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My first Geocities page got roasted for using that 'under construction' gif
Back in '97, I was so proud of my Star Trek fan page. I had that little animated construction worker guy right at the top. Posted the link on a Trek BBS and someone replied, 'The web is always under construction. That gif is the mark of an amateur.' Felt like a punch in the gut, but they were right. I took it down that day and just launched the page, even if parts were empty. It forced me to think of a site as something live, not a project forever being built. Did anyone else have a piece of 'netiquette' criticism that actually stuck with you from those days?
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jones.grace1mo ago
Yeah, that "mark of an amateur" line hits hard. For me it was using blink tags. Some guy in a chat room told me it was like screaming for attention and made people leave. He was so right, it was just visual noise. I took them out and my guestbook sign ups actually went up.
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paul3301mo ago
My buddy got torn apart for a midi autoplay track on his anime site, same vibe as what jones.grace said about blink tags. That feedback stung but honestly saved his ears.
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