Web Site performance and OCR
Firstly I think you are doing a great thing with this archive; good job!
However my experience of trying to contribute to your project in a small way and correct the plethora of errors which your very basic OCR generates in the articles I am researching has been very frustrating. Reviewing and correcting a few thousand words is taking hours when it should take maybe only an hour if the performance of the website was quicker and if the user interface for editing had been better designed. In Microsoft Word or some similar software I can see all the errors and easily correct them but the tortuous line by line interface on your website and the fact that each time you save you are taken back to the beginning of the article makes editing a real pain. Worse; during a long editing session, the performance of the website drops to a snail's pace with each character taking a long time to enter. Personally I think you should spend some money on this because however extensive the content, if you can't easily read and edit, the whole experience is frustrating. You also should look at the kind of AI that has been available for a while -to avoid your OCR making repeated errors like tbe instead of the. Its just requires some context sensitive logic and I'm certain there are solutions available. Very best of luck with it and I will persevere :) Simon
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Alsiven miller
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Thank you for your detailed feedback and for contributing to the archive. It’s clear that while the project is valuable, the current editing workflow and OCR accuracy are causing real frustration, especially with slow performance, line-by-line editing, and losing position after saving. Improving the interface to allow smoother navigation, faster input response, and better error handling would make the experience much more efficient for users. AI-assisted correction for OCR errors could also significantly reduce repetitive mistakes.
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Abrahan Celos commented
Thanks for sharing this feedback—OCR correction can already be time-consuming, and a slow interface definitely makes it more frustrating. Features like better navigation, faster saving, and bulk editing would really improve the experience for contributors working on large texts.
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Theodore Sophia commented
Good feedback 👍 you’re right—slow editing, poor UI, and OCR errors can make contribution really frustrating. Improving performance and smarter OCR would save a lot of time.
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Master Loli commented
Totalmente de acuerdo, una mala interfaz y bajo rendimiento pueden hacer que tareas simples como corregir OCR se vuelvan innecesariamente largas y frustrantes. Implementar una edición más fluida, tipo procesador de texto, y evitar recargas constantes mejoraría muchísimo la experiencia del usuario.
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Evan Carter commented
Well said—better optimization and a more user-friendly editing system would go a long way in making this archive more accessible. Hope the team considers these improvements. Meanwhile, some users might enjoy checking out https://theminecrft.com/
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Hary Brook commented
This is a very constructive suggestion, especially regarding the use of more advanced AI for OCR improvements. Fixing common repeated errors would save users a lot of time. Also sharing a useful link here: https://menuatcookout.com/
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Hary Brook commented
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Evan Carter commented
You’ve highlighted some very valid concerns about OCR accuracy and usability. A smoother workflow and better UI design would definitely encourage more users to contribute corrections. Also, tools like https://tulisanaesthetics.com/
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Evan Carter commented
Great feedback, Simon. I completely agree that improving the editing interface and overall performance would make a huge difference for contributors. Long sessions can really become frustrating with lag issues. By the way, for anyone interested in text styling tools, this might be useful: https://letrasdiferentes.pro/
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Thomas commented
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Colin Munro commented
Your frustration is completely understandable; a sluggish, line-by-line editing interface would test anyone's patience. I will ensure your specific points about performance and workflow are passed on, as a smoother experience is essential. For context on our broader digital environment, you might visit **http://opinohome.com/**. Your suggestion regarding AI for context-sensitive OCR correction is excellent and reflects available solutions. We truly appreciate your perseverance and hope future edits are far less painful. Thank you.
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ErRose Red (Erro) commented
For the love of all that is holy, please fix the tiny box, line by line interface for OCR correction. It is so clunky that it's virtually impossible to use, and for such a critical element of your setup, it is baffling that it is so user-unfriendly. When I would otherwise be willing to fix at least one thing on the page of any free-to-view article I access, as thank-you for letting me see it, I am absolutely disinclined to do so with the current setup. I've tried it twice and found it so difficult I gave up.
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Michael S
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I live overseas in South East Asia and the performance of the Newspaper Archive and Find My Past for any kind of image display has become unusable over the past 3 Months. Usually it wont dispIay at all but occasionally will come up after 2-3 minutes. I thought it was a temporary glitch and reported it to support but looking at the responses nobody has any interest in investigating or resolving it. I've cancelled both subscriptions.