About!

Hi! I'm C, I'm 20. I mostly work in IT, but sometimes touch on making games. You can find me in my free time making games, networking, or programming some niche bs I found a youtube video on.

Notable things I have worked on:

Several small Roblox myths (2020-2021)
Regretevator (2021)
Washed up content creator (2021-2024)
Cult of Flight Developer (2024-Present)

Interests

Pokemon
Roblox myths (still, unfortunately)
Online Privacy
IT, generally

1. Please introduce yourself.: see above lol
2. How long have you been making websites?: I started making websites when I was pretty young (like 10-11) on w3schools, but I recently got back into it to make a website for neocities!
3. And what got you into the hobby?: Originally just curiosity, at some point for classes, and now as a hobby.
4. What kind of website are you most interested in?: Personal websites, like this one.
5. What's your workflow? Do you plan your websites out thoroughly or do you come up with the design as you go along?: next question
6. Please link to your biggest inspirations.: Absolutely without a doubt Melonking
7. What's your favourite part about making websites?: Seeing it work lmao
8. And the thing you struggle with the most?: Seeing it not work lmao
9. Do you keep the same layout on all of your pages? Or do you use different ones?: I try to keep the same layout but i am lazy
10. How confident are you with CSS?: next. question.
11. Do you know how to correctly use <dl>?: Yeah
12. What is your favourite HTML element?: A
13. If you're making a new web page from scratch, what is the first thing you do?: Usually find some sort of template
14. Do you know JavaScript?: A little
15. How about PHP?: A lot
16. Does your website have a theme that you stick to?: Usually, but I tend to change it a bit
17. Are you more focused on content or design?: I suck at both lol
18. Do you own a domain name? If not, would you ever want to?: Yes, several.
19. What do you think of nostalgia-focused or "retro" websites?: Very cool if done right
20. Is your HTML valid? Do you even check?: Yes, see badges
21. What are your opinion on buttons and banners?: Very cool if used in moderation
22. What do you think of button walls in particular?: Again, very cool if done in moderation.
23. If you started over again, would you make something similar or completely different?: Yes, I just did that lol
24. Are you envious of other people's websites?: No, but I take inspiration from some.
25. What text editor do you use?: Kate or VScodium
26. Why do you use that one?: It works
27. Do you host your image files on your web server, or on another host?: Currently on the web server (neocities) but I'll probably have to change it if I run out of space.
28. This might not be relevant to you, but what's your opinion on the Neocities vs. Nekoweb debate?: Both provide a valuable service to individuals looking to join the indie web. I have no strong feelings for one over the other
29. How much server space would you estimate your main website takes up?: ~300mb (mostly images)
30. Do you keep local backups of your files?: Always
31. Do you prefer simple or highly visual websites?: Usually simple but highly visual can be done correct and look great
32. Do you stick to certain colours? Do you do that on purpose, or is it your subconscious?: Nope, whatever I feel
33. Have you ever thought about quitting? Why?: Nah
34. Do you have many webmaster friends, or is it a solitary hobby?: Soon.
35. Do people in your real life know about your website?: Yes
36. Do you update your website very often? How often is "very often"?: Whenever I feel like it
37. And the overall design, do you change that much? Why or why not?: Yes, I change it whenever I feel like I want to.
38. Is your website more you-focused, hobby-focused, or outside world-focused?: A mix of all three
39. Do you do web design professionally?: Not if I don't have to
40. If not, would you like to? And if you're comfortable answering, what do you do for work?: IT usually
41. Do you communicate with people by email very much?: Yes
42. Some people reject social media and use websites as a replacement. Do you keep social media outside of your website?: Yes unfortunately, I can't convince everyone to switch to signal
43. How about instant messengers? Do you use a mainstream one like Discord or Telegram? Or something like Matrix? Do you avoid them?: Fuck discord, fuck telegram. Very disappointed in matrix.
44. Do you listen to music while you work on websites? If so, what kinds of artists?: No
45. Do you keep everything you make on one website, or do you have more than one?: Yes
46. On a similar note, do you keep to one topic on your site, or many?: Idk lol
47. Do you present your real self, or at least try? Or do you construct a persona on purpose?: A mix of both
48. Have you ever made a good friend thanks to your website?: No
49. Are you happy with the way HTML and CSS currently work?: Yes
50. What are practices that you think people should avoid?: ask someone else lmfao
51. What about under-utilised practices, or things you think people should do more?: ask someone else lmfao
52. Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?: whatever i feel in the moment
53. Do you consider different browsers?: Nope
54. Speaking of, what's your preferred browser? Convince your readers why they should use it.: Librewolf, firefox without the bs
55. And what OS are you on?: Secureblue with GNOME
56. Do you have a strong opinion on that, or do you just happen to use it?: eh, I would like people to use it but I think people should use what works best for them. For me that is secureblue.
57. Are your websites mobile-friendly?: Yes
58. What are your thoughts on autoplay?: I love music. I also love printed newspapers because you can't autoplay 30 unrelated videos when I open an article. Thanks.
59. What are your thoughts on webrings? Are you in any?: Very cool concept, I'd like to join one eventually.
60. Do you have any web shrines? What do you like to see in that sort of page?: Also very cool for people to express admiration for things they like.
61. Are your websites "cliche", in your opinion?: Nah
62. What is your ideal website? Are you striving for that, or for something else?: No idea, I just make what I want
63. Are you an artist? Do you draw or design your own assets?: I have drawn one piece of pixel art last year for my friend lmfao
64. What are your favourite resource sites?: 32bit.cafe,w3schools.com
65. Is there a habit you just can't get away from no matter how hard you try?: No
66. What's your biggest advice for a new webmaster?: Just have fun with it
67. Do you keep all your styling in CSS? Or do you hard-code some?: Always in css, that shit goes on all the pages.
68. What do you think of frameset layouts?: Very cool, I'd like to make a manga themed website some day.
69. How about table-based layouts?: Whatever works for you
70. Do you subscribe to the ideas of "one-column", "two-column" and "three-column" layouts? Do you use any of these?: Again whatever works for you. I don't have enough info to justify one yet.
71. Do you spend longer on the HTML or the CSS?: CSS
72. Have you ever made a page with no CSS? It's useful for your thoughts.: Yes, if I'm doing a website from scratch I usually block it out in just HTML.
73. Do you ever find yourself making layouts with nothing to put on them? Or do you only make layouts when the need arises?: No, only when needed
74. Would you consider yourself a beginner? Or advanced? Somewhere in the middle?: Somewhere in the middle. I am much more proficient in backend work than frontend, I have a long way to go in that regard.
75. Do you have a habit of looking at the source code of websites you visit?: No but I probably should.
76. How did YOU learn how to make websites?: w3schools
77. Do you ever force elements to do things they're not supposed to?: Not intentionally
78. Thoughts on floating elements?: Cool
79. When you're sizing stuff, what do you use first? Do you use px, em, %, or something else?: %
80. Do you have a favourite font?: No
81. Would you run a website with another person? How would that work?: I would try, no clue on the logistics.
82. Do you surf the Web to find new personal websites very often?: Yes
83. Do you bookmark other people's websites? How would you feel knowing someone else bookmarked yours?: I bookmark as a reference very rarely, I usually just follow on neocities. I would be honored if someone bookmarked mine.
84. What do you want people to be most impressed with when they see your website?: it works
85. Are you interested in technology outside of websites? Do you collect?: Yes, I have an unhealthy addiction to dial up and voip technology. I have boxes of cisco phones and a freepbx instance to control them.
86. How often and for how long are you online?: Daily. Daily.
87. When it comes to your website, who is your target audience?: Whoever stumbles across it
88. Have you ever been interested in XHTML?: Not really, but I think that it's good.
89. Do you program in general? Have you ever written a program for use with or on your website, not counting simple JavaScript?: Yes, I program in Lua. See the gallery if you want to take a guess what for.
90. Speaking of programs that help you make websites, what do you think of static site generators (SSGs)? Have you ever used one?: I think that SSGs have a valid use for people who either don't have the time to learn HTML or just simply don't want to. I don't cast judgement, everybody has something different to bring, and if they want to use an SSG for it, so be it.
91. Do you keep a hitcounter? Why or why not?: No, I don't care for analytics outside of work.
92. Do you frequent forums? Which ones?: Not as much as I should.
93. Do you write your page content directly into the editor, or do you prepare it elsewhere, like a text document or a Word document?: Straight to the editor.
94. Do you think you appear cool to others? A more accurate answer now: do other people ever say you're cool?: I'm pretty desensitized to the being cool thing, but I completely understand why my coworkers think about it.
95. Are you embarrassed of your old work? Have you ever deleted everything out of shame?: When I was younger yeah, but I'm a grown ass dude now and I'm proud of what I made before
96. Would you close down your website if you couldn't update it, or would you leave an archive?: I would absolutely leave an archive.
97. Do you reveal a lot about yourself on your website? Or are you more secretive?: I'm selective with what I share.
98. Are you willing to reveal who your best online friend is, and/or if they have a website?
99. And do you optimise the images on your website?: Yes
100. We're out of time! How do you feel after answering 100 questions? ....other than exhausted.: \ (^_^) /

About!

Notable things I have worked on:

Interests

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