diff --git a/content/notes/small-web-frameworks.md b/content/notes/small-web-frameworks.md
index 26db436..62b33d7 100644
--- a/content/notes/small-web-frameworks.md
+++ b/content/notes/small-web-frameworks.md
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ People used to think that shrinking payload sizes would become less of an issue
 
 I still think Vanilla is the least bad option for a good chunk of web apps.
 
+<ins datetime="2022-11-20">Update: this post was originally a reply to a Fediverse post by [@garbados@herd.bovid.space](https://herd.bovid.space/@garbados), which has since been deleted.</ins>
+
diff --git a/linter-configs/htmltest.yml b/linter-configs/htmltest.yml
index f081b7e..840fcaa 100644
--- a/linter-configs/htmltest.yml
+++ b/linter-configs/htmltest.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 DirectoryPath: "public"
 IgnoreDirs:
   - "search"
-CacheExpires: "50h" # 2 days
+CacheExpires: "48h" # 2 days
 CheckFavicon: true
 EnforceHTML5: true
-IgnoreAltMissing: true # an empty alt makes presentation-role explicit, it's not a defect.
+IgnoreAltMissing: false
+IgnoreAltEmpty: true # an empty alt makes presentation-role explicit, it's not a defect.
 EnforceHTTPS: true
 ExternalTimeout: 180
 HTTPConcurrencyLimit: 96
@@ -55,4 +56,6 @@ IgnoreURLs:
   - "https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/answering-your-questions-about-whatsapps-privacy-policy" # my DNS filters block this domain, cbf to work around it just for htmltest
   - "https://doi.org/10.1515/popets-2017-0023" # redirects to a different domain which tends to block requests. DOI is generally good about keeping links alive; it's kinda the point of the service.
   - "https://docs.graycot.dev/s/MFowZsw_F" # DNSSEC issue
+  # user has opted out of archiving
+  - "https://herd.bovid.space/@garbados"
 OutputDir: "linter-configs/htmltest"