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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 2d

Thank you, this is a very motivating comment for me

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

I just want to talk about the future of Blue Moon Falls a little bit (don’t worry, all good things!) so I’m going to use this thread to do that.
You’ve probably noticed that site updates have been nonexistent despite me officially coming out of hiatus. Well, there’s a few reasons for that:

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

Thank youu 🩷

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

Woah cool site!! Thank you for the well wishes

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

And thank you for the kind words!!

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

If you read all this, thank you! And thank you for supporting BMF. I just wanted to be transparent about where I’m at and announce my intention to overhaul the site’s code. If I pass any major milestones, I’ll be sure to update again in the future. 🩷

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

I have no exact timeline for this because of my health, and admittedly updates will probably still be delayed for a while as I work on this. But it should make BMF easier for me to work on in the future, and I’m excited about bringing my baby (this website) up to speed.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

Some other goals include fixing bugs in various tools and even rebuilding a couple from the ground up. I would also like to create the site in such a way that the theme changer in the site’s footer can change far more than colors and header image, if I ever desire to play with that more.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

In the process of making things easier for future me and cleaning up BMF’s code, I also want to make BMF much more accessible (screen readers, keyboard navigation, etc) well above the current site standard. The accessibility options page is a bandaid fix on my old code and not a proper overhaul.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

I am dedicated to keeping BMF “old-school”, as in I want to create everything in vanilla HTML/CSS/JS and do not want to use fancier technologies or external libraries unless absolutely necessary. This is a personal preference of mine. So don’t worry, the site should look and feel the same.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

Even at the site’s current size, this is going to be a big ordeal, and this is probably the last time I’m ever going to do it (I have done an overhaul twice before in BMF’s lifespan) so I need to make sure it sticks. Fully future-proofing the site is impossible, but I want to get the closest I can.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

I have been thinking for months now that BMF has gotten so big that if I want to update how this site works, I need to do it NOW, because adding any more work overhauling even more pages in the future would get to the point of not being possible for me to do by myself, and I do not want help.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

As a result, the code on BMF is… outdated to say the least. I won’t bore you all with all the technicalities, but working on top of my old code has been frustrating and tiresome for a while now, especially as the stuff I want to make gets more complex, like the PCNY distribution machine recreation.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

While the first two points are largely out of my control, point three is what I want to highlight here. I started BMF when I didn’t know anything about website development or coding. Actually, I learned everything I know due to sheer stubbornness with wanting to make this site real.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

1. I am disabled and in a bit of a war to get proper healthcare. It is sometimes unpredictable how well I will be at any given time.
2. For the first time since dropping out in 2019 due to health issues, I am now in college again. This obviously eats at my free time.
3. BMF is cumbersome to work on.

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · 3d

I just want to talk about the future of Blue Moon Falls a little bit (don’t worry, all good things!) so I’m going to use this thread to do that.
You’ve probably noticed that site updates have been nonexistent despite me officially coming out of hiatus. Well, there’s a few reasons for that:

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MaxFight97 @maxfight97.bsky.social · Jul 29

Ended up hatching a shiny Elekid using the @bluemoonfalls.com event distributor, pretty cool 😎 #ShinyPokemon #PokemonSilver

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · Jul 23

Just a heads up from my personal that I'm not dead - and BMF isn't either! There will still be updates in the future, my health has just been poor.
Today I read through some nice comments on BMF's guestbook and it was a really good pick-me-up. Thank you so much for the support, even when I'm MIA.

ayano 🏳️‍🌈 @mew.bluemoonfalls.com · Jul 23

hi! you may be wondering where i've been for months
TLDR; my mental health has been in a really poor place for a long time now. i keep thinking "this is when i come back from my hiatus!" but it never pans out. i'm trying, though. thank you for waiting for me
here's a shiny vulpix i hatched though 💕

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Tornado9797 @tornado9797.bsky.social · Jul 12

Hitting insane rare odds to get the Jumboplant Pokemon Gen 2 decoration after months of trying is one hell of way to start a birthday!

Special thanks to @bluemoonfalls.com and their super handy decoration tracking tool!

A TV showing the JumboPlant in Pokemon Stadium 2, and a Laptop showing Blue Moon Fall’s decoration tracking tool.

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Devon Voix🏳️‍⚧️ @devonvoixvo.bsky.social · May 15

We're in the final stretch now. Just 6 more captures in crystal, and then it's time for an egg hatching marathon! This couldn't have been possible without @technicalcakemix.bsky.social getting me a GB Operator, and with the help of @bluemoonfalls.com site allowing me to trade off the backup saves!

A pokedex screenshot from Pokemon Crystal. It shows Tauros, as well as 225 pokemon seen, 164 owned

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As The Pokeball Turns @asthepokeballturns.bsky.social · Mar 8

We are SOOO BACK!

We are joined by @pikavees.bsky.social, webhost of @bluemoonfalls.com, sharing her story of building a website and finding community through Pokemon as a person living with disabilities.

Listen to her episode here or your favorite podcast app!
bit.ly/ATPT138

#MyPKMNStory

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · Mar 27

Thank you! Always means a lot coming from you

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · Mar 27

New page on the site about the Stadium 2 move reminder! There's some never-before-seen trivia in here since I took it upon myself to datamine Stadium 2's learnset data.
Sorry for inactivity, I started college in January and it's been kicking my butt a little bit.
bluemoonfalls.com/pages/genera...

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Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · Dec 15

No problem! Thank you for the kind words

Blue Moon Falls @bluemoonfalls.com · Dec 15

Oh wow. That’s a crazy coincidence. Also makes me feel like an infant lol (Thank you by the way)

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