Editorial 01/2025 – online for 25 years!

Yes, it's hard to believe. The German Genesis fan club it has been on the worldwide web for 25 years!

Twenty-five years ago, there was a "technical" break in the German Genesis fan club. We ventured to switch our publication from the venerable it magazines to a website. Of course, we are driven by technical progress. Despite our love for the magazine, the effort involved was always enormous.

But every beginning is difficult, and establishing the website was no exception. Even the launch had to be postponed. It finally went live on March 1, 2000. And between version 1, which went online back then, and our still new current site, a lot has happened… a whole lot!

We have now been online for 25 years – a few keywords: member area, free access, hedge page, UP microsite, news area, phpbb-forum, English website, an it-blog, visitor records, our own server, various relaunches, photo galleries, vBulletin-forum, song of the week, album league, song league, newsletter systems, graphic sizes, social media, Christmas quiz, Christmas prediction game, Woltlab-forum, recording compendiums, WordPress. That's just a selection.

In addition to a few ongoing projects that are progressing but not yet complete (Album of the Month, Tour Database), there has recently been a veritable flood of improvements. Around 150 articles have been given new graphics by Helmut. Some of them were only recently retrieved from the archives and put online.

We tell the complete story of the website in an article that we have now updated for the anniversary. In another article, fan club founder and print advocate Helmut Janisch looks back on 25 years of the website. He reflects its development in a personal statement. And you are also welcome to reminisce about curiosities, highlights, and disappointments of the last 25 years in this thread in the forum. You may also find inspiration in the Fanclub category of the website, which we have tidied up and made more complete for the anniversary. You may also want to take a closer look at the it events section…

We would like to thank the many authors who have provided us with reviews, special features, and sometimes even interviews over the years. You have made a huge contribution to our website becoming the go-to place for Genesis fans worldwide!

And even after 25 years, we can still say: We still have a lot to do…

Your it or GNC editorial team