I set up a small proboards forum to just... keep in contact with eachother, and decide where to go in the future. It'd be a shame to lose contact, so everyone is welcome to join!
https://the-web-raft.boards.net
I want to make clear that this is not a replacement or continuation of the Yesterweb project.
My intent, at the moment, is not to create a replacement for the community space Yesterweb offered. Rather, I think it'd be lovely to have a bit more time to keep up with eachother, and create one ourselves. It will just be a loosely moderate space for us to get our bearings
As a more personal note - Thanks to the latest forum discussions, I have come to realize that the userbase of the YW community is somewhat heterogeneous in beliefs, goals, and things they wanted from this place. The majority of users seem to be interested in the aspects of Web Revival, Old Web, tech, nostalgia, etc. - and a minority being interested in large scale changes in the way we use the internet, and create and mantain communities and relationships online and offline.
I intend for the Raft to be a place for both, since both coexisted in this space. But hopefully, communities with clearer intent and goals can be formed in the future, by people who care about each of those things.
In that same vein: I have realized that I'm personally most interested in the social change aspect that the Yesterweb offered. If you feel the same way, I'd love to get in contact, so do reach out!
I'm putting this out here, since I think the majority of discussions and ideas on the Raft might probably end up revolving more about the formation of Web Revival communities, as those were the most prevalent in the YW userbase, and that's absolutely a-okay! <3See ya there! ;)
