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Name:
handcoded_heart
Date: May 27, 2026
I miss when every website looked different. People just threw whatever they wanted on a page. Weird color combos, tiled backgrounds, blinking text, random link collections. Nobody was trying to optimize anything or follow a design system. You just opened Notepad, wrote some HTML, and put a piece of yourself online. That was the whole point. Directories like this remind me why I still hand-code everything I make. Thanks for keeping the spirit alive.
Date: May 26, 2026
Wow, a real guestbook!! I haven't signed one of these in like 15 years. This rules. No npm install required.
Name:
Sarah
Date: May 25, 2026
hey! found this directory while doing research for my digital culture class and ended up spending like 2 hours just clicking through everyones sites lol. i actually have my own site thats basically a dumping ground for my class notes, music recs, and photos of my cat. its all hand coded html because i wanted to learn how people used to do it and honestly its so much more fun than using squarespace or whatever. anyway great directory keep it going!!
Name:
Dave
Date: May 24, 2026
just spent like 2 hours clicking thru this directory when i should of been sleeping lol. found a whole section of ppl who still make geocities-style pokemon fan pages with custom sprites and tiled backgrounds and midi music. almost cried honestly. this is what the internet was SUPPOSED to be, just ppl making weird stuff bc they wanted to. thx for keeping this going
Name:
~*sparklekat*~
Date: May 23, 2026
ok so i just started my neocities like a month ago and honestly discovering webrings and link pages has been the best part?? like you just click through and find someones page about their cat or their favorite final fantasy game and its so good. algorithms could never. link pages are literally how the internet is supposed to work, just people going hey check out this cool thing i found. anyway this directory rules, found like 5 new sites to add to my links page tonight
Name:
Rachel
Date: May 22, 2026
Love this directory! I've been hand-coding my personal site since 2003 and I still maintain it the old fashioned way. It's basically a dumping ground for my photography, travel journals, and a page dedicated to every book I've read since high school. No frameworks, no JavaScript bloat, just HTML and CSS. Finding places like this makes me feel less alone in still caring about the small web. Bookmarked!
Name:
Karen
Date: May 21, 2026
OH MY GOSH I love this directory so much!! I run a little site about vintage sewing patterns and let me tell you, having my OWN page where I can make it look however I want is SO much better than fighting with algorithms on instagram!! Nobody sees my posts there anyway!! On my website I can use whatever colors I want and put midis on it and nobody can take it away from me!! The old web was about PEOPLE not engagement metrics!! Thank you for keeping this alive!!!
Name:
~*xstardustcoder*~
Date: May 20, 2026
OH MY GOSH I love this directory so much!! I got into the retro web because I was cleaning out my old computer and found my geocities backup from 2002!! It had animated starfield backgrounds and a MIDI of the X-Files theme and I literally almost cried lol!! It reminded me that websites used to have SO much personality!! Now I hand-code everything in notepad and I will NEVER go back to templates!! Thank you for keeping this alive!!!
Date: May 19, 2026
I miss when everyone's website looked different and weird and totally THEM. No templates, no algorithms, just people making stuff because they wanted to. That's what got me into art in the first place honestly. Love this directory so much, I've been clicking around for hours finding the coolest little sites. Thanks for keeping this alive!
Date: May 18, 2026
ok does ANYONE else remember those little pixel dollz maker sites from like the early 2000s?? i found one on the wayback machine last week and i literally screamed lol. i used to think those were so ancient but now i'm obsessed with making them again. i even put a dollz page on my site ^_^ this directory is SO cool btw, i keep finding new sites to explore every time i visit!! ty for keeping this alive :) :)
Name:
plaintext_pete
Date: May 17, 2026
This directory rules. I've been hand-writing HTML since '98 and honestly nothing has ever felt as good as just putting stuff on a page without 400MB of node_modules. Social media wants you to be content for an algorithm, but a personal homepage is just YOU. No engagement metrics, no feeds, just someone's weird little corner of the internet. We need more of this.
Name:
~*cassidy*~
Date: May 16, 2026
Ok I literally found this site while doing research for my digital culture class and now I've been clicking through links for like two hours instead of writing my paper lol. It makes me so happy that people are building personal sites again!! I'm learning HTML right now and honestly it feels so much more ME than any social media profile ever could. This directory is such a cool resource, thank you for keeping it going 💖
Name:
rachel
Date: May 15, 2026
god i miss when the internet was just people making weird little pages about stuff they loved. no algorithms, no engagement metrics, just someone staying up til 3am figuring out how to tile a background image and writing about their cat or their favorite anime. every page felt like walking into someone's bedroom and seeing all their posters on the wall. that was the real internet to me. thanks for keeping this alive
Name:
Linda M.
Date: May 14, 2026
Showed my kids this site tonight and they couldn't believe websites used to look like this!! My 10 year old said "why is it so plain" and I was like THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT. Just someone writing HTML by hand, no frameworks, no templates, just a person and a text editor. Honestly it hits different now. My daughter wants to learn HTML after seeing these pages and I'm so proud :) ^_^ Thanks for keeping this alive!
Name:
~*starla_midnight*~
Date: May 13, 2026
oh my gosh i have been clicking around this directory for like two hours now and i keep finding the coolest little pages!! someone's hamster shrine from 2001?? a page about collecting erasers with midis playing?? this is what the internet is supposed to FEEL like. every link is a surprise and i love it so much. thank you for keeping this alive, seriously :) bookmarked forever ^_^
Name:
maria
Date: May 12, 2026
oh my god i love this directory so much. ive been making little html pages again after like 15 years away and its the most fun ive had in forever. theres something about hand coding a page with your own weird color choices and tiling backgrounds that just feeds my soul in a way that posting on social media never did. so glad personal sites are coming back, people are realizing you dont need a platform you just need a text editor and some dreams lol. bookmarking this!!
Date: May 11, 2026
man i miss when the internet felt like exploring a weird neighborhood instead of being stuck in the same 3 strip malls. social media killed the fun of just stumbling onto someones page about like, their cat or their vintage radio collection. nobody needs an algorithm to tell them whats interesting. glad places like this still exist, bookmarked and gonna spend my whole evening clicking through links lol
Name:
~neonpetal~
Date: May 10, 2026
Just finished my first homepage last night and I'm SO proud of it lol. Finding this directory reminded me why I wanted to make one in the first place. The old web was just people being weird and creative and making stuff because they WANTED to, not because some algorithm told them to. I missed that so much and I didn't even realize it until now. Thanks for keeping this alive!!
Date: May 9, 2026
Webrings and link pages were honestly the BEST way to find cool stuff online. No algorithm, just people saying hey check out my friend's site. We need more of that again!!
Name:
Kevin
Date: May 8, 2026
this is so cool!! ive been working on my own little site about shortwave radio for like 2 years now and honestly finding directories like this makes me feel like im not just shouting into the void lol. feels like ppl are actually getting tired of the same 5 social media apps and wanting somthing more personal again. bookmarking this for sure, gonna check out every link here when i get home from work tonight
