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Records should never be edited. They can be reinterpreted, but we must never edit or delete the original records.
by wccrawford 1y ago
Records should never be edited.
They can be reinterpreted, but we must never edit or delete the original records.
- wizzwizz4 1y agoRight, and we're not: > Historical records, especially pre-record keeping are revised Here "historical records" means "the best-known interpretation of historical evidence": it's not talking about modifying records made pre-record keeping. Of course we still have access to previous interpretations: people have gone to pains to ensure they're preserved (despite certain former stewards trying to erase them), and those people are building more resilient systems to avoid this happening again.