8FOLD/META: Where Do The Old Stories Go? (and, the 8fold Wiki)

[Drew Perron]

On 5/17/2017 9:23 AM, Tom Russell wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 9:28:17 PM UTC-4, Scott Eiler wrote:
>
>> Effects (for instance):  I find it difficult to find character reference
>> on Rainshade.  For now, I can explore http://wil.alambre.ca/racc and
>> find old Rainshade stories...  But that may be defeating some greater
>> purpose.

I note that all of the Eightfold stories are on 
https://lists.eyrie.org/pipermail/racc/ , and you can search it by going to 
Google and putting "site:lists.eyrie.org" before your query. For example, here's 
Rainshade:

https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&q=site%3Alists.eyrie.org+Rainshade&oq=site%3Alists.eyrie.org+Rainshade&gs_l=hp.3...1058.1927287.0.1927448.12.10.0.0.0.0.297.1271.0j3j3.6.0....0...1.1.64.hp..6.0.0.0.E4IeqcQWftc

>> Tom, since you have published some of these stories in professional
>> media, I understand letting the public posts of the old stories expire.
>> Do you do this?  If so...  How long is the retention period?
>
> I've never done this, so I'm not sure how any of this works.

I think that's an automatic thing your news server does?

 > I don't have the resources to archive stories myself, but if anyone wants to,
 > I'd be more than happy to give it my blessing.

Oh, man. TBH I've really been wanting to, especially to have a place to point 
people at my Medley stories... maaaaan... Okay, I think I need to do this X3

>> And, while I was researching...  I found
>> http://eightfold.wikia.com/wiki/8fold_Wiki , which is up to date into
>> the early part of 2010.  (I recognize Dr. Fay.)  I call this page to the
>> 8fold community's attention, because even I can update articles on
>> wikia.com .
>
> Yes, update away, I have no qualms with that at all.

Oh god, Wikia. XD I'd rather have a different server - they're notoriously 
awful, not only putting huge obtrusive ads, but actually taking over people's 
wikis when they try to move away.

Drew "many opinions on wikis" Perron