Text Only Read Only Kiwifarms Frontend?

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If there was an alternative Kiwifarms site that was read only and text only, it could function as a good backup, as well as a good resource for lurkers. It would require minimal resources to run, be easier to keep up, and be harder to DDOS. All non-text media, such as images and audio, would be replaced with a link back to the regular site. Maybe it could use some alternative to the WWW protocol, like Gopher or Gemini.
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Chongqing said:
I think the safe for work version of the website is like that. It may not be exactly how you're describing, but there are no images and whatnot.
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If this frontend was made, it would serve a completely different purpose from stealth mode. The main purpose of this frontend would be to serve as a faster and smaller way to view this site. The size of the Kiwifarms homepage in stealth mode is arround 22MB. However, it only contains 15kB of text. This potential front end would pretty much just be the 15kB of text + maybe a few more for proper formatting.
MoonState said:
Just use RSS?
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The RSS is way more limited than what this frontend could offer. While the RSS client only shows the title of some recent threads, this frontend could allow lurkers to view a text only version of the whole site.
 
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At least this website supports RSS in some limited form. RSS is such a dying protocol since every single service is dropping it like a hot cake during the last 15 years. I've given up on using RSS such a long time ago. It's been so long I don't even know what software to use anymore and wonder if I can even find my old OPMLs. I still use it for torrents, podcasts, etc, but my general use of viewing content via RSS feeds has been long forgotten at this point.
 
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Anti Drug Cuban War Hero said:
If this frontend was made, it would serve a completely different purpose from stealth mode. The main purpose of this frontend would be to serve as a faster and smaller way to view this site. The size of the Kiwifarms homepage in stealth mode is arround 22MB. However, it only contains 15kB of text. This potential front end would pretty much just be the 15kB of text + maybe a few more for proper formatting.

The RSS is way more limited than what this frontend could offer. While the RSS client only shows the title of some recent threads, this frontend could allow lurkers to view a text only version of the whole site.
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Have you tried just loading the site in a text browser like Lynx?
 
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