So I'm still figuring out how exactly I'm going to use this page

[estrogenandspite]

I'm here as someone without a my typical site to visit now that Cohost has closed down, like so many others. I'm going to do a lot of my initial posts by porting over my best posts from Cohost *and* from my old blog I ran from 2017-2021. (I'll probably eventually revive that WordPress account too, I've missed blogging.) Beyond that... I am going to do a game jam for TTRPG design, so I'll probably talk about that here, and I'm going to talk about my writing some as well.

I really want to use social media with more purpose than I have been. I want to avoid mindlessly scrolling for hours. I want to hold onto the healthy habits I've picked up. So posting somewhere that is a legacy of the old internet like this? Exactly the kind of place I need - although I will be posting elsewhere too. After cohost, I'm going to try not to get too invested in any one place.

Comments

[softwareangel]

im happy to see you here!!! i want to try inviting more and more people here to really fill the place up because i really like the look and feel of this site already. i really look forward to hearing more about your game jam and reading your writing!!

[estrogenandspite]

Yeah definitely going to try and bring more people over too. Like...this place feels very much like somewhere I could enjoy posting and chatting, and where I won't endlessly doomscroll.

[softwareangel]

yeah!!! i havent really explored the communities and other journals here much quite yet, its just been me and my friends but its been a very lovely time so far!!!

[whispersilk]

I'm not sure if there are specific details I'm missing, but this might be a decent place for the CSS crimes community? It's possible to use RAW CSS in posts and comments, but I don't know if there are any undocumented limitations on that which would prevent the CSS criminals from doing what they do on Cohost.

Edit: Hmm... it looks like there probably are specific details I'm missing, though I don't know what they are. I tried to add an animation to that text, too, that I ripped from a simpler #css crimes post on Cohost, and it's not working. Viewing the page source shows that it's still there, but it's not playing. Interesting.

[airah]

I think we're all still a little shaky right now. I feel good about this place, it's got the longevity and the simplicity. I think as the chaos dies down and people start getting used to the formatting and how to do community spaces here things will probably even out pretty well.
Or at least I hope so.