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-# random-rants-chat.github.io
-About random rants
+# Random Rants (GitHub Pages)
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+**Random Rants** was a browser-based chatting and social app, originally created to run on school Chromebooks.
+
+**Note:** *The original Random Rants site is no longer active.*  
+You can find the updated version here:  
+[**Random Rants Plus**](https://randomrants-plus.onrender.com)
+
+---
+
+## How It Started
+
+Random Rants began during my time in middle school, while I was in one of my electives. I met someone who was using Scratch, and we started talking. I showed him a simple chatting site I had made called *Macre’s Chat*.
+
+That person turned out to be [Im_CatmanYT](https://scratch.mit.edu/users/Im_CatmanYT/), and he liked the idea. Soon after, I saw him and his friends using the site. The next time we met, he suggested I make an improved version — and I agreed.
+
+He recommended a color scheme inspired by Google Docs, but I chose a neutral gray instead. He also provided some PNG-style emojis sourced from memes. That’s how **Random Rants v0.1** was born.
+
+From there, we shared ideas through Google Docs, and during school I found myself regularly working on the project — often as a distraction. Over time, those small updates and ideas shaped what became the original Random Rants.
+
+---
+
+## Why It Shut Down
+
+The original Random Rants was hosted on Glitch, which I used for most of my projects. When Glitch began shutting down project hosting, the site went offline.
+
+Beyond that, I no longer had much motivation to maintain it. The codebase was outdated and had serious security flaws. I didn’t want to risk it being used in unsafe ways — especially since the app had a global room system that allowed anyone to follow users without privacy controls.
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+Some of the main issues included:
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+- No private or unlisted rooms  
+- Anyone could join your room or track which room you were in  
+- The auto room selector prioritized rooms with people, increasing the chance of being followed  
+
+Because of these risks, it didn’t feel right to keep the original site online.
+
+---
+
+## What’s Next
+
+The good news is that **Random Rants Plus** is still available, built on cleaner and more secure code.  
+You can check it out here:  
+[https://randomrants-plus.onrender.com](https://randomrants-plus.onrender.com)
+
+Thanks for being part of the journey.