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Jason Patterson launched the Unofficial Nine Inch Nails Homepage on his Florida State University personal site on May 17, 1994. [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.nin/c/jHcTrqvvg5I/m/SGUIKxDiDdcJ] It hosted images, audio files, lyrics, copies of the NIN Discography and NIN FAQ from [[alt.music.nin]], guitar tabs, interviews, and other files and information. Due to its reliable hosting, early launch, good design, and comprehensive content, it quickly became the most popular NIN fansite on the nascent World Wide Web. It went through three major site designs: a Downward Spiral theme when it launched, a Further Down the Spiral/Dissonance (pagan imagery) theme in 1995, and the final design, a Perfect Drug theme in 1997. In late 1995, it moved to its own domain: nothing.nin.net. Although it hasn't been updated since 1997, Patterson continues to own and host the website. [https://nothing.nin.net]

Because of the popularity of the Unofficial Homepage, NIN management contracted with Patterson to have him build the official Nothing Records homepage in 1996 at nothingrecords.com (and eventually the official NIN web presence). Patterson provided semi-regular status updates on NIN News, but the site never launched. [https://web.archive.org/web/19970126224943/http://www.nothingrecords.com:80/] Apparently, they parted ways in late 1998, probably coincident with when Patterson also stopped providing updates on NIN News, and the official nin.com website launched in May 1999, under Rob Sheridan's stewardship.

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