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DataLounge
DataLounge (also styled as Datalounge and The Data Lounge) was an internet forum. Its core community, predominantly composed of anonymous posters, shared news, opinions, gossip, personal stories, and political views from a gay perspective. A key focus of the forum was discussing and speculating about the sexuality of celebrities. While the forum guidelines nominally required posters to be respectful of others, much of the site's appeal lay in its appreciation of wit, satire, and "pointless bitchery." This was complemented by a shared history spanning over 25 years, which gave rise to numerous in-jokes among its community. According to its webmaster (as of June 2006), DataLounge received approximately 6.5 million page views each month. The site was created in May 1995 by Mediapolis, a New York City-based interactive media company. In June 2026, the website announced it would close permanently on July 31, 2026; it closed a day earlier, July 30, 2026.
Article summary
DataLounge (also styled as Datalounge and The Data Lounge) was an internet forum. Its core community, predominantly composed of anonymous posters, shared news, opinions, gossip, personal stories, and political views from a gay perspective. A key focus of the forum was discussing and speculating about the sexuality of celebrities. While the forum guidelines nominally required posters to be respectful of others, much of the site's appeal lay in its appreciation of wit, satire, and "pointless bitchery." This was complemented by a shared history spanning over 25 years, which gave rise to numerous in-jokes among its community. According to its webmaster (as of June 2006), DataLounge received approximately 6.5 million page views each month. The site was created in May 1995 by Mediapolis, a New York City-based interactive media company. In June 2026, the website announced it would close permanently on July 31, 2026; it closed a day earlier, July 30, 2026.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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