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honestly while uniqueness in design certainly matters, i feel accessibility takes higher priority over form. maybe not every website will hit every accessibility benchmark, but a unique design only goes so far if it's not, say, screen reader compatible (meaning those who need screen readers can't read it)
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encounters-ltd's avatar encounters-ltd 1 day ago

for related reasons i kinda balk at mobile hostility in web design. as many understandable gripes we have with smartphones, computers are usually more Expensive and a lot of people may not have the funds to spare to buy one, nor have easy access to public computers. and in my case i wouldn't want people to be shut out from my site just for not being able to use a desktop

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buttermilkbear's avatar buttermilkbear 1 day ago

you are completely right and it's honestly very saddening how hostile people are on the indieweb to mobile users. A simple "This site is not mobile accessible" would work just fine, but I've come across an uncomfortable number of sites that are like "fuck mobile users" "fuck you for using a mobile". Even if I'm on my desktop I click off immediately, it's such a nasty way to announce how inaccessible your site is

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arandomsite's avatar arandomsite 1 day ago

@buttermilkbear "fuck you if you cannot afford a computer, you don't deserve to view my website"

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astrossoundhell's avatar astrossoundhell 23 hours ago

Slightly opposed to the "having a pc is classist" view, i think that buying a refurb laptop for 50 bucks and learning how to use debian on it is an act of resistance which is cheaper than, say, a new smartphone. I 100% agree with the accessibility part, hence my site has a switchable stripped-down mode. >>

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astrossoundhell's avatar astrossoundhell 23 hours ago

But while making things accessible, we gotta keep pushing against smartphonization and not paint computers as something out-of-reach. Don't forget that part of the reason it's happening is cause statistically people make big purchases faster on a small screen, cause a PC is associated with seriousness, while a smartphone is more impulse zone. And companies *love* that

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bodacious44's avatar bodacious44 22 hours ago

i donr make mobile view cuz i'm lazy and idk how=

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lydels's avatar lydels 22 hours ago

i agree w astrosoundhell 100%... also, i actually made a mobile version of my site because i use it to share my work and i know mobile users will see it, but the truth is that most of us are here because we love building websites for desktop... i dont see why someone should be forced to limit their creativity to a tiny reactangle that doesnt align with their vision of what a website should be

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lydels's avatar lydels 22 hours ago

it's not like i think websites shouldn't be mobile accesible, but rather i think it's like trying to accommodate a group of people that just isnt really there? if you're making websites or you're interested in them its probably because you have a computer

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encounters-ltd's avatar encounters-ltd 5 hours ago

@astrossoundhell @lydels fair rebuttals! lots to think about and weigh eheh

new stuff Eventually...
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considering a landing page redesign (and establishing a landing page archive for whenever i change it which may happen more often)
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AWESOME SITE! followed! also, i noticed on https://gremlin.neocities.org/archives/webstuff the "web hosting" link goes to the page about RSS, which might be something to fix
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gremlin's avatar gremlin 3 weeks ago

thanks for letting me know, it's been fixed

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more el web stuff is still planned yet
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scenequeen's avatar scenequeen 4 weeks ago

this is very good news

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your art is so pretty! i rly like 2 and 3
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encounters-ltd's avatar encounters-ltd 2 months ago

awww thank you so much!

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bye vember :(
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transferns's avatar transferns 2 months ago

went so fast :(

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i'm on another one of my villain song kicks ... for a couple years now i've considered doing a top 20 video or something but maybe instead i could do a VILLAIN SONG SHRINE >v>
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OMG your website is so well made! I love the little mock username & PFP feature, as well as your writings and the backgrounds ^_^ excited to see what else this site becomes!
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thelifeofabug's avatar thelifeofabug 2 months ago

thankyou! glad you liked it, i love your art its so fun :)

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encounters-ltd's avatar encounters-ltd 2 months ago

you're welcome! and thanks to you, too!

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