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 In its early form the Yesterweb focused on "good faith interaction" as the cornerstone of its experience; it emphasised creating a community environment that was constructive, aesthetic and encouraged healthy debate and learning. These ideas were later laid out in their [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706015442/https://yesterweb.org/about/index.html#etiquette|first draft etiquette guide]]. They heavily advertised via social engagement on platforms like SpaceHey, creating a bridge between the more esoteric Neocities community and mass social media culture. In its early form the Yesterweb focused on "good faith interaction" as the cornerstone of its experience; it emphasised creating a community environment that was constructive, aesthetic and encouraged healthy debate and learning. These ideas were later laid out in their [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220706015442/https://yesterweb.org/about/index.html#etiquette|first draft etiquette guide]]. They heavily advertised via social engagement on platforms like SpaceHey, creating a bridge between the more esoteric Neocities community and mass social media culture.
  
-Through building open knowledge about HTML, the Yesterweb energised the web crafting community and triggerd many spinoff projects and new sites. Terms like the [[web_revival|Web Revival]], [[web_gardens|Web Gardens]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609162325/https://yesterweb.org/#appendix-i|Personal Site Manifestos]] were popularized within the Yesterweb. It served as many people's first experience of the indie-web-crafting scene, combining a mix of nostalgia, social activism and community that particularly spoke to people in the wake of the covid 19 pandemic which had many people stuck at home and online for months at a time.+Through building open knowledge about HTML, the Yesterweb energised the web crafting community and triggerd many spinoff projects and new sites. Terms like the [[web_revival|Web Revival]], [[web_gardens|Web Gardens]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20221211160833/https://yesterweb.org/manifesto/|Personal Site Manifestos]] were popularized within the Yesterweb. It served as many people's first experience of the indie-web-crafting scene, combining a mix of nostalgia, social activism and community that particularly spoke to people in the wake of the covid 19 pandemic which had many people stuck at home and online for months at a time.
  
 However, by 2023 the group had started to disintegrate. There are numerous theories about what exactly happened, including; getting too big too fast, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230612001334/https://sadgrl.online/cyberspace/internet-manifesto|changing ideologies]] within the admins, and general moderator burnout. Ultimately the community element of the Yesterweb ended in April 2023 with the locking of their forum. However, by 2023 the group had started to disintegrate. There are numerous theories about what exactly happened, including; getting too big too fast, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230612001334/https://sadgrl.online/cyberspace/internet-manifesto|changing ideologies]] within the admins, and general moderator burnout. Ultimately the community element of the Yesterweb ended in April 2023 with the locking of their forum.
  
-In May 2023 the Yesterweb site was updated to include a social study of their community from the perspective of their moderators. In this study, they distance themselves from the web revival community and announce a "New Web" ideology founded on ideas of "self-defense", "sacrifice" and "reeducation" of individuals. Although they do not specify where, how or for whome this is to take place. +While the modern Yesterweb is no longer part of the web revival; there are some historic resources that are worth exploring: 
- +  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230115112628/https://yesterweb.org/zine/|Yesterweb Zine 1-6]] - A community made HTML webzine!
-While the modern Yesterweb is not part of the web revival; there are some historic resources that are worth exploring: +
-  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230115112628/https://yesterweb.org/zine/|Yesterweb Zine 1-6]] - A community make HTML webzine!+
   * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230109150319/https://links.yesterweb.org/|Yesterlinks]] - A large link directory of interesting/useful sites.   * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230109150319/https://links.yesterweb.org/|Yesterlinks]] - A large link directory of interesting/useful sites.
  
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   * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609162325/https://yesterweb.org/#manifesto|Yesterweb - Manifesto for a New Web]]   * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230609162325/https://yesterweb.org/#manifesto|Yesterweb - Manifesto for a New Web]]
-  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230612003335/https://forum.yesterweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=392| Yesterweb Forum Shuitdown Topic]]+  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230612003335/https://forum.yesterweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=392| Yesterweb Forum Shutdown Topic]]
   * [[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=1295|MelonLand Forum - Yesterweb Shutdown Topic]]   * [[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=1295|MelonLand Forum - Yesterweb Shutdown Topic]]
   * [[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=1353|MelonLand Forum - Yesterweb Finding Closure]]   * [[https://forum.melonland.net/index.php?topic=1353|MelonLand Forum - Yesterweb Finding Closure]]