Hi Ivy, welcome to the forum

I'm very tired, I was staring at your site for about 15 seconds like "............. BIRDS!" I love it though, its very fresh and full of new web crafter energy, I don't think it needs any extra layout work. Being able to express so much character with so little design is a talent!

There are a few options for guestbooks; Iv used this one for years now! https://www.smartgb.com

Hmm, muppets; Iv always been more of a fan of Jim Hensons darker movies - I love the worm from Labyrinth and the Skeksis from Dark Crystal!

Oh whats your favourite banjo tune?? Hope you enjoy the forum!

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This is a nice clean site and I can totally see your web making skills are improving I agree with bris though, a pastel colour would be totally hip on this design - you could even add a script that made it different each time you visited!

Here is a site that uses pastels really effectively (they have a different colour for each section) - https://thewhitepube.co.uk

I did a major update to TextureTown today!

Added:

• About 800 new textures
• New Fractals category!
• An API you can use to access textures from your sites and games
• Texture of the Day feature!
• Faster and more reliable texture loading (Based on /homes/ report! Thanks!)
• Mastodon bot that uses the API to post the texture of the day! (@textures@toot.melonland.net)

Ooph another hard days work! Enjoy

Super busy this week!

Launching new sites, mastodon bots - also I did a lot of security improvement on the forums server - Minor revamps to MoMG, GifyPet and currently working of a big update to TextureTown with many new textures and a public API you can use to access textures from other apps/games!

Hi Jade, welcome to the forum

This is a pleasantly written intro! DeviantArt back in the day definitely had a vibe, Im not sure the web will ever be like that again - but we can do our bit to make our own little vibe corners?

There's nothing quite like finding a really exciting academic paper that just totally changes your view of things Whats your favourite sci-fi work?

Hope you enjoy your time here!

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Hi WFeJ, welcome to the forum

That sounds like a very noble open source quest - Iv just been getting into making mastodon bots recently! I feel a little like Im 10 years late to the bot making party, but its still fun

Hope you enjoy the forum!

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Hi arsenic, welcome to the forum!

Arsenic is one of my favourite murderous elements There's a great video about it here!

I hope you enjoy the forum!

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Salutations! Welcome to the forum

Fashion design is one of the most important fields in the world and I think it will get more important as times goes on! I think most people here missed old forum culture; thats a good thing, we have a chance to remake how we like

What's a pome you like? Hope you enjoy your stay!

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#71 24/1/2023 - Dave Van Ronk - Proud to be a Moose

Hi, welcome to the forum

Wow thats an impressive blinkie collection! And I totally support dumping whatever you like on your site, those are always the most intresting places to explore

I hope you enjoy the forum!

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Mastodon Server
Hi all! Just a quick post to announce that Im now running a smol mastodon server for myself and anyone here who would like an account.

For those of you who don't know; Mastodon is a micro-blogging platform (like Twitter) - but its federated (like e-mail); that means you can make an account on any server and interact with people from any other server!

In general its more healthy than mainstream social media, but it is still social media - so if you're here to get away from all social media I totally understand and Id recommend you stick to your goal! - but if you are curious and would like to try it out, feel free to give it a go!

You can request an account on the MelonLand server here (I spent way too long custom theming it!); or you can look at this list for other servers.

If you apply for an account on the MelonLand server, be sure to let me know who you are (if you think I wont be able to tell) - if you are not a forum member you can still apply, but send me a site link and/or some other info so I can be sure your cool! - The server wont be moderated as heavily as the forum, but it does follow the general rules of not being a crappy person!

You can also host your own server if you like (I know a few people here do) but its a pain and Im not gonna help

MelonLand Bots:
If you already use Mastodon or make an account, you can follow a few official bots!

• MoMG Gif Gallery - posts random gifs for you to see!
• TextureTown - see the new Texture of the Day every 24 hours!
• (Im working on more - maybe a forum bot of some kind?)

Also if you already have an account on Mastodon, don't forget to post it here so people can follow you!

  Also Im looking into doing a Pixelfed server too, because I know that would be more useful for people interested in posting their art (its similar to mastodon but more focused on showcasing images) - let me know if thats something you'd be interested in!

These are some I was recently given.

You've got yourself a light scribe drive there! I had one years ago but I never got a chance to use it. Technology Connections did a whole video talking about them a few years ago!

my graffiti tag is midi!

I hope you will share some of you graffiti on your site

I was actually randomly looking at some grafitti in Japan a few years ago and they had a username as part of the artwork; I typed it into a search and I found they had a Neocities! (I wont link them because they sell NFTs now.. but it was cool to find back then!)

This is a great resource - I pinned it because it might be helpful for others in the future!

Id actually like to add a few words about "If you are trying to find somewhere to stay, please be careful." and small web communities in general.

Small communities can be tricky; they are cozy and nice, but they can also become too close knit and even oppressive; I try very hard to keep this forum away from becoming a clique (thats why we ban in jokes, acronyms etc) - but all small communities are cliques to some extent.

Someone reading this will inevitably have a disagreement with me or someone else here and will feel the need to leave this forum - its important that you are not left isolated if that happens! So my advice is to be an active member in many diverse communities across many areas of interest, don't put all your eggs in one basket! I hope this forum adds a lot to your lives, but no single community can be your whole social world, thats not healthy for you or the community

You don't owe anything to a community; you don't have to agree with their ideas, you don't have to always be active, and you don't have to partake in everything they do - being part of a community should feel casual and noncommittal; it should be fun and have little or no pressure; it should be a place where you can relax and be yourself (within the bounds of what kind of community it is) - and if the vibe starts to feel bad, don't ignore that - when it comes to relationships (whether they are friends, communities or romances) if the vibe is bad then something is wrong! Sometimes you can work it out, sometimes you cant - its ok to step back if you need too and in a healthy relationship others should understand that.

Ultimately, each part of your online life, is just one small part of your life - it's filled with imperfect people and plenty of mistakes and disagreements - thats good and a community without conflict is a boring place indeed; just remember to step back and get some perspective - the world is large and diverse, and you'll have a much happier time if you can laugh at troubles and let them go

Praise You by Fatboy Slim - This is just the most incredible piece of counter culture; it was unstaged; the audience/staff had no idea they were in a music video.

The Sweater Song by Weezer - Another 90s classic; this ones a slow burner and kinda subtle, but it just sorta takes the piss out of music videos; its so low effort yet it pulls off so much! (I have no idea how they did that opening shot)