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Why did I create a website? (And why you should do it too)

(I still have to write this part. Long story short the current web sucks ass, and I am extremly tired of mainstream social media platofrms.)

How did I create a website? (And why you can do it too)

Maybe you resonated with what stated in the previous paragraph, and are now interested in how I did it because you want to try it out yourself. Or maybe you already have a blog and are just curious. Anyways!-
This blog was (almost entirely) coded from scratch by me! Yay!!
Unfortunately, if you are expecting me to point you to the resources I used to learn HTML and CSS, you’re out of luck. I never really used a specific resource to learn how to make websites. Instead, I went around blogs I liked using the inspect tool of my browser and trying to figure out how they worked, while googling the bits I couldn’t understand by myself. This approach might not work for everyone, as I was already quite tech savvy when I started and I always had an easy time figuring out IT stuff. However, absolutely anyone can learn HTML and CSS! It might take a bit of time to grasp how it works, but at the end of the day making a website is kinda like making a Powerpoint with extra steps.There are plenty of free resources on the web that will take you through the journey step-by-step, and by the end you’ll definitely be better at it than the people that are learning by imitation like me.
If you are doubtful that you’ll be able to learn how to make a blog, or are simply too overwhelmed by the idea, you can always use a free template! I know some users on here are a bit judgy of people using templates, but I assure you there is no shame in it!

Can I use assets from your website for mine?

It depends! Some assets, like my header, have been made by me for this website specifically, and I do not authorize people to use them for their own projects.
If you are unsure wether or not an asset is original, I would prefer you simply abstain from using it, just in case, or reach out to me and ask if you can use them!

Feel free to use: any tiled backgrounds, blinkies, stamps, userboxes, and favicons! I'm fine with people using those even if I made them with my site in mind.
Be mindful, or ask before using: any 2D graphics, like icons, header illustrations, and floating graphics.

Can I use your website as inspiration?

Of course! It goes without saying that copying or ripping huge chunks of my code is not appreciated. However, as long as you are just using my website as inspiration, or as a reference to make your own layout, or just stealing little bits from it, go ahead!! Taking inspiration from others is a necessary part of the creative process, and I feel honored when what I make inspires others to create. In fact, if you take inspiration from my site do let me know, I would love to check out what you came up with!!

If you notice an asset I'm not allowed to use..

..Please let me know! I really don't want to have stuff on my site that I'm not permitted to use, and I do my best to make sure that it doesn't happen. However, it can be tricky sometimes, since artwork that requires credits to be used might be reuploaded on F2U libraries, or I might mistake really good fanart for official artwork and think it's free game.
So please reach out and let me know if it happens! I'll be more than happy to remove it from the website.

You might have noticed all my banners report the “all rights reserved” copyright label, but that's not really the full picture. My copyright policy is actually very close to CC BY-NC-SA, but with one big caviat: no materials produced by me can be fed into generative AI models in any way, even if it's for non-commercial use.
If you want to know what exactly you are allowed to do with my stuff, keep reading below.

Extended copyright notice

First of all, I do not own everything on my site. What I do own (and consequentially have copyright rights on) is: the site as a whole, and my artworks. This means you can freely use most of the assets on my website, as they come from free to use libraries. If you are unsure as to whether or not you can use an asset, feel free to contact me via email.

Despite using the “all rights reserved” label in my copyright banners, I do allow some use of my artworks and of my site.
First off, when it comes to code snippets from my site, feel free to take whatever you need, as long as it's for non-commercial use. Some small parts of the code have not been written by me, either, and you'll find all of the original sources linked in the [RESOURCES] page.
I do not authorize large chunks of the site (we are talking stuff like whole pages) to be used, even for personal use. This is because the site is quite personal to me, and would like to keep it that way :-)
When it comes to the site as a whole, you are free to download it or upload it to online archives (like the wayback machine) for archival purposes. You can also use it for any artistic creation, in the form of collages or similar transformative works. You can feature my site and its individual pages in any form of showcase, as long as you're properly linking back to it.

My artwork is free to use for personal use. Feel free to use it for anything from wallpapers, to banners, to profile pictures, to images for DnD campaigns. As long as you credit me properly when it's displayed publicly, personal use and reposting is allowed.

Although I generally allow personal use for my creations, I still choose to use the “all rights reserved” label instead of “non-commercial use only”. This is mostly due to being in the age of generative AI. I am not inherently against AI as a concept, but I am against the current gen AI models and how they were developed. I do not authorize ANY of my materials to be fed to AI in any shape or form. This includes doing so for non-commercial use, and includes providing my materials as an “example” to AI to generate off of.
My artworks may not be included in any AI training datasets. You may not upload my artworks to platforms of companies that notoriously use uploaded materials to train AI models.
I know that the chances of my work being scraped are low, but better safe than sorry. If something does happen, I want to be able to say it was clearly stated I did not allow it.

I don't like having to include a copyright tsatement on my personal site, and I look forward to the day where the internet will be de-commercialized enough to feel comfortable taking it off my site

Accessibility features

    Implemented:
  • No autoplaying music or videos.
  • No quickly moving/brightly flashing graphics without warning.
  • Proper color contrast for backgrounds, text, and links. Information is coveyed in more ways than just by color.
  • Font is not overly small or hard to read by default. All caps, italics, and bold are used sparingly.
  • Site is fully responsive and mobile friendly.
  • Possible to activate reader mode for pages with large amounts of text such as essays, articles, and blog posts.
  • [PARTIAL] Site is functional up to 200% text zoom
  • [PARTIAL] scaleable units such as rem/em used instead of fixed px units for font sizes.
  • [PARTIAL] proper semantic HTML. Possible to navigate using solely a keyboard.
    Missing (for now):
  • No alt text and captions, and text is not always screenreader friendly.
  • No built in switches/toggles for light and dark mode, different fonts, or movement and animation.