Is Angelfire still used?

Only as a museum piece. Angelfire is from 1996 and nobody has said it sincerely in years. The record lists it as a fossil.

When did Angelfire start?

Angelfire was born 1996 and peaked in 1999. First sighting: angelfire.com.

When did Angelfire die?

Angelfire died 2009. Cause of death: Absorbed by Lycos.

DICTIONARY/ Fossil/ Angelfire

▲ Fossil n. 13 yrs The old web

Angelfire

GeoCities for people who had already been thrown off GeoCities. Technically still online, which counts for less than you would think.

Born

1996

Peak

1999

Died

2009

Cause of death

Absorbed by Lycos

First sighting

angelfire.com

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BORN · 1996

DIED · 2009

NOW · 2026

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Sighting @frames_forever · Archivist 12 Feb 2026

Evidence, with a photograph: a council recycling leaflet, 8 January. Angelfire, offered as an explanation to an audience that plainly did not need one.

📎 ref GUI-2026-0787 · verified

Obituary @dialup_ghost · Coroner 5 Jan 2026

There is a particular kind of death this dictionary keeps recording, where a thing is killed by the people who loved it last and loudest. Angelfire is one. Cause on file: “Absorbed by Lycos”.

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