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There are a lot of commits in the history of this repo that seem like actual typos on the behalf of the creator of the repo. For example, the line "that among t

There are a lot of commits in the history of this repo that seem like actual typos on the behalf of the creator of the repo. For example, the line "that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was accidentally removed here[1], and re-added in the next commit here[2]. It seems silly to have a project purporting to be various drafts of the Declaration to contain diffs which are entirely anachronistic/accidental/have nothing to do with the actual drafting process. It turns out[3] that Jefferson wrote a first draft (of which only a fragment survives), then wrote the "original Rough draft" which is very similar to the document we know. 47 alterations were made before the vote for Independence, and 39 more between then and the official adoption of the document on July 4th. I'd really like to see a version of this git repository accurately reflecting the fragment, original draft, all 86 revisions (in approximate order and attributed as well we can), and final version published as the Dunlap Broadside, instead of this anachronistic heap. [1] https://github.com/usgov/forget-the-king/pull/1/commits/f9ff3ee2d0e53633e7cb5a374d3cd875894315cc https://github.com/usgov/forget-the-king/pull/1/commits/f9ff... [2] https://github.com/usgov/forget-the-king/pull/1/commits/d041db6716fc0789cd83cbf7234337de8304375d https://github.com/usgov/forget-the-king/pull/1/commits/d041... [3] https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara3.html https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara3.html

karmelapple 10y ago
Hello, original repo contributor here! > I'd really like to see a version of this git repository accurately reflecting the fragment, original draft, all 86 revisions (in approximate order and attributed as well we can), and final version published as the Dunlap Broadside... Me too! I was unaware that we had the information you mentioned. I helped put this together after talking with my teammate about how it would be interesting to show a famous document being revised like we view code revisions. Looks like some rationale behind the 82 changes is here: http://alexpeak.com/twr/doi/draft/ http://alexpeak.com/twr/doi/draft/ > It seems silly to have a project purporting to be various drafts of the Declaration to contain diffs which are entirely anachronistic/accidental/have nothing to do with the actual drafting process. This is primarily for entertainment value. The commit messages are certainly not learned insights into what the founders were thinking. Perhaps I should have made a note somewhere, like at the bottom of the PR description - the silly aspect is there, and a bit intentional, since I am in no way a scholar on this. Maybe consider this a prototype demonstrating the potential value - if any - of seeing revisions to famous important documents. The exercise of looking at putting together the diffs was certainly educational! I hope seeing the diffs can be a little insightful to someone else. > the line "that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was accidentally removed here[1], and re-added in the next commit here[2]. Intentional - and intentionally silly. I thought it would be interesting to imagine one of the most well-known phrases in US historical writing could be accidentally gobbled up by a stray press of the delete key, just like an important line of code may get wiped out unintentionally. If anyone with more knowledge of the 82 changes creates a very serious capture of each change, let me know and I will promote it in this repo!

karmelapple 10y ago

Hello, original repo contributor here! > I'd really like to see a version of this git repository accurately reflecting the fragment, original draft, all 86 revisions (in approximate order and attributed as well we can), and final version published as the Dunlap Broadside... Me too! I was unaware that we had the information you mentioned. I helped put this together after talking with my teammate about how it would be interesting to show a famous document being revised like we view code revisions. Looks like some rationale behind the 82 changes is here: http://alexpeak.com/twr/doi/draft/ http://alexpeak.com/twr/doi/draft/ > It seems silly to have a project purporting to be various drafts of the Declaration to contain diffs which are entirely anachronistic/accidental/have nothing to do with the actual drafting process. This is primarily for entertainment value. The commit messages are certainly not learned insights into what the founders were thinking. Perhaps I should have made a note somewhere, like at the bottom of the PR description - the silly aspect is there, and a bit intentional, since I am in no way a scholar on this. Maybe consider this a prototype demonstrating the potential value - if any - of seeing revisions to famous important documents. The exercise of looking at putting together the diffs was certainly educational! I hope seeing the diffs can be a little insightful to someone else. > the line "that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was accidentally removed here[1], and re-added in the next commit here[2]. Intentional - and intentionally silly. I thought it would be interesting to imagine one of the most well-known phrases in US historical writing could be accidentally gobbled up by a stray press of the delete key, just like an important line of code may get wiped out unintentionally. If anyone with more knowledge of the 82 changes creates a very serious capture of each change, let me know and I will promote it in this repo!