@agentromanoffsir's "Why you should build your own HTML website" post
if you're looking to build a website, this is a great place to start. it has a lot of example websites, tutorials, and fun things you can add. i used the gifcities link in the fun stuff section to find the background tile you're looking at now!
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general webmastery resource, i used the layout builder. while the site is archived, it's still an amazing resource and i highly recommend checking it out if you have even a passive interest in creating a website.