I've now archived as PDFs over 400 selected UFO threads from ATS as searchable PDFs.
I have checked the total number of pages in the 411 PDFs uploaded so far, but one thread is over 3,000 pages long in PDF format.
ATS (AboveTopSecret.com) was a popular forum until the last few years. Recently, all users were unable to login until some volunteers (particularly "Djarums") worked to re-admit at least some ATS members (including me). The new owner of ATS did not appear to be able to [or even attempt to] solve the problem, which seems to cast considerable doubt on the future viability of ATS.
Several other fellow members of ATS are working on archiving at least the text of numerous threads on ATS. I don't plan on uploading such an archive, at least unless and until ATS does go offline - but at least the material should be preserved. ATS had some of the most extensive online discussions regarding UFOs and conspiracy theories in the period from, oh, about 2000-2015 (prior to the current popularity of Facebook and Twitter).
(I'd estimate the total number of pages from ATS archived so far, if I converted them all to PDFs, would be at least several million pages of material).
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