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== Archive Team recruiting ==
== Archive Team recruiting ==
* Help us: '''[[ArchiveTeam_Warrior|☞ Download and run your warrior ☜]]'''.
* What's on: [https://tracker.archiveteam.org/ online tracker].
* [[Donate|Donate to keep our projects going]].
* [[Dev|Want to code for Archive Team? Here's a starting point.]]
* [[Dev|Want to code for Archive Team? Here's a starting point.]]
* Help us: '''[[warrior|☞ Download and run your warrior ☜]]'''.<br>
* What's on: [http://tracker.archiveteam.org/ online tracker].<br>
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== Warrior based projects ==
== Warrior-based projects ==
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* [[Flickr]]: [[Yahoo!]] decided to kill it, now Yahoo has been acquired. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|flickrfckr}}'''.
 
* [[ftp-gov]]: Oh, just everything the United States government hosts on FTP. Part of the wider [[Government Backup]] efforts. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|cheetoflee}}'''.
=== Short-term, urgent projects ===
* [[NewsGrabber]]: Saving all news articles. Help with server power or by finding more newssites. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|newsgrabber}}'''.
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* [[Ipernity]]: Partnership talks remain rocky, fate remains unclear through February 2017. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|ipfinite}}'''.
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* [[Yahoo! Answers]]: It's Yahoo. It's been acquired. More questions? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|noanswers}}'''.
* [[DeviantArt]]: Archiving custom widgets, favorites, group affiliations, countdown timers, admin forums, and admin announcements. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|devianttart}}'''
* [[PDF 2016]]: We've been given a long list of PDF files. We'll get'em. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pdflush}}.'''
 
=== Medium-term projects ===
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(none currently)
 
=== Long-term projects ===
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* [[Blogger]]: Grabbing inactive Blogger blogs since Google began a mass purge of inactive Google accounts on or after {{datetime|2023-12-01}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|frogger}}'''.
* [[GitHub]]: Embraced-uh, I mean, bought by Microsoft. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|gitgud}}'''.
* [[Imgur]]: Unregistered users' "old" and "inactive" images will be purged, and all NSFW content is being shown the door on {{datetime|2023-05-15}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|imgone}}'''.
* [[MediaFire]]: [https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1349516443654758401 Not 'at-risk' but grabbing speculatively to save historic files] '''IRC Channel {{IRC|mediaonfire}}'''.
* [[Pastebin]]: Archiving the pastas. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pastalavista}}'''.
* [[Reddit]]: Banning communities that generate bad PR for Reddit Inc. Restricted access to APIs and data on {{datetime|2023-06-19}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|shreddit}}'''.
* [[Telegram]]: Archiving public messages in various newsworthy and/or otherwise notable Telegram channels. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|telegrab}}'''.
* [[URLs|Tor URLs]]: A random collection of stuff, but from Tor <code>.onion</code> URLs. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|//}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[URLTeam]]: URL shorteners were a fucking awful idea. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|urlteam}}'''.
* [[WikiTeam]] ([[WARC]] format): Saving wikis and their external links for the Wayback Machine. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|wikiteam}}'''.
* [[URLs]]: A random collection of stuff. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|//}}'''.
* [[YouTube]]: Archiving [[YouTube#Scope|selected videos]]. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|down-the-tube}}'''.


=== Scripts only ===
''An [[ArchiveTeam_Warrior|updated Warrior virtual appliance (v3.2)]] is now available with better support for newer projects that utilize wget-at.''
* [[FTP]]: Download all the FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.


== Manual projects ==
== Manual projects ==
* [[AOL]]: Climbing into the decaying walled garden. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|aohell}}'''
* [[ArchiveBot]]: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[ArchiveBot]]: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archivebot}}'''.
* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|auditteam}}'''.
* [[Codearchiver]]: Dumping and archival of source code repositories and associated version control systems. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|codearchiver}}'''.
* [[Froogle]]: Let's do a census of all of Google's products. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|froogle}}'''.
* Dead people: When people die, their webpages and/or social media might go "Poof!" due to fees and other knick-knack. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''
* [[FTP]]: Help us find all FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[WikiTeam]]: Saving wikis dumps (XML). And their external links for the Wayback Machine (WARC) as well as exporting MediaWiki databases. Permanent effort, [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam/wiki/Tutorial#I_have_no_shell_access_to_server everyone can help] (you choose the size of your downloads). '''IRC Channel {{IRC|wikiteam}}'''.
* [[INTERNETARCHIVE.BAK]]: Grab a slice of the big cake of [[Internet Archive|The Archive]]! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|internetarchive.bak}}'''.
* [[ISP Hosting]]: Finding ISP web hosting services before the Grim Reaper finds them. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webroasting}}'''.
* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[Valhalla]]: Where to store what even the [[Internet Archive]] doesn't have space for? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|huntinggrounds}}'''.
* [[WikiTeam]] (XML dumps): Exporting Mediawiki databases. Permanent effort, [https://github.com/WikiTeam/wikiteam/wiki/Tutorial#I_have_no_shell_access_to_server everyone can help] (you choose the size of your downloads). '''IRC Channel {{IRC|wikiteam}}'''.
* [[Woohoo]]: Yahoo is untrustworthy, let's do a census of all their products. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|woohoo}}'''.


== Upcoming projects ==
== Upcoming & proposed projects ==
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* [[Chrome Web Store]]: Google has announced a timeline of policy changes that will lead to content being removed between {{datetime|2021-12-01}} and 2025. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|chromeweblore}}'''.
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* [[SoundCloud]]: In financial trouble and likely to shut down in Q4 2017. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|soundclown}}'''.
* [[Photobucket]]: Finally following through on over a year of email threats that free accounts are going to be mass deactivated if they don't pay up. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|photosucket}}'''.
* Abandoned iOS App Store & Google Play apps: Both Apple and Google are slimming down on abandoned apps, [https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/one-third-of-apple-and-google-apps-are-so-outdated-they-could-get-removed/ with an estimated ~1.5M of them at risk]. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|appocalypse}}'''.
* [[Twitter]]: General instability; deleting inactive accounts <s>{{datetime|2019-12-11}}</s> sometime. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|twitterdead|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
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* [[VKontakte]]: A Russian equivalent of Facebook carries the risk of tumbling down under the weight of sanctions as a result of the government's invasion of Ukraine. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|lostkontakt}}'''.
* [[JamiiForums]]: the Tanzanian government would like this gone. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|jammedforums|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee|EFnet|abandoned}}'''.
* [[Valhalla]]: Where to store what even the [[Internet Archive]] doesn't have space for? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|huntinggrounds}}'''.
* [[Giphy]]: Bought by <s>Facebook</s>Shutterstock, to be "integrated" (assimilated) into <s>Instagram</s> https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/facebook-to-buy-giphy
== Recently finished projects ==
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* [[Taringa!]]: Shut down on {{datetime|2024-03-24}} with barely two weeks lead time. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|mataringa}}'''. <!-- finished: 2024-03-25 -->


== Proposed projects ==
<!-- Websites you would like to have archived. Please create a wikipage about the project with information about the website (shutting down? (when), why should it be archived, etc.). -->
* [[DeviantART]]: Being [https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/23/website-builder-wix-acquires-art-community-deviantart-for-36m/ bought by Wix], users may be unhappy with "access to that work to use in their own site building" on Wix. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|devianttart}}.
* [[LiveJournal]]: Very old, widely regarded as in decline, and has a lot of important stuff buried in it. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|recordedjournal}}'''.
* [[DevPort]]: This [http://developerportfolio.com/ portfolio SaaS provider] has [http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/65135/need-some-help-saas-provider-is-dead-but-my-site-is-still-up-how-should-i-grab-it reportedly] been having infrastructure issues, and removed their social media accounts. Possible impending shutdown.
* [[Tumblr]]: [[Yahoo!]] considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|stumblr}}'''.
* [[Ownlog]]: Ownlog is losing popularity and support from its owners. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|pwnlog}}'''.
* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], 2016-06-07).
* [[The Pirate Bay]]: Recently came back up, grabbing an archive for sanity's sake. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|yarharfiddlededee}}'''.


== Recently finished ==
== On Hiatus ==
* [[Imzy]]: Twitter alternative created by ex-reddit employees closing down on June 23rd. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.
* [[Angelfire]]: Angelfire is a web hosting service that contains big chunks of early WWW history and has no proper backup. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|angelonfire}}'''.
* [[Steam#Steam Users' Forums|Steam Users' Forums]]: Valve's a bit eager to kill one of the largest vBulletin forums in the world on June 5th. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|outofsteam}}'''.
* [[Audit2014|Audit 2014]]: It's time to verify our shit. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|auditteam}}'''.
* [[Eroshare]]: users' lewds are being DELET'd on June 30th. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|nofap}}'''.
* [[Flickr]]: <s>[[Yahoo!]]</s> SmugMug decided to kill it after finding Yahoo!'s plans to do so before they were bought by Verizon. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|flickrfckr}}'''.
* [[Pixiv Chat]]: Pixiv's oekaki chat service is getting washed away on June 15th (JST). '''IRC Channel {{IRC|savepixiv}}'''.
* [[FTP]]: Help us find and download all FTP sites! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|effteepee}}'''.
* [[ImageBam]], [[imgbox]], [[Sendvid]], others: several Flixya sites were set to go down on June 30th, but a shutdown was averted. '''IRC Channel TBD'''.
* [[Google Drive]]: Same as MediaFire. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|googlecrash}}'''. Currently on haitus.
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* [[Google Groups]]: "Gone within a year" ([[User:Jscott|SketchCow]], {{datetime|2016-06-07}}).
== Hiatus / Missed the Mark ==
* [[Google News Archive]]: Let's store all newspapers at Google, WCGW? '''IRC Channel {{IRC|papersplease}}'''.
* [[Vine]]: [[Twitter]] killed the app and left an archive up, but videos likely won't last forever. Project currently on hiatus due to technical issues. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|vinewhine}}'''.
* [[INTERNETARCHIVE.BAK]]: Grab a slice of the big cake of [[Internet Archive|The Archive]]! '''IRC Channel {{IRC|internetarchive.bak}}'''.
* [[yuku]]: Lately yuku is very unstable and hosting thousands of forums. Project currently on hiatus. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|archiveteam}}'''.
* [[ISP Hosting]]: Finding ISP web hosting services before the Grim Reaper finds them. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|webroasting}}'''.
* [[Miraheze]]: <s>Shutting down sometime between {{datetime|2023-09-01}} and {{datetime|2023-10-31}}.</s> Rescued by new volunteers!
* [[Project Newsletter]]: Archiving e-newsletters, currently in development. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|projectnewsletter}}'''.
* [[Quizlet]]: Flashcards and other learning tools '''IRC Channel {{IRC|quizletusin}}'''.
* [[Tinkercad]]: Autodesk announced its intent to put designs from inactive OAuth accounts back into minds around {{datetime|2021-05-24}}. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tinkerhad}}'''.
* [[Tumblr]]: [[Yahoo!]] considered killing it, now Yahoo has been acquired and Verizon declared war on NSFW blogs. Tumblr has since been sold to Automattic. '''IRC Channel {{IRC|tumbledown}}'''.


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Latest revision as of 20:03, 27 March 2024

Archive Team recruiting

Warrior-based projects

ArchiveTeam's Choice: DeviantArt

Short-term, urgent projects

  • DeviantArt: Archiving custom widgets, favorites, group affiliations, countdown timers, admin forums, and admin announcements. IRC Channel #devianttart (on hackint)

Medium-term projects

(none currently)

Long-term projects

An updated Warrior virtual appliance (v3.2) is now available with better support for newer projects that utilize wget-at.

Manual projects

  • ArchiveBot: For those with lots of disk space, bandwidth and long-term commitment. IRC Channel #archivebot (on hackint).
  • Codearchiver: Dumping and archival of source code repositories and associated version control systems. IRC Channel #codearchiver (on hackint).
  • Dead people: When people die, their webpages and/or social media might go "Poof!" due to fees and other knick-knack. IRC Channel #archiveteam (on hackint)
  • WikiTeam: Saving wikis dumps (XML). And their external links for the Wayback Machine (WARC) as well as exporting MediaWiki databases. Permanent effort, everyone can help (you choose the size of your downloads). IRC Channel #wikiteam (on hackint).

Upcoming & proposed projects

Recently finished projects

  • Taringa!: Shut down on 2024-03-24 with barely two weeks lead time. IRC Channel #mataringa (on hackint).


On Hiatus

ArchiveTeam uses the hackint IRC network – ircs://irc.hackint.org:6697 (TLS required) – webchat: https://webirc.hackint.org/More info