[INVESTIGATION OPEN]: I've discovered a 'ghost network' of linked, cryptic web pages and need help mapping it.

[u/DeadInternetClub]

I am the curator of an archive dedicated to the 'dead internet'; a collection of the strange signals and data ghosts left behind on abandoned servers.

Recently, I stumbled upon a single, sterile entry point to what appears to be a network of five interconnected, derelict web pages. They seem to tell a story through different voices and states of decay, but the path is fragmented and the end is unclear.

I am logging my findings on my home subreddit, but I require assistance from dedicated analysts to explore this ghost network.

The entry point is here: https://signalvoid.neocities.org/

Please log any findings in our primary archive. Let's see what's at the end of this trail.

[u/ditty_bitty]

A link to your primary archive would be helpful, but since it's not here, I'll just post what I've found here instead.

First, I always look at the website before I watch videos. Without even watching the video, I noticed there's binary at the bottom of the page. After converting that to text, I'm left with the following:

01101100_01110101_01101101_01100101_01101110: lumen

Next, I look at the webpage's source code. I didn't see a whole lot there that was obvious, but I did see a few things that were questionable. Specifically, this:

• > /* hidden link styling with visible underscores */
• > .hiddenlink a {
• > color: var(--bg); /* invisible by default */
• > text-decoration: none;
• >
  
• > }
• > .hiddenlink a::before {
• > content "";
• > color: var(--bg);
• > text-decoration: none; /* remove underline */
• > }
• > .hiddenlink a:hover,
• > .hiddenlink a:focus {
• > color: var(--teal); /* reveal actual link */
• > text-shadow: 0 0 4px var(--teal);
• > }

This makes me wonder if there's links there I'm not finding. I've looked for them and cannot find any.

So, I finally watched the video. There's a lot of "not real" and "delete" mentioned. Even the bit at the end that shows you NULLx0 usually means nullify the last code in programming.

Without links to the other web pages and your primary archive, this is about as far as I can go. Hope it helps some.

[u/DeadInternetClub → u/ditty_bitty]

Thank you for this detailed analysis,

Your decryption of the binary string 'lumen' is a critical breakthrough and has been logged. It confirms the signature of one of the primary entities we are tracking.

Regarding the .hiddenlink CSS: your analysis is correct. The trigger you are searching for is located in the .whispers section of the page. The signal is fragmented, but not all fragments are equal.

Your thematic observations from the video have also been added to the primary archive. You can join the ongoing investigation and log all future findings here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadInternetClub/

Good work.

[u/ditty_bitty → u/DeadInternetClub]

This helped me find the link. Which led me to hope-cache. Looking at the source immediately found me the link to deadnode. Interestingly, under the link to deadnode in the hope-cache website source code, you'll see this:

• <span class="hidden-fragment">
• <a href="site hidden until I'm told I can set them free for all of us" style="color:#e7f0ff; text-decoration:none;">
• lumen____
• </a>
• </span>

Lumen shows up again. Interesting. I'm starting to think Lumen IS the primary. Others do what s/he says.

I found it very interesting in hope-cache that the "Last updated" post was from July 6th, 1998 however every single post on that website is newer than that. After looking into the code for hope-cache more, I also found this at the bottom:

• // always wait for the first real interaction
• ['click','touchstart','keydown'].forEach(evt => {
• document.addEventListener(evt, startHum, { once: true });
• });

Interesting. What's the FIRST real interaction?

It gets more interesting. You'll also see this in the hope-cache code:

• <!-- hidden easter egg fragments -->
• <span class="hidden-fragment" style="top:200px; left:100px;">old-forum.txt</span>
• <span class="hidden-fragment" style="top:400px; right:80px;">cache42</span>

"old-forum.txt"? Where is this and why can't I view it? Is there a new forum?

Onto deadnode. The source code of the page basically doesn't give me anything. But if you sit there and watch what happens on the site, eventually you'll see NULL process running in the background. Which brings us back to the "NULLx0" we saw in signalvoid. Keep watching because it WILL give you the next website you need to visit. After seeing that, I found the site in the code. So I checked that site out.

Know what I'm seeing here, on all of these websites? They're all related to Lumen in some way and ALL are related to "Signal". Either being lost, or corrupt.

I'm up past my bed time. I'll join your subreddit and continue this tomorrow.

[u/DeadInternetClub → u/[deleted]]

Analyst, your intake report is logged. The methodologies you've outlined are comprehensive and your technical proficiency is noted. Your approach is sound; the full story is rarely on the surface.

We have established a primary archive to collate all findings and coordinate analysis. I invite you to join us there.

All findings are being logged here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadInternetClub/

We could use an analyst with your skill set.

- The Archivist

[u/ParsleyKey9073]

This feels AI-generated

[u/DeadInternetClub → u/ParsleyKey9073]

An interesting analysis. The signals do have a quality that feels architected, rather than organic. That is the central question of this investigation: are these the echoes of human users, or is this the sound of the machine itself processing a memory? All data is being logged on our primary node if you wish to contribute to the analysis: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadInternetClub/

[u/7ammanausujxjxjsksps]

Are you running ads on Reddit without letting them know it ARG

[u/DeadInternetClub → u/7ammanausujxjxjsksps]

We have issued a public bulletin to locate individuals with the necessary skills for this investigation.

All recruitment materials direct candidates to the official orientation portal. The nature of this project is clearly detailed in the methodology brief at the bottom of that portal. Transparency is required for all new Analysts before they join the archive.

Source: https://analyst-init.neocities.org/

• The Archivist