Yesterweb Forum

I want to shed some light on my experiences with the Yesterweb as well. I found the Yesterweb when it was in its infancy. The Yesterweb drew me in because it reminded me of my childhood. I spent my childhood making websites and to see other people doing that and the seemed to look back it with such ...

I know it will seem odd to a lot of people that we are deciding to close down pretty much everything Yesterweb related. I could wax poetic for a decade about why. I know some folks will want us to "hand over the reigns" to people rather than shuttering the YW completely. That's not going t...

Right now Neocities is a time-bomb and a cesspool, where bigots, nazis, transphobes and more thrive. Is it? I’ve never seen any such content on Neocities? [/quote] It's pretty prevalent. Obviously I won't link to anything but if you mainly find people through other people following people you won't...

I loathe Neocities. I am a supporter and think it opens up the creativity for smaller creators. But Neocities is so limited in many ways, but mainly by Kyle- the creator of Neocities. There have been no meaningful updates for ages, no moderation to speak of. To make things worse it's open-source but...

Hmm? What's the Clickerati you ask? Well if you are a Millenial- especially an American Millenial then YOU are! What am I talking about? This week's discussion will be about marketing to children, marketing in general, and its place on the web. Specifically this article You should first read this ex...

I've been reading a lot about history lately and it made me think about how we often know where we are but we don't always understand how we got here. This week let's discuss our shared history. What is your favorite thing about the past? What does the past suggest for the future? What does the pres...

As someone who goes outside all of the time but often doesn't have all that much spending money, I really like to go antiquing or thrift shopping. It's fun just to browse all of the knick knacks- I especially like looking at old electronics. Another great idea is going to the library of course! Some...

This is something that the Yesterweb actively pushes against. We share the admiration for a web free from corporate influence and surveillance. What we don't share is who the enemy is and what the goal of the web should be. The days of yore were not some great bastion of creativity- in-fact back in ...

Hmm, I think reading is my favorite- that and making music. I play piano, but a lot of times use a computer to actually make the music I record. I'm going to try to start gardening this Spring and I've been reading up on some Permaculture techniques. I made a goal that I would learn something new th...

I'm currently reading Settlers . I literally cannot stop reading it. It explains American history through a Marxist lens. It explains everything from the perspective of the Capitalists. As a White American, I remember learning about American history and our numerous atrocities in history class, but ...

My most recent thing was a Blog, but before that a full links page! My next goal is a library page with books and podcasts and videos I recommend.

I've 100% pirated games. The main reason was my poor gaming hardware. I really really didn't want to buy a game that I couldn't even play, so a lot of times if I'm unsure about that I'll pirate it- or a version if there's no demo and try running it. If we're good then I'll usually buy it- if it's fr...

Honestly, this move has motivated me to get more involved with the Yesterweb community. (This is actually my first post on the board. Hey everyone!!) I contributed to one of the zines and very occasionally popped into the discord, but honestly found it too overwhelming even as a user. The organizat...

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This one works.

Yes! This is great! I love FreshRSS. It has some awesome features. Thank you for working on this!

Thanks for sharing! Yes Sadness and I just talked about this. We will slowly be adding in extensions. Our main priority is making sure PhpBB is the latest version- many of these extensions may break between updates so we are going to be methodical about this. We may clone a copy to test before pushi...

I've mentioned this to Sadness! https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... er_bbcode/

There are spoiler codes we may be able to implement!

Thank you Amethyst for hosting this discussion! So excited to be able to post in long-form and just talk about these submissions! This Wasn't Inevitable It is odd to think of how the web has shaped daily life for people for only being around for about 34 years. My entire life has been shaped by it- ...

While yes, privacy is a large concern there are others issues with commercialism on the web. The corporatization of the Internet has lead to us all being content creators and consumers. We have commodified every facet of our existence. It used to only be required of us to consume- now we must also c...

Aww it looks so cool!!

What is Grundo's cafe?? I went to look but it's in closed beta? I see Neopets and I cant resist haha.

A little over a year and half ago I stumbled across the Yesterweb Discord Server. I joined- not really expecting much. I had joined other servers but I was always a lurker. I despised social media and wanted to just watch other people enjoy community from afar- never did I expect to find a home in t...

It took too long to have these weekly discussions make their way to the Forum! This week, let's discuss the reason we've all been brought together. Why did YOU join the Yesterweb? Perhaps you just liked the Old Web aesthetics- maybe you came to revolutionize the way people use the internet, or maybe...

This sounds really good on paper. But I do have some concerns. 1. Collectives - according to this, groups will specialize in very specific parts of the web revival/resistance. Don't we already have this with the Indieweb? One of the greatest strengths of the Yesterweb is bringing together folks that...

I think the most important thing we can glean from the Old Web is the fact that there was a time where the internet existed without being such a walled garden- where advertising existed but it wasn't as insidious. It's important to remember the Old Web for what it was. The Old Web suffered from the ...

When I was younger I used to have panic attacks. Usually they happened right before bed or while I was sleeping. The only way I was able to get over them was by talking to myself in the mirror. I didn't realize this was actually a coping technique- but it helped me also build confidence in myself. I...

Name/alias: Auzzie Jay! Age (or range): 29- almost 30! Interests/hobbies: Composing music, acting, politics, philosophy, science-fiction, veganism , bringing about class consciousness thus ushering in the end of history- you know- the usual. What interests you about the Yesterweb? I first found the...