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What information are we going to lose when it's deleted? Will IMDB consider handing the data to the Internet Archive?
by voltagex_ 10y ago
What information are we going to lose when it's deleted? Will IMDB consider handing the data to the Internet Archive?
- onion2k 10y agoI'd argue we won't lose anything. IMDB message boards aren't exactly a trustworthy source of information.
- sgift 10y agoNeither is HN for that matter, would you be as indifferent if HN decided to delete all comments?
- onion2k 10y agoI wouldn't be indifferent, but also I wouldn't defend keeping them in terms of having value outside of my sentimental affection for what I've written that's been up-voted.
- obj-g 10y agoWhat does being 'trustworthy' have to do with anything in this context?
- buyx 10y agoSince they had rolling expiry of messages, based on what I've seen, a couple of years of forum posts for less popular movies, and a few months worth for more popular ones.
- joepie91_ 10y agoThis seems unlikely. IMDB has always been extremely possessive of their dataset. Even in the shutdown notice, they take the effort to explicitly state "for personal use".