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6 months ago

if you've been here since before my big site overhaul in 2023 you may remember how each page had autoplay music in the background! i would like to apologize for it. it was a mistake

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encounters-ltd 6 months ago

yeah, i love having music themed to areas of a site, but over the years my opinion on autoplay that is on by default has soured. methinks that sort of thing should be able to be opted into by the visitor, at least optional

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encounters-ltd 6 months ago

my browser allows me to mute specific sites, but i dunno if every available browser can do that. probably not

bodacious44 6 months ago

i think it's nice to establish a theme or suggest a certain feeling to the viewer, if they don't want it tabs can be muted. i prefer to have autoplay on by default because i don't like the look of the player hanging around at the top of the page myself.

encounters-ltd

6 months ago

i have a new artwork that i'm super proud of in this lovely zine that is available to download now! please check it out! https://h0neymush.itch.io/overwinter

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encounters-ltd updated their site.

6 months ago

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encounters-ltd 6 months ago

i joined the club ;3

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encounters-ltd 6 months ago

also shrunk the font sizes just a little bit, so it looks less like everything is HUGE on a horizontal display ehe

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tabf5 6 months ago

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Let me know if you want some code to implement the 2D/3D toggling!

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encounters-ltd

6 months ago

i don't personally feel comfortable with the idea of posting on newgrounds. it has a history of being pungently bigoted across the board and being full up of some of the most rancid stuff on the internet. is a website with this kind of baggage REALLY as good as a platform for animators gets???

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garfriend 6 months ago

REAL ASF like there’s plenty of great artists on there, but when I think of newsgrounds, I think of the bigoted work from the past

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tabf5 6 months ago

I've tried Newgrounds in the past since I know the founder is really trying to branch out the site and go past that reputation. Unfortunately I've found that unless your work immediately pertains to the core community (animation collabs on NG stuff you might not care about, FNF, 2010s flash humor, etc) then it's kinda lonely. Sure there's other artists that cross-post there but you can tell they don't main NG

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buttermilkbear 6 months ago

I have the same issue! I'd love to finally start posting my art somewhere that isn't social media or my site, but when I get reccommended NG, I just frown. Whether the content there is still as awful as it was or has gotten better, I just can't make myself comfortable with the idea of posting there, let alone making an account there

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plastigon 6 months ago

Oh god I feel this 100%. I don't think I've ever really used Newgrounds for more than like, five minutes in the past because it always feels *impossible* to avoid coming across that kinda stuff. Someone needs to make a direct competitor fr.

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edmundtheborb 6 months ago

it has a substancial amount of warts but the thing to keep in mind is that it has those warts purely because it's been around since before the turn of the millenium. as for posting art there, it's strange to admit but compared to all the other options, NG is the one that will allow for the most creative freedom/meeting of like-minded persons compared to every other option available

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plastigon encounters-ltd

6 months ago

Just came across your site and I love all the vibes you've got going on! Super fun designs and colors!

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encounters-ltd 6 months ago

thank you very much!

encounters-ltd tabf5

6 months ago

WOW!... i love the changing colors and silly noise on the homepage, the device museum is full of amazing shouts (LOVED cube world!), the tablings themselves are ADORABLE, and everything is so well designed!

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tabf5 6 months ago

Thank you so much!! Your site is fantastic too, love the variety of your entire catalog of work! Also I got your email and will be getting that done for you shortly 👍

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encounters-ltd 6 months ago

you're welcome and thank you!!

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encounters-ltd

6 months ago

so Odysee is built on blockchain technology and full of hate speech. guess i better keep looking

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encounters-ltd

6 months ago

here's a classic https://thefield.bandcamp.com/album/from-here-we-go-sublime

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encounters-ltd cloudgazer

6 months ago

this site is very lovely! the design is very clean, i love the faint checkers in the background... Gangpol und Mit is a great shout out, happy to find another fan of them here on neocities! also i hope u get to see Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds soon, it's a lovely lovely movie

encounters-ltd

7 months ago

FIVE-OO FOLLOWERS ..... that is a pretty big number. thank you!!

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garfriend 7 months ago

Congrats!!!

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transferns 7 months ago

that's wild!!! congrats!!

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encounters-ltd updated their site.

7 months ago

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encounters-ltd 7 months ago

joined a webring for the first time in a while!

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encounters-ltd

7 months ago

changing up the fonts, and mainly changing the 'main' text font throughout the website for the first time! prolly have to tweak every page now but it's worth it

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encounters-ltd 7 months ago

additionally refreshed the little descriptors of the pages on the menu! removed the link for Infinite House because it's been rather sleepy lately and it's more of an offshoot of fakenumberland than a seperate project (despite its minisite being hosted here LOL)

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encounters-ltd updated their site.

7 months ago

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encounters-ltd lydels

7 months ago

i ADORE the look of your website, it makes me think of sour candy watermelons :3

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lydels 7 months ago

omgg thank you so much :D pink + green is my fav color combo!! i like your site as well and your art is super cool

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encounters-ltd

7 months ago

I've been looking around for CC-BY Attribution licensed albums and songs that I could use as background music for livestreams, videos like animations, maybe other projects. I would appreciate any suggestions :>

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encounters-ltd 7 months ago

Music with CC-BY-NC (Non-Commercial) licenses I would rather avoid given most video/streaming sites (besides internet archive) frequently put commercial ads on non-monetized videos anyways, it feels too close for comfort IMO. CC-BY-SA (Share Alike) is more of a case-by-case basis for me, depends on the project and personal preference as to Sharing it Alike

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lydels 7 months ago

idk what kind of music you're looking for but mine is free to use if you want :P

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encounters-ltd 7 months ago

ooo thank u!!! i'll check your music out! as for genres, it varies ^_^ i gravitate towards fun electronic stuff but anything can go if i feel it works

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badgraph1csghost 7 months ago

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encounters-ltd

7 months ago

good evening :)

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transferns 7 months ago

good morning! (lol)

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encounters-ltd

7 months ago

vexie emoticon ---> /o{^u_u^}o|

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encounters-ltd

7 months ago

i didn't choose the power-user life, the power-user life chose me.

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encounters-ltd opalvoss

7 months ago

omg a belated welcome to neocities! i adore your music so much, and your site design looks so lovely ★v★

opalvoss 7 months ago

ahhhh tysm! It's been really fun to work on while taking a break from my album n I def have been meaning to complete all the other lil sections lol <3 glad u like the music tho <3

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encounters-ltd 7 months ago

you're welcome! excited to hear that there's an album on the way!

encounters-ltd

7 months ago

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 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago

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

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astrossoundhell 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago

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

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lydels 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago

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

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