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 |  Professional Online Presence dot com |
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 |  V2.0                                 |
 |  Last Major Update: 2 November 2025   | 
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/* TEAM */
Owner, Creator, Developer and Writer (all sole): Thomas Lancaster (thomaslancaster.co.uk).
Acknowledgement: ChatGPT for web development support, content creation, ASCII graphics, and ideas (including adding this humans.txt file).
ReadMeFirst: I am Thomas Lancaster, a Computer Scientist and educator. I include some programmer focused humour here. I hope the way this file is structured and its contents are useful to all.

/* PROJECT */
Website: ProfessionalOnlinePresence.com
Professional Online Presence: A consistent, public web representation that aims to presents you as you'd prefer to be represented for your caeer.
Check This: What does a web and social media search say about you and our name? You can't control what everyone posts about you, but you can optimise your approach to present the view you would like others to see.

/* DEVELOPMENT */
Site V1 (legacy): WordPress blog sharing information, resources and podcasts for students on creating professional online presences, based on my expertise as one of the first UK higher education trainers in this field. The site also shared the story of how and why I developed podcasts.
Site V2 (current): The site has been redeveloped to be accessible, static, lightweight, mobile first, and optimised for search and AI. Much of the V1 content has been preserved for legacy interest, some more editing is needed, the site does contain new and useful content.
Site V3 (possible future): I would like the site to provide updated strategies, information, and resources on developing professional online presences, whilst keeping important legacy narratives and materials.

/* THANKS */
Higher Education Academy: For the original funding for me to learn podcasting.
Birmingham City University: For spending the funding.
Educators and students: Without you, this site would never have existed.

/* TECHNICAL */
Standards: HTML5, CSS3.
Hosting: GitHub and Cloudflare Pages.
If The Repo Is Public: Suggest improvements or fixes via the site repository (see README).
Not (If The Repo Is Public): This is the expected state as this site is not currently being actively developed.


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  |  credits here |
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/* HUMANS.TXT */
About: A movement to credit the humans behind websites, predating the complication of AI involvement.
Benefit: A noise-free way for site visitors to learn more about a website, its purpose, the person or team behind the site, and what those people feel is important to share.
Format: A simple text file. Sometimes hyperlinked, sometimes hidden so humans in the know look for it. 
Structure: It's up to you. Traditionally the template style used here, but you choose the section titles and contents. Some human.txt files are short (one or two lines). Some are corporate. Some are quirky. Some have Easter Eggs.
Suggestion: Share a section like this in your humans.txt to help the movement grow.
Credits: This section of this humans.txt file was originated by Thomas Lancaster (thomaslancaster.co.uk). I'm sure others have had similar ideas. Feel free to edit it, use it, steal it, or ignore it.
Official: humanstxt.org


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/* APPENDIX A: EASTER EGG CLUES */
Self: Find within humans.txt.
Site: Check the footers (don't forget to 404).
Note: This humans.txt file exists because a developer thought “let’s make the credits fun”.

/* APPENDIX B: CHANGE LOG */
2.0: Migrated website with new showcase features and initial content updates

/* APPENDIX C: HOW TO KEEP IMPROVING */
[↑] learn  [→] apply
[←] reflect [↓] rest

/* APPENDIX D: TIME TO RELEASE THE CSS */
 style > style > style (send help)

/* APPENDIX E: A SUMMARY AND FAST ACTION PLAN FOR THE END SCROLLERS */
URL: ProfessionalOnlinePresence.com
Audience: Students who should be professionally representing themselves online.
Your Take-Home Assessment: Develop a discoverable web presence that best presents you online - and take control of your professional identity.
Advanced Tip: Show your skills, don't just talk about your skills.