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from my friend mouseling.net

1. Please introduce yourself.
hello! my name is aiden and i will soon be a college student. i like many things such as rollerblading and video games. in fact, i will be majoring in game design and development!
2. How long have you been making websites?
since 8th grade, when i was 12 :-) this is not my first website actually! those who know
3. And what got you into the hobby?
in 8th grade i read this nicky case atricle and was intrigued at the thought of learning html as well as creating my own website. i had a little knowledge of html before on code.org, but it was through coding websites on neocities that got me really hooked :-)
4. What kind of website are you most interested in?
hum.... well personal sites of course... i like those that really radiate the energy of the person who made it if that makes sense. bonus points to those that either have or link to tons of resources.
5. What's your workflow? Do you plan your websites out thoroughly or do you come up with the design as you go along?
for this website i put in a lot more planning than i did with my old one. i even made a mock up of it on canva...! but i don't think i will be planning so meticulously for all the pages, now that i have a general vibe of the site down.
6. Please link to your biggest inspirations.
of course! i actually used screenshots of my favorite pages from these sites as i created my first mockup of my site LOL. these include, but are not limited to, humanfinny, lydels, mouseling, lambchapel, and 14.4ml.
7. What's your favourite part about making websites?
expressing myself and making friends! ...okay, that's kind of two things LOL
8. And the thing you struggle with the most?
er... finishing the stuff that i start
9. Do you keep the same layout on all of your pages? Or do you use different ones?
i loooove using different layouts for different pages
10. How confident are you with CSS?
fairly confident... i don't know everything that can be done with css but that's what docs are for right? :-)
11. Do you know how to correctly use <dl>?
i don't even know what that stands for. i only know the other DL #thosewhoknow #gay
12. What is your favourite HTML element?
<marquee> my beloved... so sad that its depreciated. i try not to use it in web design now but it's very "web 1.0 core" as the kids say
13. If you're making a new web page from scratch, what is the first thing you do?
i usually sketch a rough layout on a piece of paper or whatever and label what each div is for.
14. Do you know JavaScript?
a little... i used js for ap computer science principles in 11th grade but that's as far as my experience goes with the language LOL
15. How about PHP?
never touched it. maybe i should
16. Does your website have a theme that you stick to?
right now i'm "tealpilled" and "cyanmaxxing" as the kids say but i love love love doing theme switchers. i would like to add other monochromatic schemes but i'm not sure for what colors...? maybe brown, brown is a nice color... strokes beard
17. Are you more focused on content or design?
i like it when content and design hold hands
18. Do you own a domain name? If not, would you ever want to?
(as of june 6, 2026) i'm planning to purchase the domain aidexp.net :-) i have adult money now and both neocities supporter and a .net domain are pretty cheap so i might make the move this summer before i start school.
19. What do you think of nostalgia-focused or "retro" websites?
i like them a lot, i like seeing people committing to the bit and purposefully making it retro, especially if it's made by someone who was around when most sites looked like that :-) embrace the larp
20. Is your HTML valid? Do you even check?
ummm yes now that i actually use a good frontend ide to check my stuf x_x
21. What are your opinion on buttons and banners?
they're pretty cool. i also like stamps and blinkies too, i use them a lot to add to my webpages. they're kind of like stickers! <3
22. What do you think of button walls in particular?
they're nice additions to websites! especially if they link somewhere.
23. If you started over again, would you make something similar or completely different?
well i guess i kind of did just start over again LOL. this site is quite different from my old one.
24. Are you envious of other people's websites?
VERY...
25. What text editor do you use?
i used to use codepen, then webstorm briefly, now i use visual studio code
26. Why do you use that one?
vscode taste so good
27. Do you host your image files on your web server, or on another host?
i try to locally host but sometimes i can't help but hotlink hehe
28. This might not be relevant to you, but what's your opinion on the Neocities vs. Nekoweb debate?
nekoweb was actually blocked on my school's network so i actually am not familiar with it at all. because of that i have no opinion
29. How much server space would you estimate your main website takes up?
i can check right now... 1.24 MB. it's that small because this site is quite recent. i will tell you though that my old website was like 480.33 MB #yikes
30. Do you keep local backups of your files?
well now that i use vscode, yes. which is probably a good idea.
31. Do you prefer simple or highly visual websites?
i like kind of a combination between the two... i don't like so simple it's boring, but i also don't like so visual it's confusing. i'm feeling more user friendly these days
32. Do you stick to certain colours? Do you do that on purpose, or is it your subconscious?
teal taste so good
33. Have you ever thought about quitting? Why?
not like quitting, more like moving on... i just now moved on from my old website, and that was because i'm simply not the same person i was when i made it.
34. Do you have many webmaster friends, or is it a solitary hobby?
i love my computer friends they are so cool
35. Do people in your real life know about your website?
some know about the existence of the old one but with this site i feel like i would be more comfortable if more people irl knew about it.
36. Do you update your website very often? How often is "very often"?
i'm on my computer more when i'm in school so usually during those times lol :-)
37. And the overall design, do you change that much? Why or why not?
my old website was a never ending cycle of changing the design LOL. i don't think i will be inclined to change the design of this site that much due to me putting in much more thought.
38. Is your website more you-focused, hobby-focused, or outside world-focused?
with this site i aim to be more outside-world focused. as in, using this as a platform for my artistic endeavors. i actually really want to publish my own comics one day, so for now i am using this site to gain traction as an artist. of course, i will still blog here as well. i'm just trying to sync all my different online personas if that makes sense.
39. Do you do web design professionally?
i am seventeen years old
40. If not, would you like to? And if you're comfortable answering, what do you do for work?
it seems a little boring to do professionally... and yes i have a job but it's a secret. shh
41. Do you communicate with people by email very much?
i prefer instant messaging :-)
42. Some people reject social media and use websites as a replacement. Do you keep social media outside of your website?
with this site, i am trying to grow somewhat of an online presence as an artist so yes, i do have my art social medias linked on my site in my about page.
43. How about instant messengers? Do you use a mainstream one like Discord or Telegram? Or something like Matrix? Do you avoid them?
i use discord :-)
44. Do you listen to music while you work on websites? If so, what kinds of artists?
sometimes, if i'm working on it at home. usually i just pop a cd into my cd player and have it play as background music
45. Do you keep everything you make on one website, or do you have more than one?
without supporter it's kind of a pain to maintain more than one website... but maybe i will once i have supporter? not sure for what though
46. On a similar note, do you keep to one topic on your site, or many?
many! shrines, media logs, blogs, et cetera... my website is my oyster
47. Do you present your real self, or at least try? Or do you construct a persona on purpose?
yes, i do try to present my real self. i think constructing a persona would be too hard which is why i'm trying to be more real for this site :-)
48. Have you ever made a good friend thanks to your website?
yes!
49. Are you happy with the way HTML and CSS currently work?
i mean, who am i to judge?
50. What are practices that you think people should avoid?
dni pages for websites are kind of silly in my opinion. like who cares dude
51. What about under-utilised practices, or things you think people should do more?
image maps are actually really useful
52. Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?
im number one div user and number one table ignorer
53. Do you consider different browsers?
a little, since i am trying to be more aware of the user... however i am not that knowledgeable about the differences between each browser
54. Speaking of, what's your preferred browser? Convince your readers why they should use it.
i dont really care all that much actually LOL
55. And what OS are you on?
windows 11
56. Do you have a strong opinion on that, or do you just happen to use it?
i'm too lazy to change it to anything else. see question 54
57. Are your websites mobile-friendly?
no but they really should be... ive been telling myself this for years...
58. What are your thoughts on autoplay?
it is a little annoying when im jumpscared with it but if you put a warning then it's alright :-) it's more of an atmospheric thing to the website than anything
59. What are your thoughts on webrings? Are you in any?
i maybe kind of sort of run one heh
60. Do you have any web shrines? What do you like to see in that sort of page?
not yet on this site but i do plan on adding some directly from my old site becayse i love them so much! these are usually the pages i work on the most in terms of design. i like seeing what one loves about the particular thing the shrine is about. and of course bonus points if there's graphics on it too.
61. Are your websites "cliche", in your opinion?
to be cliche is to be free as the kids say
62. What is your ideal website? Are you striving for that, or for something else?
i love websites that have a specific aesthetic down. i'm sort of striving for that but i'm inspired by so many things
63. Are you an artist? Do you draw or design your own assets?
YES! and, yes! kind of. most of the time i alter premade graphics digitally but i have drawn my own assets before
64. What are your favourite resource sites?
graphic.neocities.org, bettysgraphics, hacks.guide. and many more!
65. Is there a habit you just can't get away from no matter how hard you try?
using <div> and <br> as the solution to everything LOL
66. What's your biggest advice for a new webmaster?
there's so many free resources for learning html! my favorite is w3schools :-)
67. Do you keep all your styling in CSS? Or do you hard-code some?
99% of my stuff is styled in css. i only really hard-code an element if i want to change it specifically.
68. What do you think of frameset layouts?
i have never heard of this before...
69. How about table-based layouts?
i dont use tables LOL
70. Do you subscribe to the ideas of "one-column", "two-column" and "three-column" layouts? Do you use any of these?
yes, when i was first getting into web design. now i prefer layouts with a bunch of boxes
71. Do you spend longer on the HTML or the CSS?
on the css :-)
72. Have you ever made a page with no CSS? It's useful for your thoughts.
yes, usually for longer blog pages. maybe there is a little css but only to change the color of the background and text.
73. Do you ever find yourself making layouts with nothing to put on them? Or do you only make layouts when the need arises?
yes... i'm guilty of making layouts just for the hell of it. it's fun and a good exercise alright
74. Would you consider yourself a beginner? Or advanced? Somewhere in the middle?
somewhere in the middle. jack of all trades :-)
75. Do you have a habit of looking at the source code of websites you visit?
hashtag guilty again
76. How did YOU learn how to make websites?
w3schools! and looking at other websites!
77. Do you ever force elements to do things they're not supposed to?
yes LOL i <3 position: absolute;
78. Thoughts on floating elements?
how are the floating. get them down from there
79. When you're sizing stuff, what do you use first? Do you use px, em, %, or something else?
i only really use px because you can get really precise with things.
80. Do you have a favourite font?
times new roman is always nice to look at :-)
81. Would you run a website with another person? How would that work?
i've shared a website with multiple people before... it was fun. just get a bunch of people you can trust with a password
82. Do you surf the Web to find new personal websites very often?
yes, sometimes i like clicking on other people's button walls :-) on a similar note it is a little of a guilty pleasure of mine to find my own button on other people's sites lol...
83. Do you bookmark other people's websites? How would you feel knowing someone else bookmarked yours?
yes, for inspiration! i think it would be cool if someone bookmarked my site...
84. What do you want people to be most impressed with when they see your website?
the design... i put blood sweat and tears into how my site looks
85. Are you interested in technology outside of websites? Do you collect?
YES YES YES. i love collecting old obsolete technology it's one of my favorite things to do. video game consoles, cameras, cd/dvd players, other such doodads....
86. How often and for how long are you online?
longer than i'd like to admit LOL
87. When it comes to your website, who is your target audience?
other swag people on the internet like me
88. Have you ever been interested in XHTML?
i'm unfamiliar with it
89. Do you program in general? Have you ever written a program for use with or on your website, not counting simple JavaScript?
i've programmed before but mostly in the context of school work x_x i've never written a complicated js script for my website. not yet...
90. Speaking of programs that help you make websites, what do you think of static site generators (SSGs)? Have you ever used one?
when i was first starting out, i used a layout from this SSG. it's nice to use when you're starting out with webdev stuff imo
91. Do you keep a hitcounter? Why or why not?
i mean, neocities has one built in on the profile thing. but maybe i should use one idk
92. Do you frequent forums? Which ones?
not really
93. Do you write your page content directly into the editor, or do you prepare it elsewhere, like a text document or a Word document?
directly into the editor. is that a bad thing...?
94. Do you think you appear cool to others? A more accurate answer now: do other people ever say you're cool?
shit i hope so LOL
95. Are you embarrassed of your old work? Have you ever deleted everything out of shame?
yeas.... one of the reasons why i made this site... just know that's not me anymore
96. Would you close down your website if you couldn't update it, or would you leave an archive?
i'm going to archive my old site :-) it will still be online and visitable, just not updated anymore.
97. Do you reveal a lot about yourself on your website? Or are you more secretive?
i don't advertise who i am irl all that much but i don't necessarily mind if people find out stuff like my last name or the city i live in. mainly because i do use my last name when signing my art, and draw inspiration from where i live.
98. Are you willing to reveal who your best online friend is, and/or if they have a website?
i don't have a best online friend in particular i guess. i love all you guys
99. And do you optimise the images on your website?
i try to :-)
100. We're out of time! How do you feel after answering 100 questions? ....other than exhausted.
change da world my final message goodby e

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