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WEBMASTER@ a manifesto for everyone

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A week ago, when authoring a project for HTML Day 2026, Jay Hoffman came across a passage from an essay on blink and marquee tags. At the time, webmasters were seen as a new breed of web professionals, part designer, part developer, and part evangelist, responsible for managing, editing, and creating websites of all sizes. This passage inspired Hoffman to write dozens of articles on the Independent Web, focusing on principles, technical tutorials, accessibility, and advocacy. It led to the creation of a manifesto, which he considers his most important work to date.

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