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'''The Swift Archives''' (see former names in info box) is a collection of the collected | '''The Swift Archives''' (see former names in info box) is a collection of the collected WIDEVERSE history as part of the [[COMMUNISM Historical Society]]. Including thousands of video clips, text files, website backups, images, game servers, and more, they all server to accurately represent certain times and points in the history of the WIDEVERSE. The archive serves as the primary contributors to The WIDEVERSE Wiki Project. | ||
=Philosophy= | =Philosophy= | ||
{{Quote|With the revival of the group with Friend Zone, our policy has become to record and keep copies of anything historically and culturally relevant so that no aspect of our shared histories are ever lost again, and to promote a future and develop a culture for future generations to build off of. | {{Quote|With the revival of the group with Friend Zone, our policy has become to record and keep copies of anything historically and culturally relevant so that no aspect of our shared histories are ever lost again, and to promote a future and develop a culture for future generations to build off of. | ||
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=Foundation & Friend Vault= | =Foundation & Friend Vault= | ||
The concept of a cohesive collection of historically relevant materials began with the formation of [[Friend Zone]] in April of 2012 when Shelarahn began hosting the guilds website and doing graphic work for the group. At the time however, video recording wasnt as simple as it is now, and hardware limitations restricted video collection of most events, along with inexperience and lack of foresight, so even though the Friend Zone archives were well maintained, they were limited mostly to images and text. Varied PoVs exist from the late Friend Zone era, but are mostly irrelevant to the | The concept of a cohesive collection of historically relevant materials began with the formation of [[Friend Zone]] in April of 2012 when Shelarahn began hosting the guilds website and doing graphic work for the group. At the time however, video recording wasnt as simple as it is now, and hardware limitations restricted video collection of most events, along with inexperience and lack of foresight, so even though the Friend Zone archives were well maintained, they were limited mostly to images and text. Varied PoVs exist from the late Friend Zone era, but are mostly irrelevant to the WIDEVERSE. | ||
=The COMMIE Archives= | =The COMMIE Archives= | ||
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Curation of The Swift Archives began in May of 2015 as the Rust group began its daily rampages across Rust. Countless hours of video highlights began being made, mostly as footage for The Rusty Goons. Over time, the archive was also tasked with the preservation of screenshots from various Steam profiles and collecting Twitch vods from Bimmer streamers and Pubbie streamers that the group interacted with. Also preserved were various branding images and memes associated with the group. | Curation of The Swift Archives began in May of 2015 as the Rust group began its daily rampages across Rust. Countless hours of video highlights began being made, mostly as footage for The Rusty Goons. Over time, the archive was also tasked with the preservation of screenshots from various Steam profiles and collecting Twitch vods from Bimmer streamers and Pubbie streamers that the group interacted with. Also preserved were various branding images and memes associated with the group. | ||
The latter two archives were eventually merged into the collection as well, creating a comprehensive collection of all | The latter two archives were eventually merged into the collection as well, creating a comprehensive collection of all WIDEVERSE history. | ||
==The Xyelz Memorial Rust Collection== | ==The Xyelz Memorial Rust Collection== | ||
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Many pieces of the collection have since been put together as video compilations, including man full length raid videos and The Saga of Salt, recounting the fights between Xyelz and BMW. Work is ongoing in an effort to bring more notable events to the public. | Many pieces of the collection have since been put together as video compilations, including man full length raid videos and The Saga of Salt, recounting the fights between Xyelz and BMW. Work is ongoing in an effort to bring more notable events to the public. | ||
== BMW Video Archive == | == BMW Video Archive == | ||
On January 23rd, The Swift Archives began uploading all previously released and unreleased clips from the archives onto the old WTT YouTube channel. This would include videos that had previously been featured on Taylors YouTube channel, specifically The Rusty Goon series. Moving them to an archiving channel helped to further contextualize the involvement of Goons in The | On January 23rd, The Swift Archives began uploading all previously released and unreleased clips from the archives onto the old WTT YouTube channel. This would include videos that had previously been featured on Taylors YouTube channel, specifically The Rusty Goon series. Moving them to an archiving channel helped to further contextualize the involvement of Goons in The WIDEVERSE. | ||
=The Forbidden Archives & Black Vault= | =The Forbidden Archives & Black Vault= | ||
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=The Lost Archives= | =The Lost Archives= | ||
Many pieces have unfortunately been lost, mostly before the official beginning of the archives. Below is a short list of the more notable works of the | Many pieces have unfortunately been lost, mostly before the official beginning of the archives. Below is a short list of the more notable works of the WIDEVERSE that were lost: | ||
* Original Jorgan Confrontation Ventrilo Recording | * Original Jorgan Confrontation Ventrilo Recording | ||
* Karazhan and Gruul Kill Videos | * Karazhan and Gruul Kill Videos | ||