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what is the point of your website?
mostly, the point of my website is just for me to have fun making it! The point of my site is to be an archive of the NatM franchise, serving as a fan site and collection of official and fanmade stuff! The point of my website is to house my projects, inspire others, and just generally be my "home" on the web. My site is a place for me to really talk about what I love and luxuriate in the freedom of unrestrained expression. Having somewhere to type as much I want about whatever I want is so freeing.

does a website need to have a point?
i don't think it needs to have one, but instead think that they all have one even if the point is just 'for fun' or 'to make something for the sake of making it' or something along those lines. Not always, no. Websites are usually created for a reason, but that reason doesn't have to be one that makes sense. Like some of the sites on The Useless Web, they're works of art that are taken out of their original context, or are made to be useless on purpose, like Endless Horse. I don't think so! It can just be a creative endeavor that exists for the sake of itself. the only truly pointless websites are the ones that are just text generated by an AI to win the SEO race. well they have been made with a goal in mind but they're just a waste of digital space Only as much as any creation needs to "have a point." Creation itself is purpose. For a website to exist, someone, somewhere, will have decided they want it to. That is all the point it needs.

what is the "point" of the melonland everyone site (to you)?
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what's your favorite thing to look at on other people's websites?
I like to look at the actual structure of them! Where they decide to put their navigation, how they make the code do what they want, and how they make images go in certain positions/areas. People can get really creative! I love reading people's blogs and seeing what they're into. Anything that's outside of the usual blog/about/links/graphics usually catches my eye, because I like to see how people stry outside of the usual formula. unusual and/or gimmicky stuff. a fridge page, a button that squeaks, stickers to decorate the homepage, a hidden shrine, a page dedicated to songs with a usa state in the title, anything like that. I love what people come up with! i don't usually go to it first but i like seeing people's art pages. i just like art! I like to learn about others' interests, especially the ones I have little to no exposure to. It's the kind of exposure to new things that you really need to seek out online; that "wow, I didn't even know this existed, and now I know so much about it and why this person loves it" sort of thing.

what do you most hope people look at on your website, if they don't see everything?
feel free to link your site, so people can make your wish come true!
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what's a film that you love, AND feel OK with showing a small child?
I love fantastic mr fox. It feels os good to watch, the music is great, its funny, its just an all around great movie. And all the food in it is soooo mmmmm The Wallace & Grommit films are funny, entertaining, and lovely works of claymation art. I've loved them since I was a kid myself. Luca :). the story is nothing new but it's well executed, the kids are adorable, and the setting and atmosphere are wonderful... it made me want to visit Liguria The Brave Little Toaster. It's definitely intense, as far as children's films go, but I loved it when I was younger for the scariness and darkness of it, alongside the beauty and childlike joy.

what are your limits to what is child appropriate (not just small children)?
I'm not sure myself. I think nobody would bat an eye if a family watched the comedy Bianco Rosso e Verdone together here, but it has a fully naked prostitute trying to seduce a man in it... It has to depend on the child or children in question. Everyone is different. There are, of course, some things I would never volunteer to anyone under 18, or even 21 maybe; depictions of certain kinds of violence, gratuitous sexual scenes, things like that. But, when it comes to themes and messaging, I think media literate kids can handle quite complex ideas.
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Whats something you love about where you currently live.
I was thinking something about the city/neighborhood/area, but feel free to talk about your actual home if you want!

I love that I can hear birds every morning if i'm early enough. It feels very romantic I love the food! I'm in the Southern part of my country where the borders meet, and there's a great melding of different food cultures present. the sea, the rocks, the crabs. it's not the best seashore ever, but I love that it's there and that I can always go there I like how close everything is. Supermarkets, malls, schools, parks, all that stuff. And there's also a river nearby :) the weather is nice enough here, and since i live on a campus we have a little lake i can walk to. in general its a very walkable campus, but i wish the rest of the town was walkable! still, it's just a short drive to go on hikes when the weather permits. that's another nice thing.

what's something that's missing instead? what you wish was there?
a pleasure wheel! there's a really good spot for it! but I bet that if it was build the ticket would cost too much...
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How did you find out about the IndieWeb/SmallWeb/Personal Web movement?
I had actually been thinking about getting back into website making because I was getting tired of social media. Then I found out about Neocities, and realized I wasn't the only one!
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What weird superpower do you want?
I'd love to be able to eat anything organic without getting ill. leaves, spoiled food, random half-drunk bottles on the street... and any body of water would be potable
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I think we all dislike social media in one way or another here, but is there something that you DO like about it?
I like like buttons. NOT like counters, I just think it's a nice inobtrusive way to tell someone you saw and enjoyed their stuff even if you really have absolutely nothing to say about it (I'm the kind of person that would answer most messages with a 👍 if they could...). there are some indie web alternatives but they're not the easiest to implement.
I'm also addicted to tumblr (unfortunate) and I think reblogs are wonderful to share things, but those wouldn't really work outside socials would they
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Do you own any objects that remind you of a piece of media you like? If so, what?
I suppose my Pai Sho board, modeled after the ones in Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's wood and epoxy so it's pretty heavy, but i still pull it out for a game sometimes. I have a hairclip that looks like the little plastic one Arrietty wears in The Secret World of Arrietty. I used to wear it sometimes, but I don't so much anymore.
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do you have any default orders at restaurants?
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What game (tabletop, video, sport, or otherwise) do you wish was better known so you could find more people to play with?