I swear! I started getting spam e-mails to the forum e-mail address from e-bike companies after you guys started talking about them Are we interested in buying a container load of e-bikes from a well equipped factory? (Apparently they have durable breaks!) "Embrace Darkness, Fearless Riding At Night"

Also I did wanna add, maybe its ok for a vehicle to just exist for fun! A lot of these companies claim to be interested in transportation revolutions, but not everything has to be a revolution I think it would just be fun to have an electric beach buggy, even if its not very practical in the rain!

Hi Dott, welcome to the forum

I actually got a really great book about mid century Soviet metro stations a few months ago! I always find them really fascinating. I think futuristic architecture; from around the world is really something we are missing from the world today!

Im glad the forum has rekindled some good memories, I hope you enjoy it!

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@Mambo - I haven't watched either of these shows (I know I know I should) - so not entirely sure how to gauge the results!

What Dragon Ball Character are you? - I think its is quite accurate!


What Cowboy Bebop Character are you? - There was no positive option on the relationship question of this quiz - Ah yes, I too have many jobs and enjoy vibrant colours.

Oh god no this is so awkward, these quizzes reveal more than I thought xD

There were a few I did not include becouse they were saying too much about me

I may have been doing personality quizzes instead of actual work this evening? Maybe youd like to share your results! Feel free to add other quizzes too.
(click the picture to do the quiz)

What Mew Mew Character are you? - I feel like this is the LEAST like me.. but who am I to question the RESULTS!


What type of anime girl are you? - This quiz is great, half the questions are about Flamingos? Was there a flamingo subculture in 2007 I don't know about??


What Naruto guy are you - I don't really remember much about this show - but this cant be a bad result!

Hi Lyn, welcome to the forum

I played computergirl while my pasta was cooking and I was not prepared for that emotional rollercoaster on an empty stomach! I feel like Iv seen so many of these characters play out this story in my time online (also the going online animation was fun). Its a great project and I hope you're really proud of it

Spotted your site yesterday, its super cozy! - I hope you have a good time on this forum!

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Sometimes there are moments that you just remember perfectly clearly in your mind - maybe there is a reason, maybe theres no reason at all. What are some moments you remember, and can you describe what you remember most about them (the light, a sound, a smell, the look on someones face etc)

I remember the swing at my first school when I was 3; I remember the ground was red dirt and worn away from feet and there was an obstacle like a pond near it; I was talking to a friend - I think it was time for us to go inside, but I wanted to stay there.

I wish schools in my country taught our languages, Scots and Scottish Gaelic.

Its funny how contrarian life can be; in Ireland Gaelic is taught in every school and is very heavily encouraged (schools teaching exclusively in Irish get far more funding); but I can guaranteed that every school kid hates having to learn it and wishes it was not on the curriculum

I remember being on Neocities in 2017 and thinking "this is it! this is the future of the web!".. and then it never came.. 2018 happened and the site got quieter.. by 2019 Neocities was a ghost town compared to 3 years earlier.. melonking.net was more or less in archive mode. THEN something unexpected happened in 2020 It can be so hard to predict the future!

In the 60s everyone wanted to change the world, in the 70s they realised they couldn't change the world, so they tried to change themselves; in the 80s they decided that was not going to work, so everyone just decided to get rich. In the 90s when people realised they could not all be rich, they decided to be cool instead; in the 00s when not everyone could be cool, they decided to get corporate jobs; in the 10s corporate jobs were boring and everyone decided to be an influencer/digital nomad vlogger - what this decade will be remains to be seen, but at a guess I think influencer culture will totally collapse (and possibly be replaced by AIs!)

If there is gonna be a backlash against AI, it wont be this decade, it will be in the 2030s (Sounds so futuristic!)

Global culture is totally out of whack at the moment! The internet and technology is moving way faster than institutions like art galleries or universities can keep up with - they have no idea what to do or whats going on in popular culture! Im not really sure what to do about that, but I know the very idea of culture is gonna be so twisted up in the next 20 years it wont resemble anything like our idea of culture from the 20th century. Most of the world is in panic mode about this, but the European Union is doing a lot of good work to try and figure it out in a sensible way, so theres hope! I also think smaller communities (like this one) can do a lot of good for the world in figuring out how to make this interconnected-web culture work in a positive way

I think if things are healthy, we will see less division; if things are unhealthy we will see more division - I HOPE we will start to see more indie artists starting the break the deadlock of corporate media (like Marvel, Fortnight etc) - I dont think we are gonna do that by creating better media than corporations (thats impossible), however I think allowing people to participate in chaotic self made media could be the path forward (neocities is a great example of this).

If the past has taught us anything, its that doing what everyone else does never works; so if we are gonna make a better future, we need people to start doing their own thing instead of following trends - is that possible? Only time will tell, but we can actively work towards it!

I found my account! Its still here!!!

omg, I didn't think I'd see someone else who played Puzzle Pirates lol

There's actually a thread about it on this forum! https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=283.0
Its been a LONG time!

Hi Grap, welcome to the forum!

Wow those are great, the big guy is quite terrifying and I feel a bit worried for pyjama dog! I hope I dont meet anyone like that in my dreams tonight

Is there a story to these characters, are they tragically misunderstood? The people need to know!

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Im glad to see most people would pause their music for site music I actually use the radio on this forum a lot when Im browsing the web, its background music, so I find it relaxing but not too obtrusive on my thoughts!

I think video game development fits in super nicely with the web DIY subculture

No one remembers that this forum was created for game development (Thats why there are two games in the top left!!)

 I should not have clicked this while hungry there are so many highly active foods!

My 404 page is very under cooked

Scaling an image down by pixel count will always make it look more blurry

But there are a few ways you can get better results - the are different algorithms you can pick in most good image editors (I attached a screenshot of mine) - the best thing is to play around with them and see whats working best for your image.

Id also add that this forum is unlike 99% of the web, we use CSS crisp-edges on here: so images wont be blurred or softened - that makes pixel art look great, but high res image will look more grainy (like they are on an older computer)! - If you switch to the light theme it will soften images like most sites.