Arzenar
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2 years ago The simplest method, which is also most likely used like this in scientific papers, is to save Twitter threads via PDF. AFAIK, there is no external tool for this, but there are Twitter bots like "unrollthread" or "threadreaderapp" that do this job. Maybe one of them will help.
Of course, all linked web pages should also be saved as PDFs in case they are sooner or later no longer operated, the domain expires or are purged.
It would be extremely helpful if a page or thread is deleted, it remains as a PDF here in this repository. But I have no idea if that would be legally okay.
Helpful links: https://techpp.com/2021/10/27/how-to-save-twitter-threads-guide/ https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/tech/how-to-save-a-webpage-as-a-pdf-on-windows
notpresident35
[x] - Several resources are twitter threads, which are unstable for a whole host of reasons (tweets can be deleted, accounts get suspended or deleted all the time, etc). For longevity, extract all links and any relevant text from these threads and store them in an archival-friendly format.
[ ] - Several resources are youtube playlists, which are unstable for similar reasons to twitter threads. For longevity, extract all video links from each youtube playlist to a separate file (preferably markdown) and link them beneath the playlist, just in case a playlist gets lost. A tutorial on how to extract a youtube playlist: https://dtomoffcpa.medium.com/youtube-playlist-to-linked-list-in-excel-why-not-3a96297e980c
The internet archive is your best friend and is a great place to start, though it is not a silver bullet as sub-links are sometimes missed in the archival process.