I think there is actually a blurb in FAQ about that (or maybe the dictionary of terms)
edit: dictionary.mictoboy.co.uk/define/gay+shift/
then click link to origin
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then click link to origin
A lot of those people stopped posting and syphoned off into 4rthur.com
which was kind of a precursor of /talk, and which also housed the dictionary at one stage I think.
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