I share the same sentiment, but it would be even better if what’s shared was more factual / less dogmatic – or in this case if sourcehut itself was a better example. At a high level it’s somewhat correct that sticking to HTML-only features is better, but otherwise there are a lot of issues with the specific guidance in the post:

> Don’t use JavaScript to create custom input elements like text boxes

Sure. But some JavaScript would be valuable, for example to display validation errors without a full page reload (try typing special characters in https://git.sr.ht/create). This means screen reader / keyboard users have to navigate back through the page, to the field, and discover what the error is. A skip link would be nice too, that only takes HTML.

> A good way of simulating the screen reader experience is to view your page with Lynx. Conveniently, Lynx does not support JavaScript.

Please don’t waste time in Lynx if you want to simulate the screen reader experience – if you’re knowledgeable enough to have Lynx installed and use it, you can learn to use a screen reader. There are good, free ones with every OS these days. They are much more capable than Lynx, and support JavaScript just fine.

> Avoid littering marketing garbage, superlatives, and ads for other parts of the site (or even ads outright) throughout your page, as skipping these is more difficult for a screen reader than for the typical visitor.

If your ad is wrapped in a `<section aria-label="My ad">` or aside, then it should be very easy to skip.

The general guidance here is to focus on plain language. Sourcehunt should avoid error messages like "Name must match [A-Za-z._-][A-Za-z0-9._-]*"

> In summary, if you want to get accessible quick, a good start for your new website might eschew npm install in favor of this:

Please update this template to have the `html` element with its `lang` attribute defined. Not having "lang" defined means screen reader users have the page read out in their browser’s default language, rather than the page’s language, which can make the content unintelligible.