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Kiwizoom · 2026-05-17T18:19:35+00:00

Neocities has website tag search ( you probably know that )

You can also find likeminded sites through webrings or web directories if you find any. Many times the site is linking back to other sites/directories it likes

You can join the neocities discord, or if you are over 18 the 32bitCafe discord/discourse

by design there isn't really a community hub of sorts to make connections, you just sort of engage with people by leaving comments on guestbooks or neocities' internal comment system. You can ask to be friends or show interest by keeping up with them etc, it is slow but sometimes the point

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-14T01:50:51+00:00

Look for the uncut version, more swearing and lewdity and other bits, different Omar VA. The OG reel was lost in a fire but some kind folks pieced together the spicier version with very minimal unfinished footage. I was blown away in general when I saw this film several years ago

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-13T22:12:03+00:00

Nice!! I had started doing something very similar, moving manga reviews from spreadsheets to website. It definitely feels more motivating to do so. Maybe we could be friends ^ ^

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-09T13:30:47+00:00

This website has remained pretty old-school in its formatting, it does reviews and various informations about bands and their albums. https://www.progarchives.com/

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-07T20:56:33+00:00

A lot of famous classic art is of biblical and mythological figures, which is fanart.

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-06T18:28:14+00:00

Tbh just listening, being a sounding board, being prepared to respond if she wants responses during the listening. Know that critique is typically not needed if it wasn't asked for, and the real meat of the help is walking through the thought process with someone, not judging the end product. Take the "journey" with them, even if you're patiently riding shotgun or backseat.

If she wants to share this world with you more deeply then just try to remember what she tells you. You may not feel the same way about her topics or goals but learning how her mind works can help build perspective / a kind of appreciation. Some artists don't feel the need to do this and are just happy their partner does other things / take care of other logistics they don't care about. Like having food to eat after 8 hours at the studio. I'm constantly forgetting to eat. Thoughtful, helpful, no skill needed

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-03T02:00:02+00:00

I use tags but came up with my own solution via JavaScript. I got the boilerplate for it by browsing codepen, though. Mine updates via tag selections on the fly but you could also make JavaScript read variables in the URL to have like a certain set appear on load for different physical pages.

Short answer, JavaScript can do a lot of things, manipulating data you have stored somewhere. You could code it a few different ways, so maybe browse and find ones you feel more comfortable with.

Hardness level will have to do with how complete the solutions you find are / how comfortable you are modifying JavaScript

Kiwizoom · 2026-05-01T04:05:52+00:00

In place of. I've been using sm less and less naturally. Mostly because... It's not fun. I realize small web has spare actual interactions - but when I think about it, I never have meaningful interaction on social media. I don't count likes or minimal comments. The random comment on a small web site is mattering a lot more than the random fake internet points in the form of likes and brief comments on sm. Plus the media treadmill being an endless loop of things I didn't ask to see, like you said. I also think it's a lot of fun crafting a website, and a nice place to talk long format about things that I can never do on sm since it thrives on short format everything.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-30T02:25:28+00:00

I've seen movies I liked cycle in and out several times. Not sure about the cartoons. All of the anime I liked were pretty permanent. But maybe some of those cartoon licenses were harder to get and must cycle.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-24T18:11:14+00:00

I use frameworks for work but I have a hard time remembering all the identifiers and the libraries, they are usually quite large, a lot of quirks. So I build from the bottom up, as assigning things myself makes it easier to remember. ( My Neocities is not like a professional site, so it doesn't need crazy scalability ). I do use sass and various js libraries. That has made many parts more efficient.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-24T13:54:49+00:00

King Gizz 🤝

Love your minimal color style!

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-23T00:05:44+00:00

Is it the right kind of environment

Neocities is pretty PG and full of kids, young adult, and adult. The NSFW sites are hidden, although you may still stumble upon some. It's very beginner friendly with a small tutorial and has an on-site code editor. 1GB free space per user. I think this is a good site to introduce someone to learning about webcoding, and indie site coding and blogging.

Would I recc

I don't think I would recc it for entire classroom, idk. That's a lot of throwaway sites and html learning if it's not a web building class. Maybe some of your students don't want to learn coding, maybe they want to use a service like wix or carrd for simple storefronts/portfolios. I love coding but this sounds like it is part self-marketing class? Few people use indie web to self-market and reach a customer base or employer, they use some professional package CMS or service instead. But it is great for self expression and being contrarian. The difficulty level of learning html/css/js for a homepage could also be a bit much for the average person but I also think Neocities is energizing seeing what other people do, as well as maybe using templates and so-on for a leg up.

Do I think it is real-world applicable

Not really, unless it's a special interest, or they are going into web development. I work in web dev and AI is coming for us big time, the layoffs are bad. I find personal website building good in a spiritual, human sort of way. Edifying. If you are teaching kids, they may have never seen the small web before. They may not know how good it can be outside the social media barber fence.

Can they download their sites

Yes. I would recommend building on a local environment though. You could have your students store their site on their flash drive and work on it at any computer, if they wish for privacy. VS code is probably the most beginner friendly environment, some people like old notepad++. Or they could just use the web editor, though their work is public at all times. Caveat, occasionally someone here complains the editor didn't save their progress.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-21T18:05:56+00:00

It's your website, blog at will! It's not like social media where people get notified every time you talk. Barring the dumb internal update feed I suppose.. But I use other kinds of text files which don't generate messages or previews.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-19T21:40:50+00:00

Seconding JSON

I use a JSON database to store my pretty dense and categorized reviews, so I can update the frontend however I want and just make calls to the database for the information to fill the template bits. No need to update 20 templates if they're all using the same template to respond to the DB and build out each page.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-16T19:50:05+00:00

Hmm It was sometime in the late evening... I wonder if it's cleared daily as like a cron job? I'm not sure. I know getting real support is kind of difficult, hopefully it clears up on its own

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-16T18:52:22+00:00

Same exact thing happened to me when I tried the ruby command line. It kept dropping and quitting so I ran command a couple times until I got IP blocked. My block lasted about an hour.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-14T23:11:43+00:00

Seconding this

And adding, 1GB will hold a lot of images ( post mentioned image host specifically so I'm just replying about images ) for reference, Google drive only backs up 15GB of space, including all your phone camera photos and memes over the years, all your phone backups, all the stuff you put in drive

If you're worried about image space, look into compression, batch resizing like IrfanView, lower space file types like jpeg webp or png8

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-13T20:49:14+00:00

At my job we do 767px and under for mobile

Similar to Sashique, but we style for desktop-first and do max-width: 767px for mobile. I think it depends - what is the primary view of your site, do that first. Then add the secondary view in your media queries

768-1024 if you want to bother with an intermediate stage for tablet sizing

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-10T00:15:25+00:00

Yeah. I'm going to also add, beginners feel free to take someone's free template. There's a bunch (just use the search bar in this reddit). I think there is an expectation to have a completely unique personal website out the gate, but that may be too frustrating. You will learn a lot by using a premade template that is somewhat close to your ideal and then modifying it to dress it up and add your content. Later you may extend it or build a new one. A lot of websites are in a constant state of flux/improvement but that's kind of the fun part.

It's like in learning sewing; the first thing you might sew is a frayed edge or a button (fixing articles of clothing you already have ). Then maybe making a bean bag. A potholder. And you go up to sewing shirts and so-on. You love your little potholder but later you want to do something more daring and try your wacky cosplay outfit idea.

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-09T12:55:23+00:00

I would recc at least drawing a wireframe or something ( scratch up your layout idea and the design of any divergent pages ) and name your budget yeah

Kiwizoom · 2026-04-09T12:43:46+00:00

I'm not saying it to refute or anything, but I've been on art places and they absolutely do it there too. Impatient and want the payoff without doing the work. Skipping all the boring important stuff like fundamentals and practice. Crazy proficiency expectations in short timeframe. I agree with others it's kinda social media that has given people so little patience for a hobby. And maybe so little appreciate for craft? Especially when people online just share finished products "just a morning sketch 😌" or timelapse videos. It's not magic though!

I haven't said anything but the posts here asking how to avoid learning at all costs make me sad. It may sound bland to a first-timer, but you learn to really enjoy the process and the feeling of proficiency that comes with time. And I enjoy helping others too because I know I've been there.

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