The web was much different back then. People now would just post Twitter updates or blog posts describing what was going on. In this case, he posted the story and got some readers, people checking back regularly to follow what was happening. Each page is a new update for most of the story.

There were a couple months where not much was moving forward, but his readers were still interested in what was going on. What you see is his periodic updates about a very unique experience. Fifteen years later, parts of it aren't as interesting to us. Back then, however, to read the details and background of an ongoing story that you're seeing on the news was a very unique experience, like being part of a secret club.