here soon!"
- Last Updated: Unknown.

Site's that should be moved to frozen in time:

Cape Feare:
- Last Update: October 10th, 2005 (site is now working)

Mark's Simpsons Site:
- Last Update: January 28th, 2006 (2 months since the last update)

The Simpsons Comic Site:
- Last Updated: January 22nd, 2006 (over 2 months since the last update)

The Milhouse File:
- Last Updated: Unknown. Doesn't have a news page. However, the site says that the most recent appearance of Milhouse was in Milhouse of Sand and Fog which aired on September 25th, 2005. The Last of the Red Hat Mamas aired November 27th, 2005 and is not featured on the site, which means that this site is probably not active at all.

Thats Unpossible:
- Last Updated: January 29th, 2006 (2 months since the last update)
- The news section says: "Don't worry; we'll have this site up to date with new content and season 17 information soon enough."

Bart: The One and Only:
- Last Updated: Unknown
- The news section says: "[...] here is a temporary design made till I make the final design in this summer [...] I unfourtunately won't be updating again till the next new design goes up." This means that the site probably won't be updated again until summer.

CBG's Video Game Collection:
- Last Updated: December 22nd, 2005

Other sites that havn't been updated in over a month (sites that might become frozen in time):

Springfield Indulgence:
- Last Updated: February 20th, 2006 (over a month ago since the last update)

Bart Simpson Dedication:
- Last Updated: Unknown. Doesn't have a news page.

Digital Springfield:
- Last Updated: February 19th, 2006 (over a month ago since the last update)

[Malachy]

Do your homework better, bud. Even at a glance, I found a mistake in your suggestions. CBG's Video Game Collection was updated 3/12.

[grissom]

Digital Springfield is a site that isn't going to be updated really often. It's a tutorial site, I add them as people send them to me. I think it should be left on the active list, and hopefully I can start updating it more often soon.

I don't think a month (or even 2 for that matter) is cause for the sites to be classified as frozen anyway. Once it gets to 4-5 months without an update maybe, but a lot of sites have owners that still care but don't update constantly.

[Jolly Bengali]

I incorporated some of your suggestions, Nasty_b... I appreciate the help :)

Just to let you know where I disagreed... TU gets some leeway for being the longest-lived, most prominent, somewhat regularly updating character site we have right now... Milhouse File gets some leeway since I've been yelled at by Adam twice about it and Aussies have dreadful punishments for three-peat offenders... Bart The One and Only was redesigned fairly recently... one month isn't long enough to be "frozen" for a few... and for BSD I have no clue when it was last updated, but I love the design and I'd like to think it's somewhat active. I have no basis for this and I may throw it on frozen sometime.

A lot of those sites, in about a month's time, will probably wind up falling into frozen...

[Nasty_b]

Do your homework better, bud. Even at a glance, I found a mistake in your suggestions. CBG's Video Game Collection was updated 3/12.

March 12th?


12/22/05 :: TEMPORARY
-------------------------------------------
This news page is temporary until my host fixes whatever problems the servers are having. The new PHP news page should be back soon.


Thats the last update on the site, December 22nd

As for grissom, I know that its a tutorial site. I'm just saying, it hasnt been updated in a while, which is why I put it in the list. Also, just a suggestion: In your tutorials section try using tables to align the left and the right, instead of the spaces. It would look better.

EDIT: actually, Malachy, we were both right. The link in the initial post is index2.html (which was last updated dec. 22). the actual site (index2.php) was last updated not long ago.

[Jolly Bengali]

I thought I had changed that? Apologies...

[Malachy]

EDIT: actually, Malachy, we were both right. The link in the initial post is index2.html (which was last updated dec. 22). the actual site (index2.php) was last updated not long ago.We weren't both right. You were wrong.

Thanks for the add, Jolly. Much appreciation.

[Radioactive Man]

Isn't serious burns frozen in time?

I also noticed
http://www.mapofspringfield.com/
http://www.maggied.com/
http://defined.springfieldconnection.net/

were not on the list.

[Nasty_b]

We weren't both right. You were wrong.

Thanks for the add, Jolly. Much appreciation.

No, I clicked the link, and saw the date. I was right, according to the link I clicked. And what's the big deal anyways, that you must try and prove me wrong. You said "Even at a glance, I found a mistake in your suggestions." What does "even at a glance" mean, that it's filled with mistakes? So just by looking at it you knew that the date was wrong and that it was actually updated on the 12th of march? I'm simply trying to help the list, heh. This is my last reply to this subject, I have better things to do with my time.

[Solid Snake]

Lets not forget about (re-adding) TCB. ;)

[tim]

TU gets some leeway for being the longest-lived, most prominent, somewhat regularly updating character site we have right now.

that, and i have a redesign in the works.

i mean, :uhh:

[JonHillier]

I do have plans for Serious Burns, thought I may as well mention. Despite the fact that it's not updated, things are in the works.

[Jolly Bengali]

Is that topsite ever coming out, by the way? :/

Edit: By the way, Jon, if "plans" means redesign... the current design is pretty much my favorite design ever. Just thought I'd share.

[tim]

heh, weren't we supposed to get together on saturday for that?

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Jon and I did, actually. You're out of the loop, tim. ;)

[mikeymansimpsons]

ok, that's just disgusting. mooooving on, what do you guys think is your favourite design out of all that list so far? mine's the simpsons gallery

[mentholmoose]

ok, that's just disgusting
Ok, then...

[Jolly Bengali]

How homophobia makes it into a Simpsons site list discussion is beyond me

[mikeymansimpsons]

im not homophobic, i just think talking about completely unrelated things in a topic is pointless

[Henrik P]

hey! simpsons-net ain't down! it will be back with a new design in a few days.

[Homer the Moe]

Mike, they weren't talking about anything off topic. They were talking about the site they are working on...

[Rowdy]

Little Miss Springfield seems to have died, which is unfortunate because it was one of the greatest character sites ever. My favorite, actually.

As you can see, it says the domain is expired.

www.lisasimpson.net

Just D'Oh It also doesn't seem to work. http://www.justdohit.co.uk/

[garret]

Sad, at least we can reminisce about LMS.

[Jukka]

alicia forgets renew the domain-thing once in awhile. maybe she forgot this time also...

[Rowdy]

...forever.

[Jolly Bengali]

hey! simpsons-net ain't down! it will be back with a new design in a few days.

At which point you'll be back in the active section :) For now, though, it really is down, no way around it - the content isn't accessible to an average user.

[Rowdy]

^ But the above average users can access it. And what content!

[Red Hot Homer Simpson]

Simpson Crazy Is Down. I went there earlier today when I was gonna watch those Tracy Ullman Shorts They had featured

[garret]

... And if Simpsons Crazy is down, That's Unpossible is also down, and I need Ralph framegrabs. :(

[Ivan]

simpson crazy has been down for about two days

[Red Hot Homer Simpson]

Also, you forgot the official Simpsons Site: http://www.thesimpsons.com

[grissom]

Also, you forgot the official Simpsons Site: http://www.thesimpsons.com
I don't think it's really even worth adding. The episode guide and character profiles are nice, but their pathetic forum drags the entire site down

[tim]

... And if Simpsons Crazy is down, That's Unpossible is also down, and I need Ralph framegrabs. :(

tell me about it =\

[Henrik P]

simpsonscrazy is back up now. :P

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

SC seems to be down for one day out of seven. Ben said something about server troubles, but I thought they would have been fixed by now :/

[grissom]

I hate when SC goes down, I actually visit it and TU pretty often

[mikeymansimpsons]

yea, i like using the images from Simpson Crazy, they are the best on the net

[Red Hot Homer Simpson]

I dont know if this is allowed but


The Simpsons On wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons

That site has virtually everything about the simpsons. Even one time characters like Herb have their own article

[mikeymansimpsons]

yea, but its not really by fans, and it' wikipedia, so i dunno, might be, might not. can't really tell you there mate

[mentholmoose]

But, technically, it is by fans. A bunch of people have put in time to building the articles. The problem with allowing it might be whether Eric would actually consider it a site.

[Jolly Bengali]

I still hold a grudge against wiki for its beyond-idiotic policy on fan sites... but those seem to be back up. I'll decide in a week or so when I get back from college trips. Toodles.

[mikeymansimpsons]

lol, i put tons of fan site links up today

[Solid Snake]

I added a couple too. Like TCB, KTS, and Simpsons Zip.

[Red Hot Homer Simpson]

Simpsoncrazy is down....AGAIN

[SubSane]

I was browing through maggied and clicked on Cape Feare then LMS consecutively. Cape Feare appears to just be gone and the LMS domain name has expired.

[bluemoose]

For the past few weeks, when I go to capefeare, it loads to the point where I can see the header and the navigation panel, but nothing else no matter how long I wait. Yesterday I tried again and I got a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" thing. It's too bad, I liked it.

Oh, and:

hey! simpsons-net ain't down! it will be back with a new design in a few days.
ahem - now even the Version 4 message is gone:

(ridiculously large image removed)

EDIT: sorry about the image. I should have made it a thumbnail. :(

[Drew]

a little excessive dont ya think?

and why does everyone flip out when a site goes down for a week? get lives.

[bluemoose]

a little excessive don't you think?
no.

Actually, I don't really care that it's down. I just kind of wanted to see it, and I was wondering why I kept getting a 404.

[mikeymansimpsons]

cos the site's down. big deal. the only real reason i want kls back up is cos i need a specific btl grab for a new design i'm doin

[Red Hot Homer Simpson]

The Leginimate Buisnessmans Social Club (http://www.lardlad.com/tony/) (A Website Dedicated To Fat Tony

[Henrik P]

The server is down. I don't now why because Brad haven't told me anything.

[bluemoose]

I know the server is down. I'm just saying that that caused your site to be down too.

[garret]

Picks Tribute to the simpsons is up, it should probably be moved to "Frozen in time".

http://www.synergizedsolutions.com/simpsons/

[Ginster]

Springfield University is frozen in time for almost one year now.
http://www.springfield-u.com/

[Henrik P]

You can take these site away from the Up and active list:
Mark's Simpsons Site
The Simpsons Home
Digital Springfield
The Springfield Connection

[Homer the Moe]

TSC & MSS will be coming back in the next few weeks once we sort out illegalities with the host. But they seem to be pretty understanding...they're deleting any folders that FOX deemed illegal, but have promised not to touch any hosted sites.

[mikeymansimpsons]

tsh is active soon

[grissom]

And DS will be back up with a new design soon, which you'd know if you'd bothered to go to the site and read what's there

[joaopedro1]

What happened to Lardlad??? Is it frozen?

[grissom]

I doubt it, Adam probably has a life and doesn't have time to update really often. I'm sure he hasn't abandoned the site

[Jolly Bengali]

Actually Adam not regularly updating isn't really typical for LETS...

I smell redesign, but that's me.

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

I sense that some big and old site (not us) is going to be redesigned soon... but i could be wrong, too. Just my 2 cents.

Anyway, I'm sure it's exam time for a lot of people (it is for me at least), so updates on most sites may be few and far between.

[Jolly Bengali]

I have four days of high school left, and they're going to be the busiest I've had in the last 4 months. So I'd agree.

[Archonix]

All you people talking about highschool make me feel old.

[tim]

you've only got 4 days? god, i've got 9. they definately aren't going by fast enough, that's for sure.

[barfly]

9? I've got 31

[mentholmoose]

Yeah, I've got about 20... and my entire senior year.

[I_love_potatoes]

iv got loooooooooooooads....wel, 35 days then 2 more years. i thunk its 2 more years anyway. leave at the end of yr 10 or 11? guh. dno. if we end at the end of yr10 then i hav one year and the rest of this year and..wel u get the idea.

[Kevajeho]

I've got 17 more days and two more years

[grissom]

We can all breathe easily again, LETS has updated.

http://www.lardlad.com/

[Adam]

yay. hope everybody got what they expected! :P

[mikeymansimpsons]

Lol, I knew it would be that, nothin big, but please adam, new design! Yours rule

[Nick Riviera]

I know good simpsons site: http://www.thesimpsons.com

[Homer the Moe]

wow.
seriously, i've never seen that site.
great design, hilarious introduction.
and fantastic community!!

:P

[mentholmoose]

So, since the simpsonscentral.com domain is expiring soon, some sites will need to be removed from the list, especially Serious Burns.

[grissom]

Several of them are moving to a new server. They're hosted by The Simpsons Home I believe.

Also, can The Springfield Network (http://krustylustudios.com/sn/) be considered for the list?

[Henrik P]

It looks like Simpsons Zip is frozen in time.

[grissom]

Malachy just updated on June 23. I wouldn't say it's frozen just yet.

[Henrik P]

My bad. I didn't noticed that.

[Malachy]

I had an update ready for a while, but I didn't get to putting it all up until this past week. Expect weekly updates the rest of the summer.

[mikeymansimpsons]

Picks' is up again

[Jolly Bengali]

I'm going to go through everything tomorrow and re-update the list, accounting for the recent weeks of inactivity - so if you notice anything else, or have anything new to report, now would be a good time :)

[Homer the Moe]

marks simpsons site and the springfield connection are both closed. problems have built up and everything's just fizzled out.

[Jim Jones]

My site "The Androids Dungeon" just launched, it's at http://androidsdungeon.biz

so thats one more site for the "up and active" list.

[Jolly Bengali]

Did my best to update and add.

[Kevajeho]

could you add Bart Star? www.mayorquimby.net (http://www.mayorquimby.net)

[Snoopy]

Yeah, And Maybe www.dohs.ahplace.com but the main page isnt working properly will be fixed soon.

[flamingtuna]

I didn't realize how many simpsons sites htere are.....................................
so many........................................................ ...................................
well, i better make some freetime cause i wanna check out all of them.............

[Solid Snake]

There's more than to whats listed.

Hey Jolly, How's about re-adding TCB? ;)

[Radioactive Man]

http://www.mapofspringfield.com
http://www.maggied.com

I believe we're still hoping to hear an official word on http://www.lisasimpson.net

[kampkrusty]

could you add Lisa Land to your list please? thanks
www.krustylustudios.com/lisa (http://www.krustylustudios.com/lisa)

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

Just noticed Springfield University - http://www.springfield-u.com/ - is not on the list. It's been dead for a long while, but it's a decent site so should go into the Frozen section.

[Henrik P]

http://www.krustylustudios.com/left

[Archonix]

So, do we make it on yet?

[Jolly Bengali]

Give me a day and I'll get to all the recent ones