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== MorDictionary Bear Blog ==

''Editorial publication platform of [https://mordictionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MorDictionary], hosted on [https://bearblog.dev/ Bear Blog].''

The MorDictionary Bear Blog is the long-form editorial and commentary wing of the MorDictionary project. It operates as a lightweight publishing platform for essays, reflections on lexicography, highlighted entries, and project philosophy.

Unlike the structured [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] dictionary, the Bear Blog serves as a more narrative and occasionally self-referential space.

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=== Purpose ===

The Bear Blog exists to:

* Publish essays on lexicography and language culture  
* Provide commentary on notable MorDictionary entries  
* Document MorDictionary's aesthetic and technical experiments  
* Articulate our philosophy behind collaborative dictionary-building  
* Provide a lightweight, distraction-free reading experience  

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=== Design Philosophy ===

[[File:Compressed Gif from MorDictionary BearBlog.gif|thumb|right|350px|A lo-fi dark academia animation of floating hardcover books in a grainy void.]]

The blog adopts a minimal structure powered by Bear Blog software, while intentionally preserving elements of the retro-website atmosphere seen on [https://mordictionary.neocities.org/ the MorDictionary Neocities site].

While the publishing engine is clean and minimal, the broader MorDictionary design language embraces expressive, atmospheric aesthetics. This includes lo-fi textures, compressed looping GIFs, and subtle visual noise that evoke early-web craft and “dark academia” study aesthetics.

The Bear Blog itself remains intentionally readable and restrained, but it exists within a larger design ecosystem that values handcrafted weirdness over sterile optimization.

[[File:MorDictionary BearBlog Logo.png|thumb|none|alt=Illustration of a woman reading a glowing cyan book against a dark starry background.|MorDictionary BearBlog logo, a cosmic dark academia illustration of a woman illuminated by an electric cyan book glow, symbolizing language, knowledge, and the magic of lexicography.]]

[[File:MorDictionary BearBlog Header Title Text.png|thumb|none|alt=The word "MorDictionary" written in a light blue IM Fell English font with a frozen or icy texture.|Header title text for the MorDictionary Bear Blog.]]

[[File:Community Page Text MorDictionary BearBlog.png|thumb|none|alt=The word "Community" in a light blue serif font with a jagged, icy texture.|Heading text for the Community page of the MorDictionary Bear Blog.]]

[[File:Blog Text MorDictionary BearBlog.png|thumb|none|alt=The word "Blog" in a light blue serif font with a frozen, icy texture.|Section header text for the Blog page of the MorDictionary Bear Blog.]]

[[File:About MorDictionary BearBlog Text.png|thumb|none|alt=The word "About" in a light blue serif font with a frozen, icy texture.|Section header text for the "About" page of the MorDictionary Bear Blog.]]

[[File:Home MorDictionary BearBlog Text.png|thumb|none|alt=The word "Home" in a light blue IMFellEnglish font with a frozen, icy texture.|Section header text for the Home page of the MorDictionary Bear Blog.]]

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=== Example Content ===

Notable posts include:

[https://mordictionary.bearblog.dev/retro-web-aesthetics-and-the-future-of-lexicography/ * ''Retro Web Aesthetics and the Future of Lexicography'' (22 February 2026)]

Posts typically explore the cultural, technical, and aesthetic dimensions of dictionary-making.

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=== Role Within the Moribund Institute ===

MorDictionary operates under the umbrella of the [https://www.moribund.institute/ Moribund Institute].

Within this structure:

* [https://www.moribund.institute/ Moribund Institute] → umbrella organization  
* [https://mordictionary.org/wiki/Main_Page MorDictionary] → the primary lexicographical engine and central dictionary project  
* [https://mordictionary.bearblog.dev/ The MorDictionary Bear Blog] → acts as the editorial and philosophical publication layer of the MorDictionary project  

Think of it as the reflective journal of the workshop.

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