Topic Links 2.2 Archive Fix Link

Because we couldn't rewrite 12,000 HTML files by hand (without breaking existing deep links from Google), we deployed a lightweight Cloudflare Worker / Apache .htaccess rewrite rule.

The logic:

Hover over a topic link in the archive. A broken installation will show: Topic Links 2.2 Archive Fix

You might think, "That's ancient history. Nobody uses Topic Links 2.2 anymore." Because we couldn't rewrite 12,000 HTML files by

You'd be wrong.

The "Topic Links 2.2 Archive Fix" isn't just about fixing URLs. It's a reminder that proprietary compression is the enemy of preservation. The "Topic Links 2