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Why should an Archive need accounts anyways? This is like a public library: you don't need to authenticate yourself to enter a public library, do you?
by 1024core 2y ago
Why should an Archive need accounts anyways? This is like a public library: you don't need to authenticate yourself to enter a public library, do you?
- ct0 2y agoHow do you think they keep track of late fees?
- ileonichwiesz 2y agoDon’t you? That’s what a library card is.
- nevster 2y agoAnyone who contributes by uploading material needs an account
- acherion 2y agoTo enter? No. To borrow? Yes.
- 1024core 2y agoWhat are you "borrowing" from the Archive?
- Nemo_bis 2y agoBooks. (Until they're vanished by publishers. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/20/500000-books-have-been-deleted-from-the-internet-archives-lending-library/ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/06/20/500000-books-have-been-d... )
- 1024core 2y agoHow is viewing some bytes on your monitor "borrowing"? Whose copy of the book goes missing when you do that?
- r721 2y agoI created an account there because https://web.archive.org/save https://web.archive.org/save requires an account to set "Save outlinks" checkbox on.