How The Satyrs’ Forest Documents Its Updates and Author

The Satyrs’ Forest (satyrs.eu) keeps a running, dated log of changes on its front page under “What’s new?”, and it identifies its author through a dedicated “About the author” page. The site is maintained by someone who calls themselves Xanthe, described as “the steward of these ancient woods.” Updates are timestamped and can be followed via RSS, and the site also maintains a set of recurring annual posts. The site presents itself in a personal, non-commercial tone; the available page evidence does not mention pricing, accounts, or paid access.

The “What’s new?” update log

The front page carries a “What’s new?” section that lists recent additions and changes with relative dates. Entries are ordered from most recent to older, and each links to a page or post.

Examples from the log, with their dates as shown:

The log uses relative dates for very recent items (“3 days ago”, “Last week”, “Last month”) and month or year labels for older ones. One entry, “What’s new” itself, appears in the list, which suggests the log is also used to announce changes to the log.

Following changes with RSS

The page states: “Follow changes with RSS / Veranderingen volgen met RSS.” This means you can subscribe to the site’s feed rather than checking the front page manually. The evidence does not specify the feed URL, so use the RSS link as presented on the site.

Bilingual and multilingual labels

Headings and labels appear in more than one language. The site title is given as “Þe Satyrs’ Forest · ’t Satyrwoud,” and section headings carry English, Dutch, and Greek forms, for example:

• “Sights of the Forest 🖌︎ Wonderen des Wouds Θεάματα τῆς Ὕλης”
• “Typesetting ⌨︎ Letterzetten Τυπογραφία”
• “Copyrightn’t 🧠︎ Auteursrechtn’t Πνευματικὴ ἀνιδιοκτησία”
• “Afterword 📕︎ Nawoord Ἐπίλογος”

The welcome message is also given in English and Dutch. This is a site convention rather than an update mechanism, but it affects how you read the log and headings.

The “About the author” page

The log includes an entry titled “About the author,” dated 2024. This is the page where the site’s author is documented. The front page identifies the author as Xanthe, “the steward of these ancient woods,” and the welcome text is written in the first person: “I’m Xanthe, and i’m the steward of these ancient woods.”

The evidence does not include the contents of the About page itself, so details such as biography, contact methods, or personal history beyond the steward description are not available from the provided material.

Recurring annual posts and traditions

Several entries in the log repeat year over year, forming a set of annual features:

• The Satyrs’ Forest Horny Awards — listed for 2025, described as “The best things of the year that was.”
• Lords of Misrule — listed for 2025, described as “Our annual Saturnalia tradition.”
• My predictions for 2024 — a predictions post, noted as “On hiatus until 2029.”
• Year-end lists — “My favourite films 2025,” “The internet’s 100 favourite albums 2025,” “The Panpipes 2025,” “This’ll be on my videotape 2025,” “Dream log 2025,” “Discord funny moments 2025,” and “Songs i’ve cried to.”
• Proust’s Questionnaire 2025 — a recurring questionnaire post.
• A calendrical table — listed for 2025.

These appear alongside one-off posts, so the log mixes recurring traditions with ad hoc writing.

Tone and site conventions

The site’s framing is personal and non-commercial. The welcome text addresses the reader as a “weary traveller” and invites them to “enjoy your stay, and try not to get lost out there.” The author describes themselves as a steward rather than an owner or operator. The “Copyrightn’t” heading and the “Public domain declaration” entry (“No rights reserved”) indicate the site’s stance on reuse, though the full terms are on the linked pages rather than in the log.

The page evidence does not mention pricing, subscriptions, payment platforms, or login requirements. Nothing in the provided material supports describing the site as free, paid, or account-based.

How to use the log to track the site

1. Open satyrs.eu and find the “What’s new?” section on the front page.
2. Read entries top-down for the most recent changes; relative dates mark recent items, month and year labels mark older ones.
3. Click any entry to reach the linked page or post.
4. To avoid checking manually, use the RSS link labeled “Follow changes with RSS.”
5. For author information, open the “About the author” entry dated 2024.

A practical caveat: because the log mixes relative dates (“Last month”) with month names and years, the exact publication date of an older entry may not be precise from the log alone. Follow the entry to its page if you need a firmer date.