diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9e60fb..b4f80b3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ csv/webrings.csv
 results/
 linter-configs/htmltest/
 public.eac
+# vale linter; not checked in bc i only use it as a light suggestion
+# when i feel like it
+styles/
+.vale.ini
diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 6111202..c73d0c8 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -296,9 +296,11 @@ html {
 		margin-left: -.25em;
 	}
 
+	/* stylelint-disable selector-max-compound-selectors -- simplest way to target post-meta */
 	h1 + ul > li > a {
 		margin-left: 0;
 	}
+	/* stylelint-enable selector-max-compound-selectors */
 
 	/* Increase tap-target size of title links. */