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Common questions about commissioning an archive and keeping one.
If you hold a commission or are considering one, most questions are answered somewhere on this site. The pages below are the ones people reach for most.
Before you commission
How a commission runs
The stages in order, and what each asks of you.
Gathering materials
What to look for and how to photograph it.
While you hold one
Who can see your archive
Private by default, and who controls that.
Access requests
When a shipmate asks to see it.
What Watchkeep covers
Inspection, repair, backup and the annual account.
Naming who holds it next
Custody, successors and transfer.
If something is wrong
If anything on your archive is broken, incorrect, or reads wrong to someone who would know, say so. Corrections are covered under stewardship and are not billed.
If you are mid-commission and life has interrupted, you do not need to explain — request an Orders Hold and everything stops until you come back.