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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[beetmint]

Name: Beet
Project(s): My neocities page, general fanfics
What are you hoping to work on for SWS? I’m hoping to finish up my neocities site revamp (adding in more responsive layouts/templates and having less images clip through the site), my deadline was for the end of August but I didn’t finish up on time, and after that I’m likely planning to either finish up or reupload a bunch of fic ideas/one shots that have been sitting on my hard drive for a bit.

What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it?
I kinda got into it after moving off tumblr and checking out smaller sites like pillowfort, but the real answer is that I had already had a neocities page for an currently dormant fandom interest and decided that I’d spruce it up a bit to feature all sorts of different things. Actually, my first foray into this sort of thing would’ve probably been a bit earlier when an old comic site I used to frequent got bought out and everyone had to scramble to archive everything off it, when I had already seen a bunch of sites go down beforehand and I guess I just forgot about the instability of things that seem stable.

[enchantedsleeper]

Actually, my first foray into this sort of thing would’ve probably been a bit earlier when an old comic site I used to frequent got bought out and everyone had to scramble to archive everything off it, when I had already seen a bunch of sites go down beforehand and I guess I just forgot about the instability of things that seem stable.

Ooof, that's really rough - it sucks a whole lot when a place you cared about is suddenly gone one day. Even though I'm all in favour of making backups and archiving things rather than take for granted that they'll stick around, I hate how necessary it is, you know?

Best of luck with the work on your Neocities and potential archiving! 🍀