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These kinds of ideas just sound to me like "Suppose you had to use broken technology X. How do you make work?"

• Dylan16807 2y ago
  I don't think you're wrong, but that's because there are no alternative technologies. The only alternative is leaving much more of the archive inaccessible for a much longer period, possibly forever.
  • miltonlost 2y ago
    > The only alternative is leaving much more of the archive inaccessible for a much longer period, possibly forever. No, the alternative is volunteers transcribing. Like this project. Not every problem needs a computer.
    • Dylan16807 2y ago
      Volunteers transcribing leaves much more of the archive inaccessible for a much longer period.
    • pixl97 2y ago
      In a world that keeps people working, entertained, or sleeping, the total number of volunteers out there is likely pretty small and easily burned out.