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[Obsoleted] YouTube removed community translations, but there is a workaround!
Even with YouTube having disabled community contributions, there is a workaround you can use to continue to add new translations on videos!
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Shutdown September: Tales from Websites Shutting Down Across the Interwebs
At the turn of the decade we find ourselves on the verge of a new era, albeit a precarious one. Waning is the age of websites, where there once was…
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Help Archive YouTube’s Community Contributions!
YouTube is removing their community contributions feature on September 28. In case you haven't already heard, that's the feature which allows viewers to add captions/subtitles, translated titles and video descriptions…
The Untold Story of why YouTube is removing Community Contributions; YouTube CC History pt. 4
In the later half of the 2010’s YouTube began putting a greater emphasis on international accessibility over accessibility for the deaf. This change in policy, alienated the Deaf Community who began to criticize the increasing inadequacy of closed captions on the website. The ensuing events would bring about the rise and fall of the feature known as community contributions.
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Community Spotlight: Fanlore
It's all in the name, fanlore is an extensive lore of derivative works made by fans, an encyclopedia of fan works! Fanfiction, Fanart, Filks you name it!
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Community Spotlight: Internet Archive
Who are they?
Internet Archive defines itself as a "digital library". Much like most libraries nowadays you can find more than just books. From old manuscripts and journals to offline websites or floppy shareware... IA's mission is Universal Access to All Knowledge.
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Community Spotlight: Archive Team
If you're here right now, chances are you've heard of the name "Archive Team" before. They might not be the largest internet archiving group, but they are certainly the most influential...
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Saving Private Groups: This Time the Mission is the Fan
In a little more than 24 hours Yahoo Groups will be biting the dust, if you were once a member of a community or perhaps own and/or know an owner…