I'm glad the archiving meets with people's approval. You know, back when we started this with the GeoCities sites, we managed to contact several of the site owners, and no one ever objected to our saving their work and relocating it, even when we e-mailed them ex post facto.
I think most fans make their websites, at least in part, as a gift to the fandom. When the fandom values the sites enough to save them, it's actually taken as a compliment—though I think some people who had gafiated were surprised there were still people around who cared.
I know that, from my perspective, I put in the effort partly to save our history (even the little old tribute sites). However, I want to save bigger sites, such as fanfic archives, resource sites, faction sites, and the like, for the benefit of the fandom as a whole. In particular, several people have mentioned what a pity it would have been if we'd lost Mr. Happy's. I think, along with Jasmine's site on Loftworks, it must be one of the oldest Forever Knight sites still on the web. (At any rate, it will still be on the web once I've finished editing it.)
Truth is, I can't bear to see things die. Even websites have their rights.
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I'm glad the archiving meets with people's approval. You know, back when we started this with the GeoCities sites, we managed to contact several of the site owners, and no one ever objected to our saving their work and relocating it, even when we e-mailed them ex post facto.
I think most fans make their websites, at least in part, as a gift to the fandom. When the fandom values the sites enough to save them, it's actually taken as a compliment—though I think some people who had gafiated were surprised there were still people around who cared.
I know that, from my perspective, I put in the effort partly to save our history (even the little old tribute sites). However, I want to save bigger sites, such as fanfic archives, resource sites, faction sites, and the like, for the benefit of the fandom as a whole. In particular, several people have mentioned what a pity it would have been if we'd lost Mr. Happy's. I think, along with Jasmine's site on Loftworks, it must be one of the oldest Forever Knight sites still on the web. (At any rate, it will still be on the web once I've finished editing it.)
Truth is, I can't bear to see things die. Even websites have their rights.