> Another example is the periodic highlighting of somewhat garish HTML-based websites. I like these too! I've learned that the mainstream sees these and thinks

> Another example is the periodic highlighting of somewhat garish HTML-based websites. I like these too! I've learned that the mainstream sees these and thinks "bot" or "fake" websites. It took me quite a while to understand what they were saying, which was that my designs, ones that I'd considered minimalist, just plain sucked.