is there a word for websites that are like, extremely deep, chiefly-noncommercial-but-with-dono-links rabbit holes of a specific niche (but also can carry plenty of unrelated personal interests). usually run by a single person with a very charming about page and theyve been up since like 2002 but ARENT personal sites.
sites that feel like the polar opposite of this recent trend the past few years of finding dozens of trashy, cluttered, one-use SEO filler sites that dont even feel like they were made by a human
https://omniglot.com
i bring this up because yesterday i found myself on omniglot.com again as i am perpetually interested in writing systems (i love you maya script & weird ass conlangs) and i was struck by how deep this website goes and how 'authentic' it feels
other examples:
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/
search for any generators online and you always get some one-off shitty webpage covered in garbage. but fantaysnamegenerators? chefs kiss. perfection. top tier utility
https://springhole.net/
springhole my beloved. a boon for writers everywhere. more generators, and endless writing about writing can be found here and i adore it. no listicle bullshit to be found
https://bogleech.com/
and of course my favorite bogged leech who i find myself coming back to so, so often. @blep can vouch i never shut the fuck up about bogleech. i love creatures
https://radiojayallen.com/
just radio reviews. radio reviews of everything every radio for like two decades. i love you so much
if you have more examples like this send them to me !! or if you know what the hell these are called !
bogleech is my fucking favorite omg. such a good site
FEATURES OF BOGLEECH DOT COM
- a super cool monsterpedia of original monster designs for a ttrpg
- review of every pokemon and every digimon
- fun special features every halloween
- a super long super good webcomic just. hidden in there
- a really neat puzzle twine game referencing famous horror monsters
- hiddenish pages
- used to run a yearly creepypasta contest, the archives are still up
- two whole ass books you can buy. one of them is a kids book. teach ur tiny relatives about beautiful bugs
- something i can only describe as a printable creature coloring card photography slash cosplay challenge (which i have always kind of wanted to do)
- hundreds of articles on random cool shit like creature design reviews and real life creature design reviews
TLDR: READ BOGLEECH DOT COM
