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I almost exclusively use the Neocities editor and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

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When I first discovered them, I felt that spark again. It's always good fun to explore a Webring or Gemini. I also had a lot of fun building my site and capsule. I legit went to bed excited for the next day so I can build them further.

However, they're more or less complete now, and that spark went away. Suddenly, I didn't feel like I had the time to explore...

I should really force myself to do it and make time for it again. It's so much fun when I eventually do!

Pallbeare

Yeah, that's what I'd love one day, a descendant seeing the mixtapes I make after I go and enjoying them like I do now!

I think physical media is very important for that reason. If digital media doesn't get lost to time, it's going to get buried under thousands of similar stuff, and if it doesn't, people are more likely to disregard it or not appreciate it for what it is, but physical is more likely to be discovered well after the fact and appreciated.

I'm a regular editor for the Scots Wikipedia, and help Wikimedia host Editathon events bimonthly. People should definitely put more effort into fixing the problems with the Wikis, it is community driven after all.

Despite all of the work we do, people are still quick to judge and say the Wiki sucks, not knowing how much work we're doing. Was especially rough during the controversy in 2020, one of the admins got doxxed and nearly got driven to suicide by online harassers.

So it's nice to see a thread here showing appreciation for what we do!

This is what I was thinking ever since I joined Neocities, future generations probably won't even consider making a site at all. Most people don't have a website and somehow getting them to ditch what they are currently using is unrealistic.

I think that depends on how much Social Media gets regulated. I can see them eventually getting regulated to the point that they can't infinitely scroll or be algorithm-ed up the wazoo to keep people addicted.

If and when that happens, I think if Gemini is anything to go by, people won't be spending so much time on them and thus won't be the centre of the internet lives, and not their main stop. They might start building websites to use as their main place on the net, or the main place to express themselves.

I dunno how realistic that is on the web, but on Gemini, while "social media" exists (Geddit and Station come to mind as examples), they're only places to check in like once a day, and people are always linking to their own capsules and share any blog posts they make. Imagine that for the web!

In response to the first reply: Could very well be nostalgia, but I actually love the artsy mess of the 90s. I'm perfectly fine with a little inconvenience if it means I get something cool and different to look at!

I love going through Neocities webrings, and having no idea what I'm going to see next! I live for that exploration and unpredictability!

If you want the old web without that, Gemini, Gopher and Finger have you covered!

Armou

The first game I ever remember playing is the original Sonic The Hedgehog on Mega Drive when I was 3. (I'm not that old, I got a Mega Drive in 1998!)

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