Date: 04.30.2026
1. introduce yourself
i'm hank
2. How long have you been making websites?
couple years, i think it started back in 2020 or 2022.
3. And what got you into the hobby?
previous hosts were active on deviant art and toyhouse and coded some of those decorative profile boxes. thats about where it started.
4. What kind of website are you most interested in?
i like ones where people abused the fuck out of css and js, i like fun visuals.
5. What's your workflow? Do you plan your websites out thoroughly or do you come up with the design as you go along?
i come up with everyone on the spot, i usually get an idea and then try and aim for that while making shit up along the way.
6. Please link to your biggest inspirations.
hard to pick honestly, i'm not active about but i'm pretty inspired by the whole area of neocities and indie websites.
7. What's your favourite part about making websites?
freedom of customization
8. And the thing you struggle with the most?
ideas and remembering
9. Do you keep the same layout on all of your pages? Or do you use different ones?
sometimes i shuffle them around but usually they keep the same theme.
10. How confident are you with CSS?
decently confident i think, not sure if id be able to make templates for others though.
11. Do you know how to correctly use dl?
honestly havent used it.
12. What is your favourite HTML element?
i didnt actually think i could have a favorite, i just like html as a whole
14. Do you know JavaScript?
i can barely read it. i really want to learn to use it properly but i cant get any information to stick.
15. How about PHP?
i didn't know about it til recently
16. Does your website have a theme that you stick to?
sort of, usually sticks with winodws98 theme or OS styled
17. Are you more focused on content or design?
a mix, i like to make things look good and be functional
18. Do you own a domain name? If not, would you ever want to?
don't care either way to be honest, not sure what i'd even have it as
19. What do you think of nostalgia-focused or "retro" websites?
i love them, keep those coming
20. Is your HTML valid? Do you even check?
most likely not, i mash shit together til it works
21. What are your opinions on buttons and banners?
i like them, why do you think i have them
22. What do you think of button walls in particular?
i like to collect things too
23. If you started over again, would you make something similar or completely different?
maybe something different, i've remade my site a few times so who knows.
24. Are you envious of other people's websites?
yeah, hard not to. skilled people out there
25. What text editor do you use?
pheonix but sometimes if i just want to do quick fixes i do it directly on neocities
26. Why do you use that one?
i like the live preview, just works good with my workflow
27. Do you host your image files on your web server, or on another host?
28. This might not be relevant to you, but what's your opinion on the Neocities vs. Nekoweb debate?
i actually have no idea what the debate is. i don't really give a shit about debates
29. How much server space would you estimate your main website takes up?
takes up 70% of a gigabyte atm, i need to clean out my files.
30. Do you keep local backups of your files?
somewhat, i've been using my laptop more but my pc does.
31. Do you prefer simple or highly visual websites?
i like more visuals but i do prefer if things are both visual and have things to offer so whatever is fine
32. Do you stick to certain colours? Do you do that on purpose, or is it your subconscious?
i just put colors i like, its nothing too deep really
33. Have you ever thought about quitting? Why?
to be honest not really, i dont have a reason to and if anything i have more of a reason to be here more.
34. Do you have many webmaster friends, or is it a solitary hobby?
solitary hobby, i've tried onboarding a few but none of them are interested
35. Do people in your real life know about your website?
a few, i don't think they pay attention to it and i usually like it that way.
36. Do you update your website very often? How often is "very often"?
i update it whenever i remember i have a website or have the drive to do something with it
37. And the overall design, do you change that much? Why or why not?
i think my progression has been just improving.
38. Is your website more you-focused, hobby-focused, or outside world-focused?
i think a bit of everything, i mean its a personal website so more me focused but more just whatever im feeling like.
39. Do you do web design professionally?
not, i don't think i'd ever make the cut to be one. i've made some for others or helped develop one for a family business but thats about it.
40. If not, would you like to? And if you're comfortable answering, what do you do for work?
i'm disabled, i can't work.
41. Do you communicate with people by email very much?
not at all, would be cool to but email get fillec with too much spam to be reliable in that way
42. Some people reject social media and use websites as a replacement. Do you keep social media outside of your website?
i use social media for convenience, id like to move to entirely website based but i'm not skilled enough for that yet
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 but i don't give it out to strangers, i hate it though i wish there were better alternatives that match its popularity. been on it since 2015 i miss its early days a lot
44. Do you listen to music while you work on websites? If so, what kinds of artists?
my usual mixes i think, nothing too special usually
45. Do you keep everything you make on one website, or do you have more than one?
this is the only website i have and i only post on tumblr. i dont go anywhere else
46. On a similar note, do you keep to one topic on your site, or many?
it's whatever i want or feel like. i want to do a bit of everything
47. Do you present your real self, or at least try? Or do you construct a persona on purpose?
i can't stand masking but i keep a distance. i share about as much as i want peopel to know about me or feel like it'll mean something to share.
48. Have you ever made a good friend thanks to your website?
i haven't really been seeking out people so i havent made any friends on here. not against it i just don't have the time or mental energy to work through people.
49. Are you happy with the way HTML and CSS currently work?
i miss marquee working but thats the only complaint i have
50. What are practices that you think people should avoid?
work on fixing their resolution. sometimes people set up their websites too big.
51. What about under-utilised practices, or things you think people should do more?
i like when people share things, i think people should do that
52. Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?
mine is a mess, thats the best way to describe it
53. Do you consider different browsers?
i tried but chromium based browsers fuck up shit and i like firefox. everyone else is on their own with that
54. Speaking of, what's your preferred browser? Convince your readers why they should use it.
firefox, i think most people have heard some propaganda about it and honestly it's less annoying than other browsers
55. And what OS are you on?
windows 10 but i've been trying out linux cinnamon
56. Do you have a strong opinion on that, or do you just happen to use it?
i just depend on a lot of programs that are windows only so i haven't made any changes yet.
57. Are your websites mobile-friendly?
no
58. What are your thoughts on autoplay?
if you're gonna have autoplay on atleast make the volume adjustable or at like 30% volume jesus christ
59. What are your thoughts on webrings? Are you in any?
i like them and im in a few, i like to snoop at other peoples sites usually
60. Do you have any web shrines? What do you like to see in that sort of page?
i have a few and more i want to work on. i like to see collections, informations, thoughts, maybe fanworks and etc. i like to see people being passionate
61. Are your websites "cliche", in your opinion?
i dont think so, people seem to like it so who cares
62. What is your ideal website? Are you striving for that, or for something else?
something interactable, functional, and gives you reasons to come back to it
63. Are you an artist? Do you draw or design your own assets?
a good chunk of them yeah
64. What are your favourite resource sites?
i've got too many but i like the windows 98.css and windows 98 icon collection
65. Is there a habit you just can't get away from no matter how hard you try?
probably doing shit sloppily, not optimizing my stuff, forgetting to clean files and backing up my files
66. What's your biggest advice for a new webmaster?
everyone starts off somewhere, don't tkae it too seriously youre just starting out. best motivator is fun and passion.
67. Do you keep all your styling in CSS? Or do you hard-code some?
i do a mix
68. What do you think of frameset layouts?
i havent seen enough to have an opinion
69. How about table-based layouts?
no opinion tbh
70. Do you subscribe to the ideas of "one-column", "two-column" and "three-column" layouts? Do you use any of these?
i fuck around and find out
71. Do you spend longer on the HTML or the CSS?
html 100%
72. Have you ever made a page with no CSS? It's useful for your thoughts.
haven't concidered that, i might give it a shot after this
73. Do you ever find yourself making layouts with nothing to put on them? Or do you only make layouts when the need arises?
sometimes i tinker but eventually i can stich them into my website like a big web quilt
74. Would you consider yourself a beginner? Or advanced? Somewhere in the middle?
i've been a beginner my whole life, im a veteren beginner.
75. Do you have a habit of looking at the source code of websites you visit?
only when im curious on how it works and taking notes to improve my skills.
76. How did YOU learn how to make websites?
fuckign around and finding out tbh, also doign toyhouse coding has helped
77. Do you ever force elements to do things they're not supposed to?
i might have to be hoenst
78. Thoughts on floating elements?
most of my site is floating elements
79. When you're sizing stuff, what do you use first? Do you use px, em, %, or something else?
i do px
80. Do you have a favourite font?
impact or blackwolf
81. Would you run a website with another person? How would that work?
that'd be fun as hell, maybe a half and half, doing different pages, or whatever me and my headmates have been doing.
82. Do you surf the Web to find new personal websites very often?
i look around on neocities or webrings
83. Do you bookmark other people's websites? How would you feel knowing someone else bookmarked yours?
i have a shit memory and sometimes forget to check in on people but i utilize neocities following to keep an eye on people. and i'd be honestly flattered, that'd be fuckign awesome.
84. What do you want people to be most impressed with when they see your website?
not really made it to be impressive so idk lol
85. Are you interested in technology outside of websites? Do you collect?
yeah i like to collect physical media and digicams.
86. How often and for how long are you online?
being disabled has me on my computer 90% of the time, otherwise id have nothing else to do with my time.
87. When it comes to your website, who is your target audience?
myself and curious, bitter, beaten people
88. Have you ever been interested in XHTML?
not really, i havent looked too much into 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 dabbled in python years ago, been wanting to try and get back into it along with javascript
90. Speaking of programs that help you make websites, what do you think of static site generators (SSGs)? Have you ever used one?
i've seen a few but i've never used one. i've tried getting some friends to try them but failed, might make my headmates use them though
91. Do you keep a hitcounter? Why or why not?
i do, i think it's a fun filler
92. Do you frequent forums? Which ones?
not at all, i don't know how to use forums and i'm not good at interacting with people
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?
i use the editor directly sicne i can preview it live.
94. Do you think you appear cool to others? A more accurate answer now: do other people ever say you're cool?
honestly i don't know if people are genuine when they say it but i don't see how i could be cool. still flattering though
95. Are you embarrassed of your old work? Have you ever deleted everything out of shame?
eh not really, art yes but website no not really.
96. Would you close down your website if you couldn't update it, or would you leave an archive?
probably close it or leave an archive idk, depends on what people want.
97. Do you reveal a lot about yourself on your website? Or are you more secretive?
it's very selective and limited information. i like to share but also keep it vague.
98. Are you willing to reveal who your best online friend is, and/or if they have a website?
none of my friends have a website or anything but i'm my wife's #1 fan
99. And do you optimise the images on your website?
i try to when i remember
100. We're out of time! How do you feel after answering 100 questions? ....other than exhausted.
worn out, but a good way to test my blog setup. i like answering questions regardless.