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XeNTaX forum logo
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Without being exploited: What archivists should learn from the XeNTaX forums aftermath

XeNTaX forums and wiki have shut down and archival attempts have been suppressed. But for good reason! #gamepres
Posted by By themadprogramer November 16, 2023Posted inEditorial, News2 Comments
Remembering YouTube’s Lost Unlisted Videos
Posted inHistory

Remembering YouTube’s Lost Unlisted Videos

On this day, 12 years ago, YouTube introduced unlisted videos as a compromise between a public and a private video. Perfect for sharing your history project with friends, video outtakes, or just about anything you didn't want cluttering your channel.
Posted by By themadprogramer May 12, 2022Posted inHistory2 Comments
Pulling Rank: The Legacy of Alexa Internet
Posted inEditorial History

Pulling Rank: The Legacy of Alexa Internet

Alexa is shutting down and this is an unfortunate loss for the web archiving community, for reasons that are not obvious...
Posted by By themadprogramer April 29, 2022Posted inEditorial, History1 Comment
Interview with Hubz of Gaming Alexandria
Posted inCommunity Spotlight Interviews

Interview with Hubz of Gaming Alexandria

Interview with Gaming Alexandria admin Hubz on Game Preservation and Scanning
Posted by By glmdgrielson April 18, 2022Posted inCommunity Spotlight, InterviewsNo Comments
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Stuck in the Desert, or Video Strike Team

This is an interview with Sokar, of the Video Strike Team, conducted over IRC. The VST is an archival group of a rather small scope: preserving a particular stream, Desert…
Posted by By glmdgrielson February 28, 2022Posted inCommunity Spotlight, InterviewsNo Comments
YouTube was made for Reuploads
Posted inEditorial

YouTube was made for Reuploads

YouTube is a platform and a community which live off of reuploads. With the privating of old unlisted videos, let's re-examine the relationship between YouTube and reuploading.
Posted by By themadprogramer July 28, 2021Posted inEditorial1 Comment
Posted inEditorial

Why We Shouldn’t Worry About YouTube’s Inactive Accounts Policy

From time to time, YouTube users and archivists worry that, because of YouTube's Inactive Accounts Policy, YouTube channels will be deleted if they are left inactive for more than six…
Posted by By tech234a July 13, 2021Posted inEditorial2 Comments
The Legacy Of MadV, The YouTuber Time Forgot
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The Legacy Of MadV, The YouTuber Time Forgot

MadV was an early YouTuber whose videos included music, illusions and collaboration videos. Notably, he organized the "One World" collab which was at one point the most responded video on YouTube.
Posted by By themadprogramer April 5, 2021Posted inHistoryNo Comments
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Posted inHistory

Back in a Flash: The Super Mario 63 Community!

In honor of Flashcember: the history and state of the Super Mario 63 community and how they've prepared for the discontinuation of Flash Player.
Posted by By themadprogramer December 4, 2020Posted inHistory10 Comments
working pattern internet abstract
Posted inEditorial News

A New Breed of Digital Archiving and Preservation

In honor of Digital Preservation Day here are the three As we need more than ever: Adaptability, Acceptance and Acknowledgment.
Posted by By themadprogramer November 5, 2020Posted inEditorial, NewsNo Comments

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