Joplin Damage Documentation (WARNING - LOTS OF IMAGES IN THIS THREAD! SLOW LOADING!)

[James K]

The links to all photos that Ryan put in his original post are no longer valid. Another unfortunate example of the fragility of the internet for preserving anything of value. Tried to tag Ryan here in the hopes he would see it and correct it, but his username is not in the drop-down list; is he no longer on ST??

Yep I noticed the links didn't work.
It shows he's still a member here but hasn't visited since 2020.
I didn't know there was a drop-down list..have never seen that. I believe you can just type it in & the board will recognize: @Ryan McGinnis

 

[Jeff Duda]

I bet those link shorteners that got real big in the 2010s have a lapse time...maybe 10 years? They were probably designed for short-fuse attention-getting links and never meant to represent anything permanent. I bet we lose a lot more of these before 2030.

 

[James K]

I was never a fan of those link shorteners .. for 2 main reasons:
1. Always saw them as a short-term thing (basically like you say "designed for short-fuse attention-getting links") that could go away at any time
2. And (more importantly) just one more thing to spy/track on you as you click links.