Burning To Know …?
FAQ
How come you’re Vix at some places, Vixx at others and sometimes Anarane?
I live in a world where ‘Vix’ is a surprisingly common Internet username. As such, I’ve had to use variations over the years. That’s all there is to it.
Why do you sign EVERYTHING with “V xx”?
Not sure why or how it started, but from my very first forum post ever online, I just always have. The few times I haven’t, people call me on it, so it’s second nature now!
Where can I learn to design and code like you?
My first instinct is to tell you to go someplace else to learn. I feel that neither my design or coding skills should be imitated anywhere. The truth is I’m still learning design, my coding skills are crap and there are a million other people who could teach you much better than I (a load of which you can see on my exits page).
When did you first start learning HTML, CSS and PHP?
The first site I ever designed myself was a Silent Hill shrine collective called White Noiz, a site that I had attached to my original and fairly popular Silent Hill fansite, silenthillheaven.com. But as Yates did all of the design and I didn’t feel comfortable a) playing with that or b) fucking it up, instead I figured that a small personal site would give me the freedom to experiment in peace. I learnt by peeking at (but NEVER copying!) other people’s codes and sources, bugging my friends and experimenting at every opportunity I had. A few months later I then took some courses
in DreamWeaver and HTML to help firm up my knowledge. These days, however, I pretty much code by hand just using Notepad - it’s easier and more specific that way and I’m much more comfortable sat in front of NotePad than I am Frontpage or DW. When I think about it, I think I’ve learnt a lot in quite a short space of time, but I still get frustrated on a regular basis when I can’t do everything I want. :P
Will you help me design my site/install a script for me?
Unfortunately, no. I’d love to help but to be honest, if I had loads of free time I’d be spending it doing my own site(s), you know? However,you can always find me at codegrrl.com (screename Vixx), and the staff and members there are awesome. They were completely invaluable to me when it came to getting to grips with PHP and no doubt they’ll do the same for you. :)
How can I learn to skin my site?
It took me quite a while to master the idea of skinning, but I got there in the end by using a combination of sources, although I mainly followed Domesticat’s tutorial. Because I found it kinda hard, that’s why I decided to write my own. :) You can download my tutorial at CodeGrrl, although you should know that I don’t use it myself anymore. Using WordPress makes changing things obscenely easy!
I added you to my MSN list but you’re never on . . . :(
I’m a little less prolific online than I used to be and can be kind of antisocial. However, if I know you from any of the forums I frequent and you’d like to chat, feel free to email or PM me and we’ll swop contacts. ;) I’m very friendly and love chatting - even if it takes me a little while to get back to people. :P
Are you hosting?
Nope, sorry. :( But check out get-what-you-give.com to find someone who is!
Can we affiliate?
I don’t do the whole affilation thing anymore. But if I like you and you like me, by all means, we can exchange links! :)
How come there you post pictures of your son online but not of yourself?
I don’t think that there are many photos of Sam - just a few here and there - and the ones that are posted are harmless and can’t be interpreted or changed to suggest anything else, so I have no problems with posting a handful. :) Oh, and the reason there aren no pictures of me? It’s nothing to do with safety - it’s to do with me being seriously phobic about having my photo taken. :P There are one or two scattered across the boards I visit, but that’s pretty much it - I hate seeing myself. :P
How come you don’t post much on the SHH/CodeGrrl/etc. forums anymore?
I’ve been a big participator in the Silent Hill “community” for literally years - since the very first game - and a lot has changed as the game’s received higher acclaim and popularity. With literally thousands of members to keep up with - not to mention threads that have, quite literally, been posted hundreds of times before - I tend to fade a little more into the background that I used to and observe more than I participate. Behind the scenes though I’m just as active as ever and I can never see my love of SH - or SHHF - ever waning. :)
What the hell is happening with Silent Hill Heaven? How come you’re not updating?
YatesFox and I set it up because, at that time, there were sooooo few decent, comprehensive SH sites that we wanted to plug the gap and share our passion for the game with other like-minded fans. But this is the thing: SHH is a fan site. Dave and I both have interests and lives outside of SH and in recent months, due
to other committments, we’ve both had to take a step back from the site to concentrate on other things.
We still aim to keep adding to it and maintaining it, though - you’ll just have to be patient now that the updates are fewer. If you’re interested in donating or coming onboard the staff, get in touch.
