u/Weary-Thanks-2362

I've been thinking over something which would be feasible to build: a webring which mobile users can traverse by swiping rather than clicking. Like webring buttons, it would be easy for creators to embed into a page.

I think the addictive nature of infinite scroll (and swiping) is an absolute plague upon the world, however in the case of traversing self-authored websites the experience might be less passive than social platforms as each site invites interaction. Would it be just as addictive, or simply a neat way to browse indie websites? Maybe a little of both?

I'd like to hear your thoughts on whether you think this would be a positive contribution.

Update: looks like the reception is neutral to negative. I'll shelve this idea for now. Thanks for the feedback everyone :)

I created this to give people a high-level visual schema of which events were contemporaneous across regions and cultures. Clicking on an event label brings up a timeline and focuses in on the nodes in an event chain. Selecting a node highlights related nodes with weighted BFS. Regions can be included or excluded by clicking their labels in the bar at the top, and era bands change as you pan over different regions. Data primarily sourced from wikidata and wikipedia, tool is purpose-built with Pixi.js. Link: antiquitygraph.com

The engine generates timelines for event chains (clicking a label on the canvas will show one), and details the lifespans of historical figures. Link: antiquitygraph.com

As someone who has largely learnt about history informally during adulthood, as opposed to following an organised curriculum, my knowledge is very much fractured across time and geography. To create a sort of big-picture mental schema of historic figures and events, I put together a graph of mapping out antiquity (less charitably, one could call it a crazy wall). The idea has been to begin with chains of events i.e. the narratives often talked about, then map them out by longitude and time, with connections where appropriate. The greatest value to me is in seeing what was contemporaneous across cultures. This is a project I've been working on for myself, but if others find it interesting, so much the better.

The tool is currently in a rough state (don't expect much on mobile sorry) but I'd appreciate any feedback, both on how the UI could be improved, and whether anyone would consider something like this useful for their own purposes. I'm hosting it on the domain antiquitygraph.com at the moment.