yoyo i'm soul / kui, you've prob read the about me already if you're here!
2. How long have you been making websites?
Technically I started expirementing back in 2021 when I created this site but I gave up for a while. I really started picking up website making in 2024 again.
3. And what got you into the hobby?
I really enjoyed exploring cool personal sites, It felt like extensions of a person. A place where you could express yourself and I wanted a place like that so here we are.
4. What kind of website are you most interested in?
Sites that reflect the webmaster in it's purest form. sites that have care / love put into them in design or content always makes me smile.
5. What's your workflow? Do you plan your websites out thoroughly or do you come up with the design as you go along?
My current workflow is to get the pages setup with a basic layout first. I then sketch out any layouts I want to code in my art app, I try to copy what I sketched but it always ends up different. You can read more about it in the devlog page.
6. Please link to your biggest inspirations.
Honestly the two that really inspired me to get into site making are these two. &
7. What's your favourite part about making websites?
Decoration definitely
8. And the thing you struggle with the most?
Keeping the errors the a mininmum, some of my pages have a lot of HTML errors. I'll fix them eventually idk when.
9. Do you keep the same layout on all of your pages? Or do you use different ones?
For now some pages will be a basic one div layout. I plan to change it up one day but it's easier to make all the pages I want on the site right now with that layout.
10. How confident are you with CSS?
I'd say I'm like in the middle, there's still some stuff I need to learn
11. Do you know how to correctly use <dl>?
Not really, I don't think i've ever needed to use that tag on the site yet.
12. What is your favourite HTML element?
13. If you're making a new web page from scratch, what is the first thing you do?
I plan out the background + music.
14. Do you know JavaScript?
No, I often look online for any javascripting help.
15. How about PHP?
no i dont use any of that.
16. Does your website have a theme that you stick to?
The main theming of the website is heavenly stuff, clouds, lots of the color blue or just a calm feel. Other themeing is based around old games or anime.
17. Are you more focused on content or design?
Content, design is fun but what's the point if there's nothing to read or keep coming back to see?
18. Do you own a domain name? If not, would you ever want to?
No I don't have one, if i were to change it I would make it into .net for a simple change. If I could go all out i would probably name the domain eternalheavenly.paradise or soulkuiro.paradise
19. What do you think of nostalgia-focused or "retro" websites?
I really love those sites, a lot of websites themed like that really nail the look. They're so fun to look at!
20. Is your HTML valid? Do you even check?
most of my pages aren't valid LOL. my newer pages don't have any errors, most of this site was made back in 2021 - 2024 and my HTML knowledge was minimal.
21. What are your opinion on buttons and banners?
One of my favorite parts of the indie web! I like looking at site buttons, 88x31s` or banners, a lotta them are cool and crazy looking. i thought of the buttons being a gateway to a whole new fun site, contained in a small image / gif at 88x31!
22. What do you think of button walls in particular?
they're plesant to look at although they make my webpage lag.
23. If you started over again, would you make something similar or completely different?
I would probably go all in on the futuristic aesthethic I wanted at first, I kinda moved it over to techBREAKER.
24. Are you envious of other people's websites?
no, there's not really a reason to be. i think everyones sites look cool asf
25. What text editor do you use?
phoenix code
26. Why do you use that one?
cool QOL features
27. Do you host your image files on your web server, or on another host?
Neocities, i can't rely on images being on sites that go down often.
28. This might not be relevant to you, but what's your opinion on the Neocities vs. Nekoweb debate?
silly and stupid, we all like to make websites. doesn't really matter where you host it.
29. How much server space would you estimate your main website takes up?
1GB+
30. Do you keep local backups of your files?
yes. everything is on my PC in a folder called "websites"
31. Do you prefer simple or highly visual websites?
I like highly visual websites although the simplistic ones are so pleasing to look at and stylish at times.
32. Do you stick to certain colours? Do you do that on purpose, or is it your subconscious?
Blue!!! It fits the theme of my website.
33. Have you ever thought about quitting? Why?
nope! i really enjoy website making and i'd like to master it someday.
34. Do you have many webmaster friends, or is it a solitary hobby?
I wouldn't really say so, I have cool moots here on Neocities but I haven't talked to any other webmasters enough to be friends. Both of my friend groups are mainly artists. I'd love to have more true webmaster friends tho!
35. Do people in your real life know about your website?
no and i hope they never will LOL
36. Do you update your website very often? How often is "very often"?
nah, not really as much as I used to. I'd say the update schedule is prob anywhere from 3 days to - 2 Weeks
37. And the overall design, do you change that much? Why or why not?
I try to keep the vibe similiar all around, i do make small changes here and there but everything mostly remains the same. I will be changing page layouts someday.
38. Is your website more you-focused, hobby-focused, or outside world-focused?
It's mainly a personal site with some of my hobbies on the side aswell. I'd say it's half and half.
39. Do you do web design professionally?
nope
40. If not, would you like to? And if you're comfortable answering, what do you do for work?
nooooo i can't even update my site normally without getting mad at coding to so no.
41. Do you communicate with people by email very much?
Nope, only with stuff involving webrings.
42. Some people reject social media and use websites as a replacement. Do you keep social media outside of your website?
i keep social media outside of my site but I don't really post anything besides second life stuff. i was thinking about an art twitter or bluesky but i'm not even sure abt that tbh. i use toyhouse like a storage than social media.
43. How about instant messengers? Do you use a mainstream one like Discord or Telegram? Or something like Matrix? Do you avoid them?
yes all my bros on discord....................also wtf is mtrix lol
44. Do you listen to music while you work on websites? If so, what kinds of artists?
i mostly throw on anything, sometimes those shitty youtube mix playlists or maybe music from my pc. spotify aswell. i like chill mix or sometimes fast paced shit.
45. Do you keep everything you make on one website, or do you have more than one?
i got a second site besides this one, techBREAKER. i'm gonna make some exclusive stuff over there but nothing too crazy going on over there rn.
46. On a similar note, do you keep to one topic on your site, or many?
manymany, i like to keep it interesting. there's art, reviews (coming eventually), silly screenshots and more. the blog page has a lot of different topics i talk about over there.. i would've made a fc2 but it seems like a hassle.
47. Do you present your real self, or at least try? Or do you construct a persona on purpose?
this site is my real self, everything comes straight from the soul. it's a site to express myself and my interests.
48. Have you ever made a good friend thanks to your website?
hmmm not anyone i can think of the top of my head.. but hey moots / visitors, HI!! i'd love to be your friend outside of neocities! ^^
49. Are you happy with the way HTML and CSS currently work?
yea it's cool rn i guess, can't say im an expert so i can't really be mad at the bugs or whatevr.
50. What are practices that you think people should avoid?
if you want to code your own site using site templates are fine. but, you should learn about coding incase of any problems arise.
51. What about under-utilised practices, or things you think people should do more?
sketch your site layout or page layouts before you code them! it's really good for brainstorming. you can bounce off ideas you get from your sketch and add more elements into your coding.
52. Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?
i will say i'm guilty of generic structure, it's mainly do a one div style so i can get my ideas onto a page. I'm going to be editing page layouts later when I get the time.
53. Do you consider different browsers?
yes i do often. librewolf breaks a lotta shit and I can't really see some elements on pages that I need to see.
54. Speaking of, what's your preferred browser? Convince your readers why they should use it.
librewolf you probably shouldn't use it LOL. i'm a fan of firefox based browsers.
55. And what OS are you on?
windows 10 but these mfs are trying to get me to upgrade to 11 ewww..
56. Do you have a strong opinion on that, or do you just happen to use it?
i love windows 10 i've gotten so comfortable with it. i've heard from a bud that windows 11 has really weird changes and bloatware or somethin.
57. Are your websites mobile-friendly?
nooooooooo................. i'd love to fix it one day tho.
58. What are your thoughts on autoplay?
it's fine as long as you warn others before hand. i think people who have autoplay music / videos on their site should have a warning before hand! i also believe the first two pages that you'll have visitors enter shouldn't have any loud autoplay music or videos on it.
59. What are your thoughts on webrings? Are you in any?
webrings are fun, they make me happy. to share common interests with other users and visit their sites with a click of a button is so neat. having our sites in unison is pretty sweet to me.
60. Do you have any web shrines? What do you like to see in that sort of page?
yes i have only one finished web shrine as of the time i'm writing this. it's a tekken 4 shrine, my favorite game of all time. i have other shrines planned right now but they aren't finished. what i like to see in shrine pages is just true passion for whatever a webmaster is talking about. it makes the read more interesting when the author includes little facts or so in their shrine. a neat looking page is pleasent too with a lot of decoration!
61. Are your websites "cliche", in your opinion?
not sure what that means in a website making context. sites are vastly different from each other since we all aren't the same webmaster.
62. What is your ideal website? Are you striving for that, or for something else?
just a site with finished pages.. im striving for it but it takes a toll on me coding and trying to figure out layouts for hours.
63. Are you an artist? Do you draw or design your own assets?
yupyup i'm an artist if u couldn't tell. half the site is drawn by me.
64. What are your favourite resource sites?
i actually haven't found a whole site full of resources yet.
65. Is there a habit you just can't get away from no matter how hard you try?
yes........... drawing a buncha sketches and not really drawing full pieces. i'd like to break that habbit and get my love for art fully back.
66. What's your biggest advice for a new webmaster?
learn it all, take your time and expirement with html + css. don't rush into it and put a buncha spagetthi code together you'll end up frustrated in the end like i used to be.
67. Do you keep all your styling in CSS? Or do you hard-code some?
i rely on css to carry me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
68. What do you think of frameset layouts?
I think they look neat, i've never used one.
69. How about table-based layouts?
I really like sites with these layouts, they're nice and compact. I would've made one probably if I didn't go for this.
70. Do you subscribe to the ideas of "one-column", "two-column" and "three-column" layouts? Do you use any of these?
yes, i will likely be using some of these in the future of my website. I'll be doing a layout overhaul eventually.
71. Do you spend longer on the HTML or the CSS?
def the css. positioning and flexbox kill me. i need to truely look into those one day.
72. Have you ever made a page with no CSS? It's useful for your thoughts.
nah. maybe i should, thanks for the headsup.
73. Do you ever find yourself making layouts with nothing to put on them? Or do you only make layouts when the need arises?
i haven't made any crazy layouts on my site yet besides the index, homepage and sanctuary page. those were all planned out and tweaked as i added content. i dont leave blank templates around for content.
74. Would you consider yourself a beginner? Or advanced? Somewhere in the middle?
i'd call myself a beginner still or perhaps a novice. i'm still very nooby on html and css and can only do enough to make simple pages.
75. Do you have a habit of looking at the source code of websites you visit?
yes but not too often anymore, only when i was a super noob. i remember visiting ko's crag and was like how tf do i add autoplay music to my site?!? i remember checking the source code to find out.
76. How did YOU learn how to make websites?
i remember starting by tryin to watch those youtube neocities tutorials back in 24' but it was hard to follow. i've built my html knowledge from sites like w3schools, geeksforgeeks and stackoverflow.
77. Do you ever force elements to do things they're not supposed to?
yes. that's why the shit always looks busted as hell on certain resolutions and on mobile especially LOL.
78. Thoughts on floating elements?
hahaha this brings back memories when i used to use float:right; to make my page layouts LOL. not sure if there's a proper way to utilize float without it breaking some page elements but i think its fine. it def has a use but do not use it to make layouts..please!!
79. When you're sizing stuff, what do you use first? Do you use px, em, %, or something else?
i'm a px guy, theres a couple of % sometimes in my scaling tho.
80. Do you have a favourite font?
serpentine + RoG2 Sans Serif Std
81. Would you run a website with another person? How would that work?
i would prob make one for me and my best bro. i think he writes interesting game reviews and we could both have a full on game review section with cool reviews.
82. Do you surf the Web to find new personal websites very often?
yea yea yea yea, every day i'm on the search to find sites made with passion.
83. Do you bookmark other people's websites? How would you feel knowing someone else bookmarked yours?
yes bro.. half of my bookmarks are other's sites. it's to keep up with them ever so often, i've noticed many sites are moving off neocities or are hosted on nekoweb and it's easy to miss updates. and if you have my site bookmarked hi, thank you for enjoying my site. i hope to bring you more content in the future but my motivation is low rn.
84. What do you want people to be most impressed with when they see your website?
hrm i don't want to impress anyone since i think my site isn't the most beautifully layed out or designed. i intend for this site to be a place where you can laugh at my sillyness or share a love for shared interests between me & you.
85. Are you interested in technology outside of websites? Do you collect?
hell yeh i love technology. recently i've been buying more older tech, i'm on the search for a somewhat decent CD player / walkman rn. i'd love to own a digital camera one day. my current tech is mainly consoles as of now. handhelds and consoles rn. check my digital shelf if you're interested
86. How often and for how long are you online?
usually all day but often 9am - 3pm sometimes
87. When it comes to your website, who is your target audience?
varies.. people who like the y2k aesthetic, anime fans, gamers of all types, if you like the color blue, angel fans, cool people, people who like sonic as much as i do, fighting game enjoyers, visual novel readers.. to name a few.
88. Have you ever been interested in XHTML?
wtf is that LOL, sounds interesting.
89. Do you program in general? Have you ever written a program for use with or on your website, not counting simple JavaScript?
nopenopenopenope and never will.
90. Speaking of programs that help you make websites, what do you think of static site generators (SSGs)? Have you ever used one?
i'm not even sure wtf that is
91. Do you keep a hitcounter? Why or why not?
yes! i find the neocities counter to be a bit inaccurate. i'm not even sure if near 150k people have even seen my site. my hitcounter on the EHP homepage is currently at 1447 at the time i'm writing this. 1447 unique visitors sounds about right to me.
92. Do you frequent forums? Which ones?
can't say i'm a forum user, im more of a lurker that goes to forums for help on certain problems.
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?
yeah i write everything directly into the editor. i dont see a need to go to like a .txt document when you can see errors or problems in most code editors. it's a lot easier to see what u are doing in code editors.
94. Do you think you appear cool to others? A more accurate answer now: do other people ever say you're cool?
hmmm idk, i don't really see a need to appear as a badass online or somethin'. it's a bit silly if you try to appear super cool online, i think people might see me as a chill guy online instead.
95. Are you embarrassed of your old work? Have you ever deleted everything out of shame?
I see it as cringey but I embrace it and recognize my old stuff as a relic of the past. I've archived my miiverse art for that exact reason, to remember how I used to draw!
96. Would you close down your website if you couldn't update it, or would you leave an archive?
I'd leave EHP as an archive if I couldn't update it. i find my site has a quite a bit of content rn so i'd leave it open to explore; prob a 30 min or less read.
97. Do you reveal a lot about yourself on your website? Or are you more secretive?
no and I won't, you'll get to know my hobbies, stuff I like, and funny comments but that's about it.
98. Are you willing to reveal who your best online friend is, and/or if they have a website?
my online friend is also my best friend IRL.. my best bro doesn't have a website, idk if he ever will have one ever.
99. And do you optimise the images on your website?
I really try to but there's a lot and I get lazy. Some are optimised and others aren't.
100. We're out of time! How do you feel after answering 100 questions? ....other than exhausted.
actually i found this pretty interesting. it was fun answering 100 webmaster questions. i found myself answering quesiton after question when i picked this back up 40 minutes ago
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