Archive Philosophy

Preserve the signal. Keep identifiers stable. Make knowledge easy to find and hard to lose.

Principles

  • Canonical IDs are stable and outlive platforms.
  • Metadata is curated for clarity, not volume.
  • Every page should be linkable, searchable, and accessible.
  • Platform data is a publication detail, not the source of truth.

Practice

  • Deduplicate by people and context before merging platforms.
  • Prefer explicit structure over free-form notes.
  • Make time for pruning and correction.