diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df61993..180c10b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,2 @@
-* (copy)* # normally for testing stuff without having to piss around with git to get it back to how it was
-# yes, i know that defeats the entire point of git, but i don't really care
-# i'm only using it as an easy-ish way to have everything in one place that other people can access
-
-# private stuff for specific purposes
-*seapega-cope-edition*
-bs-*
-
-# stuff that, for whatever reason, i've started but never finished
-# ranges from "notes in a text file", to "works perfectly but is horribly inefficient"
-# available on request if you really want them
-*.stalled.*
-
-# me reading crap in browser with pandoc
 *.html
+not-git/