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smallwebSomehow 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):
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?
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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Date: 2024-09-03 11:30 am (UTC)Project(s): https://porcelain.neocities.org/; Porcelain, my web home for my creative writing, my doll profiles and pictures, and my makeup pages.
What are you hoping to work on for SWS? I'm committing to working on my site every morning before work on workdays. I hope to use that time to develop a real homepage and transfer material from my Wordpress blogs to my Neocities site, but more than anything, I want to give my site time and attention every morning.
What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it? I have always had ties to the small web through my Geocities site, Livejournal, Deadjournal, Dreamwidth, and now Neocities. I'm drawn to the creative control you have over your work in these spaces. Right now, HTML interests me most, because I think it's important to be able to "own" every aspect of your webpage and be able to move it wherever you want, whenever you want. Back in the "old days," that kind of creative control was completely taken for granted. Even MySpace gave users a lot of creative freedom over their pages.
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Date: 2024-09-08 02:10 am (UTC)That's an awesome commitment! I would like to do something similar (though I also keep meaning to make time for writing in that way xD), or even just have a weekly slot, which would add up a lot over time. Best of luck with your site work!
Yes, exactly - I was saying this in reply to another user too, that it's weird mentally comparing the mid-00s web that I 'grew up' on to what we have now and remembering how you could use HTML and CSS to customise profiles and pages and make them your own. It was just baked in. And then Facebook et al made the identikit web cool and sites collectively went "well people don't want to do things themselves so let's not bother, everything should look minimalist and the same" and now here we are. *world-weary sigh*
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Date: 2024-09-09 11:12 am (UTC)no subject
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