Small Web September Kick-Off/Check-In 1: Goals!

[enchantedsleeper]

Somehow it's September already and the kick-off point for Small Web September has arrived! \o/

As a reminder, this is the first of five ‘check-in’/comment points that will be published during the event – you can check out the schedule and dates of these posts over on the event intro. There’s no cut-off point for commenting on these, so you can add something at any time – you also don’t need to comment on them all or do them in order! The themes are a loose guide, but all discussion is welcome.

This first post will be for introducing yourself and your project(s) and talking about what you’re planning to do during the month. Of course, there’s no obligation to stick to what you’ve set down and no-one will be checking up xD But it can be a nice thought exercise! You’re free to make the goal(s) as broad or as specific as you like – it’s totally up to you.

There’s no set format for this check-in, but here’s one you can use if you’d like (just copy-paste and replace the placeholders with your own answers in the comments):

<strong>Name:</strong> (Username, nickname, whatever you like to go by)
<strong>Project(s):</strong> (Share a link to your project(s) if you’d like to, and/or describe what you’re making or would like to make!)
<strong>What are you hoping to work on for SWS?</strong> (This can be as general as “add to my site”, or as specific as “archive X fanworks” or “implement a responsive layout”. You could even include ‘bonus goals’ – more ambitious things you’d like to get to if you have time!)

Also, if anyone would like to answer it, here’s a discussion starter: What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it?

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[tempural]

Name: scumsuck, tempural, etc

Project(s): (no nsfw images, but will link to nsfw sites)fujofans web listing! a web listing for fans of yaoi, yuri and other gay art.

What are you hoping to work on for SWS? I haven't updated it in like 8 months for raisins, but I'm hoping to get started on:

• adding people who have submitted their site
• editing listings that people want fixed
• fiddling with the fujo dictionary/vocabulary to be on its own page, which then links to pages with more explanation and sources :P
• archiving some of the Futekiya pages that I used as sources that are now dead, and fixing the dead links
• Maybe even add some of my personal recommendations for TEH HAWT YAOIZ since people are always asking for old man yaoi (uke) recs
• Maybe migrate it to a a content management system that's easier to update LMAO wow will i finally learn what a dang SSG is?
• And definitely make new buttons :D since most of the ones I made are old man uke related... we will have diversity in declaring GORL FUJOSHI and BOY FUJOSHI and NONBUNNEARY FUJOSHI. Yes people are still ship locked into old man uke, but at least you can have genders :D

What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it?

I got into it cuz I needed to make my own website, cuz every single site ever was banning adult art LMAO. I saw a lot of other artists using neocities before, so I started with that. I can't help but be sucked into the "neo" part that reminded me of making pet pages on Neopets.

I searched google for whatever I needed to do at the moment like "how to make gallery page" or "how do i make thumbnails when i post the link lol". I never went through proper tutorials or courses, and I never will cuz my low attention span makes me cry with school and lessons. So I just slowly learn at my own pace whenever I have time. And then seeing people talk about broader communities like Yesterweb and 32bitcafe... keeping up with the small web and personal sites hashtags on different platforms.. yeah... I just like seeing how everyone can customize their own site as its own form of art (visual, audio, interactive!), and I like keeping up with people OUTSIDE of social media!

[enchantedsleeper]

Ooh, a very cool directory! I love your custom cursor, I would love to add one of those to my own site xD

I searched google for whatever I needed to do at the moment like "how to make gallery page" or "how do i make thumbnails when i post the link lol".

This is 100% how I do everything I need to on my site xD This usually results in my trying to figure out what the code actually does when something goes wrong or it doesn't work as expected, or I want to modify it and realise I have no idea what to modify. But it's a time-honoured Way! Sometimes it can take a step or two to figure out what I actually want to know versus what I want the thing to do.

And then seeing people talk about broader communities like Yesterweb and 32bitcafe...

Everyone keeps mentioning these, I should really look them up! I'm glad this event is broadening my horizons :D