http://wiki.folk.zone/ 2026-06-21T10:47:49+00:00 http://wiki.folk.zone/ http://wiki.folk.zone/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:blogging&rev=1781933111&do=diff Blogging Platforms Platforms for publishing on the personal web — ranging from zero-cost playgrounds to fully self-hosted. Pika pika.page by Good Enough. Free tier: 50 posts. Paid: $6/month or $60/year. Features: image uploads, custom theming, guestbook (up to 50 entries), text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:blogging_workflow&rev=1781933111&do=diff Blogging Workflow A nearly-daily writing cadence built around joy and consistency, not optimization. 1. Ideas Sources: * Backlog — ideas accumulated over years, mulled over, eventually poured out when ready * Moment-triggered — something encountered sparks an immediate essay text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:browsers&rev=1781933111&do=diff Browsers Alternatives to the Chromium monoculture. See Browser Monoculture for why this matters. Privacy-Focused LibreWolf Firefox fork with stronger built-in privacy and security defaults than upstream Firefox. No telemetry, hardened settings out of the box, uBlock Origin included. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:commonplace_log&rev=1781933111&do=diff Commonplace Log A daily microblog functioning as a gratitude journal, media tracker, and commonplace book. Live site: log.brennan.day Source: github.com/brennanbrown/commonplace Concept A commonplace book is a personal notebook for collecting and curating: quotes, observations, media consumed, things worth remembering. This project makes that practice daily and public, with Git commits as the accountability mechanism. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:community&rev=1781933111&do=diff Community — Mastodon, Webmentions, RSS How to find people and build an audience on the IndieWeb without algorithms. Mastodon Decentralized, open-source microblogging. Like an old-school Twitter without the billionaire and without the algorithm pushing outrage. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:creative_commons&rev=1781933111&do=diff Creative Commons Licensing Creative Commons (CC) — international nonprofit founded by Lawrence Lessig in 2001. Provides free, standardized copyright licenses for creative works: writing, photos, music, art. License Components Symbol Code Meaning BY Attribution text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:digital_gentrification&rev=1781933111&do=diff Digital Gentrification A concept from Jessa Lingel's The Gentrification of the Internet: what happens when older, community-built platforms are displaced or flooded by newcomers mirrors physical gentrification with uncomfortable precision. The Pattern * A community builds something over years — culture, norms, earned intimacy, accumulated goodwill text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:directories&rev=1781933111&do=diff Directories & Blogrolls How people find each other on the personal web, without algorithms. Directories Ye Olde Blogroll Humanly curated list of personal blogs and independent sites. No algorithms. Updated regularly. Ooh Directory Handmade catalog of unique and nifty websites. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:dreamwidth&rev=1781933111&do=diff Dreamwidth dreamwidth.org — an open-source, non-commercial journaling platform. No advertising, no venture capital, no shareholders. History Founded 2008 by Denise Paolucci and Mark Smith, former LiveJournal employees. They watched LiveJournal drift under Russian corporate ownership toward advertising, censorship, and ethical erosion — and forked the code. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:eleventy_gotchas&rev=1781933111&do=diff Eleventy Gotchas Common bugs and non-obvious behaviours in Eleventy (11ty) static site generator. 1. HTML Escaping in Nunjucks Symptom: Raw HTML tags visible on the rendered page — angle brackets everywhere instead of formatted content. Cause: Nunjucks escapes text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:fun_accessible_small&rev=1781933111&do=diff Fun, Accessible, and Small The third principle of the IndieWeb: your site should be all three simultaneously. It's a challenging balance, but all three matter. Fun Individual, expressive design is a feature, not an afterthought. Corporate social media gives everyone the same template. The IndieWeb does not. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:getting_started&rev=1781933111&do=diff Getting Started on the IndieWeb You don't need a computer science degree. You need curiosity and willingness to try. The core principle: own your domain, own your content, own your identity. Step 0: Buy a Domain The single best first move. PorkBun has first-year costs as low as a couple dollars. Choose something personal — your name, a phrase, whatever feels right. This is yours. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:good_web&rev=1781933111&do=diff The Good Web A term for the part of the internet built in good faith — broader than the IndieWeb, though it contains it. Definition <mark>The Good Web</mark> is any part of the internet built in good faith, in the specific contractual sense: * The maker is not optimizing text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:graceful_degradation&rev=1781933111&do=diff Progressive Enhancement vs. Graceful Degradation Two strategies for handling missing capabilities — they're often confused but work in opposite directions. Progressive Enhancement Start from the baseline. Build up. * Write semantic HTML that works everywhere text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:harm_reduction&rev=1781933111&do=diff Harm Reduction — Practical Steps Moving toward the Good Web doesn't require burning everything down first. Start somewhere. In increasing order of effort: Easiest Try RSS Readers: NetNewsWire (macOS/iOS, free), Feedly, Firefox built-in reader. Follow hundreds of personal sites, journalists, and newsletters without giving a platform your attention. One of the simplest acts of digital self-determination available. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:hosting&rev=1781933111&do=diff Hosting & Domains Static Hosting (Free / Low Cost) NeoCities Free static web hosting with a thriving community. The spiritual successor to GeoCities. Great for HTML-only personal sites. NekoWeb Alternative to NeoCities with similar aesthetics and community feel. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:indieweb_defined&rev=1781933111&do=diff What Is the IndieWeb? Terminology Several overlapping terms describe the same space. “IndieWeb” is the most widely used and functions as an umbrella: Term Notes IndieWeb Most popular; indieweb.org is the canonical reference Small Web / Smol Web smolweb.org; emphasis on minimalism and small scale text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:neighbourhood&rev=1781933111&do=diff Being a Good Neighbour Linking to other independent sites is not optional decoration. It is the connective tissue of the web as ecosystem. As Matt put it: “the IndieWeb dies without people spreading the word.” Blogrolls A list of other blogs and sites you actually read. The original way communities formed in the blogosphere — people pointing to people, creating discovery without algorithms. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:offline_knowledge&rev=1781933111&do=diff Offline Knowledge Preservation The Internet is fragile. Websites disappear (link rot studies show significant decay over 5 years), services shut down, and access can be cut by infrastructure failures, censorship, or economic collapse. Kiwix Kiwix — offline reader for free, compressed ZIM files of major knowledge sources. No internet required once downloaded. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:omg_lol&rev=1781933111&do=diff omg.lol omg.lol — a small, indie internet services bundle created by Adam Newbold (NeatNik). $20/year. No venture capital, no dark patterns, no growth hacking, no pivot risk. Services Included Service URL Replaces Notes Profile page yourname.omg.lol About.me, Linktree text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:onboarding_gap&rev=1781933111&do=diff The IndieWeb Onboarding Gap YouTuber OnionBoots' video on the Old/IndieWeb revival reached over 500,000 views. A handful of those viewers joined IndieWeb communities. The conversion gap is the defining unsolved problem. Identified Barriers Jargon and assumed knowledge IndieWeb's own challenges wiki is honest: outdated tutorials, jargon, prior knowledge baked into even the text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:platform_stats&rev=1781933111&do=diff Platform Statistics (2024–2025) Reference numbers for IndieWeb-adjacent platforms and the context for why they matter. Medium * 100 million monthly visitors * $2 million+ paid to writers monthly * Membership: $5/month — a portion goes directly to every writer whose work you applaud, highlight, or spend time reading text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:principles&rev=1781933111&do=diff IndieWeb Principles Core ideas. Full reference: indieweb.org. Own Your Data Your content should live on infrastructure you control. Platform shutdowns, ToS changes, and algorithmic suppression can't reach content on your own domain. POSSE Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:progressive_enhancement&rev=1781933111&do=diff Progressive Enhancement Progressive enhancement starts with a working baseline and adds enhancements on top. This is the opposite of graceful degradation (which starts with the full experience and removes things when they fail). The Principle * Build the baseline so it works for everyone text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:public_access_radio&rev=1781933111&do=diff Public Access TV and Community Radio The Principle Public access television existed at the frequency of good intention. No ratings. No sponsors. No notes from the network. A person, a borrowed camera, and heart. The parallel to the Good Web is direct: anybody, any channel, no gatekeeping by production value or corporate approval. The IndieWeb is to corporate social media what public access was to cable networks. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:resources&rev=1781933111&do=diff Resources & Reading Philosophy & Manifestos * Yesterweb Manifesto — long, fascinating treatise on what the web became and what it could be * IndieWeb.org — wiki, principles, how-tos * IndieWeb guide — practical onboarding * Paul Robert Lloyd's IndieWeb write-up — concise explanation of core ideas * Rachel Kwon's reading list — large curated list of thinkpieces on the independent web text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:search&rev=1781933111&do=diff Search Engines for the Small Web Alternatives to Google that surface independent, personal, and text-heavy sites. Why This Matters Google search has been in structural decline: traffic to quality sites fell 60%+ between 2021–2025 while AI-generated spam flourished. News publishers lost half their Google traffic between 2023–2025. Algorithm updates dropped from 10/year to 4 while volatility hit record highs. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:start&rev=1781933111&do=diff IndieWeb The independent web — a movement to own your data, publish on your own terms, and build communities without corporate intermediaries. Core principle: own your domain, own your content, own your identity. Pages Page Description The Good Web Broader than IndieWeb; good-faith disposition, social media stats, what it includes text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:status_lol_twtxt&rev=1781933111&do=diff Syncing status.lol to twtxt Automatically publish twtxt entries from status.lol updates at build time, via the omg.lol API. The Flow * Post once on status.lol * Eleventy fetches the omg.lol API at build time (cached 1 hour) * Transforms JSON statuses → twtxt format (ISO 8601 timestamp + content) text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:syndication_vs_participation&rev=1781933111&do=diff Syndication vs. Participation Two fundamentally different ways to show up on an existing platform or community. Syndication Drop your existing content into new territory. Cross-post the archive. Point the same megaphone at a different wall. Broadcasting. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:testing_nojs&rev=1781933111&do=diff Testing Without JavaScript (Lynx) The only reliable way to know your site works without JavaScript is to test in an environment where JavaScript doesn't exist. Lynx Lynx is a text-based web browser — no JavaScript engine, no CSS rendering, pure HTML text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:trust_online&rev=1781933111&do=diff Trust and Faith Online The GenAI Tell-Scan The rise of generative AI has created an involuntary reflex: scanning every piece of art or writing encountered online for “tells” — signs that it was machine-generated. Artefacts in backgrounds, repeated turns of phrase, statistical smoothness in prose. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:web1_aesthetics&rev=1781933111&do=diff Web 1.0 Aesthetics Specific IndieWeb patterns with roots in the early web, now experiencing a revival. 88x31 Badges Small 88×31 pixel buttons — the business cards of the early web. Used to link to other sites or proclaim a stance or interest. Ubiquitous on GeoCities and early personal sites. text/html 2026-06-20T05:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.folk.zone/doku.php?id=indieweb:web_as_ecosystem&rev=1781933111&do=diff The Web as Ecosystem The Web Is Not Mechanical The word “network” predates computers. A net was a woven thing — threads knotted into strength, rail lines, telegraph wires. When engineers linked machines through ARPANET, they borrowed the textile word. Tim Berners-Lee chose