Legacy Web

These are the core editorial formats inside Legacy Web. To keep the hub commercially useful from day one, each card is anchored to a real older genre website that demonstrates the kind of preservation value this layer is built to surface.

Legacy Profile

Single-site preservation feature

profile

Focused editorial profile format. Example legacy anchor: Encyclopedia Mythica, an enduring mythology and folklore reference site online since 1995.

since 1995 mythology reference

pantheon.org

Legacy Roundup

Thematic preservation list

multi-site

Curated list format for enduring destinations grouped by genre or editorial theme. Example legacy anchor: Vaults of Pandius, a long-running Mystara fan archive created in 1996.

since 1996 fan archive

pandius.com

Legacy Archive Note

Short-form preservation entry

compact

Shorter preservation note format for smaller or tightly focused but historically important sites. Example legacy anchor: the Interactive Fiction Archive, preserving IF history since 1992.

since 1992 preservation archive

ifarchive.org

Legacy Genre Collection

Filtered editorial landing page

genre filter

Genre-specific Legacy Web landing format that gathers preservation features inside a core directory. Example legacy anchor: Theoi Project, a Greek mythology reference established in 2000.

since 2000 genre fit

theoi.com

Legacy Type Collection

Archive by site class

site type

Collection format organized by site class such as archives, magazines, reference sites, fan communities, or independent worlds. Example legacy anchor: ISFDB, online since 1995.

since 1995 bibliographic database

isfdb.org

Legacy Web is not a dumping ground for abandoned URLs. A site belongs here because it still offers real value: lasting reference depth, archive richness, independent worldbuilding significance, fandom history, editorial influence, or preservation importance inside a genre community.

The standard is practical and professional. A site should remain worth visiting now, not merely old enough to qualify historically.

The main genre directories remain Unverum’s canonical browsing layer. Legacy Web adds editorial preservation around them. A site should live in its genre directory first, then gain Legacy Web treatment when its endurance, historical role, or continuing usefulness deserves preservation-minded editorial framing.