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Originally Posted by wonkaticket
Steve in the end I would say most if not all of Dick’s customers are not esteemed institutions such as the LOC. The LOC isn’t flipping items for sale in the near future. If an institution would like to perform preservation work on their collections that’s nothing new.
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I think we're closer in thought than I figured. Many of the customers probably do step over the line.
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Originally Posted by wonkaticket
However I feel making the parallel between something like the Library of Congress and some dude with a wax stained 52 Mantle looking to make a buck is a bit of a stretch IMO.
Cheers,
John
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Burned by my own long windedness again I guess.
I wasn't making them parallel, just pointing out that preservation is important even for common items. While I can't come close to what a real archive can do, I do what I can within budget.
The rest gets like one of those unanswerable questions. If the right thing is done for the wrong reason is it still wrong?
I think we're also not so far apart here. I can appreciate the act, but not the intent. I also have few illusions about that intent.
I do wish I could express complex things briefly and effectively.
Steve B