This probably sounds ridiculous, but I gotta say it out loud anyway because it’s been driving me bananas for the past few days. I want to create an information resource specifically for Star Trek meme creators. I haven’t been able to get it out of my head, so I think I gotta just build it already.

What would this site even have on it, you ask? Off the top of my head, I’m thinking the contents would consist of: the list of official Trek fonts for all shows (already in progress), links to screencap sites, links to the few Trek meme generators that are out there, software recommendations by platform, maybe a few guides here and there. Basically, all the stuff that would make it possible or easier to make your own Trek memes. Most of us here already have our own workflow set up just the way we want it, but not everybody does, and I’m also thinking a resource like this could help lower the barrier to entry a little.

I write code and documentation for a living, so it’s kinda in my wheelhouse. It would be a fun thing to do on the side, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a platform and host already in mind.

But I’m wondering if this would actually be used? And would anyone here be interested in contributing?

  • Kelly Aster 🏳️‍⚧️OP
    1•10 months ago

    Lol jawa21 you missed a great “I use Arch BTW” opportunity. Hmmm, Miraheze, I didn’t know it existed! I think technically it might count as a FOSS implementation, as it is free and uses Mediawiki. Since they manage the hosting, there wouldn’t be any direct access to the instance’s code, but there’s still the option to do a data export in the event of a necessary migration.

    This does look good on paper, lemme look at this some more. I’m trying to picture how this would work for this use case, and I don’t see any red flags just yet. Yeah, solid so far.

    odds are that pure accessibility and low maintenance/hosting costs are going to have to be considered first a

    Omg I feel called out. Haha, the context of accessibility is slightly different here, but I’m actually the resident web accessibility expert at work. Yeah, I use a screen reader to test functional WCAG compliance for some of our products and have to make recommendations for fixes, if not fix it myself, amongst other things. I’m actually working on a presentation about it. Yeah, this thing would serve others best if it is inclusive. Aight I gotta jet, lemme get back to you on this.

    Any other thoughts that come to mind, don’t hesitate to post it here.