Field note

Why The Bucket Index Exists.

Bucket pages are there for long browsing sessions, not for discovery shock value. They break the archive into manageable chunks so the profile directory stays usable once the page count grows.

When buckets help

Use bucket pages when you want breadth and a predictable scan pattern. They are especially useful when you know the first letter of a handle or when you want to browse without ranking bias.

What buckets are not trying to do

Buckets are not featured collections. They deliberately flatten prestige and return the archive to a simpler alphabetical browsing mode.

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